FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Iowa Code § 520.9A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 520 / Section 520.9A
Solvency standard — transition.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding section 520.9, a reciprocal or interinsurance insurer authorized to transact business in this state prior to July 1, 1988, may continue in operation provided that the insurer contributes an additional ten percent of the previous year ending capital and surplus to capital and surplus each year. If an insurer fails to contribute the additional ten percent, the commissioner of insurance may revoke the insurer’s authorization to do business in this state. The insurance commissioner may waive this requirement for just cause shown.

88 Acts, ch 1111, §17
Iowa Code § 148E.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148E / Section 148E.2
License required — renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to obtain a license to practice acupuncture, an applicant shall present evidence to the board of all of the following:

(1) (a) Current active status as a diplomate in acupuncture of the national commission for the certification of acupuncturists.

(1) (b) Successful completion of a three-year postsecondary training program or acupuncture college program which is accredited by, in candidacy for accreditation by, or which meets the standards of the accreditation commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine.

(1) (c) Successful completion of a course in clean needle technique approved by the national certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, a license to practice acupuncture shall be granted by the board to a resident of this state who has successfully completed an acupuncture degree program approved by the board, or an apprenticeship or tutorial program approved by the board, on or before July 1, 2001.

(3) A license granted pursuant to this section shall be renewed every two years. Renewal shall require evidence of current active membership in the national commission for the certification of acupuncturists.

93 Acts, ch 86, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1053, §6; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §36
Iowa Code § 507C.40 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507C / Section 507C.40
Claims of other person.
Status: in_force

If a creditor, whose claim against an insurer is secured in whole or in part by the undertaking of another person, fails to prove and file that claim, then the other person may do so in the creditor’s name and shall be subrogated to the rights of the creditor, whether the claim has been filed by the creditor or by the other person in the creditor’s name to the extent that the other person discharges the undertaking. However, in the absence of an agreement with the creditor to the contrary, the other person is not entitled to any distribution until the amount paid to the creditor on the undertaking plus the distributions paid on the claim from the insurer’s estate to the creditor equal the amount of the entire claim of the creditor. An excess received by the creditor shall be held by the creditor in trust for the other person. As used in this section, “other person” is not intended to apply to a guaranty association or foreign guaranty association.

84 Acts, ch 1175, §40; 92 Acts, ch 1117, §28
Iowa Code § 216A.147 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.147
Additional authority.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §168, 170.
Iowa Code § 154E.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154E / Section 154E.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Board” means the board of sign language interpreters and transliterators established in chapter 147.

(2) “Consumer” means an individual utilizing interpreting services who uses spoken English, American sign language, or a manual form of English.

(3) “Department” means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

(4) “Interpreter training program” means a postsecondary education program training individuals to interpret or transliterate.

(5) “Interpreting” means facilitating communication between individuals who communicate via American sign language and individuals who communicate via spoken English.

(6) “Licensee” means any person licensed to practice interpreting or transliterating for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing individuals in the state of Iowa.

(7) “Transliterating” means facilitating communication between individuals who communicate via a manual form of English and individuals who communicate via spoken English.

2004 Acts, ch 1175, §426, 433; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §150; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1630
Iowa Code § 152C.5A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152C / Section 152C.5A
Massage therapy modalities study.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §186.
Iowa Code § 552.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.18
Waiver of provisions.
Status: in_force

A waiver by the buyer of any of the provisions of this chapter is void as contrary to public policy.

88 Acts, ch 1221, §18
Iowa Code § 641.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 641 / Section 641.3
No bond required.
Status: in_force

The attachment so issued shall be levied as in other cases of attachment, and no bond shall be required of the plaintiff in such cases, and the sheriff shall not be authorized to require any indemnifying bond in case of such levy.

[C73, §3007; C97, §3920; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12154; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §641.3]
Iowa Code § 74A.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 74A / Section 74A.7
School district warrants.
Status: in_force

(1) The treasurer of a school district shall sell anticipatory warrants authorized by section 74.1, subsection 2 at a rate of interest to be determined by the board of the school district.

(2) The treasurer may offer the warrants for public sale at par, by publishing notice of the sale for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the school district issuing the warrants, giving not less than ten days’ notice of the time and place of the sale. The notice shall include a statement of the amount of the warrants offered for sale.

(3) Sealed bids may be received at any time up to the time all bids are opened. The treasurer shall sell the warrants to the bidder offering the lowest interest rate, provided that the treasurer may reject all bids and readvertise the sale of the warrants pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(4) This section applies only to school districts whose anticipated receipts allocable to the current budget are at least equal to their legally approved budget for the current year.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §74.8; C81, §74A.7]
Iowa Code § 28A.23 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28A / Section 28A.23
Award of contracts.
Status: in_force

All contracts entered into by an authority for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of metropolitan facilities shall be entered into pursuant to and shall comply with applicable state laws. However, if an authority determines an emergency exists, it may enter into contracts obligating the authority for not in excess of one hundred thousand dollars per emergency without regard to the requirements of applicable state laws and the authority may proceed with the necessary action as expeditiously as possible to the extent necessary to resolve the emergency.

91 Acts, ch 198, §22CS91, §330B.23C93, §28A.23
Iowa Code § 674.10 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 674 / Section 674.10
Fee.
Status: in_force

For filing a petition for change of name, the clerk shall collect a fee in the amount collected for filing and docketing a petition under section 602.8105, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

[S13, §4471-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12651, 12652; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §674.7, 674.8; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §674.10]94 Acts, ch 1074, §14
Iowa Code § 15E.15 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.15
Board of directors.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the corporation formed under sections 15E.11, 15E.14 and 15E.16 shall be the members of the Iowa development commission or their successors in office.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28.15]C93, §15E.15
Iowa Code § 13A.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.8
Duties.
Status: in_force

The office shall keep the prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys of the state informed of all changes in law and matters pertaining to their office to the end that a uniform system of conduct, duty and procedure is established in each county of the state.

[C77, 79, 81, §13A.8]86 Acts, ch 1245, §2058
Iowa Code § 260C.73 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.73
Rules.
Status: in_force

The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement sections 260C.71 and 260C.72.

90 Acts, ch 1253, §78C91, §280A.73C93, §260C.73
Iowa Code § 557.23 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557 / Section 557.23
Vested interest.
Status: in_force

When any name shall have been recorded as the name of any farm in such county, such name shall not be recorded as the name of any other farm in the same county.

[S13, §2924-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10062; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.23]
Iowa Code § 321F.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321F / Section 321F.5
Denial or suspension of license.
Status: in_force

A license shall be denied if the applicant has engaged in business in this state within one year prior to the date of application without first having obtained a license as provided in this chapter, or has violated any rules and regulations of the director adopted for the administration of this chapter.

The license of any licensee who shall have violated any provision of this chapter or any rules and regulations of the director adopted for the administration of this chapter shall be suspended and such license shall not be renewed nor shall a new license be issued to such licensee within one year after the date of suspension of the license; provided that the suspension of a license shall not invalidate any lease entered into by lessor prior to suspension and the parties to the lease shall have the authority and remain liable to perform their respective obligations under such leases.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321F.5]
Iowa Code § 543B.19 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 543B / Section 543B.19
License denied — hearing.
Status: in_force

If the real estate commission, after an application in proper form has been filed with it, accompanied by the proper fee, shall deny a license to the applicant, upon the applicant’s application in writing, and within a period of thirty days of such denial, the applicant shall be entitled to a hearing as provided in section 543B.35.

[C31, 35, §1905-c34; C39, §1905.31; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §117.19]C93, §543B.19
Iowa Code § 542.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 542 / Section 542.9
Appointment of secretary of state as agent.
Status: in_force

Application for a certificate under section 542.6, a license under section 542.8, a permit to practice under section 542.7, or a certificate under section 542.19 by a person or a firm not a resident of this state constitutes appointment of the secretary of state as the applicant’s agent upon whom process may be served in any action or proceeding against the applicant arising out of a transaction or operation connected with or incidental to services performed by the applicant while a licensee within this state.

2001 Acts, ch 55, §9, 38
Iowa Code § 595.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 595 / Section 595.9
Violations.
Status: in_force

If a marriage is solemnized without procuring a license, the parties married, and all persons aiding them, are guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C51, §1470; R60, §2522; C73, §2192; C97, §3144; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10435; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §595.9]
Iowa Code § 498.25 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 498 / Section 498.25
Exemption from report.
Status: in_force

Any corporation organized under the provisions of this chapter after the first day of January shall be exempt from the provisions of section 498.24 for the year in which incorporated, after which it shall, however, be subject to all of the provisions of said section.

[C27, 31, 35, §8508-a1; C39, §8508.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §498.25]
Iowa Code § 235B.5 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 235B / Section 235B.5
Creation and maintenance of a central registry.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created within the department a central registry for dependent adult abuse information. The department shall organize and staff the registry and adopt rules for its operation.

(2) The registry shall collect, maintain, and disseminate dependent adult abuse information as provided in this chapter.

(3) The department shall maintain a toll-free telephone line, which shall be available on a twenty-four-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis and which the department and all other persons may use to report cases of suspected dependent adult abuse and that all persons authorized by this chapter may use for obtaining dependent adult abuse information.

(4) An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse initially made to the central registry shall be immediately transmitted by the department to the appropriate county department of human services or law enforcement agency, or both.

(5) An oral report of suspected dependent adult abuse initially made to the central registry regarding a facility or program as defined in section 235E.1 shall be transmitted by the department to the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing on the first working day following the submitting of the report.

(6) The registry, upon receipt of a report of suspected dependent adult abuse, shall search the records of the registry, and if the records of the registry reveal any previous report of dependent adult abuse involving the same adult or if the records reveal any other pertinent information with respect to the same adult, the department or the appropriate law enforcement agency shall be immediately notified of that fact.

(7) The central registry shall include but not be limited to report data, investigation data, and disposition data.

91 Acts, ch 231, §5; 2008 Acts, ch 1093, §72023 Acts, ch 19, §718, 1942
Iowa Code § 80B.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80B / Section 80B.3
Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter:

(1) “Academy” means the Iowa law enforcement academy.

(2) “Council” means the Iowa law enforcement academy council.

(3) “Law enforcement officer” means an officer appointed by the director of the department of natural resources, a member of a police force or other agency or department of the state, county, city, or tribal government regularly employed as such and who is responsible for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal laws of this state and all individuals, as determined by the council, who by the nature of their duties may be required to perform the duties of a peace officer.

(4) “Reserve peace officer” means the same as defined in section 80D.1A.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §80B.3]2003 Acts, ch 87, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1037, §3
Iowa Code § 327F.36 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327F / Section 327F.36
Screen exhaust fire controls.
Status: in_force

(1) No locomotive or other rolling stock shall be operated unless it is equipped with proper deflector and screen exhaust fire controls and uses adequate devices to prevent the escape of blowing or burning materials or substances and is maintained in good working order to protect against the start and spread of fires along the right-of-way.

(2) A violation of this section is a public offense. The railroad corporation, and any officer, agent, lessee, or independent contractor found guilty of a violation of this section, upon conviction, shall be subject to a schedule “one” penalty.

(3) In the event a right-of-way fire can be attributed to faulty screen exhaust fire control equipment, a local fire department may collect reasonable hourly charges, not to exceed a total of two hundred fifty dollars for each call from the railroad corporation.

[C71, 73, 75, §477.63; C77, 79, 81, §327F.36]2010 Acts, ch 1069, §112
Iowa Code § 541.141 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.141
Section 541.141
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 626B.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626B / Section 626B.8
Short title.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1053, §12, 14.
Iowa Code § 718C.1 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 718C / Section 718C.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Alien” means the same as defined in 8 U.S.C. §1101, as of January 1, 2023.

(2) “Port of entry” means a port of entry in the United States as designated by 19 C.F.R. pt. 101.

2024 Acts, ch 1020, §1
Iowa Code § 484C.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 484C / Section 484C.6
Fencing — certification.
Status: in_force

(1) A fence required to enclose preserve whitetail under section 484C.5 must be constructed and maintained as prescribed by rules adopted by the department and as certified by the department. The fence shall be constructed and maintained to ensure that the preserve whitetail are kept in the enclosure and all other whitetail are excluded from the enclosure.

(2) A fence that was certified by the department of agriculture and land stewardship pursuant to chapter 170 prior to July 1, 2005, shall be certified by the department of natural resources.

(3) A fence shall be at least eight feet in height above ground level. The enclosure shall be posted with signs as prescribed by rules adopted by the department.

(4) The department may require that the fence be inspected and approved by the department prior to certification. The department shall periodically inspect the fence at any reasonable time by appointment or by providing the landowner with at least forty-eight hours’ notice.

2005 Acts, ch 139, §19
Iowa Code § 425.3 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.3
Verification of claims for homestead credit.
Status: in_force

(1) The assessor shall retain a permanent file of current homestead claims filed in the assessor’s office. The assessor shall file a notice of transfer of property for which a claim is filed when notice is received from the office of the county recorder.

(2) The county recorder shall give notice to the assessor of each transfer of title filed in the recorder’s office. The notice shall describe the property transferred, the name of the person transferring the title to the property, and the name of the person to whom title to the property has been transferred.

(3) Not later than July 6 of each year, the assessor shall remit the statements and designation of homesteads to the county auditor with the assessor’s recommendation for allowance or disallowance. If the assessor recommends disallowance of a claim, the assessor shall submit the reasons for the recommendation, in writing, to the county auditor.

(4) The county auditor shall forward the claims to the board of supervisors. The board shall allow or disallow the claims. If the board disallows a claim, it shall send written notice, by mail, to the claimant at the claimant’s last known address. The notice shall state the reasons for disallowing the claim. The board is not required to send notice that a claim is disallowed if the claimant voluntarily withdraws the claim.

[C39, §6943.144; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §425.3; 82 Acts, ch 1246, §2, 11]86 Acts, ch 1241, §32; 94 Acts, ch 1144, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §114; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §32, 48, 49
Iowa Code § 707.8A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 707 / Section 707.8A
Partial-birth abortion prohibited — exceptions — penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Abortion” means abortion as defined in section 146.1.

(1) (b) “Fetus” means a human fetus.

(1) (c) “Partial-birth abortion” means an abortion in which a person partially vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.

(1) (d) “Vaginally delivers a living fetus before killing the fetus” means deliberately and intentionally delivering into the vagina a living fetus or a substantial portion of a living fetus for the purpose of performing a procedure the person knows will kill the fetus, and then killing the fetus.

(2) A person shall not knowingly perform or attempt to perform a partial-birth abortion. This prohibition shall not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of the mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.

(3) This section shall not be construed to create a right to an abortion.

(4) (a) The mother on whom a partial-birth abortion is performed, the father of the fetus, or, if the mother is less than eighteen years of age or unmarried at the time of the partial-birth abortion, a maternal grandparent of the fetus may bring an action against a person violating subsection 2 to obtain appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted from the plaintiff’s criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to the partial-birth abortion.

(4) (b) In an action brought under this subsection, appropriate relief may include any of the following:

(4) (b) Statutory damages which are equal to three times the cost of the partial-birth abortion.

(4) (b) Compensatory damages for all injuries, psychological and physical, resulting from violation of subsection 2.

(5) A person who violates subsection 2 is guilty of a class “C” felony.

(6) A mother upon whom a partial-birth abortion is performed shall not be prosecuted for violation of subsection 2 or for conspiracy to violate subsection 2.

(7) (a) A licensed physician subject to the authority of the board of medicine who is accused of a violation of subsection 2 may seek a hearing before the board on whether the physician’s conduct was necessary to save the life of the mother whose life was endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury.

(7) (b) The board’s findings concerning the physician’s conduct are admissible at the criminal trial of the physician. Upon a motion of the physician, the court shall delay the beginning of the trial for not more than thirty days to permit the hearing before the board of medicine to take place.

98 Acts, ch 1009, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §181
Iowa Code § 616.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 616 / Section 616.5
Resident — attachment.
Status: in_force

Except as hereinafter provided, an action against a resident of this state must be brought in the county of the defendant’s residence, or that in which the contract was to be performed, except that, if an action be duly brought against such defendant in any other county by virtue of any of the provisions of this chapter, then such action may, if legal cause for an attachment exist, be aided by attachment.

[R60, §2797; C73, §2580; C97, §3495; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11038; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §616.5]