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Iowa Code § 556B.1 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556B / Section 556B.1
Removal — notice to sheriff.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner or other lawful possessor of real property may remove or cause to be removed any motor vehicle or other personal property which has been unlawfully parked or placed on that real property, and may place or cause such personal property to be placed in storage until the owner of the same pays a fair and reasonable charge for towing, storage or other expense incurred. The real property owner or possessor, or the owner’s or possessor’s agent, shall not be liable for damages caused to the personal property by the removal or storage unless the damage is caused willfully or by gross negligence.

(2) The real property owner or possessor shall notify the sheriff of the county where the real property is located of the removal of the motor vehicle or other personal property. If the owner of the motor vehicle or other personal property can be determined, the owner shall be notified of the removal by the sheriff by certified mail, return receipt requested. If the owner cannot be identified, notice by one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the area where the personal property was parked or placed is sufficient to meet all notice requirements under this section. If the personal property has not been reclaimed by the owner within six months after notice has been effected, it may be sold by the sheriff at public or private sale. The net proceeds after deducting the cost of the sale shall be applied to the cost of removal and storage of the property, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid to the county treasurer.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §556B.1]83 Acts, ch 123, §190, 209
Iowa Code § 8A.515 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.515
Warrants — form.
Status: in_force

A warrant shall bear on its face the signature of the director or its facsimile, or the signature of an assistant or its facsimile in case of a vacancy in the office of the director; a proper number, date, amount, and name of payee; a reference to the law under which it is drawn; whether for salaries or wages, services, or supplies, and what kind of supplies; and from what office or department, or for what other general or special purposes; or in lieu thereof, a coding system may be used, which particulars shall be entered in a warrant register kept for that purpose in the order of issuance; and as soon as practicable after issuing a warrant register, the director shall certify a duplicate of it to the treasurer of state.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §97
Iowa Code § 162.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 162 / Section 162.3
Operation of a pound certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

A pound shall only operate pursuant to a certificate of registration issued or renewed by the department as provided in section 162.2A. A pound may sell dogs or cats under its control if sales are allowed by the department. The pound shall maintain records as required by the department in order for the department to ensure the pound’s compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §162.3]88 Acts, ch 1186, §5; 88 Acts, ch 1272, §12; 89 Acts, ch 296, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1030, §6, 29
Iowa Code § 68A.605 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68A / Section 68A.605
Distribution of campaign fund — restrictions on use.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 144, §13, 14.
Iowa Code § 321A.31 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321A / Section 321A.31
Surrender of license and registration.
Status: in_force

Any person whose license or registration has been suspended as provided in this chapter, or whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under this chapter, has been canceled or terminated, or who neglects to furnish other proof upon request of the department shall immediately return the person’s license and registration to the department. If any person fails to return to the department the license or registration as provided in this section, the department shall forthwith direct any peace officer to secure possession and to return the license or registration to the department.

[C31, 35, §5079-c4; C39, §5021.01; C46, §321.275; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321A.31]92 Acts, ch 1175, §43; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §162
Iowa Code § 455H.505 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455H / Section 455H.505
Emergency response.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent or impede the immediate response of the department or a participant to an emergency which involves an imminent or actual release of a hazardous substance which threatens public health and safety or the environment. The emergency response action taken by the participant shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and the participant shall not be prejudiced by the mitigation measures undertaken to that point.

97 Acts, ch 127, §29
Iowa Code § 514H.5 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514H / Section 514H.5
Asset disregard adjustment.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “asset disregard” means a one dollar increase in the amount of assets an individual who is the beneficiary of a qualified long-term care insurance policy and meets the requirements of section 514H.3 may retain under section 249A.35 for each one dollar of benefit paid out under the individual’s qualified long-term care insurance policy for qualified long-term care services.

(2) When the department of health and human services determines whether an individual is eligible for medical assistance under chapter 249A, the department shall make an asset disregard adjustment for any individual who meets the requirements of section 514H.3. The asset disregard shall be available after benefits of the qualified long-term care insurance policy have been applied to the cost of qualified long-term care services as required under this chapter.

2005 Acts, ch 166, §6, 13; 2009 Acts, ch 145, §18; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1206
Iowa Code § 455B.475 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.475
Duties and powers of the director.
Status: in_force

The director shall:

(1) Inspect and investigate the facilities and records of owners and operators of underground storage tanks as may be necessary to determine compliance with this part and the rules adopted pursuant to this part. An inspection or investigation shall be concluded subject to section 455B.103, subsection 4. For purposes of developing a rule, maintaining an accurate inventory or enforcing this part, the department may:

(1) (a) Enter at reasonable times any establishment or other place where an underground storage tank is located.

(1) (b) Inspect and obtain samples from any person of a regulated substance and conduct monitoring or testing of the tanks, associated equipment, contents or surrounding soils, air, surface water and groundwater. Each inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness.

(1) (b) If the director obtains a sample, prior to leaving the premises, the director shall give the owner, operator, or agent in charge a receipt describing the sample obtained and if requested a portion of each sample equal in volume or weight to the portion retained. If the sample is analyzed, a copy of the results of the analysis shall be furnished promptly to the owner, operator, or agent in charge.

(1) (b) Documents or information obtained from a person under this subsection shall be available to the public except as provided in this subparagraph. Upon a showing satisfactory to the director by a person that public disclosure of documents or information, or a particular part of the documents or information to which the director has access under this subsection would divulge commercial or financial information entitled to protection as a trade secret, the director shall consider the documents or information or the particular portion of the documents or information confidential. However, the document or information may be disclosed to officers, employees or authorized representatives of the United States charged with implementing the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, to employees of the state of Iowa or of other states when the document or information is relevant to the discharge of their official duties, and when relevant in any proceeding under the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act or this part.

(2) Maintain an accurate inventory of underground storage tanks.

(3) Take any action allowed by law which, in the director’s judgment, is necessary to enforce or secure compliance with this part or any rule adopted under this part.

85 Acts, ch 162, §5; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899A
Iowa Code § 523C.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523C / Section 523C.8
Rebates and commissions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 142, §17, 19.
Iowa Code § 91E.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 91E / Section 91E.3
Employer recruiting practices.
Status: in_force

(1) An employer or a representative of an employer who actively recruits non-English speaking residents of other states more than five hundred miles from the place of employment, for employment as employees for wages paid on an hourly basis in this state, must have on file, a copy of which must be provided to the employee, a written statement signed by the employer and the employee which provides relevant information regarding the position of employment, including but not limited to the following information:

(1) (a) The minimum number of hours the employee can expect to work on a weekly basis.

(1) (b) The hourly wages of the position of employment including the starting hourly wage.

(1) (c) A description of the responsibilities and tasks of the position of employment.

(1) (d) The health risks, known to the employer, to the employee involved in the position of employment.

(1) (e) That possession of forged documentation authorizing the person to stay or be employed in the United States is a class “D” felony.

(2) If an employee who resigns from employment with an employer within four weeks of the employee’s initial date of employment requests, within three business days of termination, transportation to return to the location from which the employee was recruited and the location from which the employee was recruited is five hundred or more miles from the place of employment, the employer shall provide the employee with transportation at no cost to the employee.

90 Acts, ch 1134, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1181, §1
Iowa Code § 163.46 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.46
Sale of semen.
Status: in_force

The owner of a breeding bull located within this state shall not sell the semen from that bull for the purpose of artificial insemination unless the owner is in possession of a certificate of veterinary inspection signed and issued by a licensed veterinarian within six months before the date the semen is collected. The certificate shall not be valid if the bull is moved to other premises between the date of examination and the date of collection. The certificate shall show that on the date of issue the breeding bull had been tested negative for brucellosis and, to the best knowledge and belief of the examining veterinarian, was free from any infectious or contagious disease.

[C79, 81, §163.46]2000 Acts, ch 1049, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1163, §14
Iowa Code § 718A.4 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 718A / Section 718A.4
State flag and insignia — definition.
Status: in_force

The words “flag, ensign, great seal, or other insignia of this state” as used in this chapter, shall include any flag, ensign, great seal, or other insignia, or any picture or any representation of any of them, made of any substance or represented on any substance, and of any size, evidently purporting to be any such flag, ensign, great seal, or other insignia of the state, or a picture or a representation of any of them.

[S13, §5028-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §475; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §32.4]C93, §718A.4
Iowa Code § 626.30 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.30
Expiration or return of distress warrant.
Status: in_force

Proceedings by garnishment under a distress warrant issued by the director of revenue or the director of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall not be affected by the expiration or return of the warrant.

[C39, §11679.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.30]93 Acts, ch 53, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §84; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2035
Iowa Code § 203C.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 203C / Section 203C.14
Suit claims notice of revocation.
Status: in_force

(1) A person injured by the breach of an obligation of a warehouse operator, for the performance of which a bond on agricultural products other than bulk grain, a deficiency bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit has been given under any of the provisions of this chapter, may sue on the bond on agricultural products other than bulk grain, deficiency bond, or irrevocable letter of credit in the person’s own name in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover any damages the person has sustained by reason of the breach.

(2) (a) Upon the cessation of a warehouse operator’s license due to revocation, cancellation, or expiration, a claim against the warehouse operator arising under this chapter shall be made in writing with the warehouse operator, with the issuer of a bond on agricultural products other than bulk grain, a deficiency bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit, and, if the claim relates to bulk grain, with the department. The claim must be made within one hundred twenty days after the cessation of the license. The failure to make a timely claim relieves the issuer and, if the claim relates to bulk grain, the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund provided in chapter 203D of all obligations to the claimant.

(2) (b) Upon revocation of a warehouse license, the department shall cause notice of the revocation to be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in each of the counties in which the licensee maintains a business location and in a newspaper of general circulation within the state. The notice shall state the name and address of the warehouse operator and the effective date of revocation. The notice shall also state that any claims against the warehouse operator shall be made in writing and sent by ordinary mail to the warehouse operator, to the issuer of a bond on agricultural products other than bulk grain, deficiency bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit, and to the department within one hundred twenty days after revocation, and the notice shall state that the failure to make a timely claim does not relieve the warehouse operator from liability to the claimant.

(2) (c) This subsection does not apply if a receiver is appointed as provided in this chapter pursuant to a petition which is filed by the department prior to the expiration of one hundred twenty days after cessation of warehouse operator’s license.

[C24, 27, 31, §9749; C35, §9751-g31; C39, §9751.31; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §543.14]86 Acts, ch 1152, §25C93, §203C.142012 Acts, ch 1095, §107; 2012 Acts, ch 1138, §56
Iowa Code § 633.754 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.754
Notice of application for discharge.
Status: in_force

No final report of a trustee of a trust pending in court shall be approved, and no such trustee shall be discharged from further duty or responsibility upon final settlement, until notice of the trustee’s application for discharge shall have been served upon all persons interested, in accordance with section 633.40, unless notice is waived. An order prescribing notice may be made before or after the filing of the final report.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.702]2010 Acts, ch 1086, §25C2011, §633.754
Iowa Code § 185C.23 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185C / Section 185C.23
Deduction of state assessment.
Status: in_force

The state assessment shall be deducted from the purchase price of corn at the time of sale, and forwarded to the board by the first purchaser in the manner and at intervals determined by the board.

[C77, 79, 81, §185C.23]89 Acts, ch 198, §11
Iowa Code § 256.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.1
Department established.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of education is established to act in a policymaking and advisory capacity and to exercise general supervision over the state system of education including all of the following:

(1) (a) Public elementary and secondary schools.

(1) (b) Community colleges.

(1) (c) Area education agencies.

(1) (d) Educational supervision over the elementary and secondary schools under the control of the department of health and human services.

(1) (e) Nonpublic schools to the extent necessary for compliance with Iowa school laws.

(1) (f) The Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program.

(1) (g) The Iowa school for the deaf.

(1) (h) The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative within the innovation division of the department.

(1) (i) The college student aid commission within the higher education division of the department.

(1) (j) The board of educational examiners within the higher education division of the department.

(1) (k) Career and technical education programs offered by school districts or community colleges.

(2) The department shall stimulate and encourage educational radio and television and other educational communications services as necessary to aid in accomplishing the educational objectives of the state.

(3) The department shall meet the informational needs of the three branches of state government.

(4) The department shall act as an administrative, supervisory, and consultative state agency.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1401; 93 Acts, ch 48, §12; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §922023 Acts, ch 19, §980, 1361, 2238, 2518
Iowa Code § 512A.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 512A / Section 512A.6
Contributions for expenses.
Status: in_force

Such associations may operate without the establishment of reserves or surplus except for current expenses. Contributions for expenses shall be added as a separate item to contributions for membership benefits. A reasonable membership fee to cover initial expenses may be charged.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §512A.6]
Iowa Code § 226.18 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 226 / Section 226.18
Investigation as to mental health.
Status: in_force

The director may investigate the mental condition of any patient and shall discharge any person, if, in the director’s opinion, the person is not mentally ill, or can be cared for after discharge without danger to others, and with benefit to the patient. In determining whether the patient shall be discharged, the recommendation of the superintendent shall be secured. If the director orders the discharge of an involuntarily hospitalized patient, the discharge shall be by the procedure prescribed in section 229.16. The power to investigate the mental condition of a patient is merely permissive, and does not repeal or alter any statute respecting the discharge or commitment of patients of the mental health institutes.

[S13, §2727-a25; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3500; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.18]2023 Acts, ch 19, §486
Iowa Code § 49.36 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.36
Candidates of nonparty organization.
Status: in_force

The term “group of petitioners” as used in section 49.32 shall embrace an organization which is not a political party as defined by law.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §754; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.36]2009 Acts, ch 133, §14
Iowa Code § 135.100 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.100
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Department” means the department of health and human services.

(2) “Local board” means the local board of health.

87 Acts, ch 55, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §141
Iowa Code § 317.26 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.26
Alternative remediation practices.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of natural resources, in cooperation with the secretary of agriculture and county conservation boards or the board of supervisors, shall develop and implement projects which utilize alternative practices in the remediation of noxious weeds and other vegetation within highway rights-of-way.

87 Acts, ch 225, §231
Iowa Code § 443.18 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 443 / Section 443.18
Real estate — duty of owner.
Status: in_force

In all cases where real estate subject to taxation has not been assessed, the owner, or an agent of the owner, shall have the same done by the treasurer, and pay the taxes thereon; and if the owner fails to do so the treasurer shall assess the same and collect the tax assessed as the treasurer does other taxes.

[R60, §753; C73, §852; C97, §1399; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7159; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §443.18]
Iowa Code § 468.567 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.567
Report and hearing — appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) At the direction of the governing board of such district, or board of supervisors, the county auditor of the county within which the land on which the indebtedness is being adjusted is situated, shall compile a tabulated report as to the lands within the said district, setting forth:

(1) (a) The name of the owner of each assessed tract as shown by the transfer books in the county auditor’s office.

(1) (b) The amount of the unpaid old assessments against each of said tracts.

(1) (c) The amount of the new assessment required to pay the new bonds to be issued, together with the installments to be paid thereon annually of principal and interest, and the maximum period of time over which such assessments shall be paid.

(2) After such report is tabulated and filed, a hearing upon the contemplated action of the governing body of such district, or board of supervisors, to make the proposed adjustment, composition, renewal and refunding in such adjusted amount of its outstanding indebtedness, together with the issuance of bonds and the levying of assessments therefor, shall be had in the manner and upon the same notice as is prescribed in sections 468.543 through 468.545 and appeal may be made therefrom as provided in this part.

[C35, §7714-g3; C39, §7714.28; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §463.28]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.5672011 Acts, ch 25, §143
Iowa Code § 262.75 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.75
Incentives for cooperating teachers.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperating teacher incentive program is established to encourage experienced teachers to serve as cooperating teachers for student teachers enrolled in the institutions of higher education under the control of the board.

(2) An individual who submits evidence to an institution that the individual has satisfactorily served as a cooperating teacher for a student teacher from any of the institutions of higher education under the control of the board for the duration of the student teaching experience shall receive from the institution either a monetary recompense or a reduction in tuition for graduate hours of coursework equivalent to the value of the monetary recompense, rounded to the nearest whole credit hour.

(2) (a) If, because of a policy adopted by the board of directors employing the teacher, the amount of the monetary recompense is not made available to the teacher for the teacher’s own personal use or the salary paid to the cooperating teacher by the employing board is correspondingly reduced, the institution shall grant the teacher the reduction in tuition pursuant to this section in lieu of the monetary recompense.

(2) (b) In lieu of the payment of monetary recompense to a cooperating teacher, the cooperating teacher may direct that the monetary recompense be paid by the institution directly into a scholarship fund which has been established jointly by the board of directors of the school district that employs the teacher and the local teachers’ association. In such cases, the cooperating teacher shall receive neither monetary recompense nor any reduction in tuition at the institution.

88 Acts, ch 1266, §4; 95 Acts, ch 173, §1; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §70