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Iowa Code § 308.1 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 308 / Section 308.1
Planning commission.
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi parkway planning commission shall be composed of ten members appointed by the governor, five members to be appointed for two-year terms beginning July 1, 1959, and five members to be appointed for four-year terms beginning July 1, 1959. In addition to the above members there shall be seven advisory ex officio members who shall be as follows:

(1) (a) One member from the state transportation commission.

(1) (b) One member from the natural resource commission.

(1) (c) One member from the state soil conservation and water quality committee.

(1) (d) One member from the state historical society of Iowa.

(1) (e) One member from the faculty of the landscape architectural division of the Iowa state university of science and technology.

(1) (f) One member from the economic development authority.

(1) (g) One member from the environmental protection commission.

(2) Members and ex officio members shall serve without pay, but the actual and necessary expenses of members and ex officio members may be paid if the commission so orders and if the commission has funds available for that purpose.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §308.1; 82 Acts, ch 1199, §61, 96]2003 Acts, ch 108, §54; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §84, 89; 2017 Acts, ch 159, §54; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §78
Iowa Code § 714D.4 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714D / Section 714D.4
Prohibition of sweepstakes boxes.
Status: in_force

The use of a sweepstakes box by a person to solicit authority to provide or execute a change of a consumer’s telecommunications service is an unlawful practice.

99 Acts, ch 16, §5
Iowa Code § 97B.72 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.72
Section 97B.72
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §60.See §97B.80C.
Iowa Code § 235F.2 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 235F / Section 235F.2
Commencement of actions waiver to juvenile court.
Status: in_force

(1) A vulnerable elder or a substitute petitioner may seek relief from elder abuse by filing a verified petition in the district court. Venue shall lie where either party resides. The petition shall state all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the vulnerable elder and the name and address of the vulnerable elder’s attorney, if any. If the vulnerable elder is proceeding pro se, the petition shall state a mailing address for the vulnerable elder.

(1) (b) The name of the substitute petitioner if the petition is being filed on behalf of a vulnerable elder, and the name and address of the attorney of the substitute petitioner. If the substitute petitioner is proceeding pro se, the petition shall state a mailing address for the substitute petitioner.

(1) (c) The name and address, if known, of the defendant.

(1) (d) The relationship of the vulnerable elder to the defendant.

(1) (e) The nature of the alleged elder abuse.

(1) (f) The name and age of any other individual whose welfare may be affected.

(1) (g) The desired relief, including a request for temporary or emergency orders.

(2) A temporary or emergency order may be based on a showing of a prima facie case of elder abuse. If the factual basis for the alleged elder abuse is contested, the court shall issue a protective order based upon a finding of elder abuse by a preponderance of the evidence.

(3) (a) The filing fee and court costs for an order for protection and in a contempt action resulting from an order granted under this chapter or chapter 664A shall be waived for the plaintiff.

(3) (b) The clerk of court, the sheriff of any county in this state, and other law enforcement and corrections officers shall perform their duties relating to service of process without charge to the plaintiff.

(3) (c) When a permanent order for protection is entered by the court, the court may direct the defendant to pay to the clerk of court the fees for the filing of the petition and reasonable costs of service of process if the court determines the defendant has the ability to pay the plaintiff’s fees and costs.

(3) (d) In lieu of personal service of an order for protection issued pursuant to this section, the sheriff of any county in the state, and any other law enforcement and corrections officers may serve a defendant with a short-form notification pursuant to section 664A.4A.

(4) If the person against whom relief from elder abuse is being sought is seventeen years of age or younger, the district court shall waive its jurisdiction over the action to the juvenile court.

(5) If a substitute petitioner files a petition under this section on behalf of a vulnerable elder, the vulnerable elder shall retain the right to all of the following:

(5) (a) To contact and retain counsel.

(5) (b) To have access to personal records.

(5) (c) To file objections to the protective order.

(5) (d) To request a hearing on the petition.

(5) (e) To present evidence and cross-examine witnesses at the hearing.

2014 Acts, ch 1107, §2
Iowa Code § 551A.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.8
Liability — remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who violates the requirements for disclosure or for the contents of a business opportunity contract pursuant to section 551A.3 is liable to the purchaser in an action for rescission of the contract, or for recovery of all money or other valuable consideration paid for the business opportunity, and for actual damages together with interest as determined pursuant to section 668.13 from the date of sale, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs.

(2) Every person who directly or indirectly controls a party liable under this section, every partner in a partnership so liable, every principal executive officer or director of a corporation so liable, every person occupying a similar status in, or performing similar functions for, and every employee of, a party so liable who materially aids in the act or transaction constituting the violation is also liable jointly and severally with and to the same extent as the party, unless the person liable as a result of the person’s relationship with the liable party as defined under this section proves that the person did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known of the existence of the facts giving rise to the alleged liability. Among the persons held liable, a party paying more than the party’s percentage share of damages may recover judgment for contribution upon motion to the court or in a separate action.

(3) An action shall not be maintained under this section unless commenced within three years after the act or transaction constituting the violation, or within one year after the discovery of the facts constituting the violation, whichever period later expires.

(4) In addition to any remedies provided by law, a person injured by a violation of this chapter may bring a civil action and recover damages or obtain other appropriate relief including injunctive or other equitable relief. If the person is the prevailing party, the person shall be awarded court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and expert fees which shall be taxed as part of the costs of the action.

[81 Acts, ch 171, §7]C83, §523B.791 Acts, ch 205, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1189, §17; 2004 Acts, ch 1104, §22 – 24, 30C2005, §551A.82017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Iowa Code § 633.422 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.422
Secured claims not yet due.
Status: in_force

When a creditor holds any security for a claim not yet due, the creditor may file the claim as a claim not yet due with the right of withdrawing the claim if the compromise offer is not satisfactory, and, after such withdrawal, rely entirely on the creditor’s security, or the creditor may elect to rely entirely on the creditor’s security without the necessity of filing a claim.

[C51, §1364, 1377; R60, §2396, 2409; C73, §2413, 2425; C97, §3342, 3352; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11964, 11975; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.60, 635.70; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.422]
Iowa Code § 12J.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12J / Section 12J.5
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) Each public fund shall, within thirty days after the scrutinized companies list is created or updated as required by section 12J.3, make the list available to the public.

(2) On October 1, 2017, and each October 1 thereafter, each public fund shall make available to the public, and file with the general assembly, an annual report covering the prior fiscal year that includes the following:

(2) (a) The scrutinized companies list as of the end of the fiscal year.

(2) (b) A summary of all written notices sent as required by section 12J.3 during the fiscal year.

(2) (c) All investments sold, redeemed, divested, or withdrawn as provided in section 12J.4 during the fiscal year.

2016 Acts, ch 1102, §5
Iowa Code § 124.202 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124 / Section 124.202
Controlled substances — listed regardless of name.
Status: in_force

The controlled substances listed in the schedules in sections 124.204, 124.206, 124.208, 124.210 and 124.212 are included by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or trade name is designated.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.202]C93, §124.202
Iowa Code § 29A.55 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.55
Insurance.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general is hereby authorized to procure insurance against the liability of officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard, and employees of the adjutant general by reason of claims for bodily injuries, death, or property damage, made upon such officers, enlisted personnel and employees resulting from their operation of a motor vehicle while in the performance of their duties.

[C54, 58, 62, §29.55; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.55]
Iowa Code § 384.43 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.43
Preliminary plans.
Status: in_force

Preliminary plans and specifications must only be in sufficient detail to advise any person interested of the general nature, character, and type of the improvement.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §391A.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.43]
Iowa Code § 515F.5A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.5A
Collateral insurance and forced placement.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner shall review all collateral insurance forms and rates to assure that the rates are not excessive in comparison to the benefits provided to consumers.

(2) The commissioner may adopt by rule procedures and restrictions to protect consumers from abusive practices in forced placement or collateral insurance. Rules may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(2) (a) Notice requirements, to assure that consumers have an opportunity to exercise reasonable choice in the placement, of a collateral insurance policy.

(2) (b) A prohibition or limitation on the receipt of a sales commission or other fee by the person making a forced placement, or the person’s employer.

(3) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(3) (a) “Collateral insurance” means an insurance policy solely or primarily intended to provide security for a loan or to insure collateral for a loan.

(3) (b) “Forced placement” means the purchase of an insurance policy by a third person when the law or a contract obligates another person to pay the insurance premium.

92 Acts, ch 1162, §13
Iowa Code § 165.12 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 165 / Section 165.12
Tuberculosis-free herds.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish rules for determining when a herd of cattle, tested and maintained under the provisions of this chapter, the laws of the United States, and the rules of the department and regulations of the United States department of agriculture, shall be considered as tuberculosis-free. When any herd meets such requirements, the owner shall be entitled to a certificate from the department of agriculture and land stewardship showing that the herd is a tuberculosis-free accredited herd. Such certificate shall be revoked whenever the herd no longer meets the necessary requirements for an accredited herd, but the herd may be reinstated as an accredited herd upon subsequent compliance with such requirements.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2677; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §165.12]2012 Acts, ch 1095, §29
Iowa Code § 321.207 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.207
Downgrade of commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules for downgrading a commercial driver’s license or commercial learner’s permit to a noncommercial status upon a driver’s failure to provide a medical examiner’s certificate as required pursuant to section 321.188, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, upon a driver’s failure to provide a self-certification of type of driving as required pursuant to section 321.188, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, or upon receiving notification of the driver’s prohibited status pursuant to 49 C.F.R. §383.73(q). The rules shall include procedures regarding notification of downgrade status to the commercial driver’s license information system, termination of a downgrade process, and reinstatement of a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license after a downgrade, and shall substantially comply with 49 C.F.R. §383.71 and 383.73, as adopted by rule by the department.

2011 Acts, ch 38, §17; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §60; 2023 Acts, ch 126, §3
Iowa Code § 162.12A — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 162 / Section 162.12A
Civil penalties.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish, impose, and assess civil penalties for violations of this chapter. The department may by rule establish a schedule of civil penalties for violations of this chapter. All civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.

(1) (a) A commercial establishment that operates pursuant to an authorization issued or renewed under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars, regardless of the number of animals possessed or controlled by the commercial establishment, for violating this chapter. Except as provided in paragraph “b”, each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

(1) (b) This paragraph applies to a commercial establishment that violates a standard of care involving housing as provided in section 162.10A. The departmental official who makes a determination that a violation exists shall provide a corrective plan to the commercial establishment describing how the violation will be corrected within a compliance period of not more than fifteen days from the date of approval by the official of the corrective plan. The civil penalty shall not exceed five hundred dollars for the first day of the violation. After that day, the department shall not impose a civil penalty for the violation during the compliance period. The department shall not impose an additional civil penalty, unless the commercial establishment fails to correct the violation by the end of the compliance period. If the commercial establishment fails to correct the violation by the end of the compliance period, each day that the violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

(2) A commercial establishment that does not operate pursuant to an authorization issued or renewed under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars, regardless of the number of animals possessed or controlled by the commercial establishment, for violating this chapter. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.

2010 Acts, ch 1030, §22, 29
Iowa Code § 507.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507 / Section 507.7
Expenses.
Status: in_force

Said examiners and assistants and the said commissioner shall receive actual and necessary traveling, hotel, and other expenses while engaged in conducting examinations away from their respective places of residence.

[S13, §1821-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8631; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507.7]
Iowa Code § 80B.5 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80B / Section 80B.5
Administration director deputy director.
Status: in_force

(1) The administration of this chapter shall be vested in the office of the governor. Except for the director and deputy director of the academy, the staff as may be necessary for the academy to function shall be employed pursuant to the Iowa merit system.

(2) The director of the academy shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate, to serve at the pleasure of the governor, and the director may employ a deputy director.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §80B.5]2004 Acts, ch 1086, §19; 2014 Acts, ch 1138, §19, 24; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §33
Iowa Code § 103A.18 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.18
Court proceedings.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of action of the commissioner, board of review, or council may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of said Act:

(1) Filing of a petition for judicial review shall stay all proceedings on the matter with respect to which review is sought unless there is a showing by the state agency or a local building department that a stay would involve imminent peril to life or property.

(2) No court shall entertain an action based on the state building code unless all administrative remedies have been exhausted, except:

(2) (a) When the action is instituted by the state or a governmental subdivision; or

(2) (b) When there is good cause for the failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

(3) Subject to subsection 1 of this section, where the construction of a building or structure or use of a building is in violation of any code provision or lawful order of a local building department, the district court may on petition order removal of the building, abatement as a public nuisance, or enjoin further construction.

(4) Petitions for judicial review may be filed in the county where the cause of action or some part thereof arose.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.18]2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Iowa Code § 523D.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523D / Section 523D.4
False information.
Status: in_force

(1) A provider shall not make, publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public, in a newspaper or other publication, or in the form of a notice, circular, pamphlet, letter, or poster, or over any radio or television station, or in any other way, an advertisement, announcement, or statement of any sort containing any assertion, representation, or statement which is untrue, deceptive, or misleading.

(2) A provider shall not publish, disseminate, circulate, or deliver to any person or place before the public, or cause, directly or indirectly, to be published, disseminated, circulated, or delivered to any person or placed before the public, a financial statement which does not meet generally accepted accounting principles.

89 Acts, ch 217, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1104, §36
Iowa Code § 466B.10 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 466B / Section 466B.10
Floodplain managers.
Status: in_force

The council shall encourage and support the formation of a chapter of the association of state floodplain managers in Iowa that would provide a vehicle for local floodplain managers and floodplain planners to further pursue professional educational opportunities.

2010 Acts, ch 1193, §128
Iowa Code § 34A.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 34A / Section 34A.8
Local exchange service information penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A local exchange service provider shall furnish to the next generation 911 network service provider, designated by the department of homeland security and emergency management, all names, addresses, and telephone number information concerning its subscribers which will be served by the next generation 911 network and shall periodically update the local exchange service information. The 911 service provider shall furnish the addresses and telephone number information received from the local exchange service provider to the director for use in the mass notification and emergency messaging system as defined in section 29C.2. The local exchange service provider shall receive as compensation for the provision of local exchange service information charges according to its tariffs on file with and approved by the Iowa utilities commission. The tariff charges shall be the same whether or not the local exchange service provider is designated as the next generation 911 network service provider by the department of homeland security and emergency management.

(2) (a) Subscriber information remains the property of the local exchange service provider.

(2) (b) The director, program manager, joint 911 service board, local emergency management commission established pursuant to section 29C.9, the designated next generation 911 network service provider, and the public safety answering point, and their agents, employees, and assigns shall use local exchange service information provided by the local exchange service provider solely for the purposes of providing 911 emergency telephone service or providing related mass notification and emergency messaging services as described in section 29C.17A utilizing only the subscriber’s information, and local exchange service information shall otherwise be kept confidential. A person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) (c) This chapter does not require a local exchange service provider to sell or provide its subscriber names, addresses, or telephone number information to any person other than the designated next generation 911 network service provider.

88 Acts, ch 1177, §8C89, §477B.8C93, §34A.82004 Acts, ch 1175, §456; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2009 Acts, ch 32, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 40, §1, 2; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §11; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §16; 2018 Acts, ch 1076, §9, 11; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §20; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §8; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 73.22 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73 / Section 73.22
Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) By December 1 of each calendar year, the department of administrative services shall provide a written summary to the economic development authority of all activities undertaken by the department of administrative services to maximize the purposes of this subchapter during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

(2) By December 1 of each calendar year, the economic development authority shall compile a list of the procurement goals established pursuant to section 73.16, subsection 2, for the prior fiscal year, and the performance of each agency or department of state government having purchasing authority in meeting the goals. The compilation shall be based upon the reports required to be filed under section 73.16, subsection 2.

(3) By January 15 of each calendar year, the economic development authority shall submit to the governor and the general assembly a summary of all reports required under this section.

(4) The director of the economic development authority, in cooperation with the department of administrative services and other state agencies shall do all of the following:

(4) (a) Publicize the targeted small business procurement goal program to targeted small businesses and to agencies of state government.

(4) (b) Identify targeted small businesses able to perform contracts under the program.

(4) (c) Encourage targeted small businesses to participate in the program.

2024 Acts, ch 1167, §13
Iowa Code § 633.253 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.253
Right contested.
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 633.247 through 633.252 shall prevent any person interested from controverting the right of the surviving spouse to the share thus set apart before confirmation of the report of the referees.

[C51, §1403; R60, §2434; C73, §2450; C97, §3374; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12000; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §636.15; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.253]