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Iowa Code § 279.69 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.69
School employees background investigations.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to hiring an applicant for a school employee position, a school district or accredited nonpublic school shall have access to and shall review the information in the Iowa court information system available to the general public, the sex offender registry information under section 692A.121 available to the general public, the central registry for child abuse information established under section 235A.14, and the central registry for dependent adult abuse information established under section 235B.5 for information regarding the applicant. A school district shall follow the same procedure by June 30, 2014, for each school employee employed by the school district as of July 1, 2013. A school district or accredited nonpublic school shall implement a consistent policy to follow the same procedure for each school employee employed by the school district or accredited nonpublic school on or after July 1, 2013, at least every five years after the school employee’s initial date of hire. A school district or accredited nonpublic school shall not charge an employee for the cost of the registry checks conducted pursuant to this subsection. A school district or accredited nonpublic school shall maintain documentation demonstrating compliance with this subsection.

(2) Being listed in the sex offender registry established under chapter 692A, the central registry for child abuse information established under section 235A.14, or the central registry for dependent adult abuse information established under section 235B.5 shall constitute grounds for the immediate suspension from duties of a school employee, pending a termination hearing by the board of directors of a school district or the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school. A termination hearing conducted pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to the question of whether the school employee was incorrectly listed in the registry.

(3) For purposes of this section, “school employee” means an individual employed by a school district or an accredited nonpublic school, as applicable, including a part-time, substitute, or contract employee. “School employee” does not include an individual subject to a background investigation pursuant to section 256.146, subsection 16, section 279.13, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, or section 321.375, subsection 2.

2013 Acts, ch 140, §137; 2023 Acts, ch 100, §6
Iowa Code § 321I.21 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321I / Section 321I.21
Minors under twelve — supervision.
Status: in_force

A person under twelve years of age shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle, including an off-road motorcycle, on a designated riding area or designated riding trail or on public land or public ice unless one of the following applies:

(1) The person is taking a prescribed education training course and the operation is under the direct supervision of a certified all-terrain vehicle education instructor.

(2) The operation is under the direct supervision of a responsible parent or guardian of at least eighteen years of age who is experienced in all-terrain vehicle operation or off-road motorcycle operation and who possesses a valid driver’s license as defined in section 321.1.

2004 Acts, ch 1132, §64; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §40; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §47, 48
Iowa Code § 461.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461 / Section 461.1
Title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Act”.

2010 Acts, ch 1158, §1, 17; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §98
Iowa Code § 481A.145 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.145
Taking and selling of minnows and other bait — regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) Except for species listed as threatened or endangered under chapter 481B, a licensed bait dealer may take sufficient bait from lakes and streams of this state that are not closed to the taking of bait, to supply the licensee’s customers for hook and line fishing if the licensee is present while the bait is being taken.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person shall not carry, transport, ship, or cause to be carried, transported, or shipped, any minnows for the purpose of sale beyond the boundaries of the state. Minnows which are bred, hatched, propagated, or raised on a licensed aquaculture unit may be transported outside the state.

(3) A person shall not transport, use, sell or offer to sell for bait or introduce into any inland waters of this state or into any waters from which the waters of the state may become stocked, any minnows or fish of the carp, quillback, gar, or dogfish species. Fish of the carp, quillback, gar, or dogfish species may be returned to the waters from which they are taken. A person shall not possess live gizzard shad at any lake in this state.

(4) Minnow traps not exceeding thirty-six inches in length may be used when the taking of minnows is allowed. Each trap, when in use, shall have a metal tag attached plainly labeled with the owner’s name and address.

(5) A person shall not use a minnow dip net which exceeds four feet in diameter, a cast net which exceeds ten feet in diameter, or a minnow seine which exceeds twenty feet in length or has a mesh size smaller than one-quarter inch bar measure. Licensed bait dealers may obtain a permit from the department to use minnow seines longer than twenty feet, but not exceeding fifty feet in length.

(6) The department may designate certain lakes and streams, and parts of them, from which minnow populations should be protected for the best management of the lakes or streams. If an investigation of a lake or stream or a portion of a lake or stream by the department indicates that the minnow population should be protected, the lake or stream or a portion of the lake or stream shall be closed to the taking of minnows for a period of time deemed advisable by the department.

92 Acts, ch 1216, §7; 93 Acts, ch 99, §3 – 5
Iowa Code § 279.28 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.28
Insurance — supplies — textbooks.
Status: in_force

The board of directors may provide and pay out of the general fund to insure school property a sum as necessary, and may purchase dictionaries, library books, including books for the purpose of teaching vocal music, maps, charts, and apparatus for the use of the schools as deemed necessary by the board of directors for each school building under its charge; and may furnish schoolbooks to indigent children when they are likely to be deprived of the proper benefits of the school unless so aided.

[C73, §1729; C97, §2783; S13, §2783; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4238; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §279.25; C77, 79, 81, §279.28]89 Acts, ch 83, §38
Iowa Code § 456A.31 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456A / Section 456A.31
Comprehensive plan.
Status: in_force

The department may prepare, maintain, and keep up-to-date a comprehensive plan for the development of the outdoor recreation resources of the state, and acquire lands, waters, and interests in lands and waters for such areas and facilities.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §107.31]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1841, 1845C93, §456A.31
Iowa Code § 218.45 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.45
Conferences.
Status: in_force

Quarterly conferences of the superintendents of the institutions shall be held with the director at Des Moines or at institutions under the director’s jurisdiction, for the consideration of all matters relative to the management of the institutions. Full minutes of the conferences shall be preserved in the records of the department. The director may cause papers on appropriate subjects to be prepared and presented at the conferences.

[S13, §2727-a20; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3328; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.45]2000 Acts, ch 1112, §15; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §384
Iowa Code § 552.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.10
Statement regarding assignability of buyer’s obligation.
Status: in_force

If the buyer’s obligation is in a form that may be assigned, the contract shall state in boldface type on the front page of the contract that the contract may be discounted and sold to third parties to whom the buyer will become obligated to make full payment.

88 Acts, ch 1221, §10
Iowa Code § 607A.48 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.48
Public access to juror information.
Status: in_force

(1) Public access to juror and prospective juror information shall be limited. Information on the year of birth and address information identifying the city and zip code of prospective jurors shall be available to the public. However, more specific address information, phone numbers, and the date and month of birth of prospective jurors are confidential and not subject to disclosure without an order of the court.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, attorneys representing parties to the case are entitled to the complete juror questionnaires of jurors and prospective jurors without order of the court.

2024 Acts, ch 1104, §2
Iowa Code § 598.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598 / Section 598.2
Jurisdiction and venue.
Status: in_force

The district court has original jurisdiction of the subject matter of this chapter. Venue shall be in the county where either party resides.

[C51, §1480; R60, §2532; C73, §2220; C97, §3171; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10468; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §598.1; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §598.2]
Iowa Code § 480A.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 480A / Section 480A.3
Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) A local government shall not recover any fee from a public utility for the use of its available right-of-way, other than a permit fee for management costs attributable to the public utility’s requested use of the local government’s right-of-way. A fee or other obligation under this section shall be imposed on a competitively neutral basis. When a local government’s management costs cannot be attributed to only one entity, those costs shall be allocated among all users of the public rights-of-way, including the local government itself. The allocation shall reflect proportionately the costs incurred by the local government as a result of the various types of uses of the public rights-of-way.

(2) This section does not:

(2) (a) Prohibit the collection of a franchise fee as permitted in section 480A.6.

(2) (b) Prohibit voluntary agreements between a public utility and local government to share services for the purpose of reducing costs and preserving public rights-of-way for future public safety purposes.

98 Acts, ch 1148, §5, 9; 2019 Acts, ch 121, §2
Iowa Code § 37.10 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 37 / Section 37.10
Qualification appointment.
Status: in_force

(1) Each commissioner, except for a memorial hospital commissioner, shall be a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, and be a resident of the county in which the memorial hall or monument is located. Each commissioner for a memorial hospital shall be a resident of this state and reside within the memorial hospital’s service area.

(2) Each commission member shall be appointed by the mayor with approval of the council or by the chairperson of the county board of supervisors in the case of a county or joint memorial building or monument.

[C97, §436; C24, 27, 32, 35, 39, §492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.10]89 Acts, ch 296, §10; 96 Acts, ch 1216, §28; 99 Acts, ch 36, §2; 99 Acts, ch 180, §13; 99 Acts, ch 208, §47; 2012 Acts, ch 1084, §1
Iowa Code § 297.30 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 297 / Section 297.30
Public sale.
Status: in_force

If the owner of the tract from which said site was taken fails to pay the amount of such appraisement to the department within thirty days after the filing of the same with the sheriff, the department may sell said site or building to any other person at the appraised value, or may sell the same at public sale to the highest bidder and the proceeds of such sale are to be added to the permanent school fund of the state.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §297.30]2014 Acts, ch 1092, §62
Iowa Code § 101.28 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101 / Section 101.28
Fees for certification inspections of underground storage tanks.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 19, §125.
Iowa Code § 173.18 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 173 / Section 173.18
Warrants.
Status: in_force

No claim shall be paid by the treasurer except upon a warrant signed by the president and secretary of the board, but this section shall not apply to the payment of state fair premiums.

[S13, §1657-o; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2890; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.18]
Iowa Code § 13.14 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13 / Section 13.14
Farm mediation service — confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) Meetings of the farm mediation service are closed meetings and are not subject to chapter 21.

(2) Confidentiality is also protected as provided in section 679C.108.

90 Acts, ch 1143, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1062, §6; 2005 Acts, ch 68, §1
Iowa Code § 541.32 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.32
Section 541.32
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 331.908 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.908
Motor vehicles required to operate on ethanol blended gasoline.
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle purchased or used by a county to provide county services shall not operate on gasoline other than ethanol blended gasoline as defined in section 214A.1. The motor vehicle shall also be affixed with a brightly visible sticker which notifies the traveling public that the motor vehicle is being operated on ethanol blended gasoline. However, the sticker is not required to be affixed to an unmarked vehicle used for purposes of providing law enforcement or security.

91 Acts, ch 254, §21; 93 Acts, ch 26, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §68
Iowa Code § 633.386 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.386
Sale, mortgage, pledge, lease or exchange of property — purposes.
Status: in_force

(1) Any real or personal property belonging to the decedent, except exempt personal property and the homestead, may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased or exchanged by the personal representative for any of the following purposes:

(1) (a) The payment of debts and charges against the estate;

(1) (b) The distribution of the estate or any part thereof;

(1) (c) Any other purpose in the best interests of the estate.

(2) Exempt personal property under such provisions as the court may direct, if not set off to the surviving spouse, may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased, or exchanged, provided that the surviving spouse consents thereto.

(3) The homestead, under such provisions as the court may direct, if not set off to the surviving spouse and if the surviving spouse has not elected to occupy the homestead, may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased or exchanged.

(4) The proceeds from the sale of any exempt personal property or from the sale of the homestead shall be held by the personal representative subject to the rights of the surviving spouse or issue, unless such surviving spouse or issue has expressly waived the rights to such proceeds.

[C51, §1341 – 1343; R60, §2373 – 2375; C73, §2386 – 2388; C97, §3322, 3323; C24, 27, 31, §11932, 11933; C35, §11932, 11933, 11951-g2; C39, §11932, 11933, 11951.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.21 – 635.23, 635.42; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.386]
Iowa Code § 321.366 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.366
Acts prohibited on fully controlled-access facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for a person, except a person operating highway maintenance equipment or an authorized emergency vehicle, to do any of the following on a fully controlled-access facility:

(1) (a) Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across a curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line.

(1) (b) Make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn at a maintenance cross-over where an official sign prohibits the turn.

(1) (c) Drive a vehicle except in the proper lane provided for that purpose and in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb, separation, section, or line.

(1) (d) Drive a vehicle into the facility from a local service road.

(1) (e) Stop, park, or leave standing a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved portion.

(1) (f) Stop, park, or leave standing a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the shoulders, or the right-of-way except at designated rest areas or in case of an emergency or other dire necessity.

(1) (g) Ride a bicycle or use a pedestrian conveyance, or be a pedestrian, anywhere on a fully controlled-access facility.

(2) For the purpose of this section, “fully controlled-access facility” is a highway which gives preference to through traffic by providing access connections at interchanges with selected public roads only and by prohibiting crossings at grade or direct access at driveway connections.

(3) Violations of this section are punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 6.

[C58, 62, §306A.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.366]84 Acts, ch 1022, §8; 84 Acts, ch 1219, §27; 2000 Acts, ch 1203, §14; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §116; 2010 Acts, ch 1190, §49; 2021 Acts, ch 183, §50, 52; 2024 Acts, ch 1137, §6
Iowa Code § 135.16B — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.16B
Raw milk associated products.
Status: in_force

The department of health and human services may demand that a raw milk producer provide the department with all records required to be retained by the raw milk producer as provided in section 195.6, including any of the following:

(1) The coliform count and standard plate count of dairy animals maintained at a raw milk dairy owned or operated by the raw milk producer.

(2) The administration of antibiotic drugs to dairy animals maintained at a raw milk dairy owned or operated by the raw milk producer.

2023 Acts, ch 75, §1
Iowa Code § 669.26 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 669 / Section 669.26
Money damages nonwaiver of rights.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity for a claim for money damages under the Constitution of the State of Iowa.

2021 Acts, ch 183, §13, 16
Iowa Code § 12.85 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12 / Section 12.85
Limitations.
Status: in_force

Bonds or notes issued pursuant to section 12.81 are not debts of the state, or of any political subdivision of the state, and do not constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or a charge against the general credit or general fund of the state. The issuance of any bonds or notes pursuant to section 12.81 by the treasurer of state does not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or a political subdivision of the state to apply moneys from, or to levy or pledge any form of taxation whatever to, the payment of the bonds or notes. Bonds and notes issued under section 12.81 are payable solely and only from the sources and special fund provided in section 12.82. Expenses incurred in carrying out sections 12.81 through 12.84, this section, and section 12.86 are payable solely from funds available under those sections.

2000 Acts, ch 1174, §24
Iowa Code § 468.174 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.174
Membership in the national drainage association.
Status: in_force

(1) Any drainage district may join and become a member of the national drainage association. A drainage district may pay a membership fee and annual dues upon the approval of the drainage board of such district, but not in excess of the following:

(1) (a) One hundred dollars for drainage districts having indebtedness in excess of one million dollars.

(1) (b) Fifty dollars for drainage districts having an indebtedness of five hundred thousand dollars and less than one million dollars.

(1) (c) Twenty-five dollars for drainage districts having an indebtedness of two hundred fifty thousand dollars and less than five hundred thousand dollars.

(1) (d) Ten dollars for drainage districts having an indebtedness less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

(2) The annual dues for any district shall not exceed one-twentieth of one percent of the outstanding indebtedness of the district.

[C31, 35, §7598-c1; C39, §7598.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.187]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.1742012 Acts, ch 1023, §66
Iowa Code § 285.16 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 285 / Section 285.16
“Nonpublic school” defined.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “nonpublic school” means those nonpublic schools accredited by the department of education as provided in section 256.11 and nonpublic institutions which comply with state board of education standards for providing special education programs.

[C79, 81, §285.16]87 Acts, ch 115, §43
Iowa Code § 166.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 166 / Section 166.2
Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall have power to make such rules governing the manufacture, sale, and distribution of biological products as it deems necessary to maintain their potency and purity.

[SS15, §2538-w3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2706; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §166.2]
Iowa Code § 457A.8 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 457A / Section 457A.8
Privately held easements.
Status: in_force

A conservation easement may be held by a private, nonprofit organization for public benefit if the instrument granting the easement or the bylaws of the organization provide that the easement will be transferred either to a public body or another private, nonprofit organization upon the dissolution of the private, nonprofit organization. A conservation easement meeting these requirements acquired after July 1, 1984 is transferable and perpetual as provided in section 457A.2.

84 Acts, ch 1115, §1C85, §111D.8C93, §457A.8
Iowa Code § 717D.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 717D / Section 717D.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Animal” means a nonhuman vertebrate.

(2) “Contest device” means equipment designed to enhance an animal’s entertainment value during training or a contest event, including a device to improve the contest animal’s competitiveness. A contest device includes but is not limited to an implement designed to be attached in place of a natural spur of a cock or other fighting bird in order to enhance the bird’s fighting ability, and which is commonly referred to as a spur or gaff.

(3) “Contest event” means a function organized for the entertainment or profit of spectators where an animal is injured, tormented, or killed, including but not limited to a bull involved in a bullfight or bull baiting, a bear involved in bear baiting, a chicken involved in cock fighting, or a dog involved in dog fighting.

(4) “Establishment” means the location where a contest event occurs or is to occur, regardless of whether an animal is present at the establishment or the contest animal is witnessed by means of an electronic signal transmitted to the location.

(5) “Livestock” means the same as defined in section 717.1.

(6) “Local authority” means the same as defined in section 717B.1.

(7) “Promoter” means a person who charges admission for entry into an establishment or organizes, holds, advertises, or otherwise conducts a contest event.

(8) “Spectator” means a person who attends an establishment knowingly to watch or observe a contest event.

(9) “Trainer” means a person who trains an animal for purposes of engaging in a contest event, regardless of where the contest event is located. A trainer includes a person who uses a contest device.

(10) “Transporter” means a person who moves an animal for delivery to a training location or a contest event location.

2002 Acts, ch 1130, §5; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §114; 2004 Acts, ch 1056, §3, 4, 10; 2008 Acts, ch 1135, §1
Iowa Code § 536A.28 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536A / Section 536A.28
Rules.
Status: in_force

The superintendent is hereby authorized and empowered to make such reasonable and relevant rules, not inconsistent herewith, as may be necessary for the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536A.28]