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Iowa Code § 515.69 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.69
Foreign companies — capital and surplus required.
Status: in_force

(1) A stock insurance company organized under or by the laws of any other state or foreign government for the purpose specified in this chapter, shall not, directly or indirectly, take risks or transact business of insurance in this state unless the company possesses the actual amount of capital and surplus required of any company organized pursuant to this chapter, or if the company is a mutual insurance company, the actual amount of surplus required of any mutual insurance company organized pursuant to this chapter, exclusive of assets deposited in a state, territory, district, or country for the special benefit or security of those insured in that state, territory, district, or country.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, a stock insurance company authorized to transact business under this section shall comply with the minimum capital and surplus requirements of this section or chapter 521E, whichever is greater.

[C73, §1144; C97, §1721; SS15, §1721; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8951; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.69]92 Acts, ch 1162, §36; 96 Acts, ch 1046, §5; 2013 Acts, ch 124, §18
Iowa Code § 686D.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 686D / Section 686D.3
Actual injury requirement in civil actions alleging COVID-19 exposure.
Status: in_force

A person shall not bring or maintain a civil action alleging exposure or potential exposure to COVID-19 unless one of the following applies:

(1) The civil action relates to a minimum medical condition.

(2) The civil action involves an act that was intended to cause harm.

(3) The civil action involves an act that constitutes actual malice.

2020 Acts, ch 1070, §5, 11
Iowa Code § 665.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 665 / Section 665.9
Personal knowledge of court — record required.
Status: in_force

If the court or judge acts upon personal knowledge in the premises, a statement of the facts upon which the order is founded must be entered on the records of the court, or be filed and preserved when the court keeps no record, and shall be a part of the record.

[C51, §1604; R60, §2694; C73, §3497; C97, §4466; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12548; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.9]
Iowa Code § 468.98 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.98
Setting aside establishment — procedure.
Status: in_force

After the court on appeal has entered a decree revising or modifying the action of the board, the board shall fix a new date for hearing, and proceed in all particulars in the manner provided for the original establishment of the district, avoiding the errors and irregularities for which the original establishment was set aside, and after a valid establishment thereof, proceed in all particulars as provided by law in relation to the original establishment of such districts.

[S13, §1989-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7529; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.108]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.98
Iowa Code § 455G.2 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455G / Section 455G.2
Definitions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1054, §13.
Iowa Code § 468.358 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.358
Transfer of pumps.
Status: in_force

If the board or boards determine that additional pumping plant or plants shall be established and maintained, a pump or pumps may be removed from any pumping station already established and may be installed in any such additional plant, if such removal can be made without injuring the efficient operation of the plant from which removed.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7654; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §461.4]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.358
Iowa Code § 420.237 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 420 / Section 420.237
Certificate of purchase.
Status: in_force

The treasurer or collector of taxes, or person authorized to act as collector, shall make, sign, and deliver to the purchaser of any real property sold for the payment of any taxes or special assessments authorized by the provisions of this chapter, or by any law applicable to such cities, a certificate of purchase, which shall have the same force and effect as certificates issued by county treasurers for the sale of property for delinquent county taxes.

[C97, §1017; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6886; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §420.237]
Iowa Code § 714.21A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714 / Section 714.21A
Civil enforcement.
Status: in_force

A violation of chapter 261B, or section 714.17, 714.18, 714.20, 714.23, or 714.25 constitutes an unlawful practice pursuant to section 714.16.

2009 Acts, ch 12, §16
Iowa Code § 557.7 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557 / Section 557.7
Contingent remainders.
Status: in_force

A contingent remainder shall take effect, notwithstanding any determination of the particular estate, in the same manner in which it would have taken effect if it had been an executory devise or a springing or shifting use, and shall, as well as such limitations, be subject to the rule respecting remoteness known as the rule against perpetuities, exclusive of any other supposed rule respecting limitations to successive generations or double possibilities.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10046; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.7]
Iowa Code § 161D.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161D / Section 161D.2
Loess hills development and conservation fund.
Status: in_force

A loess hills development and conservation fund is created in the state treasury. The fund shall include a hungry canyons account and a loess hills alliance account which shall be administered by the loess hills development and conservation authority. The proceeds of the respective accounts shall be used for the purposes specified in section 161D.1 or 161D.6 as applicable. The loess hills development and conservation authority may accept gifts, bequests, other moneys including, but not limited to, state or federal moneys, and in-kind contributions for deposit in the fund. The gifts, grants, bequests from public and private sources, state and federal moneys, and other moneys received by the authority shall be deposited in the respective accounts and any interest earned shall be credited to the respective accounts to be used for the purposes specified in section 161D.1 or 161D.6 as applicable. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but the moneys shall remain available for expenditure by the authority in succeeding fiscal years.

93 Acts, ch 136, §2; 99 Acts, ch 119, §2
Iowa Code § 15.501 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.501
Restrictions on board.
Status: in_force

The board shall not authorize tax incentives available under the program, or an exemption to restrictions on agricultural land holdings pursuant to this part, for more than two eligible businesses, or on or after January 1, 2027, whichever occurs first.

2024 Acts, ch 1090, §13, 15
Iowa Code § 53.44 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 53 / Section 53.44
Affidavit to be signed and returned.
Status: in_force

(1) The affidavit on the envelope marked with the affidavit used in connection with voting by absentee ballot under this subchapter by members of the armed forces of the United States need not be notarized or witnessed, but the affidavit on such envelope shall be completed and signed by the voter.

(2) In order for the ballot to be counted, the return envelope must be received in the commissioner’s office before the polls close on election day or be clearly postmarked by an officially authorized postal service or bear a postal service barcode traceable to a date of entry into the federal mail system not later than the day before the election, as provided in section 53.17A, and received by the commissioner not later than noon on the Monday following the election.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §53.44]84 Acts, ch 1291, §20; 89 Acts, ch 136, §57; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §239; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143; 2014 Acts, ch 1101, §30, 32; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §66, 73
Iowa Code § 64.4 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 64 / Section 64.4
Conditions of other bonds.
Status: in_force

All other bonds required by law, when not otherwise specially provided, shall be conditioned as the bonds of public officers.

[S13, §1177-a, -d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1061; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §64.4]
Iowa Code § 633A.4103 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4103
Actions by cotrustees.
Status: in_force

Unless the terms of the trust provide otherwise, the following apply to actions of cotrustees:

(1) A power held by cotrustees may be exercised by majority action.

(2) If impasse occurs due to the failure to reach a majority decision, any trustee may petition the court to decide the issue, or a majority of the trustees may consent to an alternative form of dispute resolution.

(3) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a cotrustee, the remaining cotrustees may act for the trust as if they are the only trustees.

(4) If a cotrustee is unavailable to perform duties because of absence, illness, or other temporary incapacity, the remaining cotrustees may act for the trust, as if they were the only trustees, if necessary to accomplish the purposes of the trust or to avoid irreparable injury to the trust property.

99 Acts, ch 125, §38, 109C2001, §633.41032005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.4103
Iowa Code § 256E.9 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256E / Section 256E.9
Performance framework.
Status: in_force

(1) The performance provisions within the charter school contract shall be based on a performance framework adopted by the state board that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the evaluation of the charter school by the state board, without compromising individual student privacy. The performance framework shall include but is not limited to indicators, measures, and metrics for all of the following:

(1) (a) Student academic proficiency.

(1) (b) Student academic growth.

(1) (c) Achievement gaps in both proficiency and growth between specified populations or groups of students, including groups based on gender, race, poverty, special education status, English learner status, and gifted status.

(1) (d) Attendance.

(1) (e) Enrollment attrition.

(1) (f) Postsecondary readiness for students in grades nine through twelve.

(1) (g) Goals specified in the charter school’s mission.

(1) (h) Financial performance and sustainability.

(1) (i) Governing board performance and stewardship, including compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and terms of the charter contract.

(2) Annual performance targets shall be agreed upon between each charter school and the state board. Such performance targets shall be contained in the charter school contract and shall be designed to help each charter school meet applicable federal, state, and local standards. The performance targets contained in the charter school contract may be amended by mutual agreement after the charter school is operating and has collected initial achievement data for the charter school’s students.

(3) The state board is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting all data from state assessments and other state data sources in accordance with the performance framework. However, all efforts shall be made by all parties to the charter school contract to eliminate or reduce duplicative data reporting requirements.

(4) Multiple charter schools operating under a single charter school contract shall be required to report their performance data as separate, individual schools, with each charter school held independently accountable for performance.

(5) Each charter school established under this chapter shall be evaluated and graded by the department pursuant to the attendance center performance ranking system developed and adopted by the department.

2021 Acts, ch 112, §9; 2022 Acts, ch 1011, §5
Iowa Code § 327D.15 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327D / Section 327D.15
Continuous shipments.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any common carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter to enter into any combination, contract or agreement, expressed or implied, to prevent, by change of time schedules, carriage in different cars, or, by other means or device, the carriage of freights from being continuous from place of shipment to the place of destination in the state; and no break of bulk, stoppage, or interruption made by such common carrier shall prevent the carriage of freights from being treated as one continuous carriage from the place of shipment to the place of destination, unless such break, stoppage, or interruption was made in good faith for some necessary purpose, and without any intent to avoid or unnecessarily interrupt such continuous carriage, or to evade any of the provisions of this chapter.

[C97, §2129; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8051; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §479.16; C77, 79, 81, §327D.15]
Iowa Code § 536.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536 / Section 536.6
Additional bond — available assets.
Status: in_force

(1) If the superintendent finds at any time that the bond is insecure or exhausted or otherwise of doubtful validity or collectibility, an additional bond to be approved by the superintendent, with one or more sureties and of the character specified in section 536.3, in a sum not to exceed that amount determined pursuant to section 536.3, shall be filed by the licensee within ten days after written demand upon the licensee by the superintendent.

(2) Every licensee shall have available at all times for each licensed place of business at least five thousand dollars in assets, either in liquid form or actually in use in the conduct of such business.

[C24, 27, 31, §9437; C35, §9438-f6; C39, §9438.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536.6]2008 Acts, ch 1160, §26; 2009 Acts, ch 61, §41, 47
Iowa Code § 275.37 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.37
Increase in number of directors.
Status: in_force

At the next succeeding regular school election in a district where the number of directors has been increased from five to seven, and directors are elected at large, there shall be elected a director to succeed each incumbent director whose term is expiring in that year, and two additional directors. Upon organizing as required by section 279.1, either one or two of the newly elected directors who received the fewest votes in the election shall be assigned a term of two years as necessary in order that as nearly as possible one-half of the members of the board shall be elected biennially. If some or all directors are elected from director districts, the board shall assign terms appropriate for the method of election used by the district.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §275.37, 275.38; C75, 77, 79, 81, §275.37]2002 Acts, ch 1134, §85, 115; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §14, 21
Iowa Code § 231B.4 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231B / Section 231B.4
Zoning fire and safety standards.
Status: in_force

An elder group home shall be located in an area zoned for single-family or multiple-family housing or in an unincorporated area and shall be constructed in compliance with applicable local housing codes and the rules adopted for the special classification by the department. In the absence of local building codes, the facility shall comply with the state plumbing code established pursuant to section 105.4 and the state building code established pursuant to section 103A.7 and the rules adopted for the special classification by the department. The rules adopted for the special classification by the department regarding second floor occupancy shall take into consideration the mobility of the tenants.

93 Acts, ch 72, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 62, §4; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §1432023 Acts, ch 19, §1640; 2024 Acts, ch 1043, §65; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §11
Iowa Code § 222.22 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.22
Time of appearance.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 130, §34, 35.
Iowa Code § 443.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.8
Right of appeal.
Status: in_force

Should such party feel aggrieved at the action of said assessor or auditor the party shall have the right of appeal therefrom to the district court.

[S13, §1385-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7151; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.8]
Iowa Code § 6A.14 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6A / Section 6A.14
Unlawful diversion prohibited.
Status: in_force

Nothing in section 6A.13 shall give such corporation the right to change the course of any stream or watercourse where such right does not otherwise exist, nor, without the owner’s consent, to divert such stream or watercourse from any cultivated meadow or pasture land, when it only touches such lands at one point.

[C97, §2014; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7816; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §471.14]C93, §6A.14
Iowa Code § 222.91 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.91
Direct referral to special unit.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §179, 180.
Iowa Code § 284.9 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 284 / Section 284.9
Review panel future repeal.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §65.
Iowa Code § 679A.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 679A / Section 679A.2
Proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.
Status: in_force

(1) On application of a party showing an agreement described in section 679A.1 and the opposing party’s refusal to arbitrate, the district court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. However, if the opposing party denies the existence of a valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate, the district court shall proceed to the determination of the issue and shall order arbitration if a valid and enforceable agreement is found to exist. If no such agreement exists, the court shall deny the application.

(2) On application, the district court may stay an arbitration proceeding commenced or threatened on a showing that there is no valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate. The issue, when in substantial and bona fide dispute, shall be tried and the stay ordered if a valid and enforceable agreement to arbitrate does not exist. If an agreement is found to exist, the court shall order the parties to proceed to arbitration.

(3) If an issue referable to arbitration under the alleged agreement is involved in an action or proceeding pending in a district court, the application shall be made to that court. Otherwise, the application may be made in a district court as provided in section 679A.16.

(4) An action or proceeding involving an issue subject to arbitration shall be stayed if an order for arbitration or an application for an order to arbitrate has been made under this section or, if the issue is severable, the stay may be made with respect to the part of the issue which is subject to arbitration only. When the application is made in such an action or proceeding, the order for arbitration shall include the stay.

(5) An order for arbitration shall not be refused on the ground that the claim in issue lacks merit or because any fault or grounds for the claim sought to be arbitrated have not been shown.

[C51, §2102; R60, §3679; C73, §3419; C97, §4388; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12698; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.4; 81 Acts, ch 202, §2]C83, §679A.2
Iowa Code § 137F.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 137F / Section 137F.7
Suspension or revocation of licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The regulatory authority may suspend or revoke a license issued to a person under this chapter pursuant to rules adopted by the department if any of the following occurs:

(1) (a) The person’s food establishment or food processing plant does not conform to a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.

(1) (b) The person conducts an activity constituting a criminal offense in the food establishment or food processing plant and is convicted of a serious misdemeanor or a more serious offense as a result.

(2) A licensee may appeal a suspension or revocation in accordance with rules adopted by the department.

98 Acts, ch 1162, §12, 30; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
Iowa Code § 683.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 683 / Section 683.2
Fees and costs awarded for prohibited actions.
Status: in_force

If a court finds that a party has brought an action under a theory of recovery described in section 683.1, subsection 2, the finding constitutes conclusive evidence that the action is groundless, and the court shall dismiss the claim or action and award to the defendant any reasonable attorney fee and costs incurred in defending the claim or action.

2021 Acts, ch 34, §2
Iowa Code § 518A.9A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 518A / Section 518A.9A
Assessments prohibited.
Status: in_force

An association doing business under this chapter shall not levy an assessment on any member of the association.

2000 Acts, ch 1023, §44
Iowa Code § 85B.11 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85B / Section 85B.11
Previous hearing loss excluded.
Status: in_force

An employer is liable, as provided in this chapter and subject to the provisions of chapter 85, for an occupational hearing loss to which the employment has contributed, but if previous hearing loss, whether occupational or not, is established by an audiometric examination or other competent evidence, whether or not the employee was subjected to excessive noise exposure within six months preceding the test, the employer is not liable for the previous loss, nor is the employer liable for a loss for which compensation has previously been paid or awarded. The employer is liable only for the difference between the percent of occupational hearing loss determined as of the date of the audiometric examination used to determine occupational hearing loss and the percentage of loss established by the preemployment audiometric examination. An amount paid to an employee for occupational hearing loss by any other employer shall be credited against compensation payable by an employer for the hearing loss. An employee shall not receive in the aggregate greater compensation from all employers for occupational hearing loss than that provided in this section for total occupational hearing loss. A payment shall not be made to an employee unless the employee has worked in excessive noise exposure employment for a total period of at least ninety days for the employer from whom compensation is claimed.

[C81, §85B.11]98 Acts, ch 1160, §9; 99 Acts, ch 96, §7
Iowa Code § 153.12 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 153 / Section 153.12
Board defined.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “board” means the dental board created under chapter 147.

2007 Acts, ch 10, §132; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §204
Iowa Code § 493.11 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 493 / Section 493.11
Incorporation fee — computation.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of computing the statutory fee for incorporating or for any other statutory provision based on the par value of shares of stock, but for no other purpose, each share of stock without par value shall be considered equivalent to a share having a nominal or par value of one hundred dollars.

[C31, 35, §8419-c11; C39, §8419.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §493.11]