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Iowa Code § 499.59A — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.59A
Indemnification.
Status: in_force

A cooperative association operating under this chapter may indemnify any present or former director, officer, employee, member, or volunteer in the manner and in the instances authorized in sections 490.850 through 490.859, provided that where sections 490.850 through 490.859 provide for action by shareholders the sections are applicable to action by voting members of the cooperative association, and where sections 490.850 through 490.859 refer to the corporation organized under chapter 490 the sections are applicable to the cooperative association organized under this chapter, and where sections 490.850 through 490.859 refer to the director the sections are applicable to a director, officer, employee, member, or volunteer of the cooperative association organized under this chapter.

88 Acts, ch 1170, §8; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §65; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §106, 125
Iowa Code § 622.106 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.106
Certified or registered mail.
Status: in_force

If any report, claim, tax return, statement, or payment is sent by United States mail and either registered or certified, a record authenticated by the United States post office shall be considered competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, or payment was delivered to the state or political subdivision to which addressed, and the date of registration or certification shall be deemed the postmarked date.

[C77, 79, 81, §622.106]
Iowa Code § 633A.4603 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4603
Obligations of third parties.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to a third party dealing with a trustee or assisting a trustee in the conduct of a transaction, if the third party acts in good faith and for a valuable consideration and without knowledge that the trustee is exceeding the trustee’s powers or is improperly exercising them, the following apply:

(1) (a) A third party is not bound to inquire as to whether a trustee has power to act or is properly exercising a power and may assume without inquiry the existence of a trust power and its proper exercise.

(1) (b) A third party is fully protected in dealing with or assisting a trustee, as if the trustee has and is properly exercising the power the trustee purports to exercise.

(2) A third party who acts in good faith is not bound to ensure the proper application of trust property paid or delivered to the trustee.

(3) If a third party acting in good faith and for a valuable consideration enters into a transaction with a former trustee without knowledge that the person is no longer a trustee, the third party is fully protected as if the former trustee were still a trustee.

99 Acts, ch 125, §81, 109C2001, §633.46032005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.4603
Iowa Code § 668.12 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 668 / Section 668.12
Liability for products — defenses.
Status: in_force

(1) In any action brought pursuant to this chapter against an assembler, designer, supplier of specifications, distributor, manufacturer, or seller for damages arising from an alleged defect in the design, testing, manufacturing, formulation, packaging, warning, or labeling of a product, a percentage of fault shall not be assigned to such persons if they plead and prove that the product conformed to the state of the art in existence at the time the product was designed, tested, manufactured, formulated, packaged, provided with a warning, or labeled.

(2) Nothing contained in subsection 1 shall diminish the duty of an assembler, designer, supplier of specifications, distributor, manufacturer, or seller to warn concerning subsequently acquired knowledge of a defect or dangerous condition that would render the product unreasonably dangerous for its foreseeable use or diminish the liability for failure to so warn.

(3) An assembler, designer, supplier of specifications, distributor, manufacturer, or seller shall not be subject to liability for failure to warn regarding risks and risk-avoidance measures that should be obvious to, or generally known by, foreseeable product users. When reasonable minds may differ as to whether the risk or risk-avoidance measure was obvious or generally known, the issues shall be decided by the trier of fact.

(4) In any action brought pursuant to this chapter against an assembler, designer, supplier of specifications, distributor, manufacturer, or seller for damages arising from an alleged defect in packaging, warning, or labeling of a product, a product bearing or accompanied by a reasonable and visible warning or instruction that is reasonably safe for use if the warning or instruction is followed shall not be deemed defective or unreasonably dangerous on the basis of failure to warn or instruct. When reasonable minds may differ as to whether the warning or instruction is reasonable and visible, the issues shall be decided by the trier of fact.

86 Acts, ch 1211, §41; 2004 Acts, ch 1050, §1
Iowa Code § 2.19 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.19
Punishment for contempt.
Status: in_force

Fines and imprisonment for contempt shall be only by virtue of an order of the proper house, entered on its journals, stating the grounds thereof.

[C51, §14; R60, §10; C73, §15; C97, §19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §24; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.25; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.19]
Iowa Code § 544B.16 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544B / Section 544B.16
Complaints procedure.
Status: in_force

A person may file a complaint with the board against a professional landscape architect or the board may initiate a complaint. Unless the complaint is dismissed by the board as unfounded or trivial, the board may request the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to conduct an investigation into the complaint. The department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall report its findings to the board, and the board shall hold a hearing within sixty days after the date on which the complaint is filed. The board shall fix the time and place for such hearing and shall cause a copy of the complaint, together with a notice of the time and place fixed for the hearing, to be served on the accused at least thirty days before the date fixed for the hearing. Where personal service cannot be effected, service may be effected by publication. At such hearing, the accused shall have the right to appear personally or by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses against the accused, and to produce evidence and witnesses in defense. After the hearing, the board may suspend or revoke the certificate of licensure. The board may restore the certificate of licensure to any person whose certificate of licensure has been revoked. Application for the restoration of a certificate of licensure shall be made in such manner, form, and content as the board may prescribe.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §118A.16]88 Acts, ch 1158, §28C93, §544B.162002 Acts, ch 1045, §14; 2019 Acts, ch 110, §8; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2029
Iowa Code § 91C.6 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 91C / Section 91C.6
Rules.
Status: in_force

The director shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, determined to be reasonably necessary for phasing in, administering, and enforcing the system of contractor registration established by this chapter.

88 Acts, ch 1162, §7; 90 Acts, ch 1136, §142023 Acts, ch 19, §1839
Iowa Code § 422.91 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.91
Credit for estimated tax.
Status: in_force

(1) Any amount of estimated tax paid is a credit against the amount of tax due on a final, completed return, and any overpayment of five dollars or more shall be refunded to the taxpayer with interest in accordance with section 421.60, subsection 2, paragraph “e”, and the return constitutes a claim for refund for this purpose. Amounts less than five dollars shall be refunded to the taxpayer only upon written application in accordance with section 422.73, and only if the application is filed within twelve months after the due date for the return.

(2) In lieu of claiming a refund, the taxpayer may elect to have the overpayment shown on its final, completed return for the taxable year credited to the tax liability for the following taxable year.

[C79, 81, §422.91; 81 Acts, ch 133, §3, 4; 82 Acts, ch 1180, §5, 9]89 Acts, ch 251, §28; 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §10, 15, 16
Iowa Code § 135.11B — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.11B
Appointment of certain executive directors.
Status: in_force

Transferred to §10A.504; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1711.
Iowa Code § 157.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 157 / Section 157.5
Consent and reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed cosmetologist or barber, esthetician, or electrologist who provides services relating to the use of a certified laser product, intense pulsed light device for hair removal, chemical peel, or microdermabrasion, shall obtain a consent in writing prior to the administration of the services. A consent in writing shall create a presumption that informed consent was given if the consent:

(1) (a) Sets forth in general terms the nature and purpose of the procedure or procedures, together with the known risks associated with the procedure or procedures, if reasonably determinable.

(1) (b) Acknowledges that the disclosure of that information has been made and that all questions asked about the procedure or procedures have been answered in a satisfactory manner.

(1) (c) Is signed by the client for whom the procedure is to be performed, or if the client for any reason lacks legal capacity to consent, is signed by a person who has legal authority to consent on behalf of that client in those circumstances.

(2) A licensed cosmetologist or barber, esthetician, or electrologist who provides services related to the use of a certified laser product, intense pulsed light device for hair removal, chemical peel, or microdermabrasion, shall submit a report to the board within thirty days of any incident involving the provision of such services which results in physical injury requiring medical attention. Failure to comply with this section shall result in disciplinary action being taken by the board.

2004 Acts, ch 1044, §9; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §30, 31; 2023 Acts, ch 99, §27, 28
Iowa Code § 84G.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 84G / Section 84G.2
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide a mechanism for funding workforce development programs listed in section 84G.4, subsection 2, in order to more efficiently meet the needs identified within those individual programs.

95 Acts, ch 184, §2CS95, §15.3422023 Acts, ch 19, §2218, 2222C2024, §84G.2
Iowa Code § 633.703 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.703
Communication between courts.
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this subchapter. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the court shall make a record of the communication. The record may be limited to the fact that the communication occurred.

(2) Communication between courts concerning schedules, calendars, court records, and other administrative matters may occur without making a record.

2010 Acts, ch 1086, §4, 24, 25; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 580.6 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 580 / Section 580.6
Service of notice.
Status: in_force

Said notice shall be served as follows:

(1) By posting a duplicate copy for ten days prior to the day of sale in three public places in the township in which the sale is to take place, and

(2) If the owner of the progeny resides in the said county, by also serving a duplicate copy on the owner in the manner in which original notices are served, at least ten days prior to the day of sale.

[S13, §2341-u; C24, 27, 31, §2972; C35, §10347-a6; C39, §10347.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §580.6]
Iowa Code § 452A.44 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.44
Refunds.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who uses electric fuel for any of the nontaxable purposes set forth in section 452A.17, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, for motor fuel and undyed special fuel, and who has paid the electric fuel tax either directly to the department or by having the tax added to the price of the fuel, and who has a refund permit, upon presentation to and approval by the department of a claim for refund, subject to the conditions set forth in section 452A.17, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, shall be reimbursed and repaid the amount of the tax which the claimant has paid on the kilowatt hours so used, except that the amount of a refund payable may be applied by the department against any tax liability outstanding on the books of the department against the claimant. Refunds under this section are subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in section 452A.17, subsection 3, for motor fuel and undyed special fuel refunds.

(2) A person shall not claim a refund under this section until the person has obtained a refund permit meeting the requirements of section 452A.18 from the department. The department may revoke a refund permit pursuant to section 452A.19.

(3) Tax collected on electric fuel that is not taxable, or tax collected in excess of the actual amount of tax due, is subject to section 452A.22.

(4) If electric fuel is sold or dispensed for a nontaxable purpose, the purchaser may complete and provide an exemption certificate produced by the department to the license holder.

2019 Acts, ch 151, §27, 46; 2025 Acts, ch 148, §23
Iowa Code § 216A.91 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.91
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Community action agency” means a public agency or a private nonprofit agency which is authorized under its charter or bylaws to receive funds to administer community action programs and is designated by the governor to receive and administer the funds.

(2) “Community action program” means a program conducted by a community action agency which includes projects to provide a range of services to improve the conditions of poverty in the area served by the community action agency.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1240C87, §601K.9190 Acts, ch 1242, §1C93, §216A.912023 Acts, ch 19, §295; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §465
Iowa Code § 322F.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322F / Section 322F.5
Death or incapacity of dealer.
Status: in_force

If a dealer or a person holding a majority interest in a business entity operating a dealership dies or is incapacitated, the rights under this chapter may be exercised as an option by the heirs at law if the dealer or majority interest holder died intestate, or by the executor under the terms of the dealer’s or majority interest holder’s will. If the heirs or the executor do not exercise this option within twelve months from the date of death of the dealer or majority interest holder, the supplier must repurchase the equipment as if the supplier had terminated the dealership agreement pursuant to section 322F.3. However, this section does not entitle an heir, executor, administrator, legatee, or devisee of a deceased dealer or majority interest holder to continue to operate the dealership without the consent of the supplier.

90 Acts, ch 1077, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 55, §6
Iowa Code § 633.35 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.35
Reports and applications for orders.
Status: in_force

All petitions, reports, and applications for orders in probate must be in writing, verified, acknowledged or certified, and self-explanatory. If the petition, report, or application is certified, substantially the following language shall be used:I certify under penalty of perjury and pursuant to the laws of the state of Iowa that the preceding is true and correct.

[C97, §3421; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.35; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.35]89 Acts, ch 35, §1
Iowa Code § 103.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103 / Section 103.2
Electrical examining board created.
Status: in_force

(1) An electrical examining board is created within the department. The board shall consist of eleven voting members, all of whom shall be residents of this state. Except for the board member enumerated in subsection 2, paragraph “e”, members shall be appointed by the governor and subject to senate confirmation.

(2) The members shall be as follows:

(2) (a) Two members shall be journeyman electricians, one a member of an electrical workers union covered under a collective bargaining agreement and one not a member of a union.

(2) (b) Two members shall be master electricians or electrical contractors, one of whom is a contractor signed to a collective bargaining agreement or a master electrician covered under a collective bargaining agreement and one of whom is a contractor not signed to a collective bargaining agreement or a master electrician who is not a member of a union.

(2) (c) One member shall be an electrical inspector.

(2) (d) Two members, one a union member covered under a collective bargaining agreement and one who is not a member of a union, each of whom shall not be a member of any of the groups described in paragraphs “a” through “c”, and shall represent the general public.

(2) (e) One member shall be the state fire marshal or a representative of the state fire marshal’s office.

(2) (f) One member shall be a local building official employed by a political subdivision to perform electrical inspections for that political subdivision.

(2) (g) One member shall represent a public utility.

(2) (h) One member shall be an engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 542B with a background in electrical engineering.

(3) (a) The board shall elect annually from its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson.

(3) (b) Meetings shall be called as needed by the chairperson or four members of the board. At any meeting of the board, a majority of members constitutes a quorum.

(4) The public members of the board shall be allowed to participate in administrative, clerical, or ministerial functions incident to giving a licensure examination, but shall not determine the content of the examination or determine the correctness of the answers. Professional associations or societies composed of licensed electricians may recommend to the governor the names of potential board members whose profession is representative of that association or society. However, the governor is not bound by the recommendations. A board member shall not be required to be a member of any professional electrician association or society.

2007 Acts, ch 197, §12, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §11, 32; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1558, 1559; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §92
Iowa Code § 667.15 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 667 / Section 667.15
Appearance by executing bond.
Status: in_force

The execution by or for the owner of such boat or raft of a bond, whereby possession of the same is obtained or retained by the owner, shall be an appearance of such owner as a defendant to the action.

[R60, §4130; C73, §3448; C97, §4416; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12572; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §667.15]
Iowa Code § 99G.30 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99G / Section 99G.30
Ticket sales requirements penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) Lottery tickets or shares may be distributed by the division for promotional purposes.

(2) A ticket or share shall not be sold at a price other than that fixed by the division and a sale shall not be made other than by a retailer or an employee of the retailer who is authorized by the retailer to sell tickets or shares. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(3) A ticket or share shall not be sold to a person who has not reached the age of twenty-one. Any person who knowingly sells a lottery ticket or share to a person under the age of twenty-one shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor. It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge of a violation under this section that the retailer reasonably and in good faith relied upon presentation of proof of age in making the sale. A prize won by a person who has not reached the age of twenty-one but who purchases a winning ticket or share in violation of this subsection shall be forfeited. This section does not prohibit the lawful purchase of a ticket or share for the purpose of making a gift to a person who has not reached the age of twenty-one. The commission shall adopt administrative rules governing the payment of prizes to persons who have not reached the age of twenty-one.

(4) Except for the department, a retailer shall only sell lottery products on the licensed premises and not through the mail or by technological means except as the department may provide or authorize.

(5) The retailer may accept payment by cash, check, money order, debit card, or electronic funds transfer. The retailer shall not extend or arrange credit for the purchase of a ticket or share. As used in this subsection, “cash” means United States currency.

(6) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the department from designating certain of its agents and employees to sell or give lottery tickets or shares directly to the public.

(7) No elected official’s name shall be printed on tickets.

2003 Acts, ch 178, §83, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2333; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 539.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 539 / Section 539.8
Section 539.8
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 523I.307 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 523I / Section 523I.307
Discrimination prohibited.
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any organization subject to the provisions of this chapter to deny the privilege of interment of the remains of any deceased person in any cemetery solely because of the race, color, or national origin of such deceased person. Any contract, agreement, deed, covenant, restriction, or charter provision at any time entered into, or bylaw, rule, or regulation adopted or put in force, either subsequent or prior to July 4, 1953, authorizing, permitting, or requiring any organization subject to the provisions of this chapter to deny such privilege of interment because of race, color, or national origin of such deceased person is hereby declared to be null and void and in conflict with the public policy of this state. An organization subject to the provisions of this chapter or any director, officer, agent, employee, or trustee thereof, shall not be liable for damages or other relief, or be subjected to any action in any court of competent jurisdiction for refusing to commit any act unlawful under this chapter.

2005 Acts, ch 128, §29
Iowa Code § 181.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 181 / Section 181.8
Executive committee entering premises examining records.
Status: in_force

The executive committee may authorize its agents to enter at a reasonable time upon the premises of any purchaser charged by this chapter with remitting the state assessment to the executive committee, and to examine records and other instruments relating to the collection of the state assessment. However, the executive committee must first have reasonable grounds to believe that the state assessment has not been remitted or fully accounted for.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §181.8]2004 Acts, ch 1037, §9, 19; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §9, 21
Iowa Code § 147A.28 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147A / Section 147A.28
Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

A hospital or emergency care facility that imparts or conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed, that it is a trauma care facility, or that uses any other term to indicate or imply that the hospital or emergency care facility is a trauma care facility without having obtained a certificate of verification under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars per day for each offense. In addition, the director may apply to the district court for a writ of injunction to restrain the use of the term “trauma care facility”. However, nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict a hospital or emergency facility from providing any services for which it is duly authorized.

95 Acts, ch 40, §9; 95 Acts, ch 209, §21