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Iowa Code § 633.284 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.284
Revocation — cancellation — revival.
Status: in_force

A will can be revoked in whole or in part only by being canceled or destroyed by the act or direction of the testator, with the intention of revoking it, or by the execution of a subsequent will. When done by cancellation, the revocation must be witnessed in the same manner as the making of a new will. No will, nor any part thereof, which shall be in any manner revoked, or which shall be or become invalid, can be revived otherwise than by a re-execution thereof, or by the execution of another will or codicil in which the revoked or invalid will, or part thereof, is incorporated by reference.

[C51, §1288, 1289; R60, §2320, 2321; C73, §2329, 2330; C97, §3276; S13, §3276; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11855; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.10; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.284]
Iowa Code § 216A.92 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.92
Community action agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall strengthen, supplement, and coordinate efforts to develop the full potential of each citizen by recognizing certain community action agencies and supporting certain community-based programs delivered by community action agencies.

(2) The department shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Provide financial assistance for community action agencies to implement community action programs, as permitted by the community service block grant and subject to the funding made available for the program.

(2) (b) Administer the community services block grant, the low-income energy assistance block grants, department of energy funds for weatherization, and other possible funding sources. If a political subdivision is the community action agency, the financial assistance shall be allocated to the political subdivision.

(2) (c) Implement accountability measures for its programs and require regular reporting on the measures by the community action agencies.

(2) (d) Issue an annual report to the governor and general assembly by July 1 of each year.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1241C87, §601K.9290 Acts, ch 1242, §2C93, §216A.922010 Acts, ch 1031, §122, 170; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §296
Iowa Code § 199.13A — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 199 / Section 199.13A
Local legislation — prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this chapter and rules adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter shall preempt local legislation adopted by a local governmental entity relating to the production, use, advertising, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, formulation, packaging, labeling, certification, or registration of an agricultural seed. A local governmental entity shall not adopt or continue in effect such local legislation regardless of whether a statute or a rule adopted by the department specifically preempts the local legislation. Local legislation in violation of this section is void and unenforceable.

(2) This section does not apply to any of the following:

(2) (a) Local legislation of general applicability to commercial activity.

(2) (b) A motion or resolution that provides for any activity relating to agricultural seed which is owned by the local governmental entity and which is kept or used on land held by the local governmental entity.

2005 Acts, ch 21, §3
Iowa Code § 148I.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148I / Section 148I.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the board of nursing created pursuant to chapter 147.

(2) “Certified nurse midwife” or “CNM” means a registered nurse who holds a current, valid certification from the American midwifery certification board.

(3) “Certified professional midwife” or “CPM” means a person who holds a current, valid certification with the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization.

(4) “Client” means a person under the care of a midwife and such person’s fetus or newborn.

(5) “Licensed midwife” means a person licensed under this chapter to practice midwifery in Iowa.

(6) “Midwife” means a person practicing midwifery.

(7) “Midwifery” means the practice of providing primary maternity care to a client during the preconception, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods and newborn care up to six weeks.

(8) “Midwifery bridge certificate” or “MBC” means a certificate issued by the North American registry of midwives or its successor organization that documents completion of accredited continuing education for certified professional midwives based upon identified areas to address education in emergency skills and other competencies set by the international confederation of midwives.

2023 Acts, ch 127, §4
Iowa Code § 554.13509 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13509
Lessee’s rights on improper delivery — rightful rejection.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 554.13510 on default in installment lease contracts, if the goods or the tender or delivery fail in any respect to conform to the lease contract, the lessee may reject or accept the goods or accept any commercial unit or units and reject the rest of the goods.

(2) Rejection of goods is ineffective unless it is within a reasonable time after tender or delivery of the goods and the lessee seasonably notifies the lessor.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §61
Iowa Code § 479B.18 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479B / Section 479B.18
Venue.
Status: in_force

In all cases arising under this chapter, the district court of any county in which property of a pipeline company is located has jurisdiction of a case involving the pipeline company.

95 Acts, ch 192, §45
Iowa Code § 218.32 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.32
Contempt.
Status: in_force

Any person failing or refusing to obey the orders of the department issued under section 218.31, or to give or produce evidence when required, shall be reported by the department to the district court in the county where the offense occurs, and shall be dealt with by the court as for contempt of court.

[S13, §2727-a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3315; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.32]2023 Acts, ch 19, §378
Iowa Code § 222.70 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.70
Residency disputes.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §135, 137.
Iowa Code § 622.43 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.43
Records and entries in public offices.
Status: in_force

Duly certified copies of all records and entries or papers belonging to any public office, or by authority of law filed to be kept therein, shall be evidence in all cases of equal credibility with the original record or papers so filed.

[C51, §2432; R60, §4047; C73, §3702; C97, §4635; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11296; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.43]
Iowa Code § 359.28 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.28
Condemnation.
Status: in_force

The township trustees are hereby empowered to condemn, or purchase and pay for out of the general fund, or the specific fund voted for such purpose, and enter upon and take, any lands within the territorial limits of such township for the use of cemeteries, a community center or juvenile playgrounds, in the same manner as is now provided for cities. However, the board of supervisors or a cemetery commission appointed by the board of supervisors shall control and maintain pioneer cemeteries as defined in section 331.325.

[C97, §585; S13, §585; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5558; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.28]96 Acts, ch 1182, §3
Iowa Code § 354.24 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 354 / Section 354.24
Errors on recorded plats.
Status: in_force

If an error or omission in the data shown on a recorded plat is detected by subsequent examinations or revealed by retracing the lines shown on the plat, the original surveyor or two surveyors confirming the error through independent surveys shall record an affidavit confirming that the error or omission was made. The affidavit shall describe the nature and extent of the error or omission and also describe the corrections or additions to be made to the plat and note a document reference number of the recorded plat. The recorder shall note on the record of the plat the word “corrected”, and note the document reference number of the recorded affidavit. A copy of the recorded affidavit shall be filed with the auditor and assessor. The affidavit shall raise a presumption from the date of recording that the purported facts stated in the affidavit are true, and after the lapse of three years from the date of recording the presumption shall be conclusive.

90 Acts, ch 1236, §38C91, §409A.24C93, §354.242001 Acts, ch 44, §15
Iowa Code § 479A.15 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479A / Section 479A.15
Section 479A.15
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 32, §3.
Iowa Code § 15.520 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.520
Short title.
Status: in_force

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Research and Development Tax Credit Program”.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §108, 118
Iowa Code § 321.367 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.367
Following fire apparatus.
Status: in_force

The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

[C39, §5031.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.367]
Iowa Code § 99.20 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99 / Section 99.20
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A party found guilty of contempt under the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three nor more than six months or by both fine and imprisonment.

[SS15, §4944-h4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1606; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.20]
Iowa Code § 214A.23 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 214A / Section 214A.23
Prohibition.
Status: in_force

A dealer shall not knowingly sell motor fuel or biofuel in the state that fails to meet applicable standards and classifications as provided in section 214A.2.

[C31, 35, §5093-d8; C39, §5095.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §323.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214A.8]89 Acts, ch 75, §8; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §13, 83; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §18, 22C2023, §214A.23
Iowa Code § 29B.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.9
Posting of bond.
Status: in_force

The accused may post bond in the amount ordered by the convening authority but not to exceed twice the authorized fine for such offense, however, no bond is permitted for capital offenses.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.9]
Iowa Code § 322C.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.12
Semitrailer or towable recreational vehicle retail installment contract finance charges.
Status: in_force

(1) A retail installment contract or agreement for the sale of a semitrailer or towable recreational vehicle may include a finance charge not in excess of the following rates:

(1) (a) Any new semitrailer or towable recreational vehicle designated by the manufacturer by a year model not earlier than the year in which the sale is made, an amount equivalent to one and three-fourths percent per month simple interest on the declining balance of the amount financed.

(1) (b) Any new semitrailer or towable recreational vehicle not in class 1 and any used semitrailer designated by the manufacturer by a year model of the same or not more than two years prior to the year in which the sale is made, an amount equivalent to two percent per month simple interest on the declining balance of the amount financed.

(1) (c) Any used semitrailer or towable recreational vehicle not in class 2 and designated by the manufacturer by a year model more than two years prior to the year in which the sale is made, an amount equivalent to two and one-fourth percent per month simple interest on the declining balance of the amount financed.

(2) “Amount financed” means the same as defined in section 537.1301.

(3) The limitations contained in this section do not apply in a transaction referred to in section 535.2, subsection 2. With respect to a consumer credit sale, as defined in section 537.1301, the limitations contained in this section supersede conflicting provisions of chapter 537, article 2, part 2.

[C81, §322C.12; 82 Acts, ch 1153, §3, 18(1)]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2019 Acts, ch 67, §9, 20
Iowa Code § 524.1902 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1902
Section 524.1902
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1056, §24.
Iowa Code § 468.367 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.367
Funding bonds.
Status: in_force

When the owners of ten percent of the land in a drainage or levee district having and operating a pumping station shall petition the board of supervisors to extend the time of payment of the taxes assessed against the lands within said district for a period not exceeding twenty years, under such rules and regulations as said board may direct, the interest on such assessments to be paid annually the same as other taxes levied against the property, not less than one-twentieth of the principal of said extended tax to be paid each year until the entire tax is paid, and the lien of such tax to continue until fully paid, the board of supervisors may settle, adjust, renew, or extend the legal indebtedness of such district as shown by the assessments levied against the lands therein whether evidenced by certificates, warrants, bonds, or judgments by refunding all such indebtedness and issuing coupon bonds therefor when such indebtedness amounts to one thousand dollars or upwards, but for no other purpose.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7663; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §461.13]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.367
Iowa Code § 252K.501 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.501
Employer’s receipt of income withholding order of another state.
Status: in_force

An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the person defined as the obligor’s employer under the income withholding law of this state without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the order with a tribunal of this state.

97 Acts, ch 175, §154; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §36
Iowa Code § 341A.4 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 341A / Section 341A.4
Statutory authority.
Status: in_force

(1) If a county or combination of counties has a civil service commission, this commission shall serve as the commission established by this chapter and shall have all the powers and duties provided by this chapter.

(2) If more than one civil service commission exists, the one from the county with the largest population shall serve as the commission under this chapter.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.4]2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 2.21 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.21
Fines — collection.
Status: in_force

Fines for contempt shall be collected by a warrant, directed to any proper officer of any county in which the offender has property, and executed in the same manner as executions for fines issued from courts of record, and the proceeds paid into the state treasury.

[C51, §14; R60, §10; C73, §15; C97, §19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §26; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.27; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.21]
Iowa Code § 541.93 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.93
Section 541.93
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 8.44 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.44
Reporting additional funds received.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Upon receiving federal funds or any other funds from any public or private sources, except gifts or donations made to institutions for the personal use or for the benefit of members, patients, or inmates and receipts from the gift shop of merchandise manufactured by members, patients, or inmates, the state departments, agencies, boards, and institutions receiving the funds shall submit a written report within thirty days after receipt of the funds to the director of the department of management. The report shall state the source of the funds that supplement or replace state appropriations for institutional operations, the amount received, and the terms under which the funds are received.

(1) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, the state board of regents shall submit the written report required under paragraph “a” on a quarterly basis in the format specified by the director of the department of management.

(2) All departments and establishments of government and the judicial branch shall notify the department of management and the legislative services agency of any change in the receipt of federal or other nonstate grants, receipts, and funds from the funding levels on which appropriations for the current or ensuing fiscal year were or are based. Changes which must be reported include but are not limited to any request, approval, award, or loss changes affecting federal or other nonstate grants, receipts, or funds. The notifications shall be made on a quarterly basis. The format of the notifications shall be specified by the legislative services agency.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §8.44]88 Acts, ch 1134, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1263, §54; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §45, 49; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1045, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §1
Iowa Code § 638.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 638 / Section 638.6
Procedure for disclosing digital assets.
Status: in_force

(1) When disclosing digital assets of a user under this chapter, the custodian may at its sole discretion do any of the following:

(1) (a) Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient full access to the user’s account.

(1) (b) Grant a fiduciary or designated recipient partial access to the user’s account sufficient to perform the tasks with which the fiduciary or designated recipient is charged.

(1) (c) Provide a fiduciary or designated recipient a copy in a record of any digital asset that, on the date the custodian received the request for disclosure, the user could have accessed if the user were alive, was competent, and had access to the account.

(2) A custodian may assess a reasonable administrative charge for the cost of disclosing digital assets under this chapter.

(3) A custodian need not disclose under this chapter a digital asset deleted by a user.

(4) If a user directs or a fiduciary requests a custodian to disclose some, but not all, of the user’s digital assets, the custodian need not disclose the assets if segregation of the assets would impose an undue burden on the custodian. If the custodian believes the direction or request imposes an undue burden, the custodian or fiduciary may seek an order from the court to disclose any of the following:

(4) (a) A subset of the user’s digital assets limited by date.

(4) (b) All of the user’s digital assets to the fiduciary or designated recipient.

(4) (c) None of the user’s digital assets.

(4) (d) All of the user’s digital assets to the court for review in camera.

2017 Acts, ch 79, §9
Iowa Code § 261G.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261G / Section 261G.1
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the college student aid commission to enter into or recognize agreements that will create interstate reciprocity in the regulation of postsecondary distance education for the purpose of encouraging cost savings for students and greater efficiencies and effectiveness for institutions of higher education providing distance education.

2014 Acts, ch 1063, §5
Iowa Code § 714F.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714F / Section 714F.2
Contract requirement — form and language.
Status: in_force

A foreclosure purchaser shall enter into a foreclosure reconveyance in the form of a written contract. The contract must be written in letters of a size equal to at least twelve point boldface type, in the same language principally used by the foreclosure purchaser and foreclosed homeowner to negotiate the sale of the residence in foreclosure, and must be fully completed and signed and dated by the foreclosed homeowner and foreclosure purchaser before the execution of any instrument of conveyance of the residence in foreclosure.

2008 Acts, ch 1125, §11, 19
Iowa Code § 468.356 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.356
Petition procedure emergency pumping station.
Status: in_force

(1) A pumping station shall not be established or maintained unless a petition shall be presented to the board signed by not less than one-third of the owners of lands benefited by the establishment of a pumping station. The lands benefited by a pumping station shall be determined by the board on the petition and report of the engineer, and such other evidence as the board may hear. No additional land shall be taken into any such drainage district after the improvements in the district have been substantially completed, unless one-third of the owners of the land proposed to be annexed have petitioned or consented in writing to the annexation.

(2) However, the board of supervisors may install a temporary portable pumping station to remove flood waters in an emergency. The board of supervisors shall levy and collect the cost of the purchase, operation, and maintenance of the pumping station from the lands in the district benefited by the pumping station in the same manner as provided for in the construction and maintenance of a drainage or levee district. For the purpose of this subsection, an emergency occurs when ponded or standing water does not freely flow to the outlet ditch and the capacity of the outlet ditch is not fully used.

[S13, §1989-a49; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7652; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §461.2]85 Acts, ch 166, §1; 89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.3562019 Acts, ch 59, §162
Iowa Code § 43.121 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.121
Nominations by petition or nonparty organizations.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit nomination of candidates for office by petition, or by nonparty organizations, as provided in chapters 44 and 45, but no person so nominated shall be permitted to use the name, or any part thereof, of any political party authorized or entitled under this chapter to nominate a ticket by primary vote, or that has nominated a ticket by primary vote under this chapter.

[S13, §1087-a29; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §648; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.121]
Iowa Code § 384.110 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.110
Insurance, self-insurance, and risk pooling funds.
Status: in_force

A city may credit funds to a fund or funds for the purposes authorized by section 364.4, subsection 5; section 384.12, subsection 3; or section 384.24, subsection 3, paragraph “s”. Moneys credited to the fund or funds, and interest earned on such moneys, shall remain in the fund or funds until expended for purposes authorized by section 364.4, subsection 5; section 384.12, subsection 3; or section 384.24, subsection 3, paragraph “s”.

86 Acts, ch 1211, §252023 Acts, ch 71, §17, 19