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Iowa Code § 515.152 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.152
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of the actions of the commissioner of insurance may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, upon filing with the clerk of court a good and sufficient bond for the payment of all costs adjudged against the petitioner. Notwithstanding the terms of chapter 17A, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county where the decision of the commissioner, pursuant to section 515.145, was made.

[C97, §1756; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9014; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.135]2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2007 Acts, ch 152, §41, 71CS2007, §515.152
Iowa Code § 602.1215 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1215
Clerk of the district court.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 602.1209, subsection 3, the district judges of each judicial election district shall by majority vote appoint persons to serve as clerks of the district court within the judicial election district. The district judges of a judicial election district may appoint a person to serve as clerk of the district court for more than one county in the same judicial district. A person does not qualify for appointment to the office of clerk of the district court unless the person is at the time of application a resident of the state. A clerk of the district court may be removed from office for cause by the chief judge of the judicial district, after consultation with the district judges of the judicial election district. Prior to removal, the clerk of the district court shall be notified of the cause for removal.

(2) The clerk of the district court has the duties specified in article 8, and other duties as prescribed by law or by the supreme court.

(3) The clerk of the district court shall assist the state court administrator and the district court administrator in carrying out the rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.

(4) The clerk of the district court shall comply with rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district.

83 Acts, ch 186, §1214, 10201; 92 Acts, ch 1115, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1047, §42; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §29; 2014 Acts, ch 1031, §1; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §81
Iowa Code § 536A.27 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536A / Section 536A.27
Penalty.
Status: in_force

If any officer, director, or agent of any corporation engaged in the business of operating an industrial loan company shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter which are not also violations of the Iowa consumer credit code, chapter 537; or if any person individually or as a partner, or officer, director, or agent of any corporation shall engage in the business of operating an industrial loan company without obtaining the license required by section 536A.3, when that person is not required by section 537.2301 to have a license, the person shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Violations of the Iowa consumer credit code, chapter 537, shall be subject to the penalties provided therein.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536A.27]2003 Acts, ch 44, §114
Iowa Code § 468.564 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.564
Interpretative clause.
Status: in_force

This part shall be construed as granting additional power without limiting the power already existing for the extension of the time of payment of drainage assessments and the issuance of drainage bonds.

[C27, 31, 35, §7714-b24; C39, §7714.25; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §463.25]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.564
Iowa Code § 12B.16 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12B / Section 12B.16
Refund to counties.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of administrative services shall draw the warrant on the state treasury in favor of any county in the state for the amount of any excess in any fund or tax due the state from said county, excepting the state taxes.

[C97, §1464; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7418; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §452.16]C93, §12B.162003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 216A.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.3
Human rights board.
Status: in_force

(1) A human rights board is created within the department.

(2) The board shall consist of twelve members, including seven voting members and five nonvoting members, determined as follows:

(2) (a) The voting members shall consist of seven voting members who shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate pursuant to section 2.32, and shall represent underrepresented populations in the state. All voting members shall reside in the state. The term of office for voting members is four years.

(2) (b) The nonvoting members shall consist of the department director, two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and one by the minority leader of the house of representatives, and two state senators, one appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one by the minority leader of the senate.

(3) A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the voting members present is necessary for any substantive action taken by the board. The board shall select a chairperson from the voting members of the board.

(4) The board shall do all of the following:

(4) (a) Develop and monitor implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan to remove barriers for underrepresented populations or groups and, in doing so, to increase Iowa’s productivity and inclusivity, including performance measures and benchmarks.

(4) (b) Study the opportunities for and changing needs of the underrepresented populations or groups in the state.

(4) (c) Serve as a liaison between the department and the public, sharing information and gathering constituency input.

(4) (d) Recommend to the department the adoption of rules pursuant to chapter 17A as the board deems necessary.

(4) (e) Recommend legislative and executive action to the governor and general assembly to advance the interests of underrepresented populations or groups and to improve the status of low-income persons in the state.

(4) (f) Establish advisory committees, work groups, or other coalitions as appropriate.

(4) (g) Advance the interests of underrepresented populations or groups in the areas of human rights, access to justice, economic equality, and the elimination of discrimination.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1203C87, §601K.388 Acts, ch 1277, §28; 90 Acts, ch 1180, §4C93, §216A.32010 Acts, ch 1031, §103, 170; 2010 Acts, ch 1189, §44; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §18; 2019 Acts, ch 156, §1; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §286; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §446
Iowa Code § 524.708 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.708
Report of change in officer personnel.
Status: in_force

A state bank shall promptly notify the superintendent of any change in the individuals holding the offices of chief executive officer or president.

[C97, §1889; S13, §1889; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9255, 9257; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §528.47, 528.49; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.708]95 Acts, ch 148, §76
Iowa Code § 501A.1206 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.1206
Application for court-supervised voluntary dissolution.
Status: in_force

After a notice of intent to dissolve has been filed with the secretary and before a certificate of dissolution has been issued, the cooperative or, for good cause shown, a member or creditor may apply to a court within the county where the registered address is located to have the dissolution conducted or continued under the supervision of the court.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §90
Iowa Code § 154D.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154D / Section 154D.2
Licensure marital and family therapy mental health counseling.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for a license to practice marital and family therapy or mental health counseling shall be granted a license by the board when the applicant satisfies all of the following requirements:

(1) (a) Possesses a master’s degree in marital and family therapy or mental health counseling, as applicable, consisting of at least sixty semester hours, or its equivalent, from a nationally accredited institution or from a program approved by the board.

(1) (b) Has at least two years of supervised clinical experience or its equivalent as approved by the board. Standards for supervision, including the required qualifications for supervisors, shall be determined in accordance with subsection 2 and by the board by rule, provided that a supervisor may be a person licensed under this section to practice marital and family therapy or mental health counseling without supervision or a licensed independent social worker licensed under chapter 154C.

(1) (c) Passes an examination approved by the board.

(2) The board shall not, by rule or other means, require any in-person supervised clinical experience or require that supervised clinical experience include live or recorded direct observation of client interaction.

91 Acts, ch 229, §7; 94 Acts, ch 1170, §25, 26; 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §2, 3; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §17, 18; 2006 Acts, ch 1184, §97; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §66; 2021 Acts, ch 182, §58, 62; 2024 Acts, ch 1080, §2, 4
Iowa Code § 714H.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714H / Section 714H.3
Prohibited practices and acts.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not engage in a practice or act the person knows or reasonably should know is an unfair practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, or false promise, or the misrepresentation, concealment, suppression, or omission of a material fact, with the intent that others rely upon the unfair practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, misrepresentation, concealment, suppression, or omission in connection with the advertisement, sale, or lease of consumer merchandise, or the solicitation of contributions for charitable purposes. For the purposes of this chapter, a claimant alleging an unfair practice, deception, fraud, false pretense, false promise, or misrepresentation must prove that the prohibited practice related to a material fact or facts. “Solicitations of contributions for charitable purposes” does not include solicitations made on behalf of a political organization as defined in section 13C.1, solicitations made on behalf of a religious organization as defined in section 13C.1, solicitations made on behalf of a state, regionally, or nationally accredited college or university, or solicitations made on behalf of a nonprofit foundation benefiting a state, regionally, or nationally accredited college or university subject to section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2) A person shall not engage in any practice or act that is in violation of any of the following:

(2) (a) Section 321.69.

(2) (b) Section 321.71A.

(2) (c) Chapter 516D.

(2) (d) Section 523C.7 or 523C.13.

(2) (e) Section 554I.2.

(2) (f) Chapter 555A.

(2) (g) Section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraphs “b” through “n”.

(2) (h) Chapter 714A.

2009 Acts, ch 167, §3, 9; 2015 Acts, ch 72, §3, 4; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §375; 2025 Acts, ch 126, §6
Iowa Code § 252E.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252E / Section 252E.3
Health care coverage of obligee.
Status: in_force

For cases for which services are being provided pursuant to chapter 252B, the order may require an obligor providing health care coverage for a child to also provide health care coverage for the benefit of an obligee if the obligee is eligible for enrollment under the plan in which the child or the obligor is enrolled, and if coverage for the obligee is available at no additional cost.

90 Acts, ch 1224, §27; 2018 Acts, ch 1111, §6, 10
Iowa Code § 598B.111 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.111
Taking testimony in another state.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child-custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.

(2) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

(3) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing shall not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.

99 Acts, ch 103, §11
Iowa Code § 307.45 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307 / Section 307.45
State-owned lands assessment.
Status: in_force

(1) Cities and counties may assess the cost of a public improvement against the state when the improvement benefits property owned by the state and under the jurisdiction and control of the department. The director shall pay from the primary road fund the portion of the cost of the improvement which would be legally assessable against the land if privately owned.

(2) Assessments against property under the jurisdiction of the department shall be made in the same manner as those made against private property, except that the city or county making the assessment shall cause a copy of the public notice of hearing to be mailed to the director by certified mail.

(3) Assessments against property owned by the state and not under the jurisdiction and control of the department shall be made in the same manner as those made against private property and payment shall be subject to authorization by the executive council. There is appropriated from moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated an amount necessary to pay the expense authorized by the executive council.

86 Acts, ch 1244, §40; 91 Acts, ch 268, §511; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §77; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §33, 158; 2015 Acts, ch 123, §13
Iowa Code § 216A.93 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.93
Establishment of community action agencies.
Status: in_force

The department shall recognize and assist in the designation of certain community action agencies to assist in the delivery of community action programs. These programs shall include but not be limited to outreach, community services block grant, low-income energy assistance, and weatherization programs. If a community action agency is in effect and currently serving an area, that community action agency shall become the designated community action agency for that area. If any geographic area of the state ceases to be served by a designated community action agency, the department may solicit applications and assist the governor in designating a community action agency for that area in accordance with current community services block grant requirements. The department shall supervise the collection of data regarding the scope of services provided by the community action agencies.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1242C87, §601K.93C93, §216A.932010 Acts, ch 1031, §126, 170; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §298; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §466
Iowa Code § 490.1322 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1322
Appraisal notice and form.
Status: in_force

(1) If a corporate action requiring appraisal rights under section 490.1302, subsection 1, becomes effective, the corporation shall deliver a written appraisal notice and form required by subsection 2, to all shareholders who satisfy the requirements of section 490.1321, subsection 1, 2, or 3. In the case of a merger under section 490.1105, the parent shall deliver an appraisal notice and form to all record shareholders who may be entitled to assert appraisal rights.

(2) The appraisal notice shall be delivered no earlier than the date the corporate action specified in section 490.1302, subsection 1, became effective, and no later than ten days after such date, and must do all of the following:

(2) (a) Supply a form that does all of the following:

(2) (a) Specifies the first date of any announcement to shareholders made before the date the corporate action became effective of the principal terms of the proposed corporate action.

(2) (a) If such announcement was made, requires the shareholder asserting appraisal rights to certify whether beneficial ownership of those shares for which appraisal rights are asserted was acquired before that date.

(2) (a) Requires the shareholder asserting appraisal rights to certify that such shareholder did not vote for or consent to the transaction as to the class or series of shares for which appraisal is sought.

(2) (b) State all of the following:

(2) (b) Where the form shall be sent and where certificates for certificated shares shall be deposited and the date by which those certificates must be deposited, which date shall not be earlier than the date by which the corporation must receive the required form under subparagraph (2).

(2) (b) A date by which the corporation shall receive the form, which date shall not be fewer than forty nor more than sixty days after the date the appraisal notice is sent under subsection 1, and state that the shareholder shall have waived the right to demand appraisal with respect to the shares unless the form is received by the corporation by such specified date.

(2) (b) The corporation’s estimate of the fair value of the shares.

(2) (b) That, if requested in writing, the corporation will provide, to the shareholder so requesting, within ten days after the date specified in subparagraph (2) the number of shareholders who return the forms by the specified date and the total number of shares owned by them.

(2) (b) The date by which the notice to withdraw under section 490.1323 shall be received, which date shall be within twenty days after the date specified in subparagraph (2).

(2) (c) Be accompanied by a copy of this subchapter.

89 Acts, ch 288, §136; 91 Acts, ch 211, §8; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §83, 125; 2013 Acts, ch 31, §58 – 61, 82; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §163, 230
Iowa Code § 154A.21 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.21
Notice of address.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensee or person holding a temporary permit shall notify the department in writing of the address of the place where the licensee or permittee engages or intends to engage in business as a hearing aid specialist. The department shall keep a record of the place of business of licensees and persons holding temporary permits.

(2) Any notice required to be given by the department to a licensee shall be adequately served if sent by certified mail to the address of the last place of business recorded.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §154A.21]2001 Acts, ch 58, §18; 2015 Acts, ch 57, §11
Iowa Code § 201A.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 201A / Section 201A.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Agricultural liming material” means a product having calcium and magnesium compounds capable of neutralizing soil acidity.

(2) “Brand” means the term, designation, trade name, product name, or other specific designation under which individual agricultural liming material is offered for sale.

(3) “Bulk” means material which is in a nonpackaged form.

(4) “Effective calcium carbonate equivalent” means the acid-neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material.

96 Acts, ch 1096, §4, 15
Iowa Code § 263.13 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263 / Section 263.13
Gifts accepted.
Status: in_force

The state board of regents is authorized to accept, for the benefit of the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics’ center for disabilities and development, gifts, devises, or bequests of property, real or personal, including grants from the federal government. The state board of regents may exercise such powers with reference to the management, sale, disposition, investment, or control of property so given, devised, or bequeathed as may be deemed essential to its preservation and the purposes for which made. No contribution or grant shall be received or accepted if any condition is attached as to its use or administration other than it be used for aid to the center as provided in this subchapter.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §263.13]2001 Acts, ch 181, §20; 2002 Acts, ch 1050, §30; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 515.25 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.25
Remote participation in shareholders’, members’, or policyholders’ meetings.
Status: in_force

(1) Shareholders of any class or series of shares, members, or policyholders may participate in any meeting of shareholders, members, or policyholders by means of remote communication to the extent the board of directors authorizes such participation for such class or series. Participation as a shareholder, member, or policyholder by means of remote communication shall be subject to such guidelines and procedures as the board of directors adopts, and shall be in conformity with subsection 2.

(2) Shareholders, members, or policyholders participating in a shareholders’, members’, or policyholders’ meeting by means of remote communication shall be deemed present and may vote at such a meeting if the company has implemented reasonable measures to do all of the following:

(2) (a) Verify that each person participating remotely as a shareholder is a shareholder, that each person participating remotely as a member is a member, or that each person participating remotely as a policyholder is a policyholder.

(2) (b) Provide such shareholders, members, or policyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the shareholders, members, or policyholders, including an opportunity to communicate, and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting, substantially concurrently with such proceedings.

(3) Unless the bylaws require the meeting of shareholders, members, or policyholders to be held at a place, the board of directors may determine that any meeting of shareholders, members, or policyholders shall not be held at any place and shall instead be held solely by means of remote communication, but only if the company implements the measures specified in subsection 2.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §233, 248
Iowa Code § 256.161 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.161
Work-based learning program supervisor certificates.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a certification system for work-based learning program supervisors. The rules shall specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and qualifications for the certificate. The certificate shall not require more than fifteen contact hours, which shall be available over the internet and which shall provide instruction related to fundamentals in career education, curriculum, assessment, and the evaluation of student participation.

(2) Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason specified in section 256.146, subsection 13, or in rules adopted by the board.

(3) A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall not be considered a teacher or administrator license for any purpose specified by law, including the purposes specified under this part or chapter 279.

(4) The work-based learning program supervisor certificate established pursuant to this section shall be considered a professional development program.

2022 Acts, ch 1134, §5C2023, §272.162023 Acts, ch 19, §2576, 2603C2024, §256.161