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Iowa Code § 522B.17A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522B / Section 522B.17A
Injunctive relief.
Status: in_force

(1) An association with at least twenty-five insurance producer members may bring an action in district court to enjoin a person from selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in violation of section 522B.2. However, before bringing an action in district court to enjoin a person pursuant to this section, an association shall file a complaint with the insurance division alleging that the person is selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in violation of section 522B.2.

(2) If the division makes a determination to proceed administratively against the person for a violation of section 522B.2, the complainant shall not bring an action in district court against the person pursuant to this section based upon the allegations contained in the complaint filed with the division.

(3) If the division does not make a determination to proceed administratively against the person for a violation of section 522B.2, the division shall issue, on or before ninety days from the date of filing of the complaint, a release to the complainant that permits the complainant to bring an action in district court pursuant to this section.

(4) The filing of a complaint with the division pursuant to this section tolls the statute of limitations pursuant to section 614.1 as to the alleged violation for a period of one hundred twenty days from the date of filing the complaint.

(5) Any action brought in district court by a complainant against a person pursuant to this section, based upon the allegations contained in the complaint filed with the division, shall be brought within one year after the ninety-day period following the filing of the complaint with the division, or the date of the issuance of a release by the division, whichever is earlier.

(6) If the court finds that the person is in violation of section 522B.2 and enjoins the person from selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance in violation of that section, the court’s findings of fact and law, and the judgment and decree, when final, shall be admissible in any proceeding initiated pursuant to section 522B.17 by the commissioner against the person enjoined and the person enjoined shall be precluded from contesting in that proceeding the court’s determination that the person sold, solicited, or negotiated insurance in violation of section 522B.2.

2005 Acts, ch 70, §49
Iowa Code § 633.176 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.176
Reduction of bond by deposit.
Status: in_force

Personal property of the estate may be deposited with a bank or trust company located in the state of Iowa upon such terms as may be prescribed by order of the court. The amount of the bond of the fiduciary may be then reduced as the court may determine.

[C51, §1276, 1316, 1317; R60, §2308, 2348, 2349; C73, §2321, 2350, 2362, 2363; C97, §3267, 3268, 3293, 3301; S13, §3268; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11828, 11838, 11876, 11887; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §631.10, 632.7, 633.32, 633.43; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.176]
Iowa Code § 508E.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508E / Section 508E.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

This Act may be cited as the “Viatical Settlements Act”.

2008 Acts, ch 1155, §1, 21
Iowa Code § 598B.402 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.402
Transitional provision.
Status: in_force

A motion or other request for relief made in a child-custody proceeding or to enforce a child-custody determination which was commenced before July 1, 1999, is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.

99 Acts, ch 103, §41
Iowa Code § 15.229 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.229
Section 15.229
Status: repealed

Repealed by 96 Acts, ch 1186, §26.
Iowa Code § 100A.4 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 100A / Section 100A.4
Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person or agency who intentionally or knowingly refuses to release information requested pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(2) A person who fails to hold in confidence information required to be held in confidence by section 100A.3 is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C81, §100A.4]
Iowa Code § 11.52 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 11 / Section 11.52
Refusal to testify.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 679A.19, in case any witness duly subpoenaed refuses to attend, or refuses to produce documents, books, and papers, or attends and refuses to make oath or affirmation, or, being sworn or affirmed, refuses to testify, the auditor of state or the auditor’s designee may apply to the district court, or any judge of said district having jurisdiction thereof, for the enforcement of attendance and answers to questions as provided by law in the matter of taking depositions.

2011 Acts, ch 75, §30; 2023 Acts, ch 103, §5
Iowa Code § 481A.16 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.16
Taking by director for stocking and exchange.
Status: in_force

The director may take from the public waters of the state, at any time and in any manner, any fish for the purpose of propagating or restocking other waters, or exchanging with fish and wildlife agencies of other states, the federal government, or private fish hatcheries.

[C97, §2546; S13, §2546; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1744; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.16]83 Acts, ch 110, §1C93, §481A.16
Iowa Code § 708.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 708 / Section 708.3
Assault while participating in a felony.
Status: in_force

Any person who commits an assault as defined in section 708.1 while participating in a felony other than a sexual abuse is guilty of:

(1) A class “C” felony if the person thereby causes serious injury to any person.

(2) A class “D” felony if no serious injury results.

[C51, §2592, 2593, 2595; R60, §4215, 4216, 4218; C73, §3873, 3874, 3876; C97, §4769, 4770, 4772; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12933, 12935, 12968; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §694.5, 694.7, 698.4; C79, 81, §708.3; 81 Acts, ch 204, §4]2013 Acts, ch 90, §227
Iowa Code § 5.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 5 / Section 5.4
Duties — reports.
Status: in_force

The commissioners shall attend the meeting of the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, or arrange for the attendance of at least one of their number at the national conference, and both in and out of the national conference they shall do all in their power to promote uniformity in state laws, upon all subjects where uniformity is deemed desirable and practicable. The commission shall report to the legislative council of the general assembly, an account of its transactions, and its advice and recommendations for legislation. This report shall be printed for presentation to the council. The council shall submit the report to the speaker of the house and president of the senate who shall forward it to the appropriate committees of the general assembly for further study. The commission shall bring about as far as practicable the uniform judicial interpretation of all uniform laws and generally devise and recommend additional legislation or other or further course of action as shall tend to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §68; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §5.4]89 Acts, ch 296, §1
Iowa Code § 533.214 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.214
Central credit unions.
Status: in_force

Credit unions known as central credit unions may exist for the purpose of serving directors, officers, and employees of credit unions, members of dissolved and existing credit unions, credit unions, employee groups as described in section 533.301, subsection 13, and such other persons as the superintendent approves.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §31; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §57
Iowa Code § 562.10 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 562 / Section 562.10
Rental value.
Status: in_force

The holder of the interest succeeding a life estate who is required by section 562.8 or 562.9 to continue a tenancy shall be entitled to a rental amount equal to the prevailing fair market rental amount in the area. If the parties cannot agree on a rental amount, either party may petition the district court for a declaratory judgment setting the rental amount. The costs of the action shall be divided equally between the parties.

[C79, 81, §562.10]
Iowa Code § 249A.11 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.11
Payment for patient care segregated.
Status: in_force

A state resource center or mental health institute, upon receipt of any payment made under this chapter for the care of any patient, shall segregate an amount equal to that portion of the payment which is required by law to be made from nonfederal funds. The money segregated shall be deposited in the medical assistance fund of the department.

[C77, 79, 81, §249A.11]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 85 Acts, ch 146, §3; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §51; 2005 Acts, ch 167, §33, 66; 2010 Acts, ch 1141, §27; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §800
Iowa Code § 537.3604 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3604
General definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this part, unless otherwise required by the context:

(1) “Administrator” means the administrator as designated in section 537.6103.

(2) “Advertisement” means a commercial message in any medium, including signs, window displays, and price tags, that promotes, directly or indirectly, a consumer rental purchase agreement.

(3) “Cash price” means the price at which the lessor in the ordinary course of business would offer to sell the personal property to the lessee for cash on the date of the consumer rental purchase agreement.

(4) “Consummation” means the time at which the lessee enters into a consumer rental purchase agreement.

(5) “Lessee” means a natural person who rents personal property under a consumer rental purchase agreement for personal, family, or household use.

(6) “Lessor” means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the leasing of property under a consumer rental purchase agreement.

(7) “Personal property” means any property that is not real property under the laws of this state when it is made available for a consumer rental purchase agreement. For the purposes of this part, “personal property” does not include a motor vehicle, a manufactured home, or a manufactured or mobile home as defined in section 321.1.

(8) “Consumer rental purchase agreement” means an agreement for the use of personal property in which all of the following are applicable:

(8) (a) The lessor is regularly engaged in the rental purchase business.

(8) (b) The agreement is for an initial period of four months or less, whether or not there is any obligation beyond the initial period, that is automatically renewable with each payment and that permits the lessee to become the owner of the property.

(8) (c) The lessee is a person other than an organization.

(8) (d) The lessee takes under the consumer rental purchase agreement primarily for a personal, family, or household purpose.

(8) (e) The amount payable under the consumer rental purchase agreement does not exceed the threshold amount.

87 Acts, ch 80, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1025, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1037, §20
Iowa Code § 622A.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622A / Section 622A.7
Rules.
Status: in_force

The supreme court, after consultation with the department of health and human services and other appropriate departments, shall adopt rules governing the qualifications and compensation of interpreters or translators appearing in legal proceedings under this chapter. However, an administrative agency which is subject to chapter 17A may adopt rules differing from those of the supreme court governing the qualifications and compensation of interpreters or translators appearing in proceedings before that agency.

84 Acts, ch 1137, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 77, §10; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1271
Iowa Code § 625.21 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 625 / Section 625.21
Interest.
Status: in_force

Except for an action brought pursuant to chapter 668, when the judgment is for the recovery of money, interest from the time of the verdict or report until judgment is finally entered shall be added to the costs of the party entitled to the costs.

[R60, §3466; C73, §2948; C97, §3868; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11643; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §625.21]87 Acts, ch 157, §4; 91 Acts, ch 116, §17
Iowa Code § 16.22 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.22
Application of funds from sales of obligations.
Status: in_force

All moneys received by or on behalf of the authority, whether as proceeds from the sale of obligations or as revenues, are trust funds to be held and applied solely for the purposes specified in the appropriation, bond resolution, or other document authorizing receipt of the moneys by the authority. A person with which the moneys are deposited shall act as trustee of the moneys and shall hold and apply the moneys for the purposes specified in this chapter subject to limitations specified in this chapter and in the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of the obligations.

2014 Acts, ch 1080, §29, 78
Iowa Code § 261B.13 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261B / Section 261B.13
Prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, a school or other entity that grants a degree shall not conduct any portion of a course of instruction or any aspect of its operations or otherwise establish a presence in this state if, with the exception of a school that qualifies for an exemption under section 261B.11, subsection 1, paragraph “h”, the school or other entity is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education.

(2) A school registered under this chapter or otherwise authorized to operate under the laws of this state shall not enter into an agreement to conduct a course of instruction, confer a degree, or conduct any other aspect of its operation with another school that is in violation of this section.

(3) This section shall not apply to a foreign medical school that is accredited by a foreign entity recognized by the national committee on foreign medical education and accreditation.

2016 Acts, ch 1071, §1
Iowa Code § 541.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.6
Section 541.6
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 478.14 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 478 / Section 478.14
Service furnished.
Status: in_force

(1) Any city which owns or operates a system for the distribution of electric light or power, and which has obtained electric energy for such distribution from any person or firm or corporation owning or operating an electric light and power plant or transmission line, shall be entitled to have the service reasonably needed by such municipality and its patrons continued at and for a reasonable rate and charge and under reasonable rules of service.

(2) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of the light and power plant or transmission line to disconnect or discontinue such service, except during nonpayment of reasonable charges, so long as the operator holds or enjoys any franchise to go upon or use any public streets, highways, or grounds.

(3) Until the municipality and the operator shall agree upon a rate or charge for the service the municipality shall pay and the operator shall accept the rate provided in the expired contract if any existed, and, if none existed, then the rate before paid. This shall be without prejudice, however, to the right of either party to test in court or before any lawfully constituted rate-making tribunal the reasonableness of the rate.

(4) This section shall not apply if the original service to the municipality was given in case of emergency or for any other temporary purpose.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8321; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §489.13; C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.14; C77, 79, 81, §478.14]2016 Acts, ch 1011, §87
Iowa Code § 173.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 173 / Section 173.3
Certification of state aid associations.
Status: in_force

On or before November 15 of each year, the secretary of agriculture shall certify to the secretary of the state fair board the names of the various associations, fairs, and societies which have qualified for state aid under the provisions of chapters 176A through 178, 181, 182, 186, and 352, and which are entitled to representation in the convention as provided in section 173.2.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2875; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §173.3]90 Acts, ch 1009, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1032, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1017, §3, 8; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §43, 116; 2004 Acts, ch 1019, §5
Iowa Code § 15.344 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.344
Common system assessment and tracking.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §84G.5; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2222.
Iowa Code § 554.9521 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9521
Uniform form of written financing statement and amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written initial financing statement in a form and format approved by the secretary of state by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 17A except for a reason set forth in section 554.9516, subsection 2. The forms shall be consistent with those set forth in the final official text of the 1999 revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code promulgated by the American law institute and the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws.

(2) A filing office that accepts written records may not refuse to accept a written amendment in a form and format approved by the secretary of state by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 17A except for a reason set forth in section 554.9516, subsection 2. The forms shall be consistent with those set forth in the final official text of the 1999 revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code promulgated by the American law institute and the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws.

2000 Acts, ch 1149, §92, 187; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §89
Iowa Code § 557B.15 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557B / Section 557B.15
Exemptions by attorney general.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may, by rule or order, exempt any person from all or part of the requirements of this chapter if the attorney general finds the requirements unnecessary for the protection of purchasers. In determining exemptions from this chapter, the attorney general shall consider all of the following:

(1) The duration of the membership camping contracts involved.

(2) The number of membership camping contracts being offered by the operator.

(3) The amount of the purchase price of the membership camping contracts.

87 Acts, ch 181, §19
Iowa Code § 455B.211 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.211
Definitions.
Status: in_force

When used in this part 2 of subchapter III, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Certificate” means the certificate of competence issued by the director stating that the operator has met the requirements for the specified operator classification of the certification program.

(2) “Operator” means a person who has direct responsibility for the operation of a water treatment plant, water distribution system, or waste water treatment plant.

(3) “Waste water treatment plant” means the facility or group of units used for the treatment of waste water from public sewer systems and for the reduction and handling of solids removed from such wastes.

(4) “Water distribution system” means that portion of the water supply system in which water is conveyed from the water treatment plant or other supply point to the premises of the consumer.

(5) “Water supply system” means the system of pipes, structures, and facilities through which a public water supply is obtained, treated and sold or distributed for human consumption or household use.

(6) “Water treatment plant” means that portion of the water supply system which in some way alters the physical, chemical, or bacteriological quality of the water.

[C66, 71, §136A.1; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455B.50]C83, §455B.21186 Acts, ch 1245, §1890; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 231E.8 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231E / Section 231E.8
Provisions applicable to all appointments and designations discharge.
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall only appoint or intervene on its own motion or act upon the petition of any person under section 231E.6 or 231E.7 if such appointment or intervention would comply with staffing ratios established by the department and if sufficient resources are available to the state office or local office. Notice of the proposed appointment shall be provided to the state office or local office prior to the granting of such appointment.

(2) The state office or local office shall maintain reasonable personal contact with each protected person or client for whom the state office or local office is appointed or designated in order to monitor the protected person’s or client’s care and progress.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the state office or local office appointed by the court may access all confidential records concerning the protected person for whom the state office or local office is appointed or designated, including medical records and abuse reports.

(4) In any proceeding in which the state or a local office is appointed or is acting as guardian or conservator, the court shall waive court costs or filing fees, if the state office or local office certifies to the court that the state office or local office has waived its fees in their entirety based upon the ability of the protected person to pay for the services of the state office or local office.

(5) The state public guardian or a local public guardian shall be subject to discharge or removal, by the court, on the grounds and in the manner in which other guardians or conservators are discharged or removed pursuant to chapter 633.

(6) The state public guardian or a local public guardian may petition to be removed as guardian or conservator. A petition for removal shall be granted for any of the following reasons:

(6) (a) The protected person displays assaultive or aggressive behavior that causes the public guardian to fear for their personal safety.

(6) (b) The protected person refuses the services of the public guardian.

(6) (c) The protected person refuses to have contact with the public guardian.

(6) (d) The protected person moves out of Iowa.

2005 Acts, ch 175, §137; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §49; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2018 Acts, ch 1048, §9; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §44, 45