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Iowa Code § 103.8 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103 / Section 103.8
Activities where license required — exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) No person, except a person licensed as an electrical contractor, shall engage in the business of providing new electrical installations or any other electrical services regulated under this chapter.

(2) Except as provided in sections 103.13 and 103.14, no person shall, for another, plan, lay out, or supervise the installation of wiring, apparatus, or equipment for electrical light, heat, power, and other purposes unless the person is licensed by the board as an electrical contractor, a class A master electrician, or a class B master electrician.

2007 Acts, ch 197, §18, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §13, 32
Iowa Code § 84H.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 84H / Section 84H.10
Rules.
Status: in_force

The department of workforce development shall adopt rules under chapter 17A for the administration of this chapter.

2023 Acts, ch 19, §2246, 2247
Iowa Code § 410.20 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 410 / Section 410.20
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 410.19 shall not apply to the chief, or other persons when in command of the fire department, nor to fire fighters who are employed subject to call only.

[C27, 31, 35, §6326-a2; C39, §6326.02; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §410.20]
Iowa Code § 309.54 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 309 / Section 309.54
Registration of new holder.
Status: in_force

Any subsequent holder may present certificates to the county treasurer and cause the subsequent holder’s name and post office address to be entered in lieu of that of such former holder.

[C31, 35, §4644-c56; C39, §4644.54; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §309.54]
Iowa Code § 16.161 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.161
Authority to issue 911 program bonds and notes.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority shall assist the program manager, appointed pursuant to section 34A.2A, as provided in chapter 34A, subchapter II, and the authority shall have all of the powers delegated to it by a joint 911 service board or the department of public defense in a chapter 28E agreement with respect to the issuance and securing of bonds or notes and the carrying out of the purposes of chapter 34A.

(2) The authority shall provide a mechanism for the pooling of funds of two or more joint 911 service boards to be used for the joint purchasing of necessary equipment and reimbursement of land-line and wireless service providers’ costs for upgrades necessary to provide 911 service. When two or more joint 911 service boards have agreed to pool funds for the purpose of purchasing necessary equipment to be used in providing 911 service, the authority shall issue bonds and notes as provided in sections 34A.20 through 34A.22.

90 Acts, ch 1144, §5C91, §220.161C93, §16.16198 Acts, ch 1101, §1, 2, 16; 99 Acts, ch 96, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §461; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §9
Iowa Code § 562A.7 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562A / Section 562A.7
Unconscionability.
Status: in_force

(1) If the court, as a matter of law, finds that:

(1) (a) A rental agreement or any provision of it was unconscionable when made, the court may refuse to enforce the agreement, enforce the remainder of the agreement without the unconscionable provision, or limit the application of an unconscionable provision to avoid an unconscionable result.

(1) (b) A settlement in which a party waives or agrees to forego a claim or right under this chapter or under a rental agreement was unconscionable at the time it was made, the court may refuse to enforce the settlement, enforce the remainder of the settlement without the unconscionable provision, or limit the application of an unconscionable provision to avoid any unconscionable result.

(2) If unconscionability is put into issue by a party or by the court upon its own motion the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to the setting, purpose, and effect of the rental agreement or settlement to aid the court in making the determination.

[C79, 81, §562A.7]
Iowa Code § 633.665 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.665
Separate actions and claims.
Status: in_force

(1) Any action pending against the protected person at the time the conservator is appointed shall also be considered a claim filed in the conservatorship if notice of substitution is served on the conservator as defendant and a duplicate of the proof of service of notice of such proceeding is filed in the conservatorship proceeding.

(2) A separate action based on a debt or other liability of the protected person may be commenced against the conservator in lieu of filing a claim in the conservatorship. Such an action shall be commenced by serving an original notice on the conservator and filing a duplicate of the proof of service of notice of such proceeding in the conservatorship proceeding. Such an action shall also be considered a claim filed in the conservatorship. Such an action may be commenced only in a county where the venue would have been proper if there were no conservatorship and the action had been commenced against the protected person.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.665]2019 Acts, ch 24, §89; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §83
Iowa Code § 490.902 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.902
Excluded transactions.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall not be used to effect a transaction that converts a company organized on the mutual principle to one organized on the basis of share ownership.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §125, 230
Iowa Code § 686A.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 686A / Section 686A.5
Discovery use of materials.
Status: in_force

(1) Trust claims materials and trust governance documents are presumed to be relevant and authentic, and are admissible in evidence in an asbestos action. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a claim of privilege does not apply to any trust claims materials or trust governance documents.

(2) A defendant in an asbestos action may seek discovery from an asbestos trust. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the plaintiff may not claim privilege or confidentiality to bar discovery and shall provide consent or other expression of permission that may be required by the asbestos trust to release information and materials sought by a defendant.

(3) Trust claim materials that are sufficient to entitle a claim to consideration for payment under the applicable trust governance documents may be sufficient to support a jury finding that the plaintiff may have been exposed to products for which the trust was established to provide compensation and that, under applicable law, such exposure may be a substantial contributing factor in causing the plaintiff’s injury that is at issue in the asbestos action.

2017 Acts, ch 11, §5
Iowa Code § 3.12 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 3 / Section 3.12
Appropriations — effective for fiscal year.
Status: in_force

All annual appropriations shall be for the fiscal year beginning with July 1 and ending with June 30 of the succeeding year and when such appropriations are made payable quarterly, the quarters shall end with September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30; but nothing in this section shall be construed as increasing the amount of any annual appropriation.

[S13, §116-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §58; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §3.12]
Iowa Code § 513B.41 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 513B / Section 513B.41
Section 513B.41
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2001 Acts, ch 69, §38, 39.
Iowa Code § 578A.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 578A / Section 578A.3
Facility not residence.
Status: in_force

(1) An operator shall not knowingly permit a leased space at a self-service storage facility to be used for residential purposes.

(2) An occupant shall not use a leased space for residential purposes.

2019 Acts, ch 50, §3
Iowa Code § 21.10 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 21 / Section 21.10
Information to be provided.
Status: in_force

The authority which appoints members of governmental bodies shall provide the members with information about this chapter and chapter 22. The appropriate commissioner of elections shall provide that information to members of elected governmental bodies.

89 Acts, ch 73, §2
Iowa Code § 618.10 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 618 / Section 618.10
Payment for publication.
Status: in_force

Publications required by law shall, in the first instance, be paid for by the party causing publication, and shall be taxed as costs in the proceeding.

[C51, §2558; R60, §4165; C73, §3838; C97, §1296; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11105; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §618.10]
Iowa Code § 490.152 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.152
Judicial proceedings regarding validity of corporate actions.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon application by the corporation, any successor entity to the corporation, a director of the corporation, any shareholder, beneficial shareholder, or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner of the corporation, including any such shareholder, beneficial shareholder, or unrestricted voting trust beneficial owner as of the date of the defective corporate action ratified under section 490.147, or any other person claiming to be substantially and adversely affected by a ratification under section 490.147, the district court of the county where a corporation’s principal office or, if none in this state, its registered office is located may do all of the following:

(1) (a) Determine the validity and effectiveness of any corporate action or defective corporate action.

(1) (b) Determine the validity and effectiveness of any ratification under section 490.147.

(1) (c) Determine the validity of any putative shares.

(1) (d) Modify or waive any of the procedures specified in section 490.147 or 490.148 to ratify a defective corporate action.

(2) In connection with an action under this section, the court may make such findings or orders, and take into account any factors or considerations, regarding such matters as it deems proper under the circumstances.

(3) Service of process of the application under subsection 1 on the corporation may be made in any manner provided by statute of this state or by rule of the applicable court for service on the corporation, and no other party need be joined in order for the court to adjudicate the matter. In an action filed by the corporation, the court may require notice of the action to be provided to other persons specified by the court and permit such other persons to intervene in the action.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or otherwise under applicable law, any action asserting that the ratification of any defective corporate action and any putative shares issued as a result of such defective corporate action should not be effective, or should be effective only on certain conditions, shall be brought within one hundred twenty days of the validation effective time.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §25, 230
Iowa Code § 249A.30 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.30
Home and community-based services waiver — service provider reimbursement rate adjustments.
Status: in_force

(1) The base reimbursement rate for a provider of services under a medical assistance program home and community-based services waiver for persons with an intellectual disability shall be recalculated at least every three years to adjust for the changes in costs during the immediately preceding three-year period.

(2) The annual inflation factor used to adjust such a provider’s reimbursement rate for a fiscal year shall not exceed the percentage increase in the employment cost index for private industry compensation issued by the federal department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, for the most recently completed calendar year.

2002 Acts, ch 1120, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §48; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §390; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §52
Iowa Code § 261B.10 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261B / Section 261B.10
Advisory committee.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §315.
Iowa Code § 16.42 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.42
Inconsistent provisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §111, 114; . See §16.18.
Iowa Code § 262.34B — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.34B
Student fee committee.
Status: in_force

(1) A student fee committee composed of five students and five university employees shall be established at each of the universities governed by the board as identified in section 262.7, subsections 1 through 3. The five student members of the student fee committee of each university shall be appointed by the recognized student government organization of each university. The five university employees shall be appointed by the president of the university.

(2) The student fee committee shall consider any proposed student activity changes at the university and shall make recommendations concerning student activity fee changes to the president of the affected university for review no later than April 15 of the year which includes the subsequent academic period in which the proposed fee change will take effect. The student fee committee shall provide a copy of its recommendations to the recognized student government organizations at each university and those organizations may review the recommendations and provide comment to the president of the university and the state board of regents. The president of the university shall transmit the recommendations of the student fee committee and the president’s endorsement or recommendation to the state board of regents for consideration. The president of the university shall transmit a copy of the president’s endorsement or recommendation to the recognized student government organizations for the university.

(3) The state board of regents shall make the final decision on student activity fee changes. The state board of regents shall forward a copy of the committee’s recommendations, the president’s endorsement or recommendation, the recognized student government organization’s comments, and its decision regarding student activity fee changes to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint education appropriations subcommittee.

(4) This section does not apply to fees charged for purposes of acquisition or construction of self-liquidating and revenue-producing buildings and facilities under sections 262.35 through 262.42, 262.44 through 262.53, and 262.55 through 262.66; or acquiring, purchasing, leasing, or constructing buildings and facilities under chapter 262A.

92 Acts, ch 1246, §39
Iowa Code § 49.102 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 49 / Section 49.102
Defective ballots.
Status: in_force

Ballots containing a defect described in section 49.101 shall be counted for the candidate or candidates for such offices named in the nomination papers, certificate of nomination, or certified abstract.

[C97, §1122; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §819; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §49.102]2019 Acts, ch 59, §23
Iowa Code § 473.40 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 473 / Section 473.40
Statewide building energy efficiency rating system.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1014, §10.
Iowa Code § 421.41 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.41
Section 421.41
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 145, §291.See §8A.502, 8A.506 – 8A.519.
Iowa Code § 515F.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.4
Rate standards.
Status: in_force

Rates shall be made in accordance with the following:

(1) Rates shall not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory.

(2) Due consideration may be given to past and prospective loss experience within and outside this state; to the conflagration and catastrophe hazards; to a reasonable margin for profit and contingencies; to dividends, savings, or unabsorbed premium deposits allowed or returned by insurers to their policyholders, members, or subscribers; to past and prospective expenses both within and outside this state; and to all other relevant factors within and outside this state; and in the case of fire insurance rates, consideration shall be given to the experience of the fire insurance business during a period of not less than the most recent five-year period for which experience data is available.

(3) Risks may be grouped by classifications for the establishment of rates and minimum premiums. Classification rates may be modified to produce rates for individual risks in accordance with rating plans which establish standards for measuring variations in hazards or expense provisions, or both. Standards may measure any differences among risks that can be demonstrated to have a probable effect upon losses or expenses. A risk classification, however, shall not be based upon race, creed, national origin, or the religion of the insured.

(4) The expense provisions included in the rates to be used by an insurer shall reflect to the extent possible the operating methods of the insurer and its anticipated expenses.

(5) The rates may contain a provision for contingencies and an allowance permitting a reasonable profit. In determining the reasonableness of the profit, consideration shall be given to investment income attributable to unearned premium and loss reserves.

90 Acts, ch 1234, §48; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §73
Iowa Code § 163.40 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 163 / Section 163.40
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter:

(1) “Breeding bull” means a male animal of dairy or beef bovine genus used for breeding purposes.

(2) “Lease” when used as a verb means to physically deliver a breeding bull pursuant to a lease agreement.

(3) “Licensee” means a person required to obtain a license pursuant to section 163.41.

[C79, 81, §163.40]2000 Acts, ch 1049, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 136, §9
Iowa Code § 602.10106 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.10106
Oath — compensation.
Status: in_force

The members thus appointed shall take and subscribe an oath to be administered by one of the judges of the supreme court to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office. The members shall, in addition to receiving actual and necessary expenses, set the per diem compensation for themselves and the temporary examiners appointed under section 602.10107 at a rate not exceeding the per diem specified in section 7E.6 for each day actually engaged in the discharge of their duties. The duties shall include the traveling to and from the place of examination, the preparation and conducting of examinations, and the reading of the examination papers. The per diem authorized under this section shall be reasonably apportioned in relation to the funds appropriated to the board.

[S13, §311-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10912; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.6]83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)CS83, §602.1010690 Acts, ch 1256, §54
Iowa Code § 437.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437 / Section 437.8
Hearing.
Status: in_force

At the time of determination of value by the department of revenue, any company interested shall have the right to appear by its officers, agents, and attorneys before the department, and be heard on the question of the value of its property for taxation.

[SS15, §1346-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7096; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §437.8]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2015 Acts, ch 109, §43, 75
Iowa Code § 488.407 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.407
Right of general partner and former general partner to information.
Status: in_force

(1) A general partner, without having any particular purpose for seeking the information, may inspect and copy during regular business hours any or all of the following:

(1) (a) In the limited partnership’s registered office, required information.

(1) (b) At a reasonable location specified by the limited partnership, any other records maintained by the limited partnership regarding the limited partnership’s activities and financial condition.

(2) Each general partner and the limited partnership shall furnish to a general partner all of the following:

(2) (a) Without demand, any information concerning the limited partnership’s activities and financial condition reasonably required for the proper exercise of the general partner’s rights and duties under the partnership agreement or this chapter.

(2) (b) On demand, any other information concerning the limited partnership’s activities, except to the extent the demand or the information demanded is unreasonable or otherwise improper under the circumstances.

(3) Subject to subsection 5, on ten days’ demand made in a record received by the limited partnership, a person dissociated as a general partner may have access to the information and records described in subsection 1 at the location specified in subsection 1 if all of the following apply:

(3) (a) The information or record pertains to the period during which the person was a general partner.

(3) (b) The person seeks the information or record in good faith.

(3) (c) The person satisfies the requirements imposed on a limited partner by section 488.304, subsection 2.

(4) The limited partnership shall respond to a demand made pursuant to subsection 3 in the same manner as provided in section 488.304, subsection 3.

(5) If a general partner dies, section 488.704 applies.

(6) The limited partnership may impose reasonable restrictions on the use of information under this section. In any dispute concerning the reasonableness of a restriction under this subsection, the limited partnership has the burden of proving reasonableness.

(7) A limited partnership may charge a person dissociated as a general partner that makes a demand under this section reasonable costs of copying, limited to the costs of labor and material.

(8) A general partner or person dissociated as a general partner may exercise the rights under this section through an attorney or other agent. Any restriction imposed under subsection 6 or by the partnership agreement applies both to the attorney or other agent and to the general partner or person dissociated as a general partner.

(9) The rights under this section do not extend to a person as transferee, but the rights under subsection 3 of a person dissociated as a general partner may be exercised by the legal representative of an individual who dissociated as a general partner under section 488.603, subsection 7, paragraph “b” or “c”.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §41, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §13
Iowa Code § 647.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 647 / Section 647.1
Action in rem.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever the public records in the office of any county official in this state have been or shall hereafter be lost or destroyed in any material part, the said county on relation of said public officer or the owner of any real estate affected thereby, may bring an action in rem in equity in the district court of the state in and for the county in which said real estate is situated against all known and unknown persons, firms, or corporations that might have any interest in said real estate affected by said record, to have said lost or destroyed records restored in whole or in part.

(2) Any number of parcels of land may be included in the same suit; and whenever said action is brought by the owner, the public official in whose office said lost or destroyed public records are required by law to be kept shall be made a defendant therein.

[S13, §4227-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12258; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §647.1]2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 35A.22 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.22
Expenses chargeable to fund.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 91, §4.
Iowa Code § 507.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507 / Section 507.12
Procedure against life companies.
Status: in_force

In case of companies organized under the provisions of chapter 508, the officers shall proceed as provided in sections 508.18 and 508.19.

[S13, §1821-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8636; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507.12]91 Acts, ch 26, §57