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Iowa Code § 562A.15 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562A / Section 562A.15
Landlord to maintain fit premises.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The landlord shall:

(1) (a) Comply with the requirements of applicable building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety.

(1) (a) Make all repairs and do whatever is necessary to put and keep the premises in a fit and habitable condition.

(1) (a) Keep all common areas of the premises in a clean and safe condition. The landlord shall not be liable for any injury caused by any objects or materials which belong to or which have been placed by a tenant in the common areas of the premises used by the tenant.

(1) (a) Maintain in good and safe working order and condition all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and other facilities and appliances, including elevators, supplied or required to be supplied by the landlord.

(1) (a) Provide and maintain appropriate receptacles and conveniences, accessible to all tenants, for the central collection and removal of ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste incidental to the occupancy of the dwelling unit and arrange for their removal.

(1) (a) Supply running water and reasonable amounts of hot water at all times and reasonable heat, except where the building that includes the dwelling unit is not required by law to be equipped for that purpose, or the dwelling unit is so constructed that heat or hot water is generated by an installation within the exclusive control of the tenant and supplied by a direct public utility connection.

(1) (b) If the duty imposed by paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), is greater than a duty imposed by another subparagraph of paragraph “a”, the landlord’s duty shall be determined by reference to paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1).

(2) The landlord and tenant of a single family residence may agree in writing that the tenant perform the landlord’s duties specified in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraphs (5) and (6), and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith.

(3) The landlord and tenant of a dwelling unit other than a single family residence may agree that the tenant is to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, or remodeling only:

(3) (a) If the agreement of the parties is entered into in good faith and is set forth in a separate writing signed by the parties and supported by adequate consideration;

(3) (b) If the agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to other tenants in the premises.

(4) The landlord shall not treat performance of the separate agreement described in subsection 3 as a condition to an obligation or performance of a rental agreement.

[C79, 81, §562A.15]2013 Acts, ch 30, §177
Iowa Code § 144.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144 / Section 144.5
Duties of state registrar.
Status: in_force

The state registrar shall do all of the following:

(1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued under this chapter, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the statewide system of vital statistics.

(2) Direct and supervise the statewide system of vital statistics and be custodian of its records.

(3) Direct, supervise, and control the activities of clerks of the district court and county recorders related to the operation of the vital statistics system and provide county registrars with necessary postage.

(4) Prescribe, print, and distribute the forms required by this chapter and prescribe any other means for transmission of data, as necessary to accomplish complete, accurate reporting.

(5) Prepare and publish annual reports of vital statistics of this state and other reports as may be required.

(6) Delegate functions and duties vested in the state registrar to officers, to employees of the department, to the clerks of the district court, and to the county registrars as the state registrar deems necessary or expedient.

(7) Provide, by rules, for appropriate morbidity reporting.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2393; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.5; 81 Acts, ch 64, §1]88 Acts, ch 1158, §33; 95 Acts, ch 124, §1, 2, 26; 97 Acts, ch 159, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §72; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §249; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §24
Iowa Code § 597.19 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 597 / Section 597.19
Spouse not liable for torts of other spouse.
Status: in_force

For civil injuries committed by a married person, damages may be recovered from the person alone, and the partner shall not be liable therefor, except in cases where the partner would be jointly liable if the marriage did not exist.

[C73, §2205; C97, §3156; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10467; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.19]
Iowa Code § 468.520 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.520
Division of districts under trustees.
Status: in_force

When a trustee is to be elected, it shall be for a specified election district within the district.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7694; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §462.21]83 Acts, ch 101, §100; 89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.520
Iowa Code § 501A.708 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.708
Action of board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2, the board shall only take action at a duly held meeting by the affirmative vote of any of the following:

(1) (a) A majority of directors present at the meeting.

(1) (b) A majority of the directors’ voting power present at the meeting.

(2) The articles or bylaws may require the affirmative vote of a larger vote than provided in subsection 1. If the articles or bylaws require a larger vote than is required by this chapter for a particular action, the articles or bylaws control.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §42
Iowa Code § 515E.14 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515E / Section 515E.14
Rules.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may establish and from time to time amend rules relating to risk retention groups as necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

88 Acts, ch 1111, §15
Iowa Code § 427.9 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 427 / Section 427.9
Suspension of taxes, assessments, and rates or charges, including interest, fees, and costs.
Status: in_force

If a person is a recipient of federal supplementary security income or state supplementary assistance, as defined in section 249.1, or is a resident of a health care facility, as defined by section 135C.1, which is receiving payment from the department of health and human services for the person’s care, the person shall be deemed to be unable to contribute to the public revenue. The director of health and human services shall notify a person receiving such assistance of the tax suspension provision and shall provide the person with evidence to present to the appropriate county board of supervisors which shows the person’s eligibility for tax suspension on parcels owned, possessed, or upon which the person is paying taxes as a purchaser under contract. The board of supervisors so notified, without the filing of a petition and statement as specified in section 427.8, shall order the county treasurer to suspend the collection of all the taxes, special assessments, and rates or charges, including interest, fees, and costs, assessed against the parcels and remaining unpaid by the person or contractually payable by the person, for such time as the person remains the owner or contractually prospective owner of the parcels, and during the period the person receives assistance as described in this section. The county board of supervisors shall annually send to the department of health and human services the names and social security numbers of persons receiving a tax suspension pursuant to this section. The department shall verify the continued eligibility for tax suspension of each name on the list and shall return the list to the board of supervisors. The director of health and human services shall advise the person that the person may apply for an additional property tax credit pursuant to sections 425.16 through 425.37 which shall be credited against the amount of the taxes suspended.

[C35, §6950-g1; C39, §6950.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §427.9]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 88 Acts, ch 1031, §2; 91 Acts, ch 191, §21; 92 Acts, ch 1016, §15; 95 Acts, ch 151, §1; 97 Acts, ch 121, §14; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §128; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1152
Iowa Code § 104A.7 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.7
Section 104A.7
Status: repealed

Repealed by 93 Acts, ch 95, §8.See §104A.6.
Iowa Code § 273.6 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 273 / Section 273.6
Media centers.
Status: in_force

(1) The media centers required under section 273.2 shall contain:

(1) (a) A materials lending library, consisting of print and nonprint materials.

(1) (b) A professional library.

(1) (c) A curriculum laboratory, including textbooks and correlated print and audiovisual materials.

(1) (d) Capability for production of media-oriented instructional materials.

(1) (e) Qualified media personnel.

(1) (f) Appropriate physical facilities.

(1) (g) Other materials and equipment deemed necessary by the department.

(2) Program plans submitted by the area education agency to the department of education for approval by the state board of media centers under this subsection shall include all of the following:

(2) (a) Evidence that the services proposed are based upon an analysis of the needs of the local school districts in the area.

(2) (b) Description of the manner in which the services of the area education agency media center will be coordinated with other agencies and programs providing educational media.

(2) (c) Description of the means for delivery of circulation materials.

(2) (d) Evidence that the media center fulfills the requirements of subsection 1.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §273.6]
Iowa Code § 232D.301 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232D / Section 232D.301
Petition.
Status: in_force

(1) Proceedings for guardianship pursuant to this chapter may be initiated by the filing of a petition by any person with an interest in the welfare of the minor.

(2) The petition shall list, to the extent known, all of the following:

(2) (a) The name, age, and address of the minor who is the subject of the petition.

(2) (b) The name and address of the petitioner and the petitioner’s relationship to the minor.

(2) (c) If the petitioner is not the proposed guardian, the name and address of the proposed guardian and the reason the proposed guardian should be selected.

(2) (d) The name and address, to the extent known and ascertainable, of the following:

(2) (d) Any living parents of the minor.

(2) (d) Any legal custodian of the minor.

(2) (d) Any adult who has had the primary care of the minor or with whom the minor has lived for at least six months prior to the filing of the petition.

(3) The petition shall contain a concise statement of the factual basis for the petition.

(4) The petition shall state whether a limited guardianship is appropriate, and whether a conservatorship for the minor is already in existence.

(5) Any additional information, to the extent known and reasonably ascertainable, required by section 598B.209 shall be included in an affidavit attached to the petition.

(6) The petition may request that a temporary guardian for a minor may be appointed. Such a petition shall specify the duration of the requested temporary guardianship and the reason for a temporary guardianship.

2019 Acts, ch 56, §11, 44, 45; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §2
Iowa Code § 481A.87 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.87
Open seasons — exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided, a person shall not take, capture, kill, or have in possession a fur-bearing animal or any of its parts at any time except during the open season as set by the commission.

(2) A person may shoot, trap, or ensnare a fur-bearing animal when the killing, trapping, or ensnaring is for the protection of a person or public or private property with the prior permission of a duly appointed representative of the commission. If prior permission is impractical or impossible to obtain and the fur-bearing animal represents a threat to a person, domestic animal, or private property, the fur-bearing animal may be taken without prior permission.

(3) Prior permission is not required for an owner or tenant of agricultural property or an associated residence located outside the corporate limits of a city to take, capture using a cage trap or dog-proof trap, shoot, or temporarily possess, for the purpose of destroying or disposing of, a raccoon, opossum, or skunk on the property if the owner or tenant in good faith deems the animal to be a nuisance. This subsection does not apply to animals listed pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act or listed as endangered by the commission pursuant to section 481B.3.

(4) All fur-bearing animals and all parts thereof taken as provided in subsection 2 or 3 shall be disposed of on the site or shall be relinquished to a representative of the commission.

[C97, §2553; SS15, §2553; C24, §1766; C27, 31, §1766, 1766-a1; C39, §1794.049; C46, §109.87, 109.93; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.87]88 Acts, ch 1216, §31C93, §481A.8794 Acts, ch 1148, §22023 Acts, ch 38, §1
Iowa Code § 279.19 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.19
Probationary period.
Status: in_force

(1) The first three consecutive years of employment of a teacher in the same school district are a probationary period. However, if the teacher has successfully completed a probationary period of employment for another school district located in Iowa, the probationary period in the current district of employment shall not exceed two years. A board of directors may waive the probationary period for any teacher who previously has served a probationary period in another school district and the board may extend the probationary period for an additional year with the consent of the teacher.

(2) In the case of the termination of a probationary teacher’s contract, the contract may be terminated by the board of directors effective at the end of a school year without cause. The superintendent or the superintendent’s designee shall notify the teacher not later than April 30 that the board has voted to terminate the contract effective at the end of the school year. The notice shall be in writing by letter, personally delivered, or mailed by certified mail. The notification shall be complete when received by the teacher. Within ten days after receiving the notice, the teacher may request a private conference with the school board to discuss the reasons for termination. The provisions of sections 279.15 and 279.16 shall not apply to such a termination.

(3) The board’s decision shall be final and binding unless the termination was based upon an alleged violation of a constitutionally guaranteed right of the teacher.

[C77, 79, 81, §279.19]98 Acts, ch 1215, §43; 98 Acts, ch 1216, §26, 41; 2001 Acts, ch 161, §18; 2002 Acts, ch 1152, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 2, §35, 48, 49; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §41
Iowa Code § 232.166 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.166
Statutes not affected.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in sections 232.158 through 232.165 shall be deemed to affect or modify the other provisions of this chapter or of chapter 600.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.41]85 Acts, ch 173, §30CS85, §232.1662020 Acts, ch 1063, §91
Iowa Code § 725.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 725 / Section 725.1
Prostitution.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

(1) (b) If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, the county attorney may elect, in lieu of filing a petition alleging that the person has committed a delinquent act, to refer that person to the department of health and human services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that the person is a child in need of assistance.

(1) (c) If the person who sells or offers for sale the person’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, upon the expiration of two years following the person’s conviction for a violation of paragraph “a” or of a similar local ordinance, the person may petition the court to expunge the conviction, and if the person has had no other criminal convictions, other than local traffic violations or simple misdemeanor violations of chapter 321 during the two-year period, the conviction shall be expunged as a matter of law. The court shall enter an order that the record of the conviction be expunged by the clerk of the district court. Notwithstanding section 692.2, after receipt of notice from the clerk of the district court that a record of conviction for a violation of paragraph “a” has been expunged, the record of conviction shall be removed from the criminal history data files maintained by the department of public safety.

(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph “b”, a person who purchases or offers to purchase another person’s services as a partner in a sex act commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

(2) (b) A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act from a person who is under the age of eighteen, or who is reasonably believed to be under the age of eighteen including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of eighteen, commits a class “D” felony.

[C97, §4943; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §724.1; C79, 81, §725.1]2014 Acts, ch 1097, §6; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §195; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1307; 2025 Acts, ch 97, §3
Iowa Code § 504.1402 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1402
Dissolution by directors, members, and third persons.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless this chapter, the articles, bylaws, or the board of directors or members acting pursuant to subsection 3 require a greater vote or voting by class or the articles or bylaws impose other requirements, dissolution is authorized if it is approved by all of the following:

(1) (a) The board.

(1) (b) The members, if any, by two-thirds of the votes cast or a majority of the voting power, whichever is less.

(1) (c) In writing by any person or persons whose approval is required by a provision of the articles authorized by section 504.1031 for an amendment to the articles or bylaws.

(2) If the corporation does not have members, dissolution must be approved by a vote of a majority of the directors in office at the time the transaction is approved. In addition, the corporation shall provide notice of any directors’ meeting at which such approval is to be obtained in accordance with section 504.823, subsection 3. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolution of the corporation and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.

(3) The board may condition its submission of the proposed dissolution, and the members may condition their approval of the dissolution, on receipt of a higher percentage of affirmative votes or on any other basis.

(4) If the board seeks to have dissolution approved by the members at a membership meeting, the corporation shall give notice to its members of the proposed membership meeting in accordance with section 504.705. The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider dissolving the corporation and must contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.

(5) If the board seeks to have the dissolution approved by the members by written consent or written ballot, the material soliciting the approval shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the plan of dissolution.

(6) The plan of dissolution shall indicate to whom the assets owned or held by the corporation will be distributed after all creditors have been paid.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §138, 192
Iowa Code § 16.154 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.154
Eligible entities agreements required.
Status: in_force

(1) An eligible entity may apply to the authority for financial assistance under the program by submitting a plan on an application form as required by the authority. To be approved for an award of financial assistance, the plan must meet all of the following requirements:

(1) (a) The plan proposes one or more projects that improve water quality in the local area or watershed. Projects shall use practices identified in the Iowa nutrient reduction strategy.

(1) (b) The plan describes the manner in which the projects will be financed and undertaken, including, as applicable, the sources of revenue directed to financing the improvements as well as the eligible entities that will be receiving the revenues and how such revenues will be spent on the projects.

(2) The authority shall review and approve or deny applications for financial assistance. The provision of financial assistance under the program shall take into account, as applicable, the number of municipalities, landowners, public utilities, specified industries, rural water districts, or rural water associations comprising an eligible entity and the eligible entity’s financing capacity. The authority shall score applications for financial assistance according to rules adopted pursuant to this part. The authority shall only provide financial assistance to eligible entities that have sufficient financing capacity and that submit an appropriate plan designed to improve water quality.

(3) If an application by an eligible entity is approved, the eligible entity may enter into an agreement with the authority for the provision of financial assistance. The agreement shall include standard terms for the receipt of program moneys and any other terms the authority deems necessary or convenient for the efficient administration of the program.

2018 Acts, ch 1001, §9; 2018 Acts, ch 1152, §7, 8; 2019 Acts, ch 59, §13, 14; 2024 Acts, ch 1022, §4
Iowa Code § 309.40A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.40A
Emergency highway and bridge projects.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 309.40, a county may contract for the emergency repair, restoration, or reconstruction of a highway or bridge under the county’s jurisdiction without advertising for bids if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The emergency was caused by an unforeseen event causing the failure of a highway, bridge, or other highway structure so that the highway is unserviceable, or where immediate action is necessary to prevent further damage or loss.

(2) The county solicits written bids from three or more contractors engaged in the type of work needed.

(3) The necessary work can be done for less than one hundred thousand dollars.

(4) If possible, the county notifies the appropriate Iowa highway contractors’ associations of the proposed work.

2001 Acts, ch 32, §3
Iowa Code § 274.7 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 274 / Section 274.7
Directors.
Status: in_force

The affairs of each school corporation shall be conducted by a board of directors, the members of which in all community or independent school districts shall be chosen for a term of four years.

[C97, §2745; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4125; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §274.7]2008 Acts, ch 1115, §10, 21
Iowa Code § 624.19 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 624 / Section 624.19
Court acting as jury.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter relative to juries are intended to be applied to the court when acting as a jury on the trial of a cause, so far as they are applicable and not incompatible with other provisions herein contained.

[C51, §1823; R60, §3145; C73, §2863; C97, §3783; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11581; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.19]