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Iowa Code § 668A.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 668A / Section 668A.1
Punitive or exemplary damages.
Status: in_force

(1) In a trial of a claim involving the request for punitive or exemplary damages, the court shall instruct the jury to answer special interrogatories or, if there is no jury, shall make findings, indicating all of the following:

(1) (a) Whether, by a preponderance of clear, convincing, and satisfactory evidence, the conduct of the defendant from which the claim arose constituted willful and wanton disregard for the rights or safety of another.

(1) (b) Whether the conduct of the defendant was directed specifically at the claimant, or at the person from which the claimant’s claim is derived.

(2) An award for punitive or exemplary damages shall not be made unless the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “a”, is affirmative. If such answer or finding is affirmative, the jury, or court if there is no jury, shall fix the amount of punitive or exemplary damages to be awarded, and such damages shall be ordered paid as follows:

(2) (a) If the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “b”, is affirmative, or if the claim is against any physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, dentist, podiatric physician, optometrist, pharmacist, chiropractor, physician assistant, or nurse, licensed under chapter 147, or a hospital licensed under chapter 135B, arising out of patient care, or if the claim is part of a civil action involving the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, then the full amount of the punitive or exemplary damages awarded shall be paid to the claimant.

(2) (b) If the answer or finding pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph “b”, is negative, and if the claim is not against any physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, dentist, podiatric physician, optometrist, pharmacist, chiropractor, physician assistant, or nurse, licensed under chapter 147, or a hospital licensed under chapter 135B, arising out of patient care, and if the claim is not part of a civil action involving the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, then after payment of all applicable costs and fees, an amount not to exceed twenty-five percent of the punitive or exemplary damages awarded may be ordered paid to the claimant, with the remainder of the award to be ordered paid into a civil reparations trust fund administered by the state court administrator. Funds placed in the civil reparations trust shall be under the control and supervision of the executive council, and shall be disbursed only for purposes of indigent civil litigation programs or insurance assistance programs.

(3) The mere allegation or assertion of a claim for punitive damages shall not form the basis for discovery of the wealth or ability to respond in damages on behalf of the party from whom punitive damages are claimed until such time as the claimant has established that sufficient admissible evidence exists to support a prima facie case establishing the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

86 Acts, ch 1211, §42; 87 Acts, ch 157, §102023 Acts, ch 4, §4 – 6; 2023 Acts, ch 84, §3
Iowa Code § 80.36 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80 / Section 80.36
Maximum age.
Status: in_force

A person shall not be employed as a peace officer in the department after attaining sixty-five years of age.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §97A.6(1, b); C81, §80.36]92 Acts, ch 1232, §503; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §107; 2002 Acts, ch 1135, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §20
Iowa Code § 6B.18 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6B / Section 6B.18
Notice of appraisement — appeal of award — notice of appeal.
Status: in_force

(1) After the appraisement of damages has been delivered to the sheriff by the compensation commission, the sheriff shall give written notice, by ordinary mail, to the condemner and the condemnee of the date on which the appraisement of damages was made, the amount of the appraisement, and that any interested party may, within thirty days from the date of mailing the notice of the appraisement of damages, appeal to the district court by filing notice of appeal with the district court of the county in which the real estate is located and by giving written notice to the sheriff that the appeal has been taken. The sheriff shall endorse the date of mailing of notice upon the original appraisement of damages.

(2) An appeal of appraisement of damages is deemed to be perfected upon filing of a notice of appeal with the district court within thirty days from the date of mailing the notice of appraisement of damages. The notice of appeal shall be served on the adverse party, or the adverse party’s agent or attorney, and any lienholder and encumbrancer of the property in the same manner as an original notice within thirty days from the date of filing the notice of appeal unless, for good cause shown, the court grants more than thirty days. If after reasonable diligence, the notice cannot be personally served, the court may prescribe an alternative method of service consistent with due process of law.

(3) In case of condemnation proceedings instituted by the state department of transportation, when the owner appeals from the assessment made, such notice of appeal shall be served upon the attorney general or the chief highway engineer for the department.

(4) When an appeal is taken, the sheriff shall at once file with the clerk of the district court a certified copy of as much of the assessment as applies to the part for which the appeal is taken.

[R60, §1317; C73, §1254; C97, §2009; S13, §2009; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7839; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §472.18]C93, §6B.182002 Acts, ch 1063, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §1; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §47, 49; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2045, 2073
Iowa Code § 356.35 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 356 / Section 356.35
Suspension of privileges.
Status: in_force

The sheriff may in the sheriff’s discretion suspend the privilege provided the sheriff files with the court the next regular court day a statement of the reasons therefor. Unless the court acts to rescind its order, such suspension of the privileges may not exceed five days.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.35]
Iowa Code § 15E.196 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.196
Incentives — assistance.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2014 Acts, ch 1130, §41.
Iowa Code § 103A.10A — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.10A
Plan reviews and inspections.
Status: in_force

(1) All newly constructed buildings or structures subject to the state building code, including any addition, but excluding any renovation or repair of such a building or structure, owned by the state or an agency of the state, except as provided in subsection 2, shall be subject to a plan review and inspection by the commissioner or an independent building inspector appointed by the commissioner. Any renovation or repair of such a building or structure shall be subject to a plan review, except as provided in subsection 2. A fee shall be assessed for the cost of plan review, and, if applicable, the cost of inspection. The commissioner may inspect an existing building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling to enforce the energy conservation requirements established under this chapter.

(2) All newly constructed buildings, including any addition, but excluding any renovation or repair of a building, owned by the state board of regents shall be subject to a plan review and inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner’s staff or assistant. A renovation of a building owned by the state board of regents shall be subject to a plan review. The commissioner may inspect an existing building that is undergoing renovation or remodeling to enforce the energy conservation requirements established under this chapter. The commissioner and the state board of regents shall develop a plan to implement this provision.

(3) All newly constructed buildings and structures the construction of which is paid for in whole or in part with moneys appropriated by the state but which are not wholly owned by the state are subject to the plan review and inspection requirements as provided in this subsection. If a governmental subdivision has adopted a building code, electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing code and performs inspections pursuant to such codes, such buildings or structures shall be built to comply with such codes. However, if a governmental subdivision has not adopted a building code, electrical code, mechanical code, and plumbing code, or does not perform inspections pursuant to such codes, such buildings or structures shall be built to comply with the state building code and shall be subject to a plan review and inspection by the commissioner or an independent building inspector appointed by the commissioner. A fee shall be assessed for the cost of plan review and the cost of inspection.

(4) The commissioner shall administer this section notwithstanding section 103A.19. The commissioner shall establish by rule proper qualifications for an independent building inspector and for the commissioner’s staff or assistant who performs inspections, and fees for plan reviews and inspections.

2006 Acts, ch 1185, §72; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §34; 2008 Acts, ch 1126, §11, 33; 2009 Acts, ch 24, §1
Iowa Code § 15.437 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.437
Arts and cultural conferences and caucuses.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 147, §37.
Iowa Code § 628.21 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.21
Contest determined.
Status: in_force

In case any question arises as to the right to redeem, or the amount of any lien, the person claiming such right may deposit the necessary amount therefor with the clerk, accompanied with the affidavit above required, and also stating therein the nature of such question or objection, which question or objection shall be submitted to the court as soon as practicable thereafter, upon such notice as it shall prescribe of the time and place of the hearing of the controversy, at which time and place the matter shall be tried upon such evidence and in such manner as may be prescribed, and the proper order made and entered of record in the cause in which execution issued, and the money so paid in shall be held by the clerk subject to the order made.

[C97, §4057; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11792; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.21]
Iowa Code § 513C.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 513C / Section 513C.2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to promote the availability of health insurance coverage to individuals regardless of their health status or claims experience, to prevent abusive rating practices, to require disclosure of rating practices to purchasers, to establish rules regarding the renewal of coverage, to establish limitations on the use of preexisting condition exclusions, to assure fair access to health plans, and to improve the overall fairness and efficiency of the individual health insurance market.

95 Acts, ch 5, §4
Iowa Code § 633.648 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.648
Appointment of attorney in compromise of personal injury settlements.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 633.642, prior to authorizing a compromise of a claim for damages on account of personal injuries to the protected person, the court may order an independent investigation by an attorney other than by the attorney for the conservator. The cost of such investigation, including a reasonable attorney fee, shall be taxed as part of the cost of the conservatorship.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.648]2019 Acts, ch 57, §34, 43, 44; 2019 Acts, ch 89, §19, 23, 26
Iowa Code § 455D.21 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455D / Section 455D.21
Local ordinance — curbside collection.
Status: in_force

A city council or county board of supervisors which provides for the collection of solid waste by its residents shall consider as a proposed ordinance, the mandatory curbside collection of recyclable materials which have been separated from other solid waste. The proposed ordinance shall be considered in accordance with chapter 331 or 380.

92 Acts, ch 1215, §17
Iowa Code § 92.5 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 92 / Section 92.5
Fourteen permitted work activities.
Status: in_force

Persons fourteen years of age may be employed or permitted to work in the following work activities:

(1) Retail, food service, and gasoline service establishments.

(2) Office and clerical work, including operation of office machines.

(3) Cashiering, selling, modeling, art work, work in advertising departments, window trimming, and comparative shopping.

(4) Price marking and tagging by hand or by machine, assembling orders, packing, and shelving.

(5) Bagging and carrying out customers’ orders.

(6) Errand and delivery work by foot, bicycle, and public transportation.

(7) Cleanup work, including the use of vacuum cleaners and floor waxers, and maintenance of grounds.

(8) Kitchen work and other work involved in preparing and serving food and beverages, including cleaning using kitchen cleaning products with required personal protective equipment, operation of machines and devices used in the performance of such work, including but not limited to microwaves, dishwashers, toasters, dumb-waiters, popcorn poppers, milk shake blenders, and coffee grinders.

(9) (a) Work in connection with motor vehicles and trucks if confined to the following:

(9) (a) Dispensing gasoline and oil.

(9) (a) Courtesy service.

(9) (a) Car cleaning, washing, and polishing.

(9) (b) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to include work involving the use of pits, racks, or lifting apparatus or involving the inflation of any tire mounted on a rim equipped with a removable retaining ring.

(10) Cleaning vegetables and fruits, and wrapping, sealing, labeling, weighing, pricing, and stocking goods when performed in areas physically separate from areas where meat is prepared, including momentary work in freezers and meat coolers.

(11) Loading onto motor vehicles and unloading from motor vehicles of the light, non-power-driven hand tools and personal protective equipment that the minor will use as part of their employment at the work site. Such light tools include but are not limited to rakes, hand-held clippers, shovels, and brooms. Such light tools do not include items such as trash, sales kits, promotion items or items for sale, lawn mowers, or other power-driven lawn maintenance equipment.

(12) Laundering.

(13) Work in the production of seed, limited to removal of off-type plants and corn tassels and hand-pollinating from June 1 through Labor Day.

(14) Other work approved by the rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A by the director.

[SS15, §2477-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1529; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §92.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §92.5]86 Acts, ch 1245, §922; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §15; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2023 Acts, ch 92, §3; 2023 Acts, ch 119, §12
Iowa Code § 421.20 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421 / Section 421.20
Actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of revenue may bring actions of mandamus or injunction or any other proper actions in the district court to compel the performance of any order made by the director or to require any board or any other officer or person to perform any duty required by this chapter. The director shall commence an action only in the district court in the county in which the defendant or defendants in the action perform their official duties.

(2) Upon the filing of an action in the county required by this section the director may move to change the action to another county, and the motion shall be granted upon a showing of good cause. As used in this section, “good cause” shall mean those grounds for change specified in rule of civil procedure 1.801; however, the director shall not be required to submit affidavits of disinterested persons in order to prevail in the motion.

[C31, 35, §6943-c30; C39, §6943.029; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §421.20]94 Acts, ch 1107, §25; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 322A.23 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322A / Section 322A.23
Customer lists.
Status: in_force

A condition, stipulation, or provision in a franchise which requires the franchisee to provide its customer lists or service files to the franchiser is void. This section shall not apply to notification by the franchisee to the franchiser of the delivery of a new motor vehicle to a customer, including information necessary to complete the sale of the vehicle, or to the submission to the franchiser of a claim for warranty parts, recalls, repairs, or services supplied or performed by the franchisee.

2010 Acts, ch 1081, §7
Iowa Code § 514B.3B — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514B / Section 514B.3B
Certificate of authority — renewal.
Status: in_force

A certificate of authority of a health maintenance organization formed under this chapter expires on June 1 succeeding its issue and shall be renewed annually so long as the organization transacts its business in accordance with all legal requirements. A health maintenance organization shall submit annually, on or before March 1, a completed application for renewal of its certificate of authority. A health maintenance organization that fails to timely file an application for renewal shall pay an administrative penalty of five hundred dollars to the treasurer of state for deposit as provided in section 505.7. A duly certified copy or duplicate of the certificate is admissible in evidence for or against the organization with the same effect as the original.

2006 Acts, ch 1117, §58; 2009 Acts, ch 181, §73
Iowa Code § 600B.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 600B / Section 600B.9
Time of instituting proceedings.
Status: in_force

The proceedings may be instituted during the pregnancy of the mother or after the birth of the child, but, except with the consent of all parties, the trial shall not be held until after the birth of the child and shall be held no earlier than twenty days from the date the alleged father is served with notice of the action or, if blood or genetic tests are conducted, no earlier than thirty days from the date the test results are filed with the clerk of the district court as provided under section 600B.41.

[C27, 31, 35, §12667-a9; C39, §12667.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §675.9]C93, §600B.994 Acts, ch 1171, §43; 97 Acts, ch 175, §204
Iowa Code § 296.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 296 / Section 296.4
Notice ballots.
Status: in_force

Notice of the election shall be given by the county commissioner of elections by publication in accordance with section 49.53. The county commissioner of elections shall conduct the election pursuant to the provisions of chapters 39 through 53 and certify the results to the board of directors.

[S13, §2820-d3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4356; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §296.4]2021 Acts, ch 80, §156
Iowa Code § 804.20 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 804 / Section 804.20
Communications by arrested persons.
Status: in_force

Any peace officer or other person having custody of any person arrested or restrained of the person’s liberty for any reason whatever, shall permit that person, without unnecessary delay after arrival at the place of detention, to call, consult, and see a member of the person’s family or an attorney of the person’s choice, or both. Such person shall be permitted to make a reasonable number of telephone calls as may be required to secure an attorney. If a call is made, it shall be made in the presence of the person having custody of the one arrested or restrained. If such person is intoxicated, or a person under eighteen years of age, the call may be made by the person having custody. An attorney shall be permitted to see and consult confidentially with such person alone and in private at the jail or other place of custody without unreasonable delay. A violation of this section shall constitute a simple misdemeanor.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §755.17; C79, 81, §804.20]
Iowa Code § 468.66 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.66
Bids required.
Status: in_force

If the board determines that a change described in section 468.62 increases the cost of the improvement in excess of the adjusted competitive bid threshold, the work shall be let by bids in the same manner as is provided for the original construction of such improvements.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7493; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.73]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.6694 Acts, ch 1051, §6; 2006 Acts, ch 1056, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1091, §3, 4; 2014 Acts, ch 1075, §13; 2015 Acts, ch 51, §8
Iowa Code § 384.2 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.2
Fiscal year and tax year.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided for special charter cities, a city’s fiscal year shall be as provided in section 24.2, subsection 3. All city property taxes must be certified by a city to the county auditor on or before April 30 of each year, unless otherwise provided by state law. However, municipal utilities, if not supported by taxation or the proceeds of outstanding indebtedness payable from taxes may, with the council’s consent, choose to operate on a fiscal year which is the calendar year. The receipt by the utility of payments from other governmental funds for public fire protection, street lighting, or other public use of the utility’s services shall not be deemed support by taxation. After notice and hearing in the same manner as required for the city’s regular budget under section 384.16, the utility budget must be approved by resolution of the council not later than twenty days prior to the beginning of the calendar year for which the budget applies.

(2) The county auditor shall place city taxes and assessments upon the tax list for the current year, and the county treasurer shall collect city taxes and assessments in the same manner as other taxes. Delinquent city taxes and assessments draw the same interest as other taxes. Sales for delinquent city taxes and assessments must be made in the manner provided in chapter 446. The county treasurer shall combine in one tax sale all taxes and assessments due from the same person and collectible by the county.

[R60, §1123, 1126; C73, §495, 498; C97, §902; S13, §902, 1056-a7, 1056-a34; C24, §5678, 6227, 6228, 6570, 6571; C27, 31, 35, §5676-a1, 6227, 6228, 6570, 6871; C39, §5676.1, 6227, 6228, 6570, 6871; C46, 50, §363.51, 404.21, 404.22, 416.95, 420.212; C54, 58, §363.29, 404.3, 404.21; C62, 66, 71, 73, §363.29, 404.3, 404.22; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.2]92 Acts, ch 1016, §7; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2019 Acts, ch 165, §12, 17; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §91, 98