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Iowa Code § 275.38 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.38
Implementing changed method of election.
Status: in_force

If change in the method of election of school directors is approved at an election, the directors who were serving unexpired terms or were elected concurrently with approval of the change of method shall serve out the terms for which they were elected. If the plan adopted is that described in section 275.12, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, “c”, “d”, or “e”, the board shall at the earliest practicable time designate the districts from which residents are to be elected as school directors at each of the next two succeeding regular school elections, arranging so far as possible for elections of directors as residents of the respective districts to coincide with the expiration of terms of incumbent members residing in those districts. If an increase in the size of the board from five to seven members is approved concurrently with the change in method of election of directors, the board shall make the necessary adjustment in the manner prescribed in section 275.37, as well as providing for implementation of the districting plan under this section.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §275.38]2008 Acts, ch 1115, §16, 21, 43, 71
Iowa Code § 489.1104 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1104
Who may organize.
Status: in_force

One or more individuals having capacity to contract and licensed to practice a profession in this state in which the professional limited liability company is to be authorized to practice, may organize a professional limited liability company.

2008 Acts, ch 1162, §90, 155
Iowa Code § 256.214 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.214
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Accredited private institution” means an institution of higher education as defined in section 256.183, subsection 1.

(2) “Commission” means the college student aid commission.

(3) “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s financial resources, including resources available from the student’s parents and the student, as determined by a completed parents’ financial statement and including any noncampus-administered federal or state grants and scholarships, and the student’s estimated expenses while attending the institution. A student shall accept all available federal and state grants and scholarships before being considered eligible for grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic success program. Financial need shall be reconsidered on at least an annual basis.

(4) “Full-time student” means an individual who is enrolled at an accredited private institution, community college, or board of regents’ university for at least twelve semester hours or the trimester or quarter equivalent.

(5) “Minority person” means an individual who is African American, Hispanic, Asian, or a Pacific Islander, American Indian, or an Alaskan Native American.

(6) “Part-time student” means an individual who is enrolled at an accredited private institution, community college, or board of regents’ university in a course of study including at least three semester hours or the trimester or quarter equivalent of three semester hours.

(7) “Program” means the Iowa minority academic grants for economic success program established in this subpart.

89 Acts, ch 319, §54CS89, §261.10290 Acts, ch 1253, §15, 122; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §103; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2630, 2641C2024, §256.214
Iowa Code § 321.365 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.365
Coasting prohibited.
Status: in_force

The driver of a motor vehicle shall not drive with the source of motive power disengaged from the driving wheels except when disengagement is necessary to stop or to shift gears.

[C39, §5031.04, 5031.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §321.365, 321.366; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.365]87 Acts, ch 170, §12
Iowa Code § 49.37 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.37
Arrangement of ballot.
Status: in_force

(1) For general elections, and for other elections in which more than one partisan office will be filled, the ballot shall be arranged as provided in this section.

(2) Offices shall be arranged in groups. Partisan offices, nonpartisan offices, judges, and public measures shall be separated by a distinct line appearing on the ballot.

(3) The commissioner shall arrange the ballot in conformity with the certificate issued by the state commissioner under section 43.73, in that the names of the respective candidates for each political party shall appear in the order they appeared on the certificate, above or to the left of the nonparty political organization candidates.

(4) The commissioner shall arrange the partisan county offices on the ballot with the board of supervisors first, followed by the other county offices in the same sequence in which they appear in section 39.17. Nonpartisan offices shall be listed after partisan offices.

[C97, §1106; S13, §1106; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §755; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.37]89 Acts, ch 136, §37; 97 Acts, ch 170, §35, 36; 2005 Acts, ch 152, §9; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §151; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §46, 47
Iowa Code § 450.1 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 450 / Section 450.1
Definitions — construction.
Status: in_force

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

(1) (a) “Internal Revenue Code” means the same as defined in section 422.3.

(1) (b) “Person” includes plural as well as singular, and artificial as well as natural persons.

(1) (c) “Personal representative” means an administrator, executor, or trustee as each is defined in section 633.3.

(1) (d) “Real estate or real property” for the purpose of appraisal under this chapter means real estate which is the land and appurtenances, including structures affixed thereto.

(1) (e) “Stepchild” means the child of a person who was married to the decedent at the time of the decedent’s death, or the child of a person to whom the decedent was married, which person died during the marriage to the decedent.

(2) This chapter shall not be construed to confer upon a county attorney authority to represent the state in any case, and the county attorney shall represent the department of revenue only when specially authorized by the department to do so.

[S13, §1481-a45; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7305; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §450.1]83 Acts, ch 177, §2, 38; 88 Acts, ch 1028, §35; 99 Acts, ch 152, §32, 40; 2003 Acts, ch 95, §1, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 4A.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.4
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) After completing a review of a board pursuant to section 4A.3, the committee shall prepare and submit a report of its findings and recommendations by December 21 of each year. A report may include findings and recommendations for more than one board. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, and each affected board, and shall be made publicly available on the internet site of the general assembly. The committee shall present its recommendations to the general assembly.

(2) Recommendations of the committee shall indicate how or whether implementation of the recommendations would do each of the following:

(2) (a) Improve efficiency in the management of state government.

(2) (b) Improve services rendered to citizens of the state.

(2) (c) Provide for the least restrictive regulations by repealing current regulations and replacing them with less restrictive regulations that adequately protect the public.

(2) (d) Improve the effectiveness of the services performed by the boards of the state.

(2) (e) Avoid duplication of effort by state agencies or boards.

2024 Acts, ch 1170, §46
Iowa Code § 455B.752 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.752
Immunity from third-party liability.
Status: in_force

A person that holds indicia of ownership of property contaminated by a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or regulated substance, and that satisfies all of the conditions provided in section 455B.381, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, or section 455B.471, subsection 9, paragraph “b”, subparagraphs (1), (2), and (3), or a person that has acquired property contaminated by a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or regulated substance, shall not be liable to any third party for any third-party liability arising from such contamination provided that all of the following apply:

(1) The person does not knowingly cause or permit a new or additional hazardous substance, hazardous waste, or regulated substance to arise on or from the acquired property that injures a third party or contaminates property owned or leased by a third party.

(2) The person is not a potentially responsible party or affiliated with any potentially responsible party by reason of any of the following:

(2) (a) Any direct or indirect familial relationship.

(2) (b) Any contractual, corporate, or financial relationship, other than a contractual, corporate, or financial relationship that is created by the instruments by which title to the property is conveyed or financed or by a contract for the sale of goods or services.

(2) (c) A reorganization of a business entity that is or was a potentially responsible party.

2004 Acts, ch 1141, §76, 79
Iowa Code § 507.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507 / Section 507.2
Authority, scope, and scheduling of examinations.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner or any of the commissioner’s examiners may conduct an examination under this chapter of any company as often as the commissioner deems appropriate, but at a minimum, shall conduct an examination of any domestic insurer licensed in this state no less than once every five years. In scheduling and determining the nature, scope, and frequency of the examinations, the commissioner shall consider such matters as the results of financial statement analyses and ratios, changes in management or ownership, actuarial opinions, reports of independent certified public accountants, and other criteria as set forth in the examiners’ handbook adopted by the national association of insurance commissioners and in effect when the commissioner exercises discretion under this section.

(2) For purposes of completing an examination of any company pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner may examine or investigate any person, or the business of any person, insofar as the examination or investigation is, in the sole discretion of the commissioner, necessary or material to the examination of the company.

(3) In lieu of an examination under this chapter of any foreign or alien insurer licensed in this state, the commissioner may accept an examination report on the company as prepared by the regulatory authority for insurance for the company’s state of domicile or port-of-entry state.

[C97, §1753; S13, §1821-a, -h; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8626, 8642, 9009, 9061; C46, §507.2, 507.18, 515.130, 518.36; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507.2]92 Acts, ch 1117, §2; 95 Acts, ch 185, §4
Iowa Code § 476B.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476B / Section 476B.3
Credit amount.
Status: in_force

The wind energy production tax credit allowed under this chapter equals the product of one cent multiplied by the number of kilowatt-hours of qualified electricity sold or used for on-site consumption by the owner during the taxable year.

2004 Acts, ch 1175, §411, 418; 2005 Acts, ch 179, §164; 2008 Acts, ch 1128, §7, 15
Iowa Code § 462A.82 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.82
Transfer or repossession of vessel by operation of law — coast guard documentation of vessel.
Status: in_force

(1) If ownership of a vessel is transferred by operation of law, such as by inheritance, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, execution sale, or in compliance with section 578A.7, the transferee, within thirty days after acquiring the right to possession of the vessel by operation of law, shall mail or deliver to the county recorder satisfactory proof of ownership as the county recorder requires, together with an application for a new certificate of title, and the required fee, plus the writing fee specified in section 462A.53. However, if the transferee is the surviving spouse of the deceased owner, the county recorder shall waive the required fees. A title tax is not required on these transactions.

(2) If a lienholder repossesses a vessel by operation of law and holds it for resale, the lienholder shall secure a new certificate of title and shall pay the required fee, plus the writing fee specified in section 462A.53.

(3) If a vessel is documented with the United States coast guard, the owner shall mail or deliver to the county recorder proof of the documentation and the owner’s certificate of title issued pursuant to this chapter is canceled upon the delivery. A title tax is not required on these transactions.

87 Acts, ch 134, §9CS87, §106.82C93, §462A.8296 Acts, ch 1020, §2; 2019 Acts, ch 50, §17; 2021 Acts, ch 138, §3; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §71; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §113
Iowa Code § 489.14601 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.14601
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part:

(1) “After a merger” or “after the merger” means when a merger under section 489.14604 becomes effective and afterwards.

(2) “Before a merger” or “before the merger” means before a merger under section 489.14604 becomes effective.

(3) “Continuing protected series” means a protected series of a surviving company which continues in uninterrupted existence after a merger under section 489.14604.

(4) “Merging company” means a limited liability company that is party to a merger under section 489.14604.

(5) “Nonsurviving company” means a merging company that does not continue in existence after a merger under section 489.14604.

(6) “Relocated protected series” means a protected series of a nonsurviving company which, after a merger under section 489.14604, continues in uninterrupted existence as a protected series of the surviving company.

(7) “Surviving company” means a merging company that continues in existence after a merger under section 489.14604.

2019 Acts, ch 26, §27, 41
Iowa Code § 716.6A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 716 / Section 716.6A
Criminal mischief in violation of individual rights.
Status: in_force

A violation of sections 716.5 and 716.6, which is also a hate crime as defined in section 729A.2, shall be classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense.

92 Acts, ch 1157, §5
Iowa Code § 558.41 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.41
Recording.
Status: in_force

(1) An instrument affecting real estate is of no validity against subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration, without notice, or against the state or any of its political subdivisions during and after condemnation proceedings against the real estate, unless the instrument is filed and recorded in the county in which the real estate is located, as provided in this chapter.

(2) An interest in real estate evidenced by an instrument so filed shall have priority over any lien that is given equal precedence with ordinary taxes under chapter 260E or 260F, or its successor provisions, except for a lien under chapter 260E or 260F upon the real estate described in an instrument or job training agreement filed in the office of the recorder of the county in which the real estate is located prior to the filing of a conflicting instrument affecting the real estate, and a subordinate lien under chapter 260E or 260F may be divested or discharged by judicial sale or by other available legal remedy notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in chapter 260E or 260F, or its successor provisions. Nothing in this section shall abrogate the collection of, or any lien for, unpaid property taxes which have attached to real estate pursuant to chapter 445, including taxes levied against tangible property that is assessed and taxed as real property pursuant to chapter 427A, or the collection of, or any lien for, unpaid taxes for which notice of lien has been properly recorded pursuant to section 422.26.

(3) A provision contained in a residential real estate installment sales contract which prohibits the recording of the contract, or the recording of a memorandum of the contract, is unenforceable by any party to the contract.

(4) Upon the termination of a life estate interest through the death of the holder of the life estate, any surviving holder or successor in interest shall prepare a change of title or affidavit for tax purposes and shall deliver such instrument to the county recorder of the county in which each parcel of real estate is located.

[C51, §1211; R60, §2220; C73, §1941; C97, §2925; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10105; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.41]93 Acts, ch 33, §1; 93 Acts, ch 180, §91; 98 Acts, ch 1120, §2; 2004 Acts, ch 1144, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1031, §7
Iowa Code § 73A.10 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73A / Section 73A.10
Witness fees — costs.
Status: in_force

Witness fees and mileage for witnesses on hearing appeals shall be the same as in the district court; but objectors or appellants shall not be allowed witness fees or mileage. Costs of hearings and appeals shall be paid by the municipality.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §361; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §23.10]C93, §73A.10
Iowa Code § 331.656 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.656
Management of condemnation funds.
Status: in_force

(1) A sheriff receiving funds from a condemnation proceeding shall list the funds in detail in a book kept for that purpose. The sheriff shall pay the funds to the persons entitled to them upon final adjudication of a condemnation case. If the funds are held after final adjudication of the case until the end of the fiscal year, the funds shall be paid to the treasurer as provided in subsection 2.

(2) Not later than July 1 of each year, the sheriff shall make a detailed report under oath of all funds received and in the sheriff’s possession from condemnation proceedings which have been finally adjudicated. The report shall include the names of the parties to whom the funds belong, when the funds were received, and a description of the property condemned. The report shall be filed with the treasurer and the amount of the condemnation funds specified in the report shall be paid to the treasurer. The sheriff shall be given a detailed receipt for the funds.

(3) If the sheriff possesses condemnation funds which have not been finally adjudicated, the sheriff shall prepare a detailed report of those funds, including the same information as required in subsection 2, which report shall be filed with the auditor for examination and audit by the board. When a sheriff’s term of office expires, the sheriff shall pay the condemnation funds which are not finally adjudicated to the sheriff’s successor. The outgoing sheriff shall receive a detailed receipt for the funds.

(4) The treasurer shall keep a record of the condemnation funds received from the sheriff in a book kept for that purpose. The book shall include a list of the names of persons to whom the funds are due, a description of the property condemned, and the amount due for each property item. The treasurer shall pay the amount due to each person from the condemnation fund on warrants ordered by the board and issued by the auditor. The treasurer and the bond sureties of the treasurer are liable for the condemnation funds in the same manner as for other funds received by the treasurer in an official capacity.

(5) The sheriff and the bond sureties of the sheriff are liable for the condemnation funds received by the sheriff until the funds are paid to the persons to which the funds are due, the treasurer, or the sheriff’s successor as provided in this section.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5193 – 5197; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §337.15 – 337.19; S81, §331.656; 81 Acts, ch 117, §655]
Iowa Code § 490.730 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.730
Voting trusts.
Status: in_force

(1) One or more shareholders may create a voting trust, conferring on a trustee the right to vote or otherwise act for them, by signing an agreement setting out the provisions of the trust, which may include anything consistent with its purpose, and transferring their shares to the trustee. When a voting trust agreement is signed, the trustee shall prepare a list of the names and addresses of all voting trust beneficial owners, together with the number and class of shares each transferred to the trust, and deliver copies of the list and agreement to the corporation at its principal office.

(2) A voting trust becomes effective on the date the first shares subject to the trust are registered in the trustee’s name.

(3) Limits, if any, on the duration of a voting trust shall be as set forth in the voting trust. A voting trust that became effective between December 31, 1989, and June 30, 2014, both dates inclusive, is governed by the provisions of this section concerning duration then in effect, unless the voting trust is amended to provide otherwise by unanimous agreement of the parties to the voting trust.

89 Acts, ch 288, §69; 2014 Acts, ch 1024, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §77, 230
Iowa Code § 12H.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12H / Section 12H.5
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Each public fund shall, within thirty days after the scrutinized companies list is created or updated as required by section 12H.3, make the list available to the public.

(2) On October 1, 2012, and each October 1 thereafter, each public fund shall make available to the public, and file with the general assembly, an annual report covering the prior fiscal year that includes the following:

(2) (a) The scrutinized companies list as of the end of the fiscal year.

(2) (b) A summary of all written notices sent as required by section 12H.3 during the fiscal year.

(2) (c) All investments sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn as provided in section 12H.4 during the fiscal year.

2011 Acts, ch 82, §5
Iowa Code § 725.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 725 / Section 725.10
Pool selling — places used.
Status: in_force

Any person who records or registers bets or wagers or sells pools upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, or power of endurance of human or beast, or upon the result of any political nomination or election, and any person who keeps a place for the purpose of doing any such thing, and any owner, lessee, or occupant of any premises, who knowingly permits the same, or any part thereof, to be used for any such purpose, and anyone who, as custodian or depositary thereof, for hire or reward, receives any money, property, or thing of value staked, wagered, or bet upon any such result, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

[C97, §4966; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13216; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §726.6; C79, 81, §725.10]
Iowa Code § 622.97 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.97
Authorized use.
Status: in_force

The original shorthand notes of the evidence or any part thereof heretofore or hereafter taken upon the trial of any cause or proceeding, in any court of record of this state, by the shorthand reporter of such court, or any transcript thereof, duly certified by such reporter, when material and competent, shall be admissible in evidence on any retrial of the case or proceeding in which the same were taken, and for purposes of impeachment in any case, and shall have the same force and effect as a deposition, subject to the same objections so far as applicable.

[S13, §245-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11353; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.97]