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Iowa Code § 684.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 684 / Section 684.9
Extinguishment of claim for relief.
Status: in_force

A claim for relief with respect to a transfer or obligation under this chapter is extinguished unless action is brought as follows:

(1) Under section 684.4, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, not later than four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred or, if later, not later than one year after the transfer or obligation was or could reasonably have been discovered by the claimant.

(2) Under section 684.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, or section 684.5, subsection 1, not later than four years after the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred.

(3) Under section 684.5, subsection 2, not later than one year after the transfer was made.

94 Acts, ch 1121, §13; 2016 Acts, ch 1040, §9, 15
Iowa Code § 279.38 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.38
Membership in association of school boards audit.
Status: in_force

(1) Boards of directors of school corporations may pay, out of funds available to them, reasonable annual dues to the Iowa association of school boards. Each board that pays membership dues to the Iowa association of school boards shall annually report to the local community the amount the board pays in annual dues to the Iowa association of school boards, the amount of any fees paid and revenue or dividend payments received for services the board receives from the association or from any of the association’s affiliated for-profit entities, and the products or services the school district received inclusive with membership in the association.

(2) The financial condition and transactions of the Iowa association of school boards shall be audited as provided in section 11.6. In addition, annually the Iowa association of school boards shall publish and submit to the department of education a listing of the school districts and the annual dues paid by each, the total revenue the association receives from each school district resulting from the payment of membership fees and the sale of products and services to the school district by the association or its affiliated for-profit entities, and shall publish an accounting of all moneys expended for expenses incurred by and salaries paid to legislative representatives and lobbyists of the association. In addition, the association shall submit to the general assembly copies of all reports the association provides to the United States department of education relating to federal grants and grant amounts that the association or its affiliated for-profit entities administer or distribute to school districts. The Iowa association of school boards is subject to chapters 21 and 22 relating to open meetings and public records.

(3) Membership in such an Iowa association of school boards shall be limited to those duly elected members of the boards of directors of local school corporations.

[C71, 73, 75, §279.37; C77, 79, 81, §279.38]83 Acts, ch 185, §7, 62; 89 Acts, ch 264, §7; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §30; 2011 Acts, ch 75, §38; 2021 Acts, ch 25, §5
Iowa Code § 100C.5 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100C / Section 100C.5
Suspension and revocation.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall suspend or revoke the certificate of any contractor or installer who fails to maintain compliance with the conditions necessary to obtain a certificate. A certificate may also be suspended or revoked if any of the following occur:

(1) (a) The employment or relationship of a responsible managing employee with a contractor is terminated, unless the contractor has included a qualified alternate on the application or an application designating a new responsible managing employee is filed with the director within six months after the termination.

(1) (b) The contractor or installer fails to comply with any provision of this chapter.

(1) (c) The contractor or installer fails to comply with any other applicable codes and ordinances.

(2) If a certificate is suspended pursuant to this section, the certificate shall not be reinstated until the condition or conditions which led to the suspension have been corrected.

(3) The director shall adopt rules pursuant to section 100C.7 for the acceptance and processing of complaints against certificate holders, for procedures to suspend and revoke certificates, and for appeals of decisions to suspend or revoke certificates.

2004 Acts, ch 1125, §6, 17; 2007 Acts, ch 197, §7, 50; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1509
Iowa Code § 714H.6 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714H / Section 714H.6
Attorney general notification.
Status: in_force

(1) A party filing a petition, counterclaim, cross-petition, or pleading, or any count thereof, in intervention alleging a violation under this chapter, within seven days following the date of filing such pleading, shall provide a copy to the attorney general and, within seven days following entry of any final judgment in the action, shall provide a copy of the judgment to the attorney general.

(2) A party appealing to district court a small claims order or judgment involving an issue raised under this chapter, within seven days of providing notice of the appeal, shall notify the attorney general in writing and provide a copy of the pleading raising the issue and a copy of the small claims court order or judgment.

(3) A party appealing an order or judgment involving an issue raised under this chapter, within seven days following the date such notice of appeal is filed with the court, shall notify the attorney general in writing and provide a copy of the pleading raising the issue and a copy of the court order or judgment being appealed.

(4) Upon timely application to the court in which an action involving an issue raised under this chapter is pending, the attorney general may intervene as a party at any time or may be heard at any time. The attorney general’s failure to intervene shall not preclude the attorney general from bringing a separate enforcement action.

(5) All copies of pleadings, orders, judgments, and notices required by this section to be sent to the attorney general shall be sent by certified mail unless the attorney general has previously been provided such copies of pleadings, orders, judgments, or notices in the same action by certified mail, in which case subsequent mailings may be made by regular mail. Failure to provide the required mailings to the attorney general shall not be grounds for dismissal of an action under this chapter, but shall be grounds for a subsequent action by the attorney general to vacate or modify the judgment.

2009 Acts, ch 167, §6, 9
Iowa Code § 626.51 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.51
Failure to give notice effect.
Status: in_force

Failure to give notice of ownership or exemption shall not deprive the party of any other remedy.

[C97, §3991; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11699; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.51]2016 Acts, ch 1073, §166
Iowa Code § 218.5 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.5
Fire protection contracts.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into contracts with the governing body of any city or other municipal corporation for the protection from fire of any property under the department’s primary control, located in any municipal corporation or in territory contiguous to the municipal corporation, upon terms as may be agreed upon.

[C31, 35, §3290-d1; C39, §3290.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.5]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §52023 Acts, ch 19, §359
Iowa Code § 307A.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307A / Section 307A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Commission” means the state transportation commission of the state department of transportation.

(2) “Department” means the state department of transportation.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §307A.1]
Iowa Code § 358.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358 / Section 358.7
Election.
Status: in_force

(1) Each registered voter resident within such proposed sanitary district shall have the right to cast a ballot at such election and no person shall vote in any precinct but that of the person’s residence. Ballots at such election shall be in substantially the following form, to wit:For Sanitary DistrictAgainst Sanitary District

(2) The board of supervisors shall cause a statement of the result of such election to be spread upon the records of the county auditor. If a majority of the votes cast upon the question of incorporation of the proposed sanitary district shall be in favor of the proposed sanitary district, such proposed sanitary district shall thenceforth be deemed an organized sanitary district under this chapter and established as conducive to the public health, comfort, convenience, and welfare.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358.7]94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §146
Iowa Code § 521J.13 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521J / Section 521J.13
Legal investments.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Industrial insured captive companies and captive risk retention groups shall comply with investment requirements as established by the commissioner by rule. The commissioner may approve the use of alternative reliable methods of valuation and rating.

(1) (b) If a captive company’s admitted assets total less than five million dollars, the commissioner may approve an investment of up to twenty percent of the captive company’s admitted assets in rated credit instruments in any one investment that meets the requirements established by the commissioner by rule.

(2) A pure captive company, or a protected cell captive company, shall not be subject to any restrictions on allowable investments, except that the commissioner may prohibit or limit any investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of the pure captive company.

(3) Any captive company may make loans to any of the captive company’s affiliates with prior written approval of the commissioner, and each loan must be evidenced by a note in a form as approved by the commissioner by rule. Loans made from minimum capital and surplus funds required by section 521J.4 shall be prohibited.

2023 Acts, ch 107, §16
Iowa Code § 261K.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261K / Section 261K.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Accrediting agency” means an entity that provides accreditation of public institutions of higher education and that is not a government agency.

(2) “Public institution of higher education” means an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents or a community college.

2025 Acts, ch 62, §6, 9
Iowa Code § 105.7 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 105 / Section 105.7
Section 105.7
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2009 Acts, ch 151, §32.
Iowa Code § 670.4A — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 670 / Section 670.4A
Qualified immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an employee or officer subject to a claim brought under this chapter shall not be liable for monetary damages if any of the following apply:

(1) (a) The right, privilege, or immunity secured by law was not clearly established at the time of the alleged deprivation, or at the time of the alleged deprivation the state of the law was not sufficiently clear that every reasonable employee would have understood that the conduct alleged constituted a violation of law.

(1) (b) A court of competent jurisdiction has issued a final decision on the merits holding, without reversal, vacatur, or preemption, that the specific conduct alleged to be unlawful was consistent with the law.

(2) A municipality shall not be liable for any claim brought under this chapter where the employee or officer was determined to be protected by qualified immunity under subsection 1.

(3) A plaintiff who brings a claim under this chapter alleging a violation of the law must state with particularity the circumstances constituting the violation and that the law was clearly established at the time of the alleged violation. Failure to plead a plausible violation or failure to plead that the law was clearly established at the time of the alleged violation shall result in dismissal with prejudice.

(4) Any decision by the district court denying qualified immunity shall be immediately appealable.

(5) This section shall apply in addition to any other statutory or common law immunity.

2021 Acts, ch 183, §14, 16
Iowa Code § 169C.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169C / Section 169C.3
Notice to livestock owner.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) If livestock trespasses upon a landowner’s land or the landowner takes custody of the livestock, the landowner shall deliver notice of the trespass or custody to the livestock owner within forty-eight hours following discovery of the trespass or taking custody of livestock which has not trespassed. If a local authority takes custody of the livestock, the local authority shall deliver notice of the custody to the livestock owner within forty-eight hours after taking custody of the livestock. The forty-eight-hour period shall exclude any time that falls on a Sunday or a holiday recognized by the state or the United States. The notice shall be made in writing and delivered by certified mail or personal service to the last known mailing address of the livestock owner.

(1) (b) If the aggrieved party does not know the name and address of the livestock owner, the aggrieved party shall make reasonable efforts to determine the identity of the livestock owner. The reasonable efforts shall include obtaining the name and address of the owner of the brand appearing on the livestock from the department of agriculture and land stewardship under chapter 169A. If the name and address of the livestock owner cannot be determined, the aggrieved party shall publish the notice as soon as possible at least once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the livestock is located.

(2) A notice required under this section shall at least provide all of the following:

(2) (a) The name and address of the landowner or local authority.

(2) (b) A description of the livestock and where it trespassed or strayed.

(2) (c) An estimate of the amount of the livestock owner’s liability.

97 Acts, ch 57, §3
Iowa Code § 28J.15 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.15
Limitation on certain powers of political subdivisions.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision creating or participating in the creation of a port authority in accordance with section 28J.2 shall not, during the time the port authority is in existence, exercise the rights and powers provided in chapters 28A, 28K, and 384 relating to the political subdivision’s authority over a port, wharf, dock, harbor or other facility substantially similar to that political subdivision’s authority under a port authority granted under this chapter.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §103
Iowa Code § 515F.37 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.37
Rules.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.

2003 Acts, ch 119, §8, 11; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 167.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 167 / Section 167.1
Scope.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to licensed slaughterhouses, or to the disposal, by licensed slaughterhouses, of the bodies of animals, or any part thereof, slaughtered for human food.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2744; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.1]
Iowa Code § 226.8 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 226 / Section 226.8
Persons with diagnosis of intellectual disability admission or transfer to state mental health institute.
Status: in_force

(1) Admission or transfer pursuant to section 222.7 to a state mental health institute of a person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability, as defined in section 4.1, shall only occur under the following conditions:

(1) (a) If all of the following requirements are met:

(1) (a) The person has been determined by the state mental health institute to meet admission criteria for inpatient psychiatric care.

(1) (a) The state mental health institute has determined the person will benefit from psychiatric treatment or from some other specific program available at the state mental health institute.

(1) (a) There is sufficient capacity available at the state mental health institute to support the needs of the person.

(1) (b) If determined appropriate for the person at the sole discretion of the director or the director’s designee.

(2) Charges for the care of any person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability admitted to a state mental health institute shall be made by the institute in the manner provided by chapter 230, but the liability of any other person to the state for the cost of care of such person with a diagnosis of an intellectual disability shall be as prescribed by section 222.78.

[R60, §1468, 1491; C73, §1434; C97, §2298; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3490; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.8]96 Acts, ch 1129, §113; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §75; 2022 Acts, ch 1131, §59; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §476; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §68, 137
Iowa Code § 249A.20B — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.20B
Nursing facility quality assurance assessment.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2005 Acts, ch 167, §40, 41, 66.
Iowa Code § 553.14 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 553 / Section 553.14
Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person or a natural person having substantial control over an enterprise who knowingly and willfully engages in conduct prohibited by this chapter shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

(2) A person having substantial control over an enterprise who knowingly and willfully engages in bid rigging or price fixing involving a contract with the state or a governmental agency is guilty of a class “D” felony.

[C97, §5062; S13, §5062, 5067-c, 5077-a5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9908, 9918, 9926; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §553.3, 553.13, 553.21; C77, 79, 81, §553.14]84 Acts, ch 1143, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 364.15 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 364 / Section 364.15
Changing grade of streets.
Status: in_force

(1) If a city has established the grade of a street or alley, and any person has made improvements on lots abutting the street or alley according to the established grade, and afterward the grade is altered in a manner to damage, injure, or diminish the value of the improved property, the city shall pay to the owner of the property the amount of such damage or injury.

(2) If a city has opened a street or alley, and any person has made improvements on lots abutting the street or alley or uses such street or alley for ingress or egress, and afterward the street or alley is vacated causing damage or injury or loss of access, or diminishing the value of the improved property, the city shall pay to the owner of the property the amount of such damage or injury.

[C73, §469; C97, §785, 786; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5953, 5954; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §389.22, 389.23; C75, 77, 79, 81, §364.15]
Iowa Code § 536A.31 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536A / Section 536A.31
Applicability of Iowa consumer credit code.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of the Iowa consumer credit code, chapter 537, shall apply to a consumer loan in which the licensee participates or engages, and any violation of the said code shall be a violation of this chapter.

(2) Chapter 537, article 2, parts 3, 5, and 6, chapter 537, article 3, and sections 537.3203, 537.3206, 537.3209, 537.3210, 537.3304, 537.3305, and 537.3306 shall apply to any credit transaction, as defined in section 537.1301, in which a licensee participates or engages, and any violation of those parts or sections shall be violations of this chapter. For the purpose of applying the provisions of the Iowa consumer credit code, chapter 537, to those credit transactions, “consumer loan” shall include a loan for a business purpose.

(3) Except as provided in this subsection, the provisions of the Iowa consumer credit code, chapter 537, apply to loans regulated by this chapter and supersede conflicting provisions of this chapter. Section 537.2402, subsection 1, does not apply to loans regulated by this chapter.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §536A.31]84 Acts, ch 1205, §3; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2010 Acts, ch 1028, §13; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §134
Iowa Code § 331.388 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.388
Definitions.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §225C.55 through 225C.69; 2023 Acts, ch 140, §15.
Iowa Code § 97B.39 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.39
Rights not transferable or subject to legal process exceptions.
Status: in_force

The right of any person to any future payment under this chapter is not transferable or assignable, at law or in equity, and the moneys paid or payable or rights existing under this chapter are not subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law except for the purposes of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations or marital property orders, or for recovery of medical assistance payments pursuant to section 249A.53. For the purposes of enforcing child, spousal, or medical support obligations, the garnishment or attachment of or the execution against compensation due a person under this chapter shall not exceed the amount specified in 15 U.S.C. §1673(b). The system shall comply with the provisions of a marital property order requiring the selection of a particular benefit option, designated beneficiary, or contingent annuitant if the selection is otherwise authorized by this chapter and the member has not received payment of the member’s first retirement allowance. However, a marital property order shall not require the payment of benefits to an alternative payee prior to the member’s retirement, prior to the date the member elects to receive a lump sum distribution of accumulated contributions pursuant to section 97B.53, or in an amount that exceeds the benefits the member would otherwise be eligible to receive pursuant to this chapter.

[C46, 50, §97.43; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.39]89 Acts, ch 228, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1195, §501; 96 Acts, ch 1187, §10; 2001 Acts, ch 68, §21, 24; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2012 Acts, ch 1133, §93
Iowa Code § 476.62 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.62
Energy-efficient lighting required.
Status: in_force

All public utility-owned exterior flood lighting, including but not limited to street and security lighting, shall be replaced when worn-out exclusively with high pressure sodium lighting or lighting with equivalent or better energy efficiency as approved in rules adopted by the commission.

89 Acts, ch 297, §122024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 602.5101 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.5101
Court of appeals.
Status: in_force

The Iowa court of appeals is established as an intermediate court of appeals. The court of appeals is a court of record.

83 Acts, ch 186, §6101, 10201