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Iowa Code § 336.19 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 336 / Section 336.19
Contracts for use of public library.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of library trustees may contract with any other board of trustees of a free public library or any other city, school corporation, institution of higher learning, township, or county, or with the trustees of any county library district for the use of the library by their respective residents.

(2) A contract entered into pursuant to subsection 1 may be terminated as follows:

(2) (a) By mutual consent of the contracting parties.

(2) (b) By a majority vote of the electors represented by either of the contracting parties. Upon a written petition of a number of eligible electors equaling five percent or more of the number of electors voting at the last general election within the jurisdiction of the contracting party, a termination proposition shall be submitted to the electors by the governing body of the contracting party. The petition shall be presented to the governing body not less than forty days prior to the next general election or special election held throughout the jurisdiction of the party seeking to terminate the contract. The proposition shall be submitted at the next general election or next special election held throughout the jurisdiction of the party seeking to terminate the contract.

2010 Acts, ch 1031, §333
Iowa Code § 204A.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 204A / Section 204A.3
Administration rules.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules that it deems necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. The rules shall comply with the federal hemp law, or requirements of the United States department of agriculture acting under the federal hemp law.

2024 Acts, ch 1177, §39, 55
Iowa Code § 321.79 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.79
Intent to injure.
Status: in_force

Any person who with intent to commit any malicious mischief, injury, or other crime climbs into or upon a vehicle whether it is in motion or at rest or with like intent attempts to manipulate any of the levers, starting mechanism, brakes, or other mechanism or device of a vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended or with like intent sets in motion any vehicle while the same is at rest and unattended is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C39, §5006.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.79]
Iowa Code § 456.1 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456 / Section 456.1
Iowa geological survey created.
Status: in_force

An Iowa geological survey of the state is created within the state university of Iowa, under the jurisdiction and authority of the state board of regents.

[C97, §2497; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4549; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305.1]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1881C93, §460A.12002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §456.12011 Acts, ch 25, §143; 2018 Acts, ch 1023, §12; 2019 Acts, ch 131, §34
Iowa Code § 8A.325 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.325
Services and commodities accepted.
Status: in_force

The director may accept services, commodities, and surplus property and make provision for warehousing and distribution to various departments and governmental subdivisions of the state, and such other agencies, institutions, and authorized recipients within the state as may be from time to time designated in federal statutes and rules.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §40
Iowa Code § 423G.3 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423G / Section 423G.3
Water service tax.
Status: in_force

An excise tax at the rate of six percent is imposed on the sales price from the sale or furnishing by a water utility of a water service in the state to consumers or users.

2018 Acts, ch 1001, §13, 27
Iowa Code § 287.3 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 287 / Section 287.3
Suspension or dismissal.
Status: in_force

The directors of such schools shall have full power and authority, pursuant to the adoption of such rules and regulations made and adopted by them, to suspend or dismiss any pupil or pupils of such schools therefrom, or to prevent them, or any of them, from graduating or participating in school honors when, after investigation, in the judgment of such directors, or a majority of them, such pupil or pupils are guilty of violating any of the provisions of section 287.1, or are guilty of violating any rule, rules, or regulations adopted by such directors for the purpose of governing such schools or enforcing said section.

[S13, §2782-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4286; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §287.3]
Iowa Code § 488.501 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.501
Form of contribution.
Status: in_force

A contribution of a partner may consist of tangible or intangible property or other benefit to the limited partnership, including money, services performed, promissory notes, other agreements to contribute cash or property, and contracts for services to be performed.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §43, 118
Iowa Code § 170.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 170 / Section 170.2
Farm deer council.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 306.10 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.10
Power to establish, alter, or vacate.
Status: in_force

In the construction, improvement, operation or maintenance of any highway, or highway system, the agency which has control and jurisdiction over such highway or highway system, shall have power, on its own motion, to alter or vacate and close any such highway or railroad crossing thereon, and to establish new highways or railroad crossing thereon which are or are intended to become a part of the highway system over which said agency has jurisdiction and control.

[C73, §937, 954; C97, §1496, 1509; S13, §1509; C24, §4577, 4593, 4732; C27, 31, §4577, 4593, 4755-b27, 4755-d2; C35, §4577, 4593, 4631-e1, 4755-b27, 4755-d2; C39, §4577, 4593, 4631.1, 4755.23, 4755.37; C46, 50, §306.18, 306.34, 308.2, 313.25, 313.46; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.4; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.10]
Iowa Code § 310.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.7
Single fund.
Status: in_force

The account of the farm-to-market road fund, kept by the director of the department of administrative services and the state treasurer, shall deal with said funds as a single fund with all credits thereto and disbursements therefrom.

[C39, §4686.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.7]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 35C.5A — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35C / Section 35C.5A
Arbitration.
Status: in_force

In addition to the remedies provided in sections 35C.4 and 35C.5, a person belonging to a class of persons qualifying for a preference may submit any refusal to allow a preference, or any reduction of the person’s salary as described in section 35C.4, to arbitration within sixty days after written notification of the refusal or reduction. Within ten days after any submission, an arbitrator shall be selected by a committee that includes one member chosen by the person refused preference, one member chosen by the appointing officer, board, or person, and one member who shall be a disinterested party selected by the other two members of the committee. A list of qualified arbitrators may be obtained from the American arbitration association or other recognized arbitration organization or association. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties.

99 Acts, ch 180, §12
Iowa Code § 12H.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12H / Section 12H.6
Legal obligations.
Status: in_force

With respect to actions taken in compliance with this chapter, including all good faith determinations regarding companies as required by this chapter, the public fund shall be exempt from any conflicting statutory or common law obligations, including any such obligations in respect to choice of asset managers, investment funds, or investments for the public fund’s securities portfolios.

2011 Acts, ch 82, §6
Iowa Code § 12B.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12B / Section 12B.9
Correct balances.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors shall also see that the books of the treasurer are correctly balanced before passing into the possession and control of the treasurer-elect.

[R60, §802; C73, §917; C97, §1461; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7411; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §452.9]C93, §12B.9
Iowa Code § 556.2A — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556 / Section 556.2A
Traveler’s checks and money orders.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsection 4, any sum payable on a traveler’s check that has been outstanding for more than fifteen years after its issuance is deemed abandoned unless the owner, within fifteen years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of the issuer.

(2) Subject to subsection 4, any sum payable on a money order that has been outstanding for more than seven years after its issuance is deemed abandoned unless the owner, within seven years, has communicated in writing with the issuer concerning it or otherwise indicated an interest as evidenced by a memorandum or other record on file prepared by an employee of the issuer.

(3) A holder shall not deduct from the amount of a traveler’s check or money order any charge imposed by reason of the failure to present the instrument for payment unless there is a valid and enforceable written contract between the issuer and the owner of the instrument pursuant to which the issuer may impose a charge and the issuer regularly imposes such charges and does not regularly reverse or otherwise cancel them.

(4) A sum payable on a traveler’s check or money order described in subsection 1 or 2 shall not be subjected to the custody of this state as unclaimed property unless any of the following apply:

(4) (a) The records of the issuer show that the traveler’s check or money order was purchased in this state.

(4) (b) The issuer has its principal place of business in this state and the records of the issuer do not show the state in which the traveler’s check or money order was purchased.

(4) (c) The issuer has its principal place of business in this state, the records of the issuer show the state in which the traveler’s check or money order was purchased, and the laws of the state of purchase do not provide for the escheat or custodial taking of the property or its escheat or unclaimed property law is not applicable to the property.

96 Acts, ch 1173, §4
Iowa Code § 456.9 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456 / Section 456.9
Publication of reports.
Status: in_force

The state geologist may direct the preparation and publication of special reports and bulletins of educational and scientific value or containing information of immediate use to the people.

[C97, §2501; S13, §2501; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4557; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305.9]C93, §460A.92002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §456.9
Iowa Code § 422.12P — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.12P
Public safety officer moving expense tax credit.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) “Moving expense” means an unreimbursed expense for moving household goods and personal effects from the former residence of the new resident to this state including travel expenses for meals and lodging.

(1) (b) “New resident” means an individual who becomes a resident of Iowa, after July 1, 2024, upon taking full-time employment as a public safety officer in this state, who remains a resident of and employed full-time as a public safety officer in this state when claiming the credit, and who has not been a resident of this state at any time during the previous twelve-month period prior to establishing residency in this state.

(1) (c) “Public safety officer” means a peace officer as defined in section 801.4 or a correctional officer.

(2) The taxes imposed under this subchapter, less the credits allowed under section 422.12, shall be reduced by a public safety officer moving expense tax credit equal to the amount of moving expense incurred by the new resident in connection with taking full-time employment as a public safety officer in this state, not to exceed a maximum amount of two thousand dollars per move.

(3) Any credit in excess of the tax liability is refundable. In lieu of claiming a refund, the taxpayer may elect to have the overpayment shown on the taxpayer’s final, completed return credited to the tax liability for the following tax year.

(4) The credit under this section with respect to any moving expense shall be allowed during a tax year as follows:

(4) (a) For any moving expense paid or incurred prior to or during the tax year in which the new resident is employed full-time in the state, the tax year in which the full-time employment begins.

(4) (b) For any qualified moving expense paid or incurred after the tax year in which the full-time employment begins, the tax year in which the moving expense is paid or incurred.

(5) A new resident is not eligible for the credit pursuant to this section to the extent the moving expenses were deducted for federal tax purposes.

(6) The department of revenue shall adopt rules to administer this section.

2024 Acts, ch 1127, §6, 7
Iowa Code § 452A.85 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.85
Tax payment for stored motor fuel, ethanol blended gasoline, special fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, and hydrogen.
Status: in_force

(1) Persons having title to motor fuel, ethanol blended gasoline, undyed special fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen in storage and held for sale on the effective date of an increase in the excise tax rate imposed on motor fuel, ethanol blended gasoline, undyed special fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen under this chapter shall be subject to an inventory tax based upon the gallonage in storage as of the close of the business day preceding the effective date of the increased excise tax rate of motor fuel, ethanol blended gasoline, undyed special fuel, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen which will be subject to the increased excise tax rate.

(2) Persons subject to the tax imposed under this section shall take an inventory to determine the gallonage in storage for purposes of determining the tax and shall report the gallonage and pay the tax due within thirty days of the prescribed inventory date. The department of revenue shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as are necessary to administer this section.

(3) The amount of the inventory tax is equal to the inventory tax rate times the gallonage in storage as determined under subsection 1. The inventory tax rate is equal to the difference of the increased excise tax rate less the previous excise tax rate.

(4) This section does not apply to an increase in the tax rate of a specified fuel, except for compressed natural gas, unless the increase in the tax rate of that fuel is in excess of one-half cent per gallon.

[C81, §324.85]91 Acts, ch 87, §10C93, §452A.8595 Acts, ch 155, §40, 44; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 140, §67; 2014 Acts, ch 1032, §12; 2019 Acts, ch 151, §15, 17
Iowa Code § 199.11 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 199 / Section 199.11
Authority of the department.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the department shall do all of the following:

(1) (a) Sample, inspect, analyze, and test agricultural seed, if the agricultural seed is transported, sold, offered, or exposed for sale within this state for sowing. The department shall perform these duties at a time and place and to an extent necessary to determine whether the agricultural seed is in compliance with this chapter. The department shall promptly notify the person who transported, sold, offered, or exposed the seed for sale, of a violation.

(1) (b) Adopt rules governing methods of sampling, inspecting, analyzing, testing, and examining agricultural seed. The rules shall include tolerances to be followed in the administration of this chapter, which shall be in general accord with officially prescribed practice in interstate commerce under the Federal Seed Act and other rules or regulations necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter.

(2) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the department may:

(2) (a) Enter upon public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to commercial seed, subject to this chapter and departmental rules.

(2) (b) Issue and enforce a written or printed “stop sale” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural seed which the department believes is in violation of this chapter or departmental rules. The order shall prohibit further sale of the seed until the department has evidence of compliance. However, the owner or custodian of the seed shall be permitted to remove the seed from a salesroom open to the public. Judicial review of the order may be sought in accordance with chapter 17A. However, notwithstanding chapter 17A, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court. This subsection does not limit the right of the department to proceed as authorized by other sections of this chapter.

(2) (c) Establish and maintain or make provision for seed testing facilities essential to the enforcement of this chapter. The department may employ qualified persons, and incur expenses necessary to comply with these provisions.

(2) (d) Cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in seed law enforcement.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §199.11]92 Acts, ch 1239, §35; 93 Acts, ch 40, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 468.18 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.18
Waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

No service of notice shall be required upon any person who shall file with the auditor a statement in writing, signed by the person, waiving notice, or who enters an appearance in the proceedings. The filing of a claim for damages or objections to the establishment of said district or other pleading shall be deemed an appearance.

[S13, §1989-a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7444; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.24]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.18
Iowa Code § 252J.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252J / Section 252J.3
Notice to individual of potential sanction of license.
Status: in_force

Child support services shall proceed in accordance with this chapter only if child support services sends a notice to the individual by regular mail to the last known address of the individual. The notice shall include all of the following:

(1) The address and telephone number of child support services and the child support services’ case number.

(2) A statement that the obligor is not in compliance with a support order or the individual has not complied with a subpoena or warrant.

(3) A statement that the individual may request a conference with child support services to contest the action.

(4) A statement that if, within twenty days of mailing of the notice to the individual, the individual fails to contact child support services to schedule a conference, child support services shall issue a certificate of noncompliance, bearing the individual’s name, social security number, and the child support services’ case number, to any appropriate licensing authority, certifying that the obligor is not in compliance with a support order or an individual has not complied with a subpoena or warrant.

(5) A statement that in order to stay the issuance of a certificate of noncompliance the request for a conference shall be in writing and shall be received by child support services within twenty days of mailing of the notice to the individual.

(6) The names of the licensing authorities to which child support services intends to issue a certificate of noncompliance.

(7) A statement that if child support services issues a certificate of noncompliance to an appropriate licensing authority, the licensing authority shall initiate proceedings to refuse to issue or renew, or to suspend or revoke the individual’s license, unless child support services provides the licensing authority with a withdrawal of a certificate of noncompliance.

95 Acts, ch 115, §3; 97 Acts, ch 175, §115; 2005 Acts, ch 112, §14, 152023 Acts, ch 19, §961
Iowa Code § 327G.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.7
Double damages.
Status: in_force

If such corporation fails or neglects to pay such damages within ninety days after notice in writing that a loss or injury has occurred, accompanied by an affidavit thereof, served upon any officer or station or ticket agent employed by said corporation in the county where such loss or injury occurred, such owner shall be entitled to recover from the corporation double the amount of damages actually sustained by the owner.

[C73, §1289; C97, §2055; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8006; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §478.7; C77, 79, 81, §327G.7]
Iowa Code § 238.1 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 238 / Section 238.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Child” means the same as defined in section 234.1.

(2) “Child-placing agency” or “agency” means any agency, whether public, semipublic, or private, which represents that the agency places children permanently or temporarily in private family homes or receives children for placement in private family homes, or which actually engages for gain or otherwise in the placement of children in private family homes. “Agency” includes individuals, institutions, partnerships, voluntary associations, and corporations, other than institutions under the management or control of the department.

(3) “Department” means the department of health and human services.

(4) “Director” means the director of health and human services.

[C27, 31, 35, §3661-a58; C39, §3661.072; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §238.1]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1279, §41; 94 Acts, ch 1046, §8; 96 Acts, ch 1034, §14; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §952023 Acts, ch 19, §758; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §419
Iowa Code § 46.2A — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 46 / Section 46.2A
Special appointment of state judicial nominating commissioners and transition provisions.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §28.
Iowa Code § 483A.6B — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 483A / Section 483A.6B
Nonresident five-day hunting license fee.
Status: repealed

Repealed by its own terms; 2018 Acts, ch 1159, §8.
Iowa Code § 123.63 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.63
Temporary writ.
Status: in_force

In an action to enjoin a nuisance, the court shall, upon the presentation of a petition, allow a temporary writ of injunction without bond, if the petitioner provides evidence to the satisfaction of the court, in the form of affidavits, depositions, oral testimony, or otherwise, that the nuisance complained of exists.

[R60, §1564; C73, §1543; C97, §2405; SS15, §2405; C24, 27, 31, §2018; C35, §1921-f63, 2018; C39, §1921.063, 2018; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.63, 128.2; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.63]2021 Acts, ch 80, §58