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Iowa Code § 43.114 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.114
Time of holding special charter city primary.
Status: in_force

In special charter cities holding a city primary election under the provisions of section 43.112, the primary shall be held on the first Tuesday in October of the year in which regular city elections are held.

[S13, §1087-a34; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §641; C46, 50, §43.114, 420.2; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.114]2002 Acts, ch 1134, §11, 115; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §13
Iowa Code § 490.622 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.622
Liability of shareholders.
Status: in_force

(1) A purchaser from a corporation of the corporation’s own shares is not liable to the corporation or its creditors with respect to the shares except to pay the consideration for which the shares were authorized to be issued or specified in the subscription agreement.

(2) A shareholder of a corporation is not personally liable for any liabilities of the corporation, including liabilities arising from acts of the corporation, subject to the following exceptions:

(2) (a) To the extent provided in a provision of the articles of incorporation permitted by section 490.202, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (5).

(2) (b) A shareholder may become personally liable by reason of the shareholder’s own acts or conduct.

89 Acts, ch 288, §42; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §49, 230
Iowa Code § 515J.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515J / Section 515J.4
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Authorized insurer” means an insurer authorized by the commissioner to write insurance under a certificate of authority issued by the commissioner to transact insurance in this state.

(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance.

(3) “FAIR plan” means the plan to assure fair access to insurance requirements established pursuant to section 515F.33.

(4) “National flood insurance program” means the program of flood insurance coverage and floodplain management administered under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, Pub. L. No. 90-48, 42 U.S.C. §4001 et seq., and applicable regulations promulgated in 44 C.F.R.

(5) “Primary residential flood insurance” means an insurance policy covering losses from flood to residential property, other than commercial property, written in this state by any authorized insurer and that is not written to apply coverage in excess of the coverage provided under another flood insurance policy, including a policy issued by a private insurer or by the national flood insurance program.

2021 Acts, ch 73, §4
Iowa Code § 252K.309 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252K / Section 252K.309
Private counsel.
Status: in_force

An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter.

97 Acts, ch 175, §142
Iowa Code § 239B.7 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.7
Income and resource exemptions, deductions, and disregards.
Status: in_force

In determining a family’s income and resources for purposes of the family’s initial and continuing eligibility for assistance and for determining grant amounts, the provisions of this section shall apply to the family and individual family members.

(1) If an individual’s earned income is considered by the department, the individual shall be allowed a work expense deduction equal to twenty percent of the earned income. The work expense deduction is intended to include all work-related expenses other than child care. These expenses shall include but are not limited to all of the following:taxes, transportation, meals, uniforms, and other work-related expenses.

(2) If an individual’s earned income is considered by the department, the individual shall be allowed a work-and-earn incentive. The incentive shall be equal to fifty-eight percent of the amount of earned income remaining after all other deductions are applied. The department shall disregard the incentive amount when considering the earned income available to the individual. The incentive shall not have a time limit. The work-and-earn incentive shall not be withdrawn as a penalty for failure to comply with family investment program requirements.

(3) If an individual has timely reported an absence of income to the department, consideration of the individual’s income shall cease beginning in the first month the income is absent.

(4) Interest income shall be disregarded.

(5) The department shall disregard as income any moneys an individual deposits in an individual development account established pursuant to chapter 541A.

(6) The department shall disregard the value of one motor vehicle. The countable equity value of any additional motor vehicle shall apply to the resource limitation established in subsection 7.

(7) (a) The resource limitation for an applicant family for the family investment program shall be two thousand dollars.

(7) (b) The resource limitation for a participant family shall be five thousand dollars.

(7) (c) The department shall disregard not more than ten thousand dollars of a self-employed individual’s tools of the trade or capital assets in considering the individual’s resources.

(8) The department shall disregard any earnings and the balance of an individual development account established pursuant to chapter 541A in considering an individual’s resources.

97 Acts, ch 41, §8, 34 – 36; 99 Acts, ch 192, §33, 34; 2004 Acts, ch 1043, §1, 12; 2007 Acts, ch 124, §3, 4, 6
Iowa Code § 28J.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28J / Section 28J.5
Membership of board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) A port authority created pursuant to section 28J.2 shall be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of directors of a port authority shall be divided among the political subdivisions comprising the port authority in such proportions as the political subdivisions may agree and shall be appointed by the respective political subdivision’s elected legislative body.

(2) The number of directors comprising the board shall be determined by agreement between the political subdivisions comprising the port authority, and which number may be changed by resolution of the political subdivisions comprising the port authority.

(3) A majority of the directors shall have been qualified electors of, or owned a business or been employed in, one or more political subdivisions within the area of the jurisdiction of the port authority for a period of at least three years preceding appointment.

(4) The directors of a port authority first appointed shall serve staggered terms. Thereafter each successor director shall serve for a term of four years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed to only the unexpired term. A director is eligible for reappointment.

(5) The board may provide procedures for the removal of a director who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board. If a director is so removed, a successor shall be appointed for the remaining term of the removed director in the same manner provided for the original appointment. The appointing body may at any time remove a director appointed by it for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.

(6) The board may adopt bylaws and shall elect one director as chairperson and one director as vice chairperson, designate terms of office, and appoint a secretary who need not be a director.

(7) A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of holding a meeting of the board. The affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by the port authority unless the board determines that a greater number of affirmative votes is necessary for particular actions to be taken by the port authority. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall not impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the port authority.

(8) Each director shall be entitled to receive from the port authority such sum of money as the board may determine as compensation for services as a director and reimbursement for reasonable expenses in the performance of official duties.

2005 Acts, ch 150, §93
Iowa Code § 598B.208 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.208
Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 598B.204 or by any other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless any of the following applies:

(1) (a) The parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in the exercise of jurisdiction.

(1) (b) A court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under sections 598B.201 through 598B.203 determines that this state is a more appropriate forum under section 598B.207.

(1) (c) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in sections 598B.201 through 598B.203.

(2) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection 1, it may fashion an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child-custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction under sections 598B.201 through 598B.203.

(3) If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection 1, it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care expenses during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court shall not assess fees, costs, or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other than this chapter.

99 Acts, ch 103, §20; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §50
Iowa Code § 633B.207 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633B / Section 633B.207
Commodities and options.
Status: in_force

Unless the power of attorney otherwise provides and subject to section 633B.201, language in a power of attorney granting general authority with respect to commodities and options authorizes the agent to do all of the following:

(1) Buy, sell, exchange, assign, settle, and exercise commodity futures contracts and call or put options on stocks or stock indexes traded on a regulated option exchange.

(2) Establish, continue, modify, and terminate option accounts.

2014 Acts, ch 1078, §32
Iowa Code § 488.807 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 488 / Section 488.807
Other claims against dissolved limited partnership.
Status: in_force

(1) A dissolved limited partnership may publish notice of its dissolution and request persons having claims against the limited partnership to present them in accordance with the notice.

(2) The notice must do all of the following:

(2) (a) Be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the dissolved limited partnership’s principal office is located or, if it has none in this state, in the county in which the limited partnership’s registered office is or was last located.

(2) (b) Describe the information required to be contained in a claim and provide a mailing address to which the claim is to be sent.

(2) (c) State that a claim against the limited partnership is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after publication of the notice.

(2) (d) Unless the limited partnership has been throughout its existence a limited liability limited partnership or elected under prior law to become a limited liability limited partnership, state that the barring of a claim against the limited partnership will also bar any corresponding claim against any general partner or person dissociated as a general partner which is based on section 488.404.

(3) If a dissolved limited partnership publishes a notice in accordance with subsection 2, the claim of each of the following claimants is barred unless the claimant commences an action to enforce the claim against the dissolved limited partnership within five years after the publication date of the notice:

(3) (a) A claimant that did not receive notice in a record under section 488.806.

(3) (b) A claimant whose claim was timely sent to the dissolved limited partnership but not acted on.

(3) (c) A claimant whose claim is contingent or based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.

(4) A claim not barred under this section may be enforced:

(4) (a) Against the dissolved limited partnership, to the extent of its undistributed assets.

(4) (b) If the assets have been distributed in liquidation, against a partner or transferee to the extent of that person’s proportionate share of the claim or the limited partnership’s assets distributed to the partner or transferee in liquidation, whichever is less, but a person’s total liability for all claims under this paragraph does not exceed the total amount of assets distributed to the person as part of the winding up of the dissolved limited partnership.

(4) (c) Against any person liable on the claim under section 488.404.

2004 Acts, ch 1021, §69, 118; 2016 Acts, ch 1097, §14
Iowa Code § 321.125 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.125
Effect of exemption.
Status: in_force

The exemption of a motor vehicle from an annual registration fee or a fee for new registration shall not exempt the operator of such vehicle from the performance of any other duty imposed on the operator by this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §4923; C39, §5008.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.125]2008 Acts, ch 1113, §96
Iowa Code § 908.6 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 908 / Section 908.6
Appeal or review.
Status: in_force

The order of the administrative parole judge shall become the final decision of the board of parole unless, within the time provided by rule, the parole violator appeals the decision or a panel of the board reviews the decision on its own motion. On appeal or review of the administrative parole judge’s decision, the board panel has all the power which it would have in initially making the revocation hearing decision. The appeal or review shall be conducted pursuant to rules adopted by the board of parole. The record on appeal or review shall be the record made at the parole revocation hearing conducted by the administrative parole judge.

[C79, 81, §908.6]83 Acts, ch 96, §150, 159; 88 Acts, ch 1091, §11; 89 Acts, ch 282, §11; 97 Acts, ch 125, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1197, §9, 13; 2000 Acts, ch 1177, §4, 5
Iowa Code § 501A.1202 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.1202
Winding up.
Status: in_force

(1) After the notice of intent to dissolve has been filed with the secretary, the board, or the officers acting under the direction of the board, shall proceed as soon as possible to do all of the following:

(1) (a) Collect or make provision for the collection of all debts due or owing to the cooperative, including unpaid subscriptions for membership interests.

(1) (b) Pay or make provision for the payment of all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the cooperative according to their priorities.

(2) After the notice of intent to dissolve has been filed with the secretary, the board may sell, lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the dissolving cooperative without a vote of the members.

(3) Tangible and intangible property, including money, remaining after the discharge of the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the cooperative shall be distributed to the members and former members as provided in the cooperative’s articles or bylaws, unless otherwise provided by law. If previously authorized by the members, the tangible and intangible property of the cooperative may be liquidated and disposed of at the discretion of the board.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §86
Iowa Code § 204.14B — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 204 / Section 204.14B
Sale of consumable hemp product failure to register civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person engaged in the retail sale of a consumable hemp product in this state without being registered with the department of health and human services as required in section 204.7 shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars. The department of health and human services shall impose, assess, and collect the civil penalty. Each day that a continuing violation occurs may be considered a separate offense.

(2) All civil penalties collected under this section shall be deposited into the general fund of the state.

(3) A person in violation of this section is not also subject to a civil penalty as provided in section 204.12.

2024 Acts, ch 1176, §10
Iowa Code § 317.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 317 / Section 317.3
Weed commissioner standards for noxious weed control.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors of each county may annually appoint a county weed commissioner who may be a person otherwise employed by the county and who passes minimum standards established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship for noxious weed identification and the recognized methods for noxious weed control and elimination. The county weed commissioner’s appointment shall be effective as of March 1 and shall continue for a term at the discretion of the board of supervisors unless the commissioner is removed from office as provided for by law. The name and address of the person appointed as county weed commissioner shall be certified to the county auditor and to the secretary of agriculture within ten days of the appointment.

(2) The board of supervisors shall fix the compensation of the county weed commissioner and deputies. Compensation shall be for the period of actual work only, although a weed commissioner assigned other duties not related to weed eradication may receive an annual salary. The board of supervisors shall likewise determine whether employment shall be by hour, day, or month and the rate of pay for the employment time. In addition to compensation, the commissioner and deputies shall be paid their necessary travel expenses.

(3) At the discretion of the board of supervisors, the weed commissioner shall attend a seminar or school conducted or approved by the department of agriculture and land stewardship relating to the identification, control, and elimination of noxious weeds. The county weed commissioner may, with the approval of the board of supervisors, require that commercial applicators and their appropriate employees pass the same standards for noxious weed identification as established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(4) The board of supervisors shall prescribe the time of year the weed commissioner shall perform the powers and duties of county weed commissioner under this chapter which may be during that time of year when noxious weeds can effectively be killed.

[S13, §1565-c, -d, -f; C24, 27, §4817; C31, 35, §4817, 4817-d1; C39, §4829.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §317.3]83 Acts, ch 123, §119, 209; 85 Acts, ch 160, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §14; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §80
Iowa Code § 904.307 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.307
Annual reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent of each institution shall make an annual report to the director.

(2) The district director of each district department shall make an annual report to the director.

83 Acts, ch 96, §37, 159CS83, §217A.5385 Acts, ch 21, §54CS85, §246.30788 Acts, ch 1049, §1C93, §904.3072024 Acts, ch 1182, §63
Iowa Code § 482.10 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 482 / Section 482.10
Commercial fishing licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) All persons who commercially take, attempt to take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, or buy commercial fish or their parts shall possess an appropriate, valid commercial fishing license. This subsection does not apply to an individual who buys commercial fish or their parts from a commercial fisher for personal consumption.

(1) (a) A commercial fisher license is required to operate commercial gear and to take, attempt to take, possess, process, transport, or sell any commercial fish, commercial turtles, or turtle eggs.

(1) (b) A commercial fish helper license is required to assist a commercial fisher or commercial roe harvester in operating commercial gear and in taking, attempting to take, possessing, or transporting commercial fish, roe species, roe, commercial turtles, or turtle eggs. A commercial fish helper is not permitted to buy, sell, barter, or trade commercial fish, roe species, roe, commercial turtles, or turtle eggs. A commercial fish helper license is not required for a person under sixteen years of age to assist a commercial fisher as provided in this paragraph “b”.

(1) (c) A commercial roe harvester license is required to harvest, possess, transport, or sell roe or roe species or their parts. A commercial roe harvester is not permitted to buy, barter, or trade roe or roe species unless in possession of a valid roe buyer license. A commercial roe harvester shall sell roe or roe species only to a commercial roe buyer licensed in this state.

(1) (d) A commercial roe buyer license is required to buy, barter, or trade roe or roe species for resale.

(2) All intrastate and interstate shipments of commercial fish, turtles, turtle eggs, or roe or roe species, must be accompanied by a receipt which shows the name and address of the seller, date of sale, and the species, numbers, and pounds of the fish, roe species, roe, turtles, or turtle eggs being sold.

86 Acts, ch 1141, §10C87, §109B.10C93, §482.102009 Acts, ch 144, §28; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §111
Iowa Code § 13A.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.5
Meetings.
Status: in_force

The council shall hold meetings when called by the chairperson, or in the absence of the chairperson, by the vice chairperson or when called by the chairperson upon the written request of three members of the council. The council shall establish its own procedures and requirements with respect to quorum, place, and conduct of its meetings and other matters.

[C77, 79, 81, §13A.5]2024 Acts, ch 1170, §85
Iowa Code § 521.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521 / Section 521.12
Companies other than life — approval of plan.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §127.
Iowa Code § 708A.4 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 708A / Section 708A.4
Soliciting or providing material support or resources for terrorism.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who provides material support or resources to a person who commits or attempts to commit terrorism and the value of the material support or resources is in excess of one thousand dollars commits a class “B” felony.

(2) A person who provides material support or resources to a person who commits or attempts to commit terrorism and the value of the material support or resources does not exceed one thousand dollars commits a class “C” felony.

2002 Acts, ch 1075, §5
Iowa Code § 598B.106 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 598B / Section 598B.106
Effect of child-custody determination.
Status: in_force

A child-custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state, or notified in accordance with section 598B.108, or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.

99 Acts, ch 103, §6; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §96