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Iowa Code § 147.12 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.12
Health profession boards.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a board for each of the professions. The board members shall not be required to be members of professional societies or associations composed of members of their professions.

(2) If a person who has been appointed by the governor to serve on a board has ever been disciplined in a contested case by the board to which the person has been appointed, all board statements of charges, settlement agreements, findings of fact, and orders pertaining to the disciplinary action shall be made available to the senate committee to which the appointment is referred at the committee’s request before the full senate votes on the person’s appointment.

[C97, §2576, 2584; S13, §2575-a29, -a37, 2576, 2583-a, -h, 2600-b; SS15, §2584; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2449; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.12]88 Acts, ch 1128, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1132, §15; 96 Acts, ch 1036, §10; 98 Acts, ch 1053, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §31; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §11
Iowa Code § 291.12 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 291 / Section 291.12
Duties of treasurer receipts and expenditures.
Status: in_force

The treasurer shall receive all moneys belonging to the corporation, pay the same out only upon the order of the president countersigned by the secretary, and shall keep an accurate accounting record of all receipts and expenditures. The treasurer shall register all payments and electronic funds transfers made and reported to the treasurer by the secretary, showing the number, date, to whom drawn, the fund from which each payment and transfer was made, the purpose and amount.

[C51, §1138 – 1140; R60, §2048 – 2050; C73, §1747 – 1750; C97, §2768; S13, §2768; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4316; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §291.12]2013 Acts, ch 88, §26
Iowa Code § 16.93 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.93
Closing protection letters.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority, through the Iowa title guaranty division, may issue a closing protection letter to a person to whom a proposed title guaranty is to be issued, upon the request of the person, if the division issues a commitment for title guaranty or title guaranty certificate. The closing protection letter shall conform to the terms of coverage and form of the instrument as approved by the board and may indemnify a person to whom a proposed title guaranty is to be issued against loss of settlement funds due to only the following acts of the division’s named participating attorney, participating abstractor, or closer:

(1) (a) Theft of settlement funds.

(1) (b) Failure by the participating attorney, participating abstractor, or closer to comply with written closing instructions of the person to whom a proposed title guaranty is to be issued relating to title certificate coverage when agreed to by the participating attorney, participating abstractor, or closer.

(2) A closing protection letter shall only be issued to a person to whom a proposed title guaranty is to be issued for real property transactions in which the division has committed to issue an owner or lender certificate and for which the division receives a premium and other payments or fees for a title guaranty certificate or other coverage.

(3) The division shall establish the amount of coverage to be provided and may distinguish between classes of property including but not limited to residential, agricultural, or commercial, provided that the total amount of coverage provided by the closing protection letter shall not exceed the amount of the commitment or title guaranty to be issued. Liability under the closing protection letter shall be coextensive with liability under the certificate to be issued in connection with a transaction such that payments under the terms of the closing protection letter shall reduce by the same amount the liability under the title guaranty certificate and payment under the title guaranty certificate shall reduce the liability under the terms of the closing protection letter.

(4) The division may adopt a required fee for providing closing protection letter coverage.

(5) The division shall not provide any other coverage which purports to indemnify against improper acts or omissions of a person with regard to escrow, settlement, or closing services.

(6) The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A as necessary to administer this section.

2000 Acts, ch 1166, §6; 2008 Acts, ch 1055, §1, 2; 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §68, 78; 2025 Acts, ch 147, §28, 29
Iowa Code § 461A.16 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.16
Landscape architect.
Status: in_force

The commission may call upon the Iowa state university of science and technology for the services of at least one competent landscape architect, engineer, or gardener, who shall, under the direction of the commission, proceed to work with the commission in the improvement of the state property under the control of the commission. The president of the Iowa state university of science and technology shall, when called upon, designate the landscape architect, engineer, or gardener, as the case may be, who shall work with the commission.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1809; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.16]C93, §461A.162019 Acts, ch 59, §146
Iowa Code § 626.96 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.96
Duplicate issued in case of loss.
Status: in_force

When any person, firm, or corporation to whom a sheriff’s certificate of sale has been issued or an assignee thereof shall file in the office of the clerk of the district court in which the certificate was issued and in said action, a verified application signed by the purchaser or assignee, the purchaser’s or assignee’s agent, legal representative or attorney that the outstanding sheriff’s certificate of sale in said action has been lost or destroyed, the court shall fix a time for hearing thereon and prescribe the notice therefor and the manner of service thereof on the parties to said action or their successors in interest, and on said hearing if the court finds that the sheriff’s certificate of sale issued in said cause has been lost or destroyed, shall order the sheriff of said county to issue a duplicate certificate of sale as of the date of the original certificate which shall have the same force and effect as the original, and any deed executed thereunder shall have the same force and effect as if executed under the original certificate of sale.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.96]
Iowa Code § 358C.4 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358C / Section 358C.4
Public improvements authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) A district may acquire, construct, reconstruct, install, maintain, and repair any of the public improvements listed in subsection 2.

(2) A public improvement includes the principal structures, works, component parts, and accessories of any of the following:

(2) (a) Underground gas, water, heating, sewer, telecommunications, and electrical connections located in streets for private property.

(2) (b) Sanitary, storm, and combined sewers.

(2) (c) Waterworks, water mains, and extensions.

(2) (d) Emergency warning systems.

(2) (e) Pedestrian underpasses or overpasses.

(2) (f) Drainage conduits, dikes, and levees for flood protection.

(2) (g) Public waterways, docks, and wharfs.

(2) (h) Public parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities.

(2) (i) Clearing, stripping, grubbing, earthwork, erosion control, lot grading, street grading, paving, graveling, macadamizing, curbing, guttering, and surfacing with oil and gravel or chloride.

(2) (j) Street lighting fixtures, connections, and facilities.

(2) (k) Sewage pumping stations.

(2) (l) Traffic control devices, fixtures, connections, and facilities.

(2) (m) Public roads, streets, and alleys.

95 Acts, ch 200, §4; 96 Acts, ch 1204, §3
Iowa Code § 260C.44 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 260C / Section 260C.44
Apprenticeship programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Each community college is authorized to establish or contract for the establishment of apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations. Any apprenticeship program established under this section shall comply with requirements established by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship. Participation in an apprenticeship program or apprenticeship agreement by an apprenticeship sponsor shall be on a voluntary basis.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(2) (a) “Apprentice” means a person who is at least sixteen years of age, except where a higher minimum age is required by law, who is employed in an apprenticeable occupation, and is registered with the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship.

(2) (b) “Apprenticeable occupation” means an occupation approved for apprenticeship by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship.

(2) (c) “Apprenticeship program” means a plan, registered with the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship, which contains the terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, including the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.

(2) (d) “Apprenticeship sponsor” means a person operating an apprenticeship program or in whose name an apprenticeship program is being operated, registered, or approved.

90 Acts, ch 1253, §46C91, §280A.44C93, §260C.442010 Acts, ch 1069, §35; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §47; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §39
Iowa Code § 452A.61 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.61
Timely filing of reports and returns — extension.
Status: in_force

(1) The reports, returns, and remittances required under this chapter shall be deemed filed within the required time if postpaid, properly addressed, and postmarked on or before midnight of the day on which due and payable. If the final filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday the next business day shall be the final filing date.

(2) The department of revenue or the state department of transportation upon application may grant a reasonable extension of time for the filing of any required report, return, or tax payment.

(3) As used in this section, “holiday” means the same as defined in section 421.9A.

[C27, 31, §5093-a5, -b1; C35, §5093-f9, -f21, -f25; C39, §5093.09, 5093.21, 5093.25; C46, 50, 54, §324.13, 324.41, 324.46; C58, 62, 66, §324.60; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.61]C93, §452A.6199 Acts, ch 151, §68, 89; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2022 Acts, ch 1061, §65, 66
Iowa Code § 613.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 613 / Section 613.14
Limitation.
Status: in_force

Actions against the state of Iowa authorized under the provisions of section 613.11 may be instituted within three years from the date of the completion or acceptance of the work, whichever date is later, except that this should not apply to contracts completed and accepted and for which final payment was made previous to July 4, 1963.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613.14]
Iowa Code § 222.33 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.33
State resource center admissions and discharge.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall make all final determinations concerning whether a person may be admitted to a state resource center.

(2) If a patient is admitted to a state resource center pursuant to section 222.13 or 222.13A, and the patient wishes to be placed outside of the state resource center, the discharge of the patient shall be made in accordance with section 222.15.

2024 Acts, ch 1161, §42, 137
Iowa Code § 622.51 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.51
Official signature presumed genuine.
Status: in_force

In the cases contemplated in sections 622.41 through 622.50, the signature of the officer shall be presumed to be genuine until the contrary is shown.

[C51, §2436; R60, §4056; C73, §3711; C97, §4643; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11304; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.51]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §330
Iowa Code § 428A.5 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428A / Section 428A.5
Documentation of payment.
Status: in_force

The amount of tax imposed by this chapter shall be paid to the county recorder in the county where the real property is located and the amount received shall appear on the face of the document or instrument. The method of documentation of a transfer tax shall be approved by the department of revenue.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428A.5]83 Acts, ch 135, §2; 99 Acts, ch 175, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 44, §19; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2009 Acts, ch 27, §17
Iowa Code § 384.41 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.41
Petition by property owners.
Status: in_force

(1) Property owners may initiate a plan for a public improvement to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessments, by written contract to be approved by the city and signed by all of the owners of record of all property affected by the proposed assessment. If all owners of record of all the property to be affected by the public improvement petition the council, said owners may, in their petition, waive notice to property owners by publication and mailing, as provided in section 384.50, and the council may proceed to adopt a preliminary resolution, a plat, schedule and estimate, and resolution of necessity, and order preparation of detailed plans and specifications. Special assessments initiated without notice under this section are liens upon the property to be affected by the assessment, to the same extent as provided in section 384.65, subsection 5, except that they shall be subordinate to any perfected lien unless the holder of such perfected lien consents in writing to the initiation of the public improvement.

(2) A petition may be filed subsequent to the initiation by the council of a plan for a public improvement, and if the petition is received prior to advertising for bids, the public improvement petitioned for may be added by amendment to the resolution of necessity. If the petition is received subsequent to advertising for bids and prior to the completion of the work under contract, the council may, in its discretion, approve the petition and contract with the contractor at a cost not to exceed the unit prices bid at public letting for the construction of the public improvements petitioned for by property owners.

(3) This section does not limit the power of a city to initiate a public improvement project on its own motion.

(4) Owners of commercial or industrial property may initiate a plan, under subsection 1 or 2, for the purchase of a traffic-control device, fixture, connection, or facility to be paid for in whole or in part by special assessments provided that the proposed assessments shall be made only against the commercial or industrial property owned by the petitioners.

[C31, 35, §6610-c7; C39, §6610.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §417.7; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.41]92 Acts, ch 1176, §2
Iowa Code § 633.39 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.39
Place of hearing — noncontest or agreement.
Status: in_force

In cases where no objection, resistance or appearance has been filed, or by agreement, such hearing may be had at any place within the judicial district.

[C97, §3261; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11821; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §631.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.39]
Iowa Code § 508B.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508B / Section 508B.6
Approval of plan by policyholders — notice of election — effective date.
Status: in_force

The plan of conversion shall be submitted to and shall not take effect until approved by two-thirds of the policyholders of the mutual company voting on the plan. Notice of a meeting for the purpose of voting on the conversion plan shall be provided by mail to each policyholder entitled to vote in accordance with the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual company. Each policyholder entitled to vote may cast one vote unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual company. Voting shall be by ballot, in person or by proxy. A quorum shall consist of a quorum as defined in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual company. A copy of the plan of conversion, or a summary of the plan of conversion, shall accompany the notice of meeting and election. The notice of meeting may contain the notice of any planned public hearing. An approved plan of conversion shall take effect on the date specified in the plan.

85 Acts, ch 127, §6; 99 Acts, ch 165, §3
Iowa Code § 542.12 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 542 / Section 542.12
Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

(1) In any case in which the board has suspended, revoked, or restricted a license, refused to renew a license, or accepted the voluntary surrender of a license to conclude a pending disciplinary investigation or action, the board may, upon written application, modify or terminate the suspension, reissue the license, or modify or remove the restriction, with or without terms and conditions.

(2) The board is vested with discretionary authority to specify by rule the manner in which such applications shall be made, the times within which they shall be made, the circumstances in which a hearing will be held, and the grounds upon which such applications will be decided. The rules shall provide at a minimum that the burden is on the licensee to produce evidence that the basis for revocation, suspension, restriction, refusal to renew, or voluntarily surrender no longer exists and that it will be in the public interest for the board to grant the application on such terms and conditions as the board deems desirable.

2001 Acts, ch 55, §12, 38
Iowa Code § 12.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12 / Section 12.9
Employee classifications.
Status: in_force

In addition to public employees listed in section 20.4, public employees of the treasurer of state who hold positions that are classified in the administrative assistant series and executive officer series are excluded from chapter 20.

2009 Acts, ch 181, §39
Iowa Code § 29A.56 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.56
Special police.
Status: in_force

The adjutant general may by order entered of record commission one or more of the employees of the department of public defense as special police. Such special police shall on the premises of any state military reservation or other state military property have and exercise the powers of regular peace officers.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §29A.12; C81, §29A.56]2013 Acts, ch 29, §13
Iowa Code § 422.12Q — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.12Q
Research and development tax credit.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed under this subchapter, less the credits allowed under section 422.12, shall be reduced by a research and development tax credit allowed pursuant to section 15.524.

2025 Acts, ch 136, §115, 118
Iowa Code § 358.33 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358 / Section 358.33
Hearing on petition.
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors to whom the petition is addressed, at its next regular meeting shall set the time and place when it shall meet for a hearing on the petition, and it shall direct the county auditor in whose office the petition is filed to cause notice to be given to all persons whom it may concern, without naming them, of the pendency and request of the petition for the conveyance and discontinuance by publication of a notice as provided in section 331.305. Proof of giving notice shall be made by affidavit of the publisher and shall be filed with the county auditor at the time the hearing begins.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §358.27; S81, §358.33]87 Acts, ch 43, §11
Iowa Code § 299.6A — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299 / Section 299.6A
Civil penalty — distribution of funds.
Status: in_force

(1) In lieu of a criminal proceeding under section 299.6, a county attorney may bring a civil action against a parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian of a child who is of compulsory attendance age, has not completed educational requirements, and is truant, if the parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian has failed to cause the child to attend a public school or an accredited nonpublic school, or to place the child under competent private instruction or independent private instruction in the manner provided in this chapter. If the court finds that the parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian has failed to cause the child to attend as required in this section, the court shall assess a civil penalty of not less than one hundred but not more than one thousand dollars for each violation established.

(2) Funds received from civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be paid to the school district of residence or school district of enrollment, if open enrolled, of the person against whom the court assessed the penalty. The school district shall use moneys received under this subsection to support programs for students who meet the definition of at-risk children adopted by the department of education.

97 Acts, ch 174, §4; 2004 Acts, ch 1043, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §93; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §63
Iowa Code § 428.6 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 428 / Section 428.6
Deceased owner.
Status: in_force

The real estate of persons deceased may be listed as belonging to the estate or the person’s heirs, without enumerating them.

[C51, §461; R60, §716; C73, §805; C97, §1353; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6961; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §428.6]
Iowa Code § 456.4 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456 / Section 456.4
Investigations collection.
Status: in_force

The state geologist shall investigate the characters of the various soils and their capacities for agricultural purposes, the streams, and other scientific and natural resource matters that may be of practical importance and interest. A complete cabinet collection shall be made to illustrate the natural products of the state, and the state geologist may also furnish suites of materials, rocks, and fossils for colleges and public museums within the state, if it can be done without impairing the general state collection.

[R60, §182, 185, 187; C97, §2499; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4552; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305.4]C93, §460A.42002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §456.42003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2018 Acts, ch 1023, §14
Iowa Code § 35A.3 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.3
Duties of the commission.
Status: in_force

The commission shall do all of the following:

(1) Organize and annually select a chairperson.

(2) Review and approve, prior to adoption, all proposed rules submitted by the department concerning the management and operation of the department and programs administered by the department.

(3) (a) Advise and make recommendations to the department, the general assembly, and the governor concerning issues involving and impacting veterans in this state.

(3) (b) Advise and make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor concerning the management and operation of the department.

(4) Review and approve applications for distributions of moneys from the veterans license fee fund pursuant to section 35A.11 and the veterans trust fund pursuant to section 35A.13 for the benefit of veterans, spouses of veterans, and dependents of veterans.

(5) Conduct an equal number of meetings at Camp Dodge and the Iowa veterans home. The agenda for each meeting shall include a reasonable time period for public comment.

(6) Provide guidance and make recommendations to the department during an annual review of the department’s proposed budget and provide guidance and make recommendations for budget changes that occur during the fiscal year.

[C39, §482.01; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §35.1; C79, 81, §35A.3]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1707; 92 Acts, ch 1140, §9; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §3; 95 Acts, ch 161, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §223; 2005 Acts, ch 115, §10, 11, 40; 2007 Acts, ch 202, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 74, §1, 2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2172; 2024 Acts, ch 1047, §2