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Iowa Code § 544C.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544C / Section 544C.12
Scope of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) A person licensed to practice architecture pursuant to the laws of this state.

(2) A person licensed as a professional engineer pursuant to the laws of this state.

(3) A person who performs the following services:selling, selecting, or assisting in selecting personal property used in connection with furnishings of interior spaces or fixtures such as, but not limited to, furnishings, decorative accessories, furniture, paint, wall coverings, window treatments, floor coverings, cabinets, countertops, surface-mounted lighting, or decorative materials for a retail sale; or installing or coordinating installations as a part of the prospective retail sale, or providing computer-aided or other drawings for the purpose of retail sale if the drawings are used for material listed for retail sale; and who does not represent that the person is a registered interior designer.

(4) A person engaged in an activity traditionally performed by an interior designer, including a professional service limited to the planning, design, and implementation of kitchen and bathroom spaces or the specification of products for kitchen and bathroom areas, in a noncommercial setting.

(5) A person not registered under this chapter acting under the instruction, control, or supervision of a registered interior designer, or a person executing the plans of a registered interior designer, provided that such a person shall not be in charge of interior technical submissions.

2005 Acts, ch 104, §13; 2023 Acts, ch 20, §5
Iowa Code § 490.824 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.824
Quorum and voting.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for a greater or lesser number, or unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, a quorum of a board of directors consists of a majority of the number of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(2) The quorum of the board of directors specified in or fixed in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws shall not consist of less than one-third of the specified or fixed number of directors.

(3) If a quorum is present when a vote is taken, the affirmative vote of a majority of directors present is the act of the board of directors unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws require the vote of a greater number of directors or unless otherwise expressly provided in this chapter.

(4) (a) A director who is present at a meeting of the board of directors or a committee when corporate action is taken is deemed to have assented to the action taken unless one or more of the following occurs:

(4) (a) The director objects at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon arrival, to holding it or transacting business at the meeting.

(4) (a) The dissent or abstention from the action taken is entered in the minutes of the meeting.

(4) (a) The director delivers written notice of the director’s dissent or abstention to the presiding officer of the meeting before its adjournment or to the corporation immediately after adjournment of the meeting.

(4) (b) The right of dissent or abstention is not available to a director who votes in favor of the action taken.

89 Acts, ch 288, §87; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §35, 125; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §101, 230
Iowa Code § 321.210 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.210
Suspension.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The department is authorized to establish rules providing for the suspension of the license of an operator upon thirty days’ notice and without preliminary hearing upon a showing by its records or other sufficient evidence that the licensee:

(1) (a) Is an habitually reckless or negligent driver of a motor vehicle.

(1) (a) Is an habitual violator of the traffic laws.

(1) (a) Is physically or mentally incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle.

(1) (a) Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of the license.

(1) (a) Has committed an offense or acted in a manner in another state or foreign jurisdiction which in this state would be grounds for suspension or revocation.

(1) (a) Has committed a serious violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state.

(1) (a) Is subject to a license suspension under section 321.513.

(1) (b) Prior to a suspension taking effect under paragraph “a”, subparagraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), or (6), the licensee shall have received thirty days’ advance notice of the effective date of the suspension. Notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A, the filing of a petition for judicial review shall, except for suspensions under paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3), operate to stay the suspension pending the determination by the district court.

(2) In determining suspension the department shall not consider the following:

(2) (a) Violation of motor vehicle equipment standards if repairs are made within seventy-two hours of the violation and satisfactory evidence of repair is immediately sent to the department.

(2) (b) Violations of requirements to install and use safety belts, safety harnesses, and child restraint devices under sections 321.445 and 321.446.

(2) (c) Parking violations, meaning violation of a local authority parking ordinance or violation of sections 321L.4, 321.366, subsection 1, paragraph “f”, and sections 321.354 through 321.361 except section 321.354, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

(2) (d) The first two speeding violations within any twelve-month period of ten miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit in speed zones having a legal speed limit between thirty-four miles per hour and fifty-six miles per hour.

[C31, 35, §4960-d35; C39, §5014.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.210; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §18, 19]84 Acts, ch 1016, §2; 84 Acts, ch 1022, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1009, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1220, §32; 87 Acts, ch 120, §1; 87 Acts, ch 167, §6; 89 Acts, ch 247, §6; 90 Acts, ch 1230, §54; 96 Acts, ch 1152, §15; 97 Acts, ch 23, §33; 97 Acts, ch 104, §16; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §113, 172; 2010 Acts, ch 1105, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §243; 2025 Acts, ch 14, §7
Iowa Code § 322C.20 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322C / Section 322C.20
Inspection and rejection by dealer.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a new towable recreational vehicle is damaged prior to transit or is damaged in transit to a dealer and the carrier or means of transportation has been selected by the manufacturer or distributor, the dealer shall notify the manufacturer or distributor of the damage within the time frame specified in the manufacturer-dealer agreement and shall do either of the following:

(1) (a) Request from the manufacturer or distributor authorization to replace the components, parts, or accessories damaged, or otherwise repair the vehicle to make it ready for sale at retail.

(1) (b) Reject the vehicle within the time frame set forth in the manufacturer-dealer agreement pursuant to subsection 4.

(2) If the manufacturer or distributor refuses to authorize repair of the new towable recreational vehicle within ten days after receipt of a dealer’s notification, or if the dealer rejects the new towable recreational vehicle because of damage to the vehicle, ownership of the vehicle shall revert to the manufacturer or distributor.

(3) The dealer shall exercise due care when in custody of a damaged new towable recreational vehicle, but the dealer shall have no other obligations, financial or otherwise, with respect to the vehicle following rejection in accordance with the manufacturer-dealer agreement pursuant to subsection 4.

(4) The time frame for inspection and rejection of a damaged new towable recreational vehicle by a dealer shall be specified in the manufacturer-dealer agreement, but shall not be less than two business days after the physical delivery of the vehicle to the dealer.

2019 Acts, ch 67, §17, 20
Iowa Code § 252K.904 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.904
Effective date pending matters.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter takes effect July 1, 2015.

(2) A tribunal of this state shall apply this chapter beginning July 1, 2015, with the following conditions:

(2) (a) Matters pending on July 1, 2015, shall be governed by this chapter.

(2) (b) Pleadings and accompanying documents on pending matters are sufficient if the documents substantially comply with the requirements of this chapter in effect on June 30, 2015.

97 Acts, ch 175, §181; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §74
Iowa Code § 483A.19 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 483A / Section 483A.19
Showing license document to officer.
Status: in_force

Every person shall, while fishing, hunting, or fur harvesting, show the person’s license document to any peace officer or the owner or person in lawful control of the land or water upon which licensee may be hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting when requested by the persons to do so. Any failure to so carry or refusal to show or so exhibit the person’s license document shall be a violation of this chapter. However, except for possession and exhibition of deer licenses and tags or wild turkey licenses and tags, a person charged with violating this section shall not be convicted if the person produces in court, within a reasonable time, a license document for hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting issued to that person and valid when the person was charged with a violation of this section.

[C39, §1794.093; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §110.12; C79, 81, §110.19]C93, §483A.1996 Acts, ch 1034, §46; 98 Acts, ch 1199, §17, 27; 98 Acts, ch 1223, §30; 2001 Acts, ch 134, §12
Iowa Code § 902.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 902 / Section 902.10
Application for involuntary hospitalization.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of chapter 229, the director of the Iowa department of corrections is an interested person and all applicable provisions of chapter 229, relating to involuntary hospitalization, apply to persons who have been committed to the custody of the Iowa department of corrections as a result of a conviction of a public offense.

[C79, 81, §902.10]83 Acts, ch 96, §132, 159
Iowa Code § 504.801 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.801
Requirement for and duties of board.
Status: in_force

(1) Each corporation must have a board of directors.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or subsection 3, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of, and the affairs of the corporation managed under the direction of, and subject to the oversight of, its board of directors.

(3) The articles of incorporation may authorize a person or persons to exercise some or all of the powers which would otherwise be exercised by a board. To the extent so authorized, any such person or persons shall have the duties and responsibilities of the directors, and the directors shall be relieved to that extent from such duties and responsibilities.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §72, 192; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §88; 2012 Acts, ch 1049, §9
Iowa Code § 28E.42 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28E / Section 28E.42
Joint issuance of school district or fire district bonds.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the general assembly to encourage school districts or fire districts to jointly issue general obligation bonds to fund separate projects proposed in each district and, by pooling their debt obligations, to realize a savings for taxpayers in each of the participating districts.

(1) Two or more school districts may enter an agreement pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of financing projects for which debt obligations may be or have been incurred pursuant to chapter 296 or 298. For purposes of this section, “school district” means a public school district described in chapter 274.

(2) Two or more fire districts may enter an agreement pursuant to this chapter for the purpose of financing projects for which debt obligations may be or have been incurred pursuant to chapter 74, 75, 331, 357B, 359, or 384. For purposes of this section, “fire district” means any governmental entity which provides fire protection services.

99 Acts, ch 145, §2
Iowa Code § 602.9205 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.9205
Practice of law prohibited.
Status: in_force

A senior judge shall not practice law.

[C81, §605A.25]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.9205
Iowa Code § 43.7 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.7
Time of holding.
Status: in_force

The primary election by all political parties shall be held at the usual voting places of the several precincts on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June in each even-numbered year.

[S13, §1087-a4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §533; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.7]
Iowa Code § 105.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 105 / Section 105.10
License or certification required — exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in section 105.11, a person shall not operate as a contractor or install or repair plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems without obtaining a license issued by the board, or install or repair medical gas piping systems without obtaining a valid certification approved by the board.

(2) Except as provided in section 105.11, a person shall not engage in the business of designing, installing, or repairing plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems unless at all times a licensed master, who shall be responsible for the proper designing, installing, and repairing of the plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic system, is employed by the person and is actively in charge of the plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic work of the person. An individual who performs such work pursuant to a business operated as a sole proprietorship shall be a licensed master in the applicable discipline.

(3) An individual holding a master mechanical license shall not be required to get an HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic license in order to design, install, or repair the work defined in this chapter as mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic work. An individual holding a journeyperson mechanical license shall not be required to get an HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic license in order to install and repair the work defined in this chapter as mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic work. An individual holding a master or journeyperson mechanical license shall also not be required to obtain a special, restricted license that is designated as a sublicense of the mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic licenses.

(4) The board shall adopt rules to allow a grace period for a contractor to operate a business described in subsection 2 without employing a licensed master.

2007 Acts, ch 198, §10; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §103, 202; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §9, 10; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §9 – 11, 36; 2013 Acts, ch 140, §56; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §26; 2019 Acts, ch 99, §9; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §8, 31
Iowa Code § 515.128A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.128A
Material changes in commercial lines policies or contracts notice required.
Status: in_force

(1) If an insurer has an increase in the premium rates of twenty-five percent or more, an increase in the deductible of twenty-five percent or more, or a material reduction in the limits or coverage of the policy or contract, the insurer shall notify the named insured by a letter of explanation of the changes by mail at least forty-five days prior to the expiration date of the policy or contract. However, a premium charge that is assessed after the beginning date of the policy or contract period for which the premium is due shall not be deemed a premium increase for the purposes of this section.

(2) If the insurer fails to meet the notice requirements of this section, the named insured has the option of continuing the policy or contract for the remainder of the notice period plus an additional thirty days at the premium rate of the existing policy or contract. A post office department certificate of mailing to the named insured at the address shown in the policy or contract is proof of receipt of the mailing.

2013 Acts, ch 124, §20
Iowa Code § 548.109 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.109
Cancellation.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall cancel from the register, in whole or in part, any of the following:

(1) A registration concerning which the secretary receives a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record.

(2) A registration granted under this chapter and not renewed in accordance with this chapter.

(3) A registration concerning which a district court finds any of the following:

(3) (a) That the registered mark has been abandoned.

(3) (b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark.

(3) (c) That the registration was granted improperly.

(3) (d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently.

(3) (e) That the mark has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion of the goods or services, for which the mark has been registered.

(3) (f) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States patent and trademark office prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant under this chapter, and not abandoned. However, if the registrant proves that the registrant is the owner of a concurrent registration of a mark in the United States patent and trademark office covering an area including this state, the registration under this chapter shall not be canceled for such area of the state.

(4) A registration ordered canceled by a court on any ground.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §548.7]94 Acts, ch 1090, §9C95, §548.109
Iowa Code § 524.538 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.538
Voting of shares.
Status: in_force

(1) Each outstanding share of a state bank shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of shareholders, except to the extent that the voting rights of the shares of a class or series may be limited or denied by the articles of incorporation.

(2) Shares of a state bank purchased or acquired by such state bank pursuant to this chapter shall not be voted at any meeting and shall be excluded in determining whether matters voted upon by the shareholders were adopted by the requisite number of shares.

(3) A shareholder may vote either in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder or by the shareholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact. A proxy shall not be valid after eleven months from the date of its execution.

(4) At each election for directors every shareholder entitled to vote at such election shall have the right to vote, in person or by proxy, the number of shares owned by the shareholder for as many individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the shareholder has a right to vote.

(5) In an election of directors, a state bank shall not vote its own shares held by it as sole trustee unless under the terms of the trust the manner in which such shares shall be voted may be determined by a donor or beneficiary of the trust and unless such donor or beneficiary actually directs how the shares shall be voted. When the shares of a state bank are held by such state bank and one or more persons as trustees, the shares may be voted by such other person or persons as trustees, in the same manner as if the person or persons were the sole trustee. Whenever shares cannot be voted by reason of being held by a state bank as sole trustee, the shares shall be excluded in determining whether matters voted upon by the shareholders were adopted by the requisite number of shares.

[C97, §1847; S13, §1889-e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9175, 9289; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §526.18, 532.6; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.513]95 Acts, ch 148, §54CS95, §524.5382022 Acts, ch 1062, §53
Iowa Code § 325A.8 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 325A / Section 325A.8
Required marking.
Status: in_force

(1) The motor carrier shall attach distinctive markings or tags to each motor vehicle. If a motor vehicle has both an interstate and intrastate motor carrier number, only the interstate motor carrier number must be displayed.

(2) If a motor carrier is renting a vehicle on a daily basis, a copy of the lease must be carried in the vehicle. Violation of this section is a scheduled violation subject to the fine provided in section 805.8A, subsection 13, paragraph “d”.

97 Acts, ch 104, §39, 61; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5
Iowa Code § 490.1005 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1005
Amendment by board of directors.
Status: in_force

Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, a corporation’s board of directors may adopt amendments to the corporation’s articles of incorporation without shareholder approval for any of the following purposes:

(1) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law.

(2) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors.

(3) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the secretary of state.

(4) If the corporation has only one class of shares outstanding:

(4) (a) To change each issued and unissued authorized share of the class into a greater number of whole shares of that class.

(4) (b) To increase the number of authorized shares of the class to the extent necessary to permit the issuance of shares as a share dividend.

(5) To change the corporate name by substituting the word “corporation”, “incorporated”, “company”, “limited”, or the abbreviation “corp.”, “inc.”, “co.”, or “ltd.”, for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting, or changing a geographical attribution for the name.

(6) To reflect a reduction in authorized shares, as a result of the operation of section 490.631, subsection 2, when the corporation has acquired its own shares and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares.

(7) To delete a class of shares from the articles of incorporation, as a result of the operation of section 490.631, subsection 2, when there are no remaining shares of the class because the corporation has acquired all shares of the class and the articles of incorporation prohibit the reissue of the acquired shares.

(8) To make any change expressly permitted by section 490.602, subsection 1 or 2, to be made without shareholder approval.

89 Acts, ch 288, §113; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §58, 125; 2007 Acts, ch 140, §7
Iowa Code § 268.7 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 268 / Section 268.7
Innovation division science, technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §256.111; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2516.
Iowa Code § 499.50 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.50
Notice of delinquent reports.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 97 Acts, ch 171, §49.
Iowa Code § 479.23 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479 / Section 479.23
Extension of permit.
Status: in_force

A pipeline company may petition the commission for the extension of a permit granted under this chapter by filing a petition containing the information required by section 479.6, subsections 1 through 4, 6, and 7, and section 479.26.

[C31, §8338-d22; C35, §8338-f37; C39, §8338.45; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §490.24; C77, 79, 81, §479.23]95 Acts, ch 192, §82024 Acts, ch 1170, §369