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Iowa Code § 523I.401 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523I / Section 523I.401
Neglected cemeteries.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall create a form that interested persons may use to report neglected cemeteries to the commissioner. The commissioner shall catalog and review the neglected cemetery reports received on or before December 31, 2007, conduct site visits as warranted to determine the nature or extent of any neglect, and publish a report of findings on or before December 31, 2008.

2005 Acts, ch 128, §39
Iowa Code § 504.843 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.843
Standards of conduct for officers.
Status: in_force

(1) An officer, when performing in such capacity, shall act in conformity with all of the following:

(1) (a) In good faith.

(1) (b) With the care that a person in a like position would reasonably exercise under similar circumstances.

(1) (c) In a manner the officer reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation and its members, if any.

(2) In discharging the officer’s duties, an officer who does not have knowledge that makes reliance unwarranted is entitled to rely on any of the following:

(2) (a) The performance of properly delegated responsibilities by one or more employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in performing the responsibilities delegated.

(2) (b) Information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, prepared or presented by one or more officers or employees of the corporation whom the officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(2) (c) Legal counsel, public accountants, or other persons retained by the corporation as to matters involving the skills or expertise the officer reasonably believes are within the person’s professional or expert competence, or as to which the particular person merits confidence.

(2) (d) In the case of religious corporations, religious authorities and ministers, priests, rabbis, or other persons whose position or duties in the religious organization the officer believes justify reliance and confidence and whom the officer believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented.

(3) An officer shall not be liable as an officer to the corporation or its members for any decision to take or not to take action, or any failure to take any action, if the duties of the officer are performed in compliance with this section. Whether an officer who does not comply with this section shall have liability will depend in such instance on applicable law, including those principles of sections 504.832 and 504.901 that have relevance.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §97, 192
Iowa Code § 557A.5 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557A / Section 557A.5
Status of time-share estates.
Status: in_force

(1) A time-share estate is an estate in real property and has the character and incidents of an estate in fee simple at common law or an estate for years if a leasehold, except as expressly modified by this chapter.

(2) A document transferring or encumbering a time-share estate shall not be rejected for recordation because of the nature or duration of the estate.

(3) For purposes of title, each time-share estate constitutes a separate estate or interest in property except for real property tax purposes.

85 Acts, ch 155, §5
Iowa Code § 341A.19 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 341A / Section 341A.19
Aid from all county officers and employees.
Status: in_force

All officers and employees of each county shall aid in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Rules as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the commission shall afford the commission, its members, and employees, all reasonable facilities and assistance in the inspection of books, documents, and accounts applying or in any way pertaining to all offices, places, positions, and employments subject to civil service. All officers and employees of a county shall produce books, documents, and accounts, and attend and testify, whenever required to do so by the commission or any commissioner.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §341A.19]
Iowa Code § 69.10 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 69 / Section 69.10
Appointments.
Status: in_force

Appointments under the provisions of this chapter shall be in writing, and filed in the office where the oath of office is required to be filed.

[C51, §439; R60, §667; C73, §785; C97, §1274; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1154; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §69.10]
Iowa Code § 306.25 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.25
Execution of conveyance.
Status: in_force

If a sale of land in connection with a primary road, state park road, or institutional road has been authorized as provided in this chapter, written conveyances containing the conditions as prescribed by the controlling state agency shall be made in the name of the state and signed by the governor and secretary of state, with the great seal of the state of Iowa attached. If a sale of land in connection with a secondary road has been authorized by the board of supervisors as provided in this chapter, written conveyances containing the provisions prescribed by the board of supervisors shall be made in the name of the county and signed by the chairperson of the board of supervisors and the county auditor.

[C35, §4755-f4; C39, §4755.47; C46, 50, §313.56; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.19; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.25]92 Acts, ch 1163, §72
Iowa Code § 260G.6 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260G / Section 260G.6
Fund established — allocation of moneys.
Status: in_force

(1) An accelerated career education fund is established in the state treasury under the control of the department of workforce development consisting of moneys appropriated to the fund for purposes of funding the cost of accelerated career education program capital projects.

(2) Projects funded pursuant to this section shall be for vertical infrastructure as defined in section 8.57, subsection 3, paragraph “c”.

(3) If moneys are appropriated by the general assembly to support program capital costs, the moneys shall be allocated equally to each community college.

99 Acts, ch 179, §9, 12; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §19; 2009 Acts, ch 123, §7; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §68; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §80, 85, 89; 2012 Acts, ch 1018, §2; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §137; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2226
Iowa Code § 260C.69 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.69
Dormitory space priority.
Status: in_force

(1) Each community college which completes a project, as defined under section 260C.56, subsection 4, shall set aside a percentage of available dormitory space for the purposes of meeting the needs of the following:

(1) (a) Students, with families, who are participating in specialized or intensive programs.

(1) (b) Students who are participating in specialized or intensive programs.

(1) (c) Child care arrangements for students, faculty, or staff.

(1) (d) Students whose residence is located too far from the community college to permit commuting to and from school, as determined by the board of directors of the merged area.

(1) (e) Students whose disabilities require special housing adaptations.

(2) Once all priorities have been met, students shall be allotted rooms on a first come, first served basis.

90 Acts, ch 1253, §71C91, §280A.69C93, §260C.6999 Acts, ch 192, §33; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §67
Iowa Code § 29B.85 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29B / Section 29B.85
Contempt toward officials.
Status: in_force

Any person subject to this code who uses contemptuous words against the president, the governor, or the governor of any other state, territory, commonwealth, or possession in which that person may be serving, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(4); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.85]
Iowa Code § 462A.18 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.18
Owner’s civil liability.
Status: in_force

The owner and operator of any undocumented vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such vessel.

[C39, §1703.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, §106.21; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.18]C93, §462A.18
Iowa Code § 602.9105 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.9105
Rollovers of judges’ accounts.
Status: in_force

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

(1) (a) “Direct rollover” means a payment by the system to the eligible retirement plan specified by the judge covered under this article or the judge’s surviving spouse.

(1) (b) “Eligible retirement plan” means either of the following that accepts an eligible rollover distribution from a judge covered by this article or a judge’s surviving spouse:

(1) (b) An individual retirement account in accordance with section 408(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.

(1) (b) An individual retirement annuity in accordance with section 408(b) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.

(1) (b) In addition, an “eligible retirement plan” includes an annuity plan in accordance with section 403(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, or a qualified trust in accordance with section 401(a) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, that accepts an eligible rollover distribution from a judge covered by this article.

(1) (c) “Eligible rollover distribution” means all or any portion of a judge’s account, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include any of the following:

(1) (c) A distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments, which occur annually or more frequently, made for the life or life expectancy of the distributee or the joint lives or joint life expectancies of the distributee and the distributee’s designated beneficiary, or made for a specified period of ten years or more.

(1) (c) A distribution to the extent that the distribution is required pursuant to section 401(a)(9) of the federal Internal Revenue Code.

(1) (c) The portion of any distribution that is not includible in the gross income of the distributee, determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities.

(1) (c) A distribution of less than two hundred dollars of taxable income.

(2) Effective January 1, 1993, a judge covered by this article or a judge’s surviving spouse may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the state court administrator, to have the system pay all or a portion of an eligible rollover distribution directly to an eligible retirement plan, specified by the judge or the judge’s surviving spouse, in a direct rollover. If a judge or a judge’s surviving spouse elects a partial direct rollover, the amount of funds elected for the partial direct rollover must equal or exceed five hundred dollars.

94 Acts, ch 1183, §84; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 85A.5 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85A / Section 85A.5
Compensation payable.
Status: in_force

(1) All employees subject to the provisions of this chapter who shall become disabled from injurious exposure to an occupational disease designated and defined in this chapter and within the conditions, limitations, and requirements provided in this chapter, shall receive compensation, reasonable surgical, medical, osteopathic, chiropractic, physical rehabilitation, nursing, and hospital services and supplies therefor, and burial expenses as provided in the workers’ compensation law of Iowa except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(2) If, however, an employee incurs an occupational disease for which the employee would be entitled to receive compensation if the employee were disabled as provided in this chapter, but is able to continue in employment and requires medical treatment for said disease, then the employee shall receive reasonable medical services therefor.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85A.5]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §44
Iowa Code § 104B.1 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 104B / Section 104B.1
Minimum plumbing facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Places of assembly for public use including but not limited to theaters, auditoriums, and convention halls, constructed on or after January 1, 1991, shall conform to the standards for minimum plumbing facilities as provided in the uniform plumbing code.

(2) Restaurants, pubs, and lounges constructed on or after January 1, 1991, shall conform to the standards for minimum plumbing facilities as provided in the uniform plumbing code.

(3) All toilets installed pursuant to this section shall be water efficient toilets which use three gallons or less of water per flush.

90 Acts, ch 1214, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 95, §4
Iowa Code § 283A.12 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 283A / Section 283A.12
Purchases meat products.
Status: in_force

The department of education, and school boards, shall establish policies to prevent the purchase of a food product that is any of the following:

(1) Misbranded as a meat product as prohibited in chapter 137E.

(2) A cultivated-protein food product as defined in section 137E.1.

2024 Acts, ch 1158, §13
Iowa Code § 15F.201 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15F / Section 15F.201
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Fund” means the community attraction and tourism fund created in section 15F.204.

(2) “Program” means the community attraction and tourism program established in section 15F.202.

(3) “River enhancement community attraction and tourism project” means a project that creates or enhances recreational opportunities and community attractions on and near lakes or rivers or river corridors within cities across the state under the purview of the program.

2000 Acts, ch 1174, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 184, §33
Iowa Code § 252A.12 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252A / Section 252A.12
Section 252A.12
Status: repealed

Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 175, §21, 22.
Iowa Code § 101A.9 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.9
Disposal regulated.
Status: in_force

No person shall abandon or otherwise dispose of any explosives in any manner which might, as the result of such abandonment or disposal, create any danger or threat of danger to life or property. Any person in possession or control of explosives shall, when the need for such explosives no longer exists, dispose of them in accordance with rules prescribed by the director.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101A.9]84 Acts, ch 1074, §72023 Acts, ch 19, §1548
Iowa Code § 321J.16 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321J / Section 321J.16
Proof of refusal admissible.
Status: in_force

If a person refuses to submit to a chemical test, proof of refusal is admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed while the person was operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 321J.2 or 321J.2A.

86 Acts, ch 1220, §16; 95 Acts, ch 48, §20
Iowa Code § 357F.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357F / Section 357F.5
Action by board.
Status: in_force

After, and within ten days of, the hearing, the board shall either establish the district by resolution or disallow the petition.

92 Acts, ch 1226, §6
Iowa Code § 633.394 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.394
Order to sell, mortgage, pledge, exchange or lease to be refused if bond given.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person interested in the estate may prevent a sale, mortgage, pledge, exchange or lease of the whole or any part of the real estate or personal property for any purpose, by giving bond to the satisfaction of the court, conditioned that the person will pay such demands against the estate as the court shall require, not to exceed the value of the property thus kept from sale, mortgage, pledge, exchange, or lease, as soon as called upon by the court for that purpose.

(2) If the conditions of such bond are broken, the property will be liable for the debts, unless it has passed into the hands of innocent purchasers, and the executor or administrator may take possession thereof and sell it under the direction of the court, or may prosecute the bond, or pursue both remedies at the same time, if the court so directs.

(3) If the conditions of the bond are complied with, the property shall pass by devise, bequest, distribution, or descent in the same manner as though there had been no debts against the estate.

[C51, §1351 – 1353; R60, §2383 – 2385; C73, §2396 – 2398; C97, §3328, 3329; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11941 – 11943; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.30 – 635.32; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.394]
Iowa Code § 521E.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521E / Section 521E.12
Effect of notices.
Status: in_force

Notice by the commissioner to an insurer which may result in regulatory action under this chapter is effective upon being sent if transmitted by certified mail, or in the case of any other transmission is effective upon the insurer’s receipt of the notice.

96 Acts, ch 1046, §20
Iowa Code § 222.71 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.71
Section 222.71
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1090, §55.
Iowa Code § 552.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 552 / Section 552.11
Buyer’s rights upon assignment.
Status: in_force

(1) A physical exercise club contract is not assignable by the physical exercise club without written notice of the assignment mailed to the buyer at the buyer’s address as stated in the contract. The notice shall identify the contract, state the name and address of the assignee, the amount payable by the buyer and the number, amounts, and due dates of any payments, and shall contain a conspicuous notice to the buyer of the provisions of subsection 2.

(2) If the physical exercise club assigns the buyer’s obligation, the buyer has thirty days from the date of the mailing of the notice of the assignment within which to notify the assignee in writing of any claims or defenses the buyer may have against the physical exercise club. If written notification of the claims or defenses is not received by the assignee within the thirty-day period, the assignee has the right to enforce the contract free of any claims or defenses the buyer may have against the physical exercise club.

88 Acts, ch 1221, §11
Iowa Code § 123.120 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.120
Attempt to destroy.
Status: in_force

The destruction of or attempt to destroy any liquid by any person while in the presence of peace officers or while a property is being searched by a peace officer, shall be competent evidence that such liquid is alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer and intended for unlawful purposes.

[C27, 31, 35, §1966-a3; C39, §1966.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §126.25; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.120]2013 Acts, ch 35, §38; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §60
Iowa Code § 257B.29 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 257B / Section 257B.29
Payments.
Status: in_force

Payments to the permanent school fund upon contracts, or loans of another nature, shall be made to the treasurer of the county upon a certificate from the auditor showing the amount due.

[R60, §1986; C73, §1867; C97, §2853; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4496; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §302.29]83 Acts, ch 185, §20, 62C93, §257B.29
Iowa Code § 274.13 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 274 / Section 274.13
Attaching territory to adjoining corporation.
Status: in_force

In any case where, by reason of natural obstacles, any portion of the inhabitants of any school corporation in the opinion of the area education agency administrator cannot with reasonable facility attend school in their own corporation, the area education agency administrator shall, by a written order, in duplicate, attach the part thus affected to an adjoining school corporation, the board of the same consenting thereto, one copy of which order shall be at once transmitted to the secretary of each corporation affected thereby, who shall record the same and make the proper designation on the plat of the corporation. Township or county lines shall not be a bar to the operation of this section.

[C73, §1797; C97, §2791; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4131; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §274.13]
Iowa Code § 236A.12 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 236A / Section 236A.12
Duties of peace officer magistrate.
Status: in_force

(1) A peace officer shall use every reasonable means to enforce an order or court-approved consent agreement entered under this chapter, an order that establishes conditions of release or is a protective order or sentencing order in a criminal prosecution arising from a sexual abuse, or a protective order under chapter 232. If a peace officer has reason to believe that sexual abuse has occurred, the peace officer shall ask the abused person if any prior orders exist, and shall contact the twenty-four-hour dispatcher to inquire if any prior orders exist. If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person has violated an order or approved consent agreement entered under this chapter, an order establishing conditions of release or a protective or sentencing order in a criminal prosecution arising from sexual abuse, or, if the person is an adult, a violation of a protective order under chapter 232, the peace officer shall take the person into custody and shall take the person without unnecessary delay before the nearest or most accessible magistrate in the judicial district in which the person was taken into custody. The magistrate shall make an initial preliminary determination whether there is probable cause to believe that an order or consent agreement existed and that the person taken into custody has violated its terms. The magistrate’s decision shall be entered in the record.

(2) If a peace officer has probable cause to believe that a person has violated an order or approved consent agreement entered under this chapter, an order establishing conditions of release or a protective or sentencing order in a criminal prosecution arising from a sexual abuse, or a protective order under chapter 232, and the peace officer is unable to take the person into custody within twenty-four hours of making the probable cause determination, the peace officer shall either request a magistrate to make a determination as to whether a rule to show cause or arrest warrant should be issued, or refer the matter to the county attorney.

(3) If the magistrate finds probable cause, the magistrate shall order the person to appear either before the court which issued the original order or approved the consent agreement, or before the court in the jurisdiction where the alleged violation took place, at a specified time not less than five days nor more than fifteen days after the initial appearance under this section. The magistrate shall cause the original court to be notified of the contents of the magistrate’s order.

(4) A peace officer shall not be held civilly or criminally liable for acting pursuant to this section provided that the peace officer acts reasonably and in good faith, on probable cause, and the officer’s acts do not constitute a willful and wanton disregard for the rights or safety of another.

2017 Acts, ch 121, §15