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Iowa Code § 6A.21 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 6A / Section 6A.21
Condemnation of agricultural land — definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this chapter and chapter 6B:

(1) (a) “Aboveground merchant line” means “merchant line” as defined in section 478.6A, subsection 1, excluding those merchant lines that are underground.

(1) (b) “Agricultural land” means real property owned by a person in tracts of ten acres or more and not laid off into lots of less than ten acres or divided by streets and alleys into parcels of less than ten acres, and that has been used for the production of agricultural commodities during three out of the past five years. Such use of property includes but is not limited to the raising, harvesting, handling, drying, or storage of crops used for feed, food, seed, or fiber; the care or feeding of livestock; the handling or transportation of crops or livestock; the storage, treatment, or disposal of livestock manure; and the application of fertilizers, beneficial substances, pesticides, and herbicides on crops.

(1) (b) “Agricultural land” includes land on which is located farm residences or outbuildings used for agricultural purposes and land on which is located facilities, structures, or equipment for agricultural purposes.

(1) (b) “Agricultural land” includes land taken out of agricultural production for purposes of environmental protection or preservation.

(1) (c) “Private development purposes” means the construction of, or improvement related to, recreational trails, recreational development paid for primarily with private funds, aboveground merchant lines, housing and residential development, or commercial or industrial enterprise development.

(1) (d) “Public use” or “public purpose” or “public improvement” does not include the authority to condemn agricultural land for private development purposes unless the owner of the agricultural land consents to the condemnation.

(2) The limitation on the definition of public use, public purpose, or public improvement does not apply to the establishment, relocation, or improvement of a road pursuant to chapter 306, or to the establishment of a railway under the supervision of the department of transportation as provided in section 327C.2, or to an airport as defined in section 328.1, or to land acquired in order to replace or mitigate land used in a road project when federal law requires replacement or mitigation. This limitation also does not apply to utilities, persons, companies, or corporations under the jurisdiction of the Iowa utilities commission or to any other utility conferred the right by statute to condemn private property or to otherwise exercise the power of eminent domain, except to the extent such purpose includes construction of aboveground merchant lines.

99 Acts, ch 171, §1, 41, 42; 2006 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1001, §2, 49; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §55 – 57, 59, 60; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2653; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369; 2025 Acts, ch 134, §1
Iowa Code § 504.304 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.304
Ultra vires.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection 2, the validity of corporate action shall not be challenged on the ground that the corporation lacks or lacked power to act.

(2) A corporation’s power to act may be challenged in a proceeding against the corporation to enjoin an act when a third party has not acquired rights. The proceeding may be brought by the attorney general, a director, or by a member or members in a derivative proceeding.

(3) A corporation’s power to act may be challenged in a proceeding against an incumbent or former director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation. The proceeding may be brought by a director, the corporation, directly, derivatively, or through a receiver, a trustee or other legal representative, or in the case of a public benefit corporation, by the attorney general.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §27, 192; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §384
Iowa Code § 514E.9 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514E / Section 514E.9
Rules.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to chapter 17A, the commissioner shall adopt rules to provide for disclosure by carriers of the availability of insurance coverage from the association, and to otherwise implement this chapter.

86 Acts, ch 1156, §9; 97 Acts, ch 103, §54; 2017 Acts, ch 148, §89
Iowa Code § 190.11 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 190 / Section 190.11
Artificial sweetening labeling.
Status: in_force

Where any approved artificial sweetening product such as saccharin or sulfamate is used by any person in the manufacture or sale of any article of food intended for human consumption, the container in which any such food or beverage is sold or offered for sale to the public shall be clearly, legibly and noticeably labeled with the name of the sweetening product used. The portion of the store, display counter, shelving, or other place where such food or beverage is displayed or offered for sale, shall be clearly and plainly identified by an appropriate sign reading: FOR DIETARY PURPOSES.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, §190.10; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §190.11]2015 Acts, ch 29, §30
Iowa Code § 276.5 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 276 / Section 276.5
Local director.
Status: in_force

The local community education director shall:

(1) Serve as staff person to district-wide and local advisory councils.

(2) Promote, publicize, and interpret the community education programs to the schools and community.

(3) Facilitate community needs and resources after adequate assessment.

(4) Seek ideas, promote people involvement in the process, and open lines of communication and coordination.

(5) Stimulate planning to meet needs.

(6) Schedule community-use hours available in school-plant facilities and related equipment and coordinate such use with building principals or designated representatives.

(7) Prepare the community education budget in concert and with approval of the district-wide advisory council, and administer the budget after final approval by the board of directors.

[C79, 81, §276.5]
Iowa Code § 2A.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.2
Director — duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The administrative head of the legislative services agency shall be the director appointed by the legislative council as provided in section 2.42. The salary of the director shall be set by the legislative council.

(2) The director shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Employ persons with expertise to perform the legal, fiscal, technical, and other functions which are required to be performed by the legislative services agency by this chapter or are assigned to the legislative services agency by the legislative council or the general assembly.

(2) (b) Supervise all employees of the legislative services agency, including the legal counsel designated to provide legal assistance to the administrative rules review committee, and supervise any outside service providers retained by the legislative services agency.

(2) (c) Supervise all expenditures of the agency.

(2) (d) Supervise the legal and fiscal analysis and legal publication functions of the agency.

(2) (e) Supervise the government oversight and program evaluation functions of the agency.

(2) (f) Supervise the committee staffing functions of the agency.

(2) (g) Supervise the computer systems services functions of the agency.

(2) (h) Supervise the legislative and library information, legislative visitor protocol, and capitol tour guide functions of the agency.

(2) (i) Perform other functions as assigned to the director by the legislative council or the general assembly.

2003 Acts, ch 35, §2, 49
Iowa Code § 637.426 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 637 / Section 637.426
Derivatives and options.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “derivative” means a contract or financial instrument or a combination of contracts and financial instruments which gives a trust the right or obligation to participate in some or all changes in the price of a tangible or intangible asset or group of assets, or changes in a rate, an index of prices or rates, or other market indicator for an asset or a group of assets.

(2) To the extent that a trustee does not account under section 637.403 for transactions in derivatives, receipts from and disbursements made in connection with those transactions must be allocated to principal.

(3) If a trustee grants an option to buy property from the trust, whether or not the trust owns the property when the option is granted, grants an option that permits another person to sell property to the trust, or acquires an option to buy property for the trust or an option to sell an asset owned by the trust, and the trustee or other owner of the asset is required to deliver the asset if the option is exercised, an amount received for granting the option must be allocated to principal, and an amount paid to acquire the option must be paid from principal. A gain or loss realized upon the exercise of an option, including an option granted to a settlor of the trust for services rendered, must be allocated to principal.

99 Acts, ch 124, §22
Iowa Code § 260C.65 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.65
Federal or other aid accepted.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of each community college may apply for and accept federal aid or nonfederal gifts or grants of funds, and may use the aid, gifts, or funds to pay all or any part of the cost of carrying out any project at any institution under the terms of this subchapter or to pay any bonds and interest on the bonds issued for any of the purposes specified in this subchapter.

90 Acts, ch 1253, §67C91, §280A.65C93, §260C.6594 Acts, ch 1023, §96; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §143
Iowa Code § 504.835 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.835
Liability for unlawful distributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless a director complies with the applicable standards of conduct described in section 504.831, a director who votes for or assents to a distribution made in violation of this chapter is personally liable to the corporation for the amount of the distribution that exceeds what could have been distributed without violating this chapter.

(2) A director held liable for an unlawful distribution under subsection 1 is entitled to contribution from both of the following:

(2) (a) Every other director who voted for or assented to the distribution without complying with the applicable standards of conduct described in section 504.831.

(2) (b) Each person who received an unlawful distribution for the amount of the distribution whether or not the person receiving the distribution knew it was made in violation of this chapter.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §94, 192; 2005 Acts, ch 19, §98, 99
Iowa Code § 633.377 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.377
Review of allowance to minor children.
Status: in_force

The court may, upon the petition of any interested person, and after hearing pursuant to notice to all interested parties, review the allowance made to the minor children who do not reside with the surviving spouse and may increase or decrease the amount and make such other orders as it may deem proper.

[C51, §1338; R60, §2370; C73, §2375, 2377; C97, §3314; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11923; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.377]2012 Acts, ch 1123, §12, 32
Iowa Code § 232D.306 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232D / Section 232D.306
Hearing on petition.
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall fix the time and place of hearing on the petition and shall prescribe a time not less than twenty days after the date the notice is served unless the court finds there is good cause shown to shorten the time period. The court shall also prescribe the manner of service of the notice of such hearing.

(2) The minor who is the subject of a petition filed pursuant to section 232D.301 shall be entitled to attend the hearing on the petition if the minor is of an age appropriate to attend the hearing. A presumption shall exist that a minor fourteen years of age or older is of an age appropriate to attend the hearing.

(3) The court shall not exclude a minor entitled to attend the hearing under subsection 2 unless the court finds that there is good cause shown for excluding the minor from attendance.

(4) A hearing on the petition may be recorded if a court reporter is not used.

2019 Acts, ch 56, §16, 44, 45; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §6
Iowa Code § 321.368 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.368
Crossing fire hose.
Status: in_force

No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, private driveway, or streetcar track, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.

[C39, §5031.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.368]
Iowa Code § 346.24 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 346 / Section 346.24
Limit on indebtedness for general purposes.
Status: in_force

No county or other political corporation shall become indebted for its general or ordinary purposes to an amount exceeding in the aggregate one and one-fourth percent of the actual value of the taxable property within the corporation. The value of property shall be ascertained by the last tax list previous to the incurring of the indebtedness. Indebtedness incurred by a county solely for poor relief purposes is not for its general or ordinary purposes.

[S13, §1306-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6238; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §407.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §346.24]
Iowa Code § 501B.23 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501B / Section 501B.23
Duties of managers.
Status: in_force

(1) A manager owes to the unincorporated nonprofit association and to its members the fiduciary duties of loyalty and care.

(2) A manager shall manage the unincorporated nonprofit association in good faith, in a manner the manager reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the association, and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as a prudent person would reasonably exercise in a similar position and under similar circumstances. A manager may rely in good faith upon any opinion, report, statement, or other information provided by another person that the manager reasonably believes is a competent and reliable source for the information.

(3) After full disclosure of all material facts, a specific act or transaction that would otherwise violate the duty of loyalty by a manager may be authorized or ratified by a majority of the members that are not interested directly or indirectly in the act or transaction.

(4) A manager that makes a business judgment in good faith satisfies the duties specified in subsection 1 if all of the following conditions apply:

(4) (a) The manager is not interested, directly or indirectly, in the subject of the business judgment and is otherwise able to exercise independent judgment.

(4) (b) The manager is informed with respect to the subject of the business judgment to the extent the manager reasonably believes to be appropriate under the circumstances.

(4) (c) The manager believes that the business judgment is in the best interests of the unincorporated nonprofit association and in accordance with its purposes.

2010 Acts, ch 1112, §23, 33
Iowa Code § 669.20 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 669 / Section 669.20
Liability insurance.
Status: in_force

If a claim or suit against the state is covered by liability insurance, the provisions of the liability insurance policy on defense and settlement shall be applicable notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of this chapter. The attorney general shall cooperate with the insurance company.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.20]C93, §669.202006 Acts, ch 1185, §112
Iowa Code § 515F.4A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515F / Section 515F.4A
Reasonableness of benefits in relation to premium charged.
Status: in_force

Benefits provided by credit personal property insurance shall be reasonable in relation to the premium charged. This requirement is satisfied if the premium rate charged develops or may reasonably be expected to develop a loss ratio of not less than fifty percent or such lower loss ratio as designated by the commissioner to afford a reasonable allowance for actual and expected loss experience including a reasonable catastrophe provision, general and administrative expenses, reasonable acquisition expenses, reasonable creditor compensation, investment income, premium taxes, licenses, fees, assessments, and reasonable insurer profit.

2001 Acts, ch 69, §34, 39
Iowa Code § 536.19 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 536 / Section 536.19
Violations.
Status: in_force

Any person, partnership, association, or corporation and the several members, officers, directors, agents, and employees thereof, who shall violate or participate in the violation of any of the provisions of section 536.1, 536.12, 536.13 or 536.14, which are not also violations of chapter 537, article 5, part 3, of the Iowa consumer credit code, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor. Violations of the Iowa consumer credit code, chapter 537, shall be subject to the penalties provided therein.

[C24, 27, 31, §9435; C35, §9438-f19; C39, §9438.19; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §536.19]2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §106; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §67
Iowa Code § 633.95 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.95
Release of liens and mortgages.
Status: in_force

Any fiduciary qualified under the laws of this state may, without prior order of court, release or discharge, in whole or in part any mortgage, judgment or other lien held by the estate.

[C51, §1337; R60, §2369; C73, §2383; C97, §3319; S13, §3307-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11897, 11929; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §633.53, 635.18; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.95]
Iowa Code § 602.4102 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.4102
Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

(1) The supreme court has appellate jurisdiction only in cases in chancery, and constitutes a court for the correction of errors at law. The jurisdiction of the supreme court is coextensive with the state.

(2) A civil or criminal action or special proceeding filed with the supreme court for appeal or review may be transferred by the supreme court to the court of appeals by issuing an order of transfer. The jurisdiction of the supreme court in the matter ceases upon the filing of that order by the clerk of the supreme court. A matter which has been transferred to the court of appeals pursuant to order of the supreme court is not thereafter subject to the jurisdiction of the supreme court, except as provided in subsection 4.

(3) The supreme court shall prescribe rules for the transfer of matters to the court of appeals. These rules may provide for the selective transfer of individual cases and may provide for the transfer of cases according to subject matter or other general criteria. A rule shall not provide for the transfer of a matter other than by an order of transfer under subsection 2.

(4) A party to an appeal decided by the court of appeals may, as a matter of right, file an application with the supreme court for further review.

(4) (a) An application for further review in an appeal from a child in need of assistance or termination of parental rights proceeding shall not be granted by the supreme court unless filed within ten days following the filing of the decision of the court of appeals.

(4) (b) In all other cases, an application for further review shall not be granted by the supreme court unless the application was filed within twenty days following the filing of the decision of the court of appeals.

(5) The court of appeals shall extend the time for filing of an application if the court of appeals determines that a failure to timely file an application was due to the failure of the clerk of the court of appeals to notify the prospective applicant of the filing of the decision.

(6) The supreme court shall prescribe rules of appellate procedure which shall govern further review by the supreme court of decisions of the court of appeals. These rules shall contain, but need not be limited to, a specification of the grounds upon which further review may, in the discretion of the supreme court, be granted.

83 Acts, ch 186, §5102, 10201; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §7, 21; 2003 Acts, ch 25, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1129, §5
Iowa Code § 514H.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514H / Section 514H.3
Eligibility.
Status: in_force

An individual who is the beneficiary of a qualified long-term care insurance policy approved by the insurance division may be eligible for assistance under the medical assistance program using the asset disregard provisions pursuant to section 514H.5.

2005 Acts, ch 166, §4, 13; 2009 Acts, ch 145, §16
Iowa Code § 359.32 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359 / Section 359.32
Sale of lots gifts.
Status: in_force

Township trustees shall have authority to provide for the sale of lots, or portions thereof, in any cemetery under their control, and make rules in regard thereto. Township trustees may provide for perpetual upkeep by the establishment of a perpetual upkeep fund from the proceeds of sale of lots, and may accept a gift, devise, or bequest made to them for that purpose.

[C39, §5561.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §359.32]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §199; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §63
Iowa Code § 537.3310 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.3310
Limitations on executory transactions.
Status: in_force

(1) In a consumer credit transaction, other than a consumer rental purchase agreement, if performance by a creditor is by delivery of goods, services, or both, in four or more installments, either on demand of the consumer or by prearranged scheduled performance, the consumer may cancel the obligation with respect to that part which has not been performed on the date of cancellation.

(2) If the consumer exercises the right to cancel or, in any event, if the creditor attempts to exercise a right to accelerate, the creditor is entitled to recover only that part of the cash price and charges attributable to the part of the creditor’s obligation which has been performed.

(3) Cancellation under this section shall be effective when the consumer mails or delivers a written notice of cancellation.

(4) Notwithstanding an agreement to the contrary, a creditor may not exercise a right to accelerate beyond the amount set forth in subsection 2.

(5) Subsections 1 through 4 do not apply to a membership camping contract which is subject to the requirements of chapter 557B.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.3310]87 Acts, ch 80, §44; 87 Acts, ch 181, §4
Iowa Code § 507D.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507D / Section 507D.1
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known as the “Insurance Assistance Act”.

86 Acts, ch 1211, §26