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Iowa Code § 901A.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 901A / Section 901A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this chapter, the term “sexually predatory offense” means any serious or aggravated misdemeanor or felony which constitutes:

(1) (a) A violation of any provision of chapter 709.

(1) (b) Sexual exploitation of a minor in violation of section 728.12, subsection 1.

(1) (c) Enticing a minor in violation of section 710.10, subsection 1.

(1) (d) Pandering involving a minor in violation of section 725.3, subsection 2.

(1) (e) Any offense involving an attempt to commit an offense contained in this section.

(1) (f) An offense under prior law of this state or an offense committed in another jurisdiction which would constitute an equivalent offense under paragraphs “a” through “e”.

(2) As used in this chapter, the term “prior conviction” includes a plea of guilty, deferred judgment, deferred or suspended sentence, or adjudication of delinquency, regardless of whether a prior conviction occurred before, on, or after March 31, 2000.

(3) As used in this chapter, the term “sexually violent offense” means the same as defined in section 229A.2.

96 Acts, ch 1082, §3; 97 Acts, ch 23, §79; 2000 Acts, ch 1030, §1, 2, 4; 2001 Acts, ch 17, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1139, §23, 27; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §68, 78
Iowa Code § 142C.9 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.9
Coordination of procurement and use.
Status: in_force

Each hospital in the state shall enter into agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.

95 Acts, ch 39, §9; 2007 Acts, ch 44, §11
Iowa Code § 103A.57 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.57
Unlawful practice — criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

It is unlawful for a person to engage in business as a manufactured or mobile home retailer, manufactured or mobile home manufacturer, or manufactured or mobile home distributor in this state without first acquiring and maintaining a license in accordance with this subchapter. A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

2006 Acts, ch 1090, §7, 26; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 238.2 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 238 / Section 238.2
“Child-placing agency” defined.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 133, §191.
Iowa Code § 554.9514 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9514
Assignment of powers of secured party of record.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an initial financing statement may reflect an assignment of all of the secured party’s power to authorize an amendment to the financing statement by providing the name and mailing address of the assignee as the name and address of the secured party.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a secured party of record may assign of record all or part of its power to authorize an amendment to a financing statement by filing in the filing office an amendment of the financing statement which:

(2) (a) identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates;

(2) (b) provides the name of the assignor; and

(2) (c) provides the name and mailing address of the assignee.

(3) An assignment of record of a security interest in a fixture covered by a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under section 554.9502, subsection 3, may be made only by an assignment of record of the mortgage in the manner provided by law of this state other than this chapter.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §85, 187
Iowa Code § 501.420 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501 / Section 501.420
Exclusivity.
Status: in_force

A cooperative may provide indemnification or advance expenses to a director or an officer only as permitted by this chapter.

2003 Acts, ch 66, §25
Iowa Code § 359A.22 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359A / Section 359A.22
Controversies.
Status: in_force

Upon the application of either owner, after notice is given as prescribed in this chapter, the fence viewers shall determine all controversies arising under sections 359A.18 through 359A.21, including the partition fences made sheep and swine tight.

[C97, §2367; S13, §2367; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1850; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.22]C93, §359A.222021 Acts, ch 76, §64
Iowa Code § 657.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 657 / Section 657.2
What deemed nuisances.
Status: in_force

The following are nuisances:

(1) The erecting, continuing, or using any building or other place for the exercise of any trade, employment, or manufacture, which, by occasioning noxious exhalations, unreasonably offensive smells, or other annoyances, becomes injurious and dangerous to the health, comfort, or property of individuals or the public.

(2) The causing or suffering any offal, filth, or noisome substance to be collected or to remain in any place to the prejudice of others.

(3) The obstructing or impeding without legal authority the passage of any navigable river, harbor, or collection of water.

(4) The corrupting or rendering unwholesome or impure the water of any river, stream, or pond, or unlawfully diverting the same from its natural course or state, to the injury or prejudice of others.

(5) The obstructing or encumbering by fences, buildings, or otherwise the public roads, private ways, streets, alleys, commons, landing places, or burying grounds.

(6) Houses of ill fame, kept for the purpose of prostitution and lewdness, gambling houses, places resorted to by persons participating in criminal gang activity prohibited by chapter 723A, or places resorted to by persons using controlled substances, as defined in section 124.101, subsection 5, in violation of law, or houses where drunkenness, quarreling, fighting, or breaches of the peace are carried on or permitted to the disturbance of others.

(7) Billboards, signboards, and advertising signs, whether erected and constructed on public or private property, which so obstruct and impair the view of any portion or part of a public street, avenue, highway, boulevard, or alley or of a railroad or street railway track as to render dangerous the use thereof.

(8) Any object or structure erected within one thousand feet of the limits of any municipal or regularly established airport or landing place, which may endanger or obstruct aerial navigation, including take-off and landing, unless such object or structure constitutes a proper use or enjoyment of the land on which the same is located.

(9) The depositing or storing of flammable junk, such as old rags, rope, cordage, rubber, bones, and paper, by dealers in such articles within the fire limits of a city, unless in a building of fireproof construction, is a public nuisance.

(10) The emission of dense smoke, noxious fumes, or fly ash in cities is a nuisance and cities may provide the necessary rules for inspection, regulation and control.

(11) Dense growth of all weeds, vines, brush, or other vegetation in any city so as to constitute a health, safety, or fire hazard is a public nuisance.

(12) Trees infected with Dutch elm disease in cities.

[C51, §2759, 2761; R60, §4409, 4411; C73, §4089, 4091; C97, §5078, 5080; S13, §713-a, -b, 1056-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5740, 5741, 6567, 6743, 12396; C46, 50, §368.3, 368.4, 416.92, 420.54, 657.2; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §657.2]92 Acts, ch 1163, §116; 92 Acts, ch 1231, §56; 95 Acts, ch 195, §35; 98 Acts, ch 1072, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §371
Iowa Code § 327F.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327F / Section 327F.5
Railroad on riparian land or lots.
Status: in_force

No person or corporation shall construct or operate any railroad or other obstruction between the lots or lands referred to in section 327F.4 and either of said rivers, or upon the shore or margin thereof, unless the injury and damage to owners or lessees occasioned thereby shall be first ascertained and paid in the manner provided for taking private property for works of internal improvement.

[C97, §2033; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7949; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.4; C77, 79, 81, §327F.5]
Iowa Code § 252K.103 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.103
State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
Status: in_force

(1) Child support services when child support services establishes or modifies an order, upon ratification by the court, and the court, are the tribunals of this state.

(2) Child support services created in section 252B.2 is the support enforcement agency of this state.

97 Acts, ch 175, §123CS97, §252K.1022015 Acts, ch 110, §3C2016, §252K.1032023 Acts, ch 19, §972
Iowa Code § 561.15 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.15
Removal of spouse or children.
Status: in_force

Neither spouse can remove the other nor the children from the homestead without the consent of the other.

[C51, §1462; R60, §2514; C73, §2215; C97, §3166; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10149; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §561.15]
Iowa Code § 421.29 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.29
Registrations.
Status: in_force

For purposes of the provisions of the Code which are administered by the department, “permit” or “license” includes registration. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the director shall determine by rule the circumstances for which registrations shall be issued and displayed.

94 Acts, ch 1165, §10
Iowa Code § 306B.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306B / Section 306B.7
Federal agreements.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into agreements with the secretary of commerce of the United States concerning the erection, maintenance, regulation, location, frequency and related matters of advertising devices permitted under this chapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306B.7]
Iowa Code § 231B.6 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231B / Section 231B.6
Involuntary transfer.
Status: in_force

(1) If an elder group home initiates the involuntary transfer of a tenant and the action is not a result of a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation by the department, and if the tenant or tenant’s legal representative contests the transfer, the following procedure shall apply:

(1) (a) The elder group home shall notify the tenant or tenant’s legal representative, in accordance with the occupancy agreement, of the need to transfer, the reason for the transfer, and the contact information of the tenant advocate.

(1) (b) The elder group home shall provide the tenant advocate with a copy of the notification to the tenant.

(1) (c) The tenant advocate shall offer the notified tenant or tenant’s legal representative assistance with the program’s internal appeals process. The tenant is not required to accept the assistance of the tenant advocate.

(1) (d) If, following the internal appeals process, the elder group home upholds the transfer decision, the tenant or the tenant’s legal representative may utilize other remedies authorized by law to contest the transfer.

(2) The department, in consultation with affected state agencies and affected industry, professional, and consumer groups, shall establish by rule, in accordance with chapter 17A, procedures to be followed, including the opportunity for hearing, when the transfer of a tenant results from a monitoring evaluation or complaint investigation conducted by the department.

2005 Acts, ch 62, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §145, 146
Iowa Code § 321.62 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.62
Records required.
Status: in_force

Every transporter or dealer shall keep a written record of the vehicles upon which such special plates are used, which record shall be open to inspection by any police officer or any officer or employee of the department.

[C39, §5004.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.62]
Iowa Code § 152C.5B — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152C / Section 152C.5B
License and government-issued identification peace officer request.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Government-issued identification” means any of the following:

(1) (a) An unexpired driver’s license issued by any state, territory, or district of the United States.

(1) (a) An unexpired identification card issued by any state, territory, or district of the United States.

(1) (a) An unexpired United States passport.

(1) (a) A naturalization certificate issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services.

(1) (a) An unexpired permanent resident card, also known as a green card, issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services.

(1) (a) An unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States citizenship and immigration services.

(1) (b) “Peace officer” means any of the following:

(1) (b) Sheriffs and their regular deputies who are subject to mandated law enforcement training.

(1) (b) Marshals and police officers of cities.

(1) (b) Peace officer members of the department of public safety as defined in chapter 80.

(1) (b) Special security officers employed by board of regents institutions as set forth in section 262.13.

(1) (b) Employees of an aviation authority designated as peace officers by the authority under section 330A.8, subsection 16.

(2) A person licensed or who purports to be licensed under this chapter shall, upon the request of any peace officer investigating a complaint of illegal services, present a copy of the person’s valid Iowa massage therapist license and a government-issued identification to the peace officer. A person who violates this subsection commits a serious misdemeanor.

2021 Acts, ch 123, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 85, §6
Iowa Code § 231.24 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231 / Section 231.24
Certified retirement communities.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1086, §16.
Iowa Code § 10A.201 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.201
Definition of additional terms.
Status: in_force

The expressions “factory”, “mill”, “workshop”, “mine”, “store”, “railway”, “business house”, and “public or private work”, as used in this subchapter, shall be construed to mean any factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or private work, where wage earners are employed for a compensation.

[C97, §2473; SS15, §2473; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1524; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.15]2023 Acts, ch 19, §1456, 1459C2024, §10A.201
Iowa Code § 541.35 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.35
Section 541.35
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 673A.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 673A / Section 673A.2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The general assembly finds all of the following:

(1) (a) Agriculture is a vital part of this state’s economy, culture, and history.

(1) (b) An increasing number of Iowans are removed from day-to-day farm life and associated agricultural experiences.

(1) (c) Agricultural tourism provides a valuable opportunity for the general public to understand farm life and associated agricultural experiences.

(1) (d) Farming includes a number of hazards which cannot be removed for the benefit of visitors to a farm without detracting from the farm experience visitors receive, including the daily experience of working on a farm.

(2) The general assembly declares that uncertainty regarding the potential liability associated with places on a farm and the inherent risks of farming have a negative impact upon the establishment and success of agricultural tourism and its benefits to the people of this state.

2021 Acts, ch 104, §4
Iowa Code § 524.543 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.543
Distribution of shares of state bank.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of a state bank may, subject to the provisions of section 524.405, distribute pro rata to holders of common shares authorized but unissued common shares of the state bank.

(2) A distribution shall not be made in authorized but unissued shares of the state bank unless an amount equal to the total par value of the shares distributed is transferred to capital.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.517]95 Acts, ch 148, §58CS95, §524.543
Iowa Code § 554.1310 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1310
Subordinated obligations.
Status: in_force

An obligation may be issued as subordinated to performance of another obligation of the person obligated, or a creditor may subordinate its right to performance of an obligation by agreement with either the person obligated or another creditor of the person obligated. Subordination does not create a security interest as against either the common debtor or a subordinated creditor.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §554.1209]2007 Acts, ch 41, §21, 56CS2007, §554.1310
Iowa Code § 85.48 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.48
Partial commutation.
Status: in_force

(1) When partial commutation is ordered, the workers’ compensation commissioner shall fix the lump sum to be paid at an amount which will equal the future payments for the period commuted, capitalized at their present value upon the basis of interest at the rate provided in section 535.3 for court judgments and decrees. Provisions shall be made for the payment of weekly compensation not included in the commutation with all remaining payments to be paid over the same period of time as though the commutation had not been made by either eliminating weekly payments from the first or last part of the payment period or by a pro rata reduction in the weekly benefit amount over the entire payment period.

(2) When commuting future payments pursuant to this section, if the claim for workers’ compensation benefits was related to an injury that resulted in the injured worker needing a medically necessary permanent prosthetic device or an alteration of an existing medically necessary permanent prosthetic device, a portion of the lump sum payment must be designated for the purposes of covering the estimated cost of repair or replacement of the permanent prosthetic device. Moneys identified pursuant to this subsection shall be paid to the treasurer of state as custodian of the second injury fund for administration pursuant to section 85.65, subsection 2, section 85.66, and section 85.67A.

[S13, §2477-m15; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1408; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.48; 82 Acts, ch 1161, §17]98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2003 Acts, ch 140, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1128, §5
Iowa Code § 16.2A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.2A
Title guaranty division.
Status: in_force

A title guaranty division is created within the authority. The division may also be referred to as Iowa title guaranty. The powers of the division relating to the issuance of title guaranties are vested in and shall be exercised by the board. The director shall appoint an attorney as director of the division. The appointment of, and compensation for, the division director shall be exempt from the merit system under chapter 8A, subchapter IV, part 2. The net earnings of the division, beyond that necessary for reserves, backing, guaranties issued, or to otherwise implement the public purposes and programs authorized, shall not inure to the benefit of any person other than the state and are subject to section 16.2, subsection 9.

2007 Acts, ch 54, §12; 2013 Acts, ch 100, §4, 17; 2014 Acts, ch 1012, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §7, 78; 2015 Acts, ch 25, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §13; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2136; 2025 Acts, ch 147, §24
Iowa Code § 101C.4 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101C / Section 101C.4
Funding — assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) The council and its activities shall be funded by an annual assessment. Upon establishment of the council and each year thereafter the annual assessment shall be made at a rate of one-tenth of one cent on each gallon of odorized propane sold.

(2) The owner of odorized propane at the time of odorization or at the time of import shall calculate the amount of the assessment based on the volume of odorized propane sold for use in this state. The assessment, when made, shall be listed as a separate line item on the bill of sale for the odorized propane and titled “Iowa propane education and research assessment”. Assessments shall be collected by the owner from purchasers of the odorized propane and shall be paid by the owner to the council on a monthly basis by the twenty-fifth day of the month following the month the assessment was collected. If payment is not made to the council by the due date as required by this subsection, an interest penalty of one percent of any amount unpaid shall be imposed against the owner for each month or fraction of a month after the due date, until final payment is made.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection 2, the council may establish an alternative means of collecting such assessments if the council determines that another method would be more efficient or effective and may establish an alternative late payment charge or interest penalty to be imposed on a person who fails to timely pay any amount due under this chapter to the council.

(4) Pending the disbursement of assessments collected, the council shall invest moneys collected through assessments and any other moneys received by the council in any of the following:

(4) (a) Obligations of the United States or any agency of the United States.

(4) (b) General obligations of any state or political subdivision of any state.

(4) (c) Any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the federal reserve system.

(4) (d) Obligations that are fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.

2007 Acts, ch 182, §4, 15
Iowa Code § 445.57 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 445 / Section 445.57
Monthly apportionment.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before the tenth day of each month, the county treasurer shall apportion all taxes collected during the preceding month, except partial payment amounts collected pursuant to section 445.36A, subsection 1, partial payments collected and not yet designated by the county treasurer for apportionment pursuant to section 445.36A, subsection 2, partial payments collected pursuant to section 435.24, subsection 6, paragraph “a”, and partial payments collected and not yet designated by the county treasurer for apportionment pursuant to section 435.24, subsection 6, paragraph “b”, among the several funds to which they belong according to the amount levied for each fund, and shall apportion the interest, fees, and costs on the taxes to the general fund, and shall enter those amounts upon the treasurer’s cash account, and report the amounts to the county auditor.

(2) The county treasurer shall apportion all interest and penalties on the replacement taxes and special utility property tax levies collected by the county treasurer to the general fund. Replacement taxes collected by the county treasurer shall be apportioned as set forth in this section.

(3) Fees and charges including service delivery fees, credit card fees, and electronic funds transfer charges payable to a third party, not to the county, that are imposed for completing an electronic financial transaction with the county are not considered taxes collected for the purposes of this section.

[C73, §868; C97, §1415; S13, §1415; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7232; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §445.57]91 Acts, ch 191, §53; 2000 Acts, ch 1114, §15, 18; 2003 Acts, ch 18, §5; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §105
Iowa Code § 356.47 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 356 / Section 356.47
Sentence suspended.
Status: in_force

A judge who sentences a person to the county jail or other detention facility pursuant to this chapter, may suspend any part of such sentence and place such person on probation, upon such terms and conditions as the sentencing judge may direct, after such person has served that part of the person’s sentence which was not suspended.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.47]
Iowa Code § 479A.24 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479A / Section 479A.24
Section 479A.24
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 32, §3.
Iowa Code § 70A.33 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 70A / Section 70A.33
Participation plan.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 129, §36.