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Iowa Code § 325A.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 325A / Section 325A.3
Application and issuance of permit or certificate.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of an application by a motor carrier and compliance with the terms and conditions of this chapter, the department shall issue to the applicant a permit or certificate. The actual operation by a motor carrier of a motor vehicle shall not begin without the permit or certificate being issued by the department.

(2) All applications shall be in writing and contain the following:

(2) (a) The name and tax identification number of the person making the application.

(2) (b) The applicant’s principal place of business.

(2) (c) The type of permit or certificate being requested.

(2) (d) A signed statement agreeing to comply with all applicable safety regulations as prescribed by the department.

(2) (e) A copy of all existing tariffs provided to the department for approval by motor carriers of household goods.

(2) (f) A financial statement completed by motor carriers of bulk liquid commodities or passengers from which the department can determine the financial fitness of the applicant to engage in the transport of bulk liquid commodities or passengers.

(2) (g) A verification of liability and property damage insurance coverage as required in section 325A.6, in a form prescribed by the department.

(3) In addition to the application requirements set forth in subsection 2, all applications for a taxicab service passenger certificate shall include the applicant’s interstate motor carrier number or intrastate motor carrier number. If the applicant has both an interstate and intrastate motor carrier number, only the interstate motor carrier number must be included.

(4) The provisions of subsection 2, paragraph “f”, and subsection 5 shall not apply to the transportation of dairy products.

(5) Motor carriers of bulk liquid commodities or passengers shall complete a motor carrier safety education seminar provided by or approved by the department. This seminar must be completed within six months of the permit or certificate issuance.

(6) A motor carrier shall keep a permit or certificate issued to the motor carrier under this section, or a copy of such permit or certificate, in the vehicle being operated by the motor carrier and shall show the permit or certificate, or copy thereof, to any peace officer upon request.

(7) The department may deny issuance of a permit or certificate if the department determines that evidence exists showing that the motor carrier cannot comply with the requirements of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, including safety regulations and financial fitness and insurance requirements.

97 Acts, ch 104, §34, 61; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §27, 31, 32; 2001 Acts, ch 132, §20, 21; 2018 Acts, ch 1070, §3
Iowa Code § 435.29 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 435 / Section 435.29
Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

The person who moves the mobile home or manufactured home without having obtained a tax clearance statement as provided in section 435.24 shall pay a civil penalty of one hundred dollars. The penalty money shall be credited to the general fund of the county.

85 Acts, ch 70, §2CS85, §135D.29C93, §435.2994 Acts, ch 1110, §17, 24; 98 Acts, ch 1107, §23, 33
Iowa Code § 225.27 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 225 / Section 225.27
Discharge transfer.
Status: in_force

The state psychiatric hospital may, at any time, discharge any patient as recovered, as improved, or as not likely to be benefited by further treatment. If the patient being so discharged was involuntarily hospitalized, the hospital shall notify the committing judge or court of the discharge as required by section 229.14 or section 229.16, as applicable. Upon receiving the notification, the court shall issue an order confirming the patient’s discharge from the hospital or from care and custody, as the case may be, and shall terminate the proceedings pursuant to which the order was issued. The court or judge shall, if necessary, appoint a person to accompany the discharged patient from the state psychiatric hospital to such place as the hospital or the court may designate, or authorize the hospital to appoint such attendant.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3983; C39, §3482.27; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.27]2001 Acts, ch 155, §41; 2015 Acts, ch 69, §31; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §65, 137
Iowa Code § 9B.24 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.24
Database of notaries public.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall maintain an electronic database of notaries public which complies with all of the following:

(1) Through which a person may verify the authority of a notary public to perform notarial acts.

(2) Which indicates whether a notary public has notified the secretary of state that the notary public will be performing notarial acts on electronic records.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §23, 60
Iowa Code § 1C.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 1C / Section 1C.5
Columbus Day.
Status: in_force

The governor of this state is hereby authorized and requested to issue annually a proclamation, calling upon our state officials to display the American flag on all state and school buildings and the people of the state to display the flag at their homes, lodges, churches, and places of business on the twelfth day of October, known as Columbus Day; to commemorate the life and history of Christopher Columbus and to urge that services and exercises be had in churches, halls and other suitable places expressive of the public sentiment befitting the anniversary of the discovery of America.

[C35, §471-g1; C39, §471.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §31.6]C93, §1C.5
Iowa Code § 148E.8 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148E / Section 148E.8
License revocation or suspension.
Status: in_force

In addition to the grounds for revocation or suspension referred to in section 147.55, a license to practice acupuncture shall be revoked or suspended when the acupuncturist is guilty of any of the following acts or offenses:

(1) Failure to provide information as required in section 148E.6 or provision of false information to patients.

(2) Acceptance of remuneration for referral of a patient to other health professionals.

(3) Offering of or giving of remuneration for the referral of patients, not including paid advertisements or marketing services.

(4) Failure to comply with this chapter, rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, or applicable provisions of chapter 147.

(5) Engaging in sexual activity or genital contact with a patient while acting or purporting to act within the scope of practice, whether or not the patient consented to the sexual activity or genital contact.

(6) Disclosure of confidential information regarding the patient.

93 Acts, ch 86, §8; 2000 Acts, ch 1053, §12
Iowa Code § 231C.17 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231C / Section 231C.17
Coordination of the long-term care system — transitional provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) A hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, a health care facility licensed pursuant to chapter 135C, or an adult day services program certified pursuant to chapter 231D may operate an assisted living program if the assisted living program is certified pursuant to this chapter.

(2) This chapter shall not be construed to require that a facility licensed as a different type of facility also comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the facility is represented to the public as a certified assisted living program.

(3) A certified assisted living program that complies with the requirements of this chapter shall not be required to be licensed or certified as a different type of facility, unless the facility is represented to the public as another type of facility.

(4) (a) A continuing care retirement community, as defined in section 523D.1, may provide limited personal care services and emergency response services to its independent living tenants if all of the following conditions are met:

(4) (a) The provision of such personal care services or emergency response services does not result in inadequate staff coverage to meet the service needs of all tenants of the continuing care retirement community.

(4) (a) The staff providing the personal care or emergency response services is trained or qualified to the extent necessary to provide such services.

(4) (a) The continuing care retirement community documents the date, time, and nature of the personal care or emergency response services provided.

(4) (a) Emergency response services are only provided in situations which constitute an urgent need for immediate action or assistance due to unforeseen circumstances.

(4) (b) This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit an independent living tenant of a continuing care retirement community from contracting with a third party for personal care or emergency response services.

2003 Acts, ch 166, §24; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §17, 33; 2005 Acts, ch 60, §19, 21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
Iowa Code § 66.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 66 / Section 66.2
Jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

The jurisdiction of the proceeding provided for in this chapter shall be as follows:

(1) As to state officers whose offices are located at the seat of government, the district court of Polk county.

(2) As to state officers whose duties are confined to a district within the state, the district court of any county within such district.

(3) As to county, municipal, or other officers, the district court of the county in which such officers’ duties are to be performed.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1092; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.2]
Iowa Code § 144B.9 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144B / Section 144B.9
Immunities and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(1) A health care provider is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, or professional disciplinary action if the health care provider relies on a health care decision and both of the following requirements are satisfied:

(1) (a) The decision is made by an attorney in fact who the health care provider believes in good faith is authorized to make the decision.

(1) (b) The health care provider believes in good faith that the decision is not inconsistent with the desires of the principal as expressed in the durable power of attorney for health care or otherwise made known to the health care provider, and, if the decision is to withhold or withdraw health care necessary to keep the principal alive, the health care provider has provided an opportunity for the principal to object to the decision.

(2) Notwithstanding a contrary health care decision of the attorney in fact, the health care provider is not subject to criminal prosecution, civil liability, or professional disciplinary action for failing to withhold or withdraw health care necessary to keep the principal alive. However, the attorney in fact may make provisions to transfer the responsibility for the care of the principal to another health care provider.

(3) An attorney in fact is not subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability for any health care decision made in good faith pursuant to a durable power of attorney for health care.

(4) It shall be presumed that an attorney in fact, and a health care provider acting pursuant to the direction of an attorney in fact, are acting in good faith and in the best interests of the principal absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.

(5) For purposes of this section, acting in “good faith” means acting consistent with the desires of the principal as expressed in the durable power of attorney for health care or otherwise made known to the attorney in fact, or where those desires are unknown, acting in the best interests of the principal, taking into account the principal’s overall medical condition and prognosis.

(6) A health care provider or attorney in fact may presume that a durable power of attorney for health care is valid absent actual knowledge to the contrary.

91 Acts, ch 140, §9
Iowa Code § 462B.9 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462B / Section 462B.9
Protection methods.
Status: in_force

The commission may use any one or a combination of the available methods, except condemnation, for managing and preserving a protected water area, including but not limited to fee and less than fee title acquisition techniques, such as easements, leasing agreements, covenants, and existing tax incentive programs.

84 Acts, ch 1261, §11C85, §108A.9C93, §462B.9
Iowa Code § 249.7 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249 / Section 249.7
Assistance inalienable.
Status: in_force

All rights to state supplementary assistance shall be absolutely inalienable by any assignment, sale, execution or otherwise and, in case of bankruptcy, the assistance shall not pass to or through any trustees or other persons acting on behalf of creditors.

[C35, §5296-f29; C39, §3684.10, 3828.037; C46, 50, 54, 58, §241.10, 249.34; C62, 66, 71, 73, §241.10, 241A.7, 249.34; C75, 77, 79, 81, §249.7]
Iowa Code § 10.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10 / Section 10.6
Multiple interests restricted.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who holds an interest in a networking farmers limited liability company holding an interest in agricultural land pursuant to section 10.5 shall not hold an interest in another farmers entity, if any of the following applies:

(1) (a) The person holds a twenty-five percent or greater interest in a networking farmers limited liability company having six or fewer members.

(1) (b) The person holds a fifteen percent or greater interest in a networking farmers limited liability company having seven or more members.

(2) A person who holds a majority interest in an authorized entity shall not hold a majority interest in a networking farmers limited liability company.

(3) A qualified commodity share landlord who owns an interest in a networking farmers limited liability company holding agricultural land under section 10.5 must rent an additional one hundred fifty acres of agricultural land on a commodity share basis for each farmers entity holding agricultural land under this chapter in which the commodity share landlord acquires an interest.

98 Acts, ch 1110, §106, 301
Iowa Code § 554.9107B — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.9107B
No requirement to acknowledge or confirm; no duties.
Status: in_force

(1) A person that has control under section 554.9104, 554.9105, or 554.9105A is not required to acknowledge that it has control on behalf of another person.

(2) If a person acknowledges that it has or will obtain control on behalf of another person, unless the person otherwise agrees or law other than this Article otherwise provides, the person does not owe any duty to the other person and is not required to confirm the acknowledgment to any other person.

2024 Acts, ch 1023, §45
Iowa Code § 101B.6 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101B / Section 101B.6
Notification of certification.
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer certifying cigarettes in accordance with section 101B.5 shall provide a copy of the certification to all wholesalers and agents to whom the manufacturer sells cigarettes, and shall also provide sufficient copies of an illustration of the cigarette packaging marking used by the manufacturer in accordance with section 101B.7 for each retailer to whom the wholesalers or agents sell cigarettes.

(2) A wholesaler or agent shall provide a copy of the cigarette packaging markings received from a manufacturer to all retailers to whom the wholesaler or agent sells cigarettes. A wholesaler, agent, or retailer shall permit the department, department of revenue, or the office of the attorney general to inspect markings of cigarette packaging marked in accordance with section 101B.7.

2007 Acts, ch 166, §6; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1554
Iowa Code § 557.15 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557 / Section 557.15
Common forms of co-ownership of real property.
Status: in_force

(1) A conveyance of real property to two or more grantees each in their own right creates a tenancy in common, unless a contrary intent is expressed in the conveyance instrument or as provided in subsection 2.

(2) A conveyance of real property to two or more grantees in a conveyance instrument in any of the following circumstances creates a presumption of joint tenancy with rights of survivorship unless a contrary intent is expressed in the instrument and subject to subsection 3:

(2) (a) The instrument identifies two grantees as married to each other at the time the instrument is executed.

(2) (b) The instrument describes the conveyance to the grantees with the phrase “joint tenants”, “joint tenancy”, or words of similar import.

(2) (c) The instrument describes the conveyance to the grantees with the phrase “or their survivor” with reference to the grantees, or words of similar import.

(3) An order of annulment, dissolution, or separate maintenance entered pursuant to section 598.21 is a muniment of title to the real property described, and severs a joint tenancy with rights of survivorship and creates a tenancy in common in equal shares, unless otherwise provided in the order.

[C51, §1206; R60, §2214; C73, §1939; C97, §2923; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10054; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §557.15]2014 Acts, ch 1054, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 169.15 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169 / Section 169.15
Appeal.
Status: in_force

Any party aggrieved by a decision of the board may appeal the matter to the district court as provided in section 17A.19.

[C79, 81, §169.15]83 Acts, ch 115, §10
Iowa Code § 216.22 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216 / Section 216.22
Franchisor-franchisee relationship.
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section, “franchisee” and “franchisor” mean the same as defined in section 523H.1.

(2) For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor shall not be considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee unless any of the following conditions apply:

(2) (a) The franchisor has agreed in writing to be considered to be the employer of the franchisee or of the employees of the franchisee.

(2) (b) The franchisor has been found by the agency to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.

2019 Acts, ch 21, §5, 6; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §47; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §274
Iowa Code § 420.245 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 420 / Section 420.245
Rights and remedies.
Status: in_force

The purchaser as well as the owner of any real property sold on account of such general or special delinquent taxes or assessments shall be entitled to all the rights and remedies which are granted and prescribed by sections 446.35, 446.36, and 448.6 through 448.14, but wherever the words “county and county treasurer and auditor” are used, the words “city, city treasurer, city clerk, recorder, auditor, or collector or officer authorized to act as collector”, shall be substituted.

[C97, §1019; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §6894; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §420.245]2021 Acts, ch 80, §252
Iowa Code § 144E.7 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144E / Section 144E.7
State interference.
Status: in_force

An official, employee, or agent of this state shall not block or attempt to block an eligible patient’s access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device, or to an individualized investigational treatment. Counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed physician is not a violation of this section.

2017 Acts, ch 130, §7; 2025 Acts, ch 80, §6
Iowa Code § 350.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 350 / Section 350.3
Meetings records annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) Within thirty days after the appointment of members of the county conservation board, the board shall organize by selecting from its members a president and secretary and such other officers as are deemed necessary, who shall hold office for the calendar year in which elected and until their successors are selected and qualify.

(2) The board shall hold regular monthly meetings. Special meetings may be called by the president, and shall be called on the request of a majority of members, as the necessity may require. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The county conservation board shall have power to adopt bylaws, to adopt and use a common seal, and to enter into contracts.

(3) The county board of supervisors shall provide suitable offices for the meetings of the county conservation board and for the safekeeping of its records. Such records shall be subject to public inspection at all reasonable hours and under such regulations as the county conservation board may prescribe.

(4) The county conservation board shall annually make a full and complete report to the county board of supervisors of the county conservation board’s transactions and operations for the preceding year. Such report shall contain a full statement of the board’s receipts, disbursements, and the program of work for the period covered, and may include such recommendations as may be deemed advisable.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111A.3]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1879; 92 Acts, ch 1025, §1C93, §350.32018 Acts, ch 1041, §84
Iowa Code § 249A.30A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.30A
Medical assistance personal needs allowance.
Status: in_force

(1) The personal needs allowance under the medical assistance program, which may be retained by a person who is a resident of a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability, or an intermediate care facility for persons with mental illness, as defined in section 135C.1, or a person who is a resident of a psychiatric medical institution for children as defined in section 135H.1, shall be fifty-five dollars per month.

(2) A resident who has income of less than fifty-five dollars per month shall receive a supplement from the state in the amount necessary to receive a personal needs allowance of fifty-five dollars per month. The general assembly shall annually appropriate a sufficient amount from the general fund of the state to the department of health and human services for this purpose.

2006 Acts, ch 1113, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §44; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §41; 2012 Acts, ch 1019, §107; 2024 Acts, ch 1157, §43; 2025 Acts, ch 169, §19
Iowa Code § 499.75 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499 / Section 499.75
Service on association.
Status: in_force

(1) An association’s registered agent is the association’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the association.

(2) If an association has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the association may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary of the association at its principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of any of the following:

(2) (a) The date the association receives the mail.

(2) (b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the association.

(2) (c) Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.

(3) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving an association.

93 Acts, ch 126, §22
Iowa Code § 8A.404 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.404
State employees disclosure requirements.
Status: in_force

An employee of a state agency shall disclose to the hiring authority for that employee if the employee has filed subsequent to hire a registration statement pursuant to the federal Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. §611 et seq.

2018 Acts, ch 1061, §4