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Iowa Code § 477.11 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477 / Section 477.11
Facilities to local exchange.
Status: in_force

Long distance companies shall furnish equal facilities to any local exchange within the state desiring same, and to that end shall immediately make, or at the option of the long distance company, shall immediately permit to be made under its direction and at reasonably accessible places to be designated by such long distance company, the necessary connections between said local exchange and said long distance company telephone system to effect the furnishing of equal facilities to such local exchange.

[C35, §8308-f2; C39, §8308.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §488.11; C77, 79, 81, §477.11]
Iowa Code § 425.28 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.28
Waiver of confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) A claimant for the credit for property taxes due shall expressly waive any right to confidentiality relating to all income tax information obtainable through the department of revenue, including all information covered by sections 422.20 and 422.72. This waiver shall apply to information available to the county treasurer who shall hold the information confidential except that it may be used as evidence to disallow the credit.

(2) A claimant for reimbursement of rent constituting property taxes paid shall expressly waive any right to confidentiality relating to all income tax information obtainable by the department of health and human services.

(3) For the effective administration of this subchapter, the department of revenue and the department of health and human services shall share information obtained by each department from claimants under this subchapter.

(4) In addition to the sharing of information under subsection 3, the department of health and human services may release information pertaining to a person’s eligibility or claim for or receipt of rent reimbursement to an employee of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing in the employee’s official conduct of an audit or investigation.

[C71, 73, §425.1(5); C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.28]94 Acts, ch 1165, §29; 99 Acts, ch 139, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2021 Acts, ch 41, §25, 36; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1139, 2018
Iowa Code § 85A.19 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85A / Section 85A.19
Autopsy.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of a claim for compensation for death from an occupational disease where an autopsy is necessary in order to accurately and scientifically ascertain and determine the cause of death, such autopsy shall be ordered by the workers’ compensation commissioner and shall be made under the supervision of the medical examiner of the county in which death occurs or in any county where the body of such employee may be taken.

(2) The workers’ compensation commissioner may designate a duly licensed physician to perform or attend such autopsy and to certify the findings thereon. Such findings shall be filed in the office of the workers’ compensation commissioner. The workers’ compensation commissioner may also exercise such authority on the commissioner’s own motion or on application made to the commissioner at any time, upon the presentation of facts showing that a controversy may exist in regard to the cause of death or the existence of any occupational disease. All proceedings for compensation shall be suspended upon refusal of a claimant or claimants to permit such autopsy when so ordered and no compensation shall be payable.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85A.19]98 Acts, ch 1061, §11; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94
Iowa Code § 331.240 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 331 / Section 331.240
Duties of executive.
Status: in_force

The executive shall:

(1) Enforce laws, ordinances, and resolutions of the county.

(2) Perform duties required by law, ordinance, or resolution of the county.

(3) Administer affairs of the county government.

(4) Carry out policies established by the board.

(5) Recommend measures to the board.

(6) Report to the board on the affairs and financial condition of the county government.

(7) Execute bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the board, subject to the approval of the board.

(8) Report to the board as the board may require.

(9) Attend board meetings and take part in discussion, but shall not vote.

(10) Prepare and execute the budget adopted by the board.

(11) Appoint, with the consent of the board, all members of county boards, except the executive may appoint without the consent of the board temporary advisory committees established by the executive.

(12) Appoint and remove all employees.

88 Acts, ch 1229, §12
Iowa Code § 490.1530 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1530
Grounds for revocation.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2021 Acts, ch 165, §217, 230; . See §490.1511.
Iowa Code § 169C.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169C / Section 169C.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Aggrieved party” means a landowner or a local authority.

(2) “County system” means the same as defined in section 445.1.

(3) “Fence” means a fence as described in chapter 359A which is lawful and tight as provided in that chapter, including but not limited to a partition fence. For purposes of this chapter, “fence” includes a fence bordering a public road.

(4) “Landowner” means a person who holds an interest in land, including a titleholder or tenant.

(5) “Livestock” means an animal belonging to the bovine, caprine, equine, ovine, or porcine species; ostriches, rheas, or emus; farm deer as defined in section 170.1; or poultry.

(6) “Livestock care provider” means a person designated by a local authority to provide care to livestock which is distrained by a local authority.

(7) “Livestock owner” means the person who holds title to livestock or who is primarily responsible for the care and feeding of the livestock as provided by the titleholder.

(8) “Local authority” means a city as defined in section 362.2 or a county as provided in chapter 331.

(9) “Maintenance” means the provision of shelter, food, water, or a nutritional formulation as required pursuant to chapter 717.

(10) “Public road” means a thoroughfare and its right-of-way, whether reserved by public ownership or easement, for use by the traveling public.

97 Acts, ch 57, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 149, §3, 23; 2007 Acts, ch 64, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1118, §1
Iowa Code § 443.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.4
Tax list delivered — informality and delay.
Status: in_force

The county auditor shall make an entry upon the tax list showing what it is, for what county and year, and deliver it to the county treasurer on or before June 30, taking the treasurer’s receipt therefor; and such list shall be a sufficient authority for the treasurer to collect the taxes therein levied. No informality therein, and no delay in delivering the same after the time above specified, shall affect the validity of any taxes, sales, or other proceedings for the collection of such taxes.

[C51, §487; R60, §748; C73, §843; C97, §1387; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7147; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.4]
Iowa Code § 483A.24C — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 483A / Section 483A.24C
Deer depredation management agreements — permits.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1037, §5, 6.See §481C.2A.
Iowa Code § 670.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 670 / Section 670.3
Actual knowledge of defect as defense.
Status: in_force

In any action subject to the provisions of this chapter, an affirmative showing that the injured party had actual knowledge of the existence of the alleged obstruction, disrepair, defect, accumulation, or nuisance at the time of the occurrence of the injury, and a further showing that an alternate safe route was available and known to the injured party, shall constitute a defense to the action.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613A.3]C93, §670.3
Iowa Code § 477.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 477 / Section 477.3
Construction — installation — damages.
Status: in_force

The fixtures shall not be constructed or installed in a manner which causes inconvenience to the public in the use of any road or in the navigation of any stream; nor shall they be erected or installed on the private grounds of any individual without paying the individual a just equivalent for the damage the individual sustains by the construction or installation.

[C51, §781; R60, §1349; C73, §1325; C97, §2159; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8302; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §488.3; C77, 79, 81, §477.3]88 Acts, ch 1173, §3
Iowa Code § 633E.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633E / Section 633E.7
Disclaimer of rights of survivorship in jointly held property.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the death of a holder of jointly held property, either of the following may occur:

(1) (a) If, during the deceased holder’s lifetime, the deceased holder could have unilaterally regained a portion of the property attributable to the deceased holder’s contribution without the consent of any other holder, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or in part, a fractional share of that portion of the property attributable to the deceased holder’s contributions determined by dividing the number one by the number of joint holders alive immediately after the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.

(1) (b) For all other jointly held property, a surviving holder may disclaim, in whole or in part, a fraction of the whole of the property the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the product of the number of joint holders alive immediately before the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates multiplied by the number of joint holders alive immediately after the death of the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.

(2) A disclaimer under subsection 1 takes effect as of the death of the holder of jointly held property to whose death the disclaimer relates.

(3) An interest in jointly held property disclaimed by a surviving holder of the property passes as if the disclaimant predeceased the holder to whose death the disclaimer relates.

(4) A noncitizen spouse who is a surviving joint tenant of real property interests created after July 13, 1988, can disclaim the spouse’s interest to the full extent permitted under section 633E.4.

2004 Acts, ch 1015, §14C2005, §633.9072005 Acts, ch 38, §53CS2005, §633E.72010 Acts, ch 1020, §2, 3
Iowa Code § 659.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 659 / Section 659.6
Proof of malice.
Status: in_force

In actions for slander or libel, an unproved allegation of the truth of the matter charged shall not be deemed proof of malice, unless the jury on the whole case finds that such defense was made with malicious intent.

[R60, §2929; C73, §2682; C97, §3593; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12416; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §659.6]
Iowa Code § 256F.2 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256F / Section 256F.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Advisory council” means a council appointed by the school board of directors of a charter school or an innovation zone consortium pursuant to section 256F.5, subsection 4.

(2) “Attendance center” means a public school building that contains classrooms used for instructional purposes for elementary, middle, or secondary school students.

(3) “Charter school” means a charter school established in accordance with this chapter.

(4) “Department” means the department of education.

(5) “Innovation zone consortium” means a consortium of two or more school districts and an area education agency in which one or more of the school districts are located, that receives approval to establish an innovation zone school pursuant to this chapter. In addition, the innovation zone consortium may receive technical assistance from an accredited higher education institution.

(6) “Innovation zone school” means a public school administered by a principal that is, pursuant to an innovation zone school contract entered into by an innovation zone consortium pursuant to section 256F.6, established as an innovation zone school.

(7) “School board” means a board of directors regularly elected by the registered voters of a school district.

(8) “State board” means the state board of education.

2002 Acts, ch 1124, §2, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §6 - 9; 2010 Acts, ch 1069, §32; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §62; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §89
Iowa Code § 535.16 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535 / Section 535.16
Delivery of copies of debt documents.
Status: in_force

(1) A lender or other secured party shall provide to a debtor, at the time a document relating to a debt is signed, a copy of the document signed by the debtor. Receipt of a copy required by this section may be acknowledged anywhere on the document or on a separate acknowledgment of receipt.

(2) A lender or other secured party shall provide to a debtor copies of all documents signed by the debtor relating to the debt at any other time, upon request, for a charge that shall not exceed the reasonable cost of copying the document.

86 Acts, ch 1081, §1; 87 Acts, ch 163, §1; 88 Acts, ch 1023, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 506.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 506 / Section 506.4
Maximum promotion expense allowed.
Status: in_force

The maximum promotion expense which may be incurred shall in no case exceed fifteen percent of the sale price of said stock, and no portion of such amount shall be used in the payment of salaries for officers and directors before the issuance, by the commissioner of insurance, of authority to transact an insurance business. Any amount paid to the company for stock above the par value of the stock shall constitute a contributed surplus but no dividends shall be paid by the company except from the earned profits arising from their business, which shall not include contributed capital or contributed surplus.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8618; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §506.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §506.4]
Iowa Code § 554.9506 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9506
Effect of errors or omissions.
Status: in_force

(1) A financing statement substantially satisfying the requirements of this part is effective, even if it has minor errors or omissions, unless the errors or omissions make the financing statement seriously misleading.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with section 554.9503, subsection 1, is seriously misleading.

(3) If a search of the records of the filing office under the debtor’s correct name, using the filing office’s standard search logic, if any, would disclose a financing statement that fails sufficiently to provide the name of the debtor in accordance with section 554.9503, subsection 1, the name provided does not make the financing statement seriously misleading.

(4) For purposes of section 554.9508, subsection 2, the “debtor’s correct name” in subsection 3 means the correct name of the new debtor.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §77, 185, 187
Iowa Code § 321I.4 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321I / Section 321I.4
Registration — fee.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of each all-terrain vehicle required to be registered shall register it annually with the department through a county recorder. The department shall develop and maintain an electronic system for the registration of all-terrain vehicles pursuant to this chapter. The department shall establish forms and procedures as necessary for the registration of all-terrain vehicles.

(2) (a) The owner of the all-terrain vehicle shall file an application for registration with the department through the county recorder of the county of residence, or in the case of a nonresident owner, in the county of primary use, in the manner established by the commission. The application shall be completed by the owner and shall be accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars and a writing fee as provided in section 321I.29. An all-terrain vehicle shall not be registered by the county recorder until the county recorder is presented with receipts, bills of sale, or other satisfactory evidence that the sales or use tax has been paid for the purchase of the all-terrain vehicle or that the owner is exempt from paying the tax. An all-terrain vehicle that has an expired registration certificate from another state may be registered in this state upon proper application, payment of all applicable registration and writing fees, and payment of a penalty of five dollars.

(2) (b) If the owner of the all-terrain vehicle is unable to present satisfactory evidence that the sales or use tax has been paid, the county recorder shall collect the tax. On or before the tenth day of each month, the county recorder shall remit to the department of revenue the amount of the taxes collected during the preceding month, in a manner prescribed by the department.

(3) Upon receipt of the application in approved form accompanied by the required fees, the county recorder shall issue to the applicant a registration certificate and registration decal. The registration decal shall be displayed on the all-terrain vehicle as provided in section 321I.6. The registration certificate shall be carried either in the all-terrain vehicle or on the person of the operator of the all-terrain vehicle when in use. The operator of an all-terrain vehicle shall exhibit the registration certificate to a peace officer upon request, to a person injured in an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle, to the owner or operator of another all-terrain vehicle or the owner of personal or real property when the all-terrain vehicle is involved in a collision or accident of any nature with another all-terrain vehicle or the property of another person, or to the property owner or tenant when the all-terrain vehicle is being operated on private property without permission from the property owner or tenant.

2004 Acts, ch 1132, §47, 97; 2007 Acts, ch 141, §29; 2012 Acts, ch 1100, §37; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §35; 2021 Acts, ch 86, §37
Iowa Code § 482.7 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 482 / Section 482.7
Gear attendance.
Status: in_force

(1) A commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester licensee must be present when commercial gear is operated. A commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper shall not operate commercial gear except under the direct supervision of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester. A nonresident commercial turtle helper is licensed only to assist a licensed nonresident commercial turtle harvester. Commercial gear shall be lifted and emptied of catch as provided by the rules of the commission. Constant attendance by the commercial fisher of seines, trammel nets, and gill nets is required when the gear is fished by driving, drive-seining, seining, floating, or drifting methods. Officers of the commission may grant a reasonable extension of gear attendance intervals only upon the request of a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester specifying why such an extension is necessary.

(2) For the purposes of this section, “direct supervision” means that a commercial fisher, commercial turtle harvester, or commercial roe harvester must be in the same boat, within hand-signal distance, or within vocal communication distance, without the help of any electronic or amplifying device, of the commercial fish helper or commercial turtle helper being supervised.

86 Acts, ch 1141, §7C87, §109B.7C93, §482.72009 Acts, ch 144, §25
Iowa Code § 515F.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.8
Licensing advisory organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) An advisory organization shall not provide a service relating to the rates of insurance subject to this chapter, and an insurer shall not utilize the services of an advisory organization for such purposes unless the advisory organization has obtained a license under subsection 3.

(2) An advisory organization shall not refuse to supply any services for which it is licensed in this state to an insurer authorized to do business in this state and offering to pay the fair and usual compensation for the services.

(3) (a) An advisory organization applying for a license shall include with its application all of the following:

(3) (a) A copy of its constitution, charter, articles of organization, agreement, association, or incorporation, and a copy of its bylaws, plan of operation, and any other rules or regulations governing the conduct of its business.

(3) (a) A list of its members and subscribers.

(3) (a) The name and address of one or more residents of this state upon whom notices, process affecting it, or orders of the commissioner may be served.

(3) (a) A statement showing its technical qualifications for acting in the capacity for which it seeks a license.

(3) (a) A biography of the ownership and management of the organization.

(3) (a) Any other relevant information and documents that the commissioner may require.

(3) (a) A license fee of one hundred dollars.

(3) (b) An advisory organization which has applied for a license shall notify the commissioner of every material change in the facts or in the documents on which its application was based. An amendment to a document filed under this section shall be filed at least thirty days before it becomes effective.

(3) (c) If the commissioner finds that the applicant and the natural persons through whom it acts are competent, trustworthy, and technically qualified to provide the services proposed, and that all requirements of the law are met, the commissioner shall issue a license specifying the authorized activity of the applicant. The commissioner shall not issue a license if the proposed activity would tend to create a monopoly or to substantially lessen the competition in any market.

(3) (d) A license issued under this section shall remain in effect for three years unless the license is suspended or revoked. The commissioner may, at any time after hearing, revoke or suspend the license of an advisory organization which does not comply with this chapter.

90 Acts, ch 1234, §52; 2021 Acts, ch 181, §26, 27