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Iowa Code § 602.1602 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1602
Sunday — permissible acts.
Status: in_force

A court shall not be opened on Sunday and judicial business shall not be transacted on Sunday, except to:

(1) Give instructions to a jury then deliberating on its verdict.

(2) Receive a verdict or discharge a jury.

(3) Exercise the powers of a magistrate in a criminal proceeding.

(4) Perform other acts as provided by law.

83 Acts, ch 186, §1602, 10201
Iowa Code § 15E.139 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.139
Section 15E.139
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 126, §114.
Iowa Code § 252K.304 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.304
Duties of initiating tribunal.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of a petition or comparable pleading authorized by this chapter, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition or comparable pleading and its accompanying documents:

(1) (a) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state.

(1) (b) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that receipt be acknowledged.

(2) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign currency under applicable official or market exchange rates as publicly reported, and provide any other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.

97 Acts, ch 175, §137; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §20
Iowa Code § 602.6307 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.6307
Appointment of district associate judge in lieu of full-time associate juvenile judge.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief judge of a judicial district may designate by order of substitution that a district associate judge be appointed pursuant to this section in lieu of a full-time associate juvenile judge appointed under section 602.7103B, subject to the following limitations:

(1) (a) An existing full-time juvenile court judgeship has become vacant or is anticipated to become vacant within one hundred twenty days of an order of substitution.

(1) (b) The supreme court approves the substitution upon a determination that the substitution will provide a more timely and efficient performance of judicial business within that judicial election district without diminishing the efficiency and performance of the juvenile court.

(2) If a district associate judge is substituted for a full-time associate juvenile judge pursuant to this section, the judicial district shall make every effort to grant the juvenile court docket priority over other dockets including granting the highest scheduling priority to juvenile court proceedings involving child custody, termination of parental rights, and child in need of assistance cases.

(3) If the chief judge determines the substitution order is no longer desirable, then the order shall be terminated. However, a reversion pursuant to this subsection, irrespective of cause, shall not take effect until the substitute district associate judge fails to be retained in office at a judicial election or otherwise leaves office, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, and the office becomes vacant.

2006 Acts, ch 1060, §3
Iowa Code § 804.7B — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.7B
Arrests by out-of-state peace officers.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “out-of-state peace officer” means a person employed full time as a peace officer by a state other than Iowa or a political subdivision of a state other than Iowa who is empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant under the laws of that jurisdiction, who is authorized to carry a firearm in the performance of the person’s duties, and who is certified or licensed as a regular peace officer in the jurisdiction in which the person’s employing agency or appointing authority is located. Notwithstanding section 804.7A, for purposes of this section “out-of-state peace officer” also means a person employed full time by the United States government who is empowered to effect an arrest with or without a warrant for a violation of the United States Code and who is authorized to carry a firearm in the performance of the person’s duties as a federal law enforcement officer.

(2) (a) An out-of-state peace officer may make arrests and conduct other law enforcement activities in this state pursuant to an agreement entered into under chapter 28E by the peace officer’s employing agency or appointing authority and the state of Iowa or a political subdivision of the state of Iowa. Any arrests made or activities conducted by an out-of-state peace officer shall be in accordance with any conditions and specifications contained in the agreement and shall be in accordance with Iowa law. An out-of-state peace officer who makes an arrest or conducts an activity in this state shall immediately contact and cooperate with a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the area in which the activities have occurred. An out-of-state peace officer who acts in accordance with an agreement entered into pursuant to this section and Iowa law has the same immunity from suit in this state as a peace officer, as defined in section 801.4.

(2) (b) Out-of-state peace officers making arrests or conducting law enforcement activities in this state pursuant to a chapter 28E agreement are not employees or agents of the state of Iowa or any political subdivision of the state of Iowa. To the extent permitted by law, the employing agency or appointing agency of the out-of-state peace officer and the out-of-state peace officer are liable for any acts or omissions which arise out of the arrests or law enforcement activities of the out-of-state peace officer.

(2) (c) Agreements made under this section shall not exceed any jurisdictional limitations to which the state or the political subdivision of this state are subject. Agreements made under this section shall not permit out-of-state peace officers to perform regularly scheduled or routine patrol functions. This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of an employing agency or appointing authority to restrict the exercise of power or authority of peace officers who are employed by or are the agents of the agency or authority.

98 Acts, ch 1140, §1
Iowa Code § 479A.27 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479A / Section 479A.27
Section 479A.27
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 32, §3.
Iowa Code § 452A.19 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.19
Revocation of refund permit.
Status: in_force

(1) Any refund permit issued under this chapter may be revoked by the department for any of the following violations, but only after the holder of the permit has been given reasonable notice of the intention to revoke the permit and reasonable opportunity to be heard:

(1) (a) Using in support of a refund claim a false or altered invoice.

(1) (b) Making a false statement in a claim for refund or in response to an investigation by the department of a claim for refund.

(1) (c) Refusal to submit the holder’s books and records for examination by the department.

(2) A person whose refund permit is revoked for cause may not obtain another refund permit for a period of one year after the revocation. A refund permit under which a refund is not claimed for a period of three years or a refund permit whose holder has moved from the county in which the holder resided at the time of application for the permit is invalid subject to reinstatement or issuance of a new permit upon application as provided in section 452A.18.

[C27, 31, §5093-a4, -a6, -a7, -a8; C35, §5093-f22, -f31; C39, §5093.22, 5093.31; C46, 50, 54, §324.43, 324.58, 324.59; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.19]86 Acts, ch 1241, §7C93, §452A.192002 Acts, ch 1150, §19; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §143
Iowa Code § 46.13 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 46 / Section 46.13
Notice of meetings and application process.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor or chairperson of each judicial nominating commission shall give the members of the commission at least five days’ written notice by mail or electronic mail of the time and place of every meeting, except as to members who execute written waivers of notice at or before the meeting or unless the commission at its next previous meeting designated the time and place of the meeting.

(2) Each commission, with the technical support of the judicial branch, shall publish all of the following on the judicial branch internet site:

(2) (a) Notice that the commission is accepting applications for judge or justice along with a copy of the application form at least two weeks before applications are required to be submitted to the commission.

(2) (b) Copies of nonconfidential application materials submitted by applicants.

(2) (c) The schedule of applicant interviews before the commission.

(2) (d) The list of nominees submitted by the commission to the governor and the chief justice.

(3) Commissioners shall be permitted to conduct individual interviews with applicants in advance of the commission’s meetings to choose the nominees.

(4) The state judicial nominating commission shall adopt uniform rules for the state and district judicial nominating commissions that shall be consistent with this chapter and shall provide for a uniform and fair process for the commissions to consider applicants and select nominees. The state judicial nominating commission shall provide for a public comment period of at least thirty days on its proposed uniform rules prior to adopting the rules and shall adopt the rules on or before November 8, 2019. Such rules shall be made publicly available on the judicial branch internet site.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §46.13]2019 Acts, ch 89, §58, 60
Iowa Code § 357A.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357A / Section 357A.3
Hearing after filing with auditor.
Status: in_force

When a petition for incorporation and organization of a district is filed with the auditor, the auditor shall so inform the supervisors who shall fix a time for a hearing thereon, not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days after the filing of the petition. The auditor shall prepare a notice as hereinafter required, which shall at least seven days before the date fixed for the hearing on the petition:

(1) Be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area to be incorporated.

(2) Be transmitted, together with a copy of the original petition, to the supervisors.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357A.3]91 Acts, ch 134, §4
Iowa Code § 537.1102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.1102
Purposes — rules of construction.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies.

(2) The underlying purposes and policies of this chapter are to:

(2) (a) Simplify, clarify and modernize the law governing retail installment sales and other consumer credit.

(2) (b) Provide rate ceilings for certain creditors in order to assure an adequate supply of credit to consumers.

(2) (c) Further consumer understanding of the terms of credit transactions and foster competition among suppliers of consumer credit so that consumers may obtain credit at reasonable cost.

(2) (d) Protect consumers against unfair practices by some suppliers, solicitors or collectors of consumer credit, having due regard for the interests of legitimate and scrupulous creditors.

(2) (e) Permit and encourage the development of fair and economically sound consumer credit practices.

(2) (f) Conform the regulation of disclosure in consumer credit transactions to the Truth in Lending Act.

(2) (g) Make the law, including administrative rules, more uniform among the various jurisdictions.

(3) A reference to a requirement imposed by this chapter includes reference to a related rule of the administrator adopted pursuant to this chapter.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.1102]
Iowa Code § 486A.403 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 486A / Section 486A.403
Partner’s rights and duties with respect to information.
Status: in_force

(1) A partnership shall keep its books and records, if any, at its chief executive office.

(2) A partnership shall provide partners and their agents and attorneys access to its books and records. It shall provide former partners and their agents and attorneys access to books and records pertaining to the period during which the former partners were partners. The right of access provides the opportunity to inspect and copy books and records during ordinary business hours. A partnership may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of documents furnished.

(3) Each partner and the partnership shall furnish to a partner, and to the legal representative of a deceased partner or partner under legal disability, all of the following:

(3) (a) Without demand, any information concerning the partnership’s business and affairs reasonably required for the proper exercise of the partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this chapter.

(3) (b) On demand, any other information concerning the partnership’s business and affairs, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.

98 Acts, ch 1201, §22, 79, 82
Iowa Code § 358.32 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358 / Section 358.32
Jurisdiction by board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of the county in which the sanitary district or a major portion of it is located shall have jurisdiction of the proceedings on the petition, and the decision of a majority of the members of the board shall be necessary for approval of the petition for conveyance and discontinuance. Orders of the board made under this section shall be spread upon the records of the proceedings of the board of supervisors, and shall be filed with the county recorder but need not be published under section 349.16.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §358.26; S81, §358.32]
Iowa Code § 152.3 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152 / Section 152.3
Director’s duties.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §66.
Iowa Code § 282.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 282 / Section 282.4
Suspension — expulsion.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may, by a majority vote, expel any student from school for a violation of the regulations or rules established by the board, or when the presence of the student is detrimental to the best interests of the school. The board may confer upon any teacher, principal, or superintendent the power temporarily to suspend a student, notice of the suspension being at once given in writing to the president of the board.

(2) A student who commits an assault, as defined under section 708.1, against a school employee in a school building, on school grounds, or at a school-sponsored function shall be suspended for a time to be determined by the principal. Notice of the suspension shall be immediately sent to the president of the board. By special meeting or at the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the board shall review the suspension and decide whether to hold a disciplinary hearing to determine whether or not to order further sanctions against the student, which may include expelling the student. In making its decision, the board shall consider the best interests of the school district, which shall include what is best to protect and ensure the safety of the school employees and students from the student committing the assault.

(3) A student shall not be suspended or expelled pursuant to this section if the suspension or expulsion would violate the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(4) Notwithstanding section 282.6, if a student has been expelled or suspended from school and has not met the conditions of the expulsion or suspension, the student shall not be permitted to enroll in a school district until the board of directors of the school district approves, by a majority vote, the enrollment of the student.

[C73, §1735, 1756; C97, §2782; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4271; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §282.4]89 Acts, ch 210, §10; 94 Acts, ch 1131, §7; 94 Acts, ch 1199, §66; 95 Acts, ch 218, §27; 96 Acts, ch 1215, §51; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §71
Iowa Code § 303.3A — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 303 / Section 303.3A
Arts and cultural conferences and caucuses.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §15.437; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2125.
Iowa Code § 723A.2 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 723A / Section 723A.2
Criminal gang participation.
Status: in_force

A person who actively participates in or is a member of a criminal street gang and who willfully aids and abets any criminal act committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang, commits a class “D” felony.

90 Acts, ch 1251, §58
Iowa Code § 216A.75 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.75
Commission powers and duties.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §451.
Iowa Code § 9B.23 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.23
Grounds to deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or condition commission of notary public.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of state may deny, refuse to renew, revoke, suspend, or impose a condition on a commission as notary public for any act or omission that demonstrates the individual lacks the honesty, integrity, competence, or reliability to act as a notary public, including any of the following acts or omissions:

(1) (a) A failure to comply with this chapter.

(1) (b) A fraudulent, dishonest, or deceitful misstatement or omission in the application for a commission as a notary public submitted to the secretary of state.

(1) (c) A conviction of the applicant or notary public of any felony or a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, or deceit.

(1) (d) A finding against, or admission of liability by, the applicant or notary public in any legal proceeding or disciplinary action based on the applicant’s or notary public’s fraud, dishonesty, or deceit.

(1) (e) A failure by the notary public to discharge any duty required of a notary public, whether by this chapter, rules adopted by the secretary of state, or any federal or state law.

(1) (f) The use of false or misleading advertising or representation by the notary public representing that the notary public has a duty, right, or privilege that the notary public does not have.

(1) (g) A violation by the notary public of a rule adopted by the secretary of state regarding a notary public.

(1) (h) A denial, refusal to renew, revocation, suspension, or conditioning of a notary public commission in another state.

(2) If the secretary of state denies, refuses to renew, revokes, suspends, or imposes conditions on a commission as a notary public, the applicant or notary public is entitled to timely notice and hearing in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of state.

(3) The authority of the secretary of state to deny, refuse to renew, suspend, revoke, or impose conditions on a commission as a notary public does not prevent either the secretary of state or a person aggrieved by a notary public from seeking and obtaining other criminal or civil remedies provided by law.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §22, 60
Iowa Code § 368.4 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 368 / Section 368.4
Annexing moratorium.
Status: in_force

A city, following notice and hearing, may by resolution agree with another city or cities to refrain from annexing specifically described territory for a period not to exceed ten years and, following notice and hearing, may by resolution extend the agreement for subsequent periods not to exceed ten years each. Notice of a hearing shall be served by regular mail at least thirty days before the hearing on the city development board and on the board of supervisors of the county in which the territory is located and shall be published in an official county newspaper in each county containing a city conducting a hearing regarding the agreement, in an official county newspaper in any county within two miles of any such city, and in an official newspaper of each city conducting a hearing regarding the agreement. The notice shall include the time and place of the hearing, describe the territory subject to the proposed agreement, and the general terms of the agreement. After passage of a resolution by the cities approving the agreements, a copy of the agreement and a copy of any resolution extending an agreement shall be filed with the city development board within ten days of enactment. If such an agreement is in force, the board shall dismiss a petition or plan which violates the terms of the agreement.

[C66, 71, 73, §362.26(7, 8); C75, 77, 79, 81, §368.4]2002 Acts, ch 1132, §4, 11; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §31; 2003 Acts, ch 148, §2, 9; 2004 Acts, ch 1101, §42
Iowa Code § 6B.1A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6B / Section 6B.1A
Procedure provided.
Status: in_force

The procedure for the condemnation of private property for works of internal improvement, and for other public projects, uses, or purposes, unless and except as otherwise provided by law, shall be in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. This chapter shall not apply to the dedication of property to an acquiring agency or to the voluntary negotiation and purchase of property by an acquiring agency.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7822; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §472.1]C93, §6B.12000 Acts, ch 1179, §1, 30C2001, §6B.1A
Iowa Code § 668.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 668 / Section 668.7
Effect of release.
Status: in_force

A release, covenant not to sue, or similar agreement entered into by a claimant and a person liable discharges that person from all liability for contribution, but it does not discharge any other persons liable upon the same claim unless it so provides. However, the claim of the releasing person against other persons is reduced by the amount of the released person’s equitable share of the obligation, as determined in section 668.3, subsection 4.

84 Acts, ch 1293, §7
Iowa Code § 206.25 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 206 / Section 206.25
Pesticide containers disposal.
Status: in_force

The department of agriculture and land stewardship, in cooperation with the department of natural resources, shall develop a program for handling used pesticide containers which reflects the state solid waste management policy.

87 Acts, ch 225, §227; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §37
Iowa Code § 37.25 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 37 / Section 37.25
Accumulations.
Status: in_force

All interest accumulations shall become part of the principal fund and all uninvested funds shall be kept on deposit with the county treasurer.

[C31, 35, §502-c4; C39, §502.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.25]
Iowa Code § 578A.8 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 578A / Section 578A.8
Exclusive care, custody, and control of personal property vested in occupant.
Status: in_force

Unless the rental agreement specifically provides otherwise and until a lien sale under section 578A.7, the exclusive care, custody, and control of all personal property stored in a leased space remains vested in the occupant.

2019 Acts, ch 50, §8