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Iowa Code § 43.65 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.65
Who nominated.
Status: in_force

The candidate of each political party for nomination for each office to be filled by the voters of the entire state, and for each seat in the United States house of representatives, the Iowa house of representatives and each seat in the Iowa senate which is to be filled, who receives the highest number of votes cast by the voters of that party for that nomination shall be the candidate of that party for that office in the general election. However, if there are more than two candidates for any nomination and none of the candidates receives thirty-five percent or more of the votes cast by voters of that party for that nomination, the primary is inconclusive and the nomination shall be made as provided by section 43.78, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, “b” or “c”, whichever is appropriate.

[S13, §1087-a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §593; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.65]
Iowa Code § 256E.6 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256E / Section 256E.6
Charter school contract.
Status: in_force

(1) Within the later of thirty days following approval of a charter school application or upon the satisfaction of all reasonable conditions imposed on the applicant in the charter school approval, if any, an enforceable and renewable charter school contract shall be executed between the founding group and the state board setting forth the academic and operational performance expectations and measures by which the charter school will be evaluated pursuant to sections 256E.9 and 256E.10 and the other rights and duties of the parties.

(2) An initial charter school contract shall be granted for a term of five school budget years. The charter school contract shall include the beginning and ending dates of the charter school contract term. An approved charter school may delay its opening for a period of time not to exceed one school year in order to plan and prepare for the charter school’s opening. If the charter school requires an opening delay of more than one school year, the charter school may request an extension from the state board.

(3) Each charter school contract shall be signed by the president of the state board and the president or appropriate officer of the governing body of the founding group.

(4) Within fifteen days of the execution of a charter school contract entered into by the state board, the state board shall notify the department and the department of management of the name of the charter school and any applicable education service provider, the proposed location of the charter school, and the charter school’s first year projected enrollment.

(5) A charter school approved under this chapter shall not commence operations without a valid charter school contract executed in accordance with this section and approved in an open session of the state board.

(6) The contract may provide for requirements or conditions to govern and monitor the start-up progress of an approved charter school prior to the opening of the charter school including but not limited to conditions to ensure that the charter school meets all building, health, safety, insurance, and other legal requirements.

(7) A charter school contract may be amended to govern multiple charter schools operated by the same applicant and approved by the state board. However, each charter school that is part of a charter school contract shall be separate and distinct from any other charter school governed by the contract.

2021 Acts, ch 112, §6
Iowa Code § 229A.9B — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229A / Section 229A.9B
Violations of release with supervision.
Status: in_force

(1) If a committed person violates the release plan, the agency with jurisdiction over the person may request the court to issue an emergency ex parte order directing any law enforcement officer to take the person into custody so that the person can be returned to a secure facility. The request for an ex parte order may be made orally or by telephone, but the original written request or a facsimile copy of the request shall be filed with the clerk of court no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day the office of the clerk of court is open.

(2) If a committed person has absconded in violation of the conditions of the person’s release plan, a presumption arises that the person poses a risk to public safety. The department or contracting agency, in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, may make a public announcement about the absconder. The public announcement may include a description of the committed person, that the committed person is on release with supervision from the sexually violent predator program, and any other information pertinent to public safety.

(3) Upon the return of the committed person to a secure facility, the director or the director’s designee shall notify the court that issued the ex parte order that the committed person has been returned to a secure facility, and the court shall set hearing to determine if a violation occurred. If a court order was not issued, the director or the director’s designee shall contact the nearest district court with jurisdiction to set a hearing to determine whether a violation of the conditions of the release plan occurred. The court shall schedule a hearing after receiving notice that the committed person has been returned to a secure facility.

(4) At the hearing, the burden shall be upon the attorney general to show by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation of the release plan occurred.

(5) If the court determines a violation occurred, the court shall receive release recommendations from the department and either order that the committed person be returned to release with supervision or placed in a transitional release program, or be confined in a secure facility. The court may impose further conditions upon the committed person if returned to release with supervision or placed in the transitional release program. If the court determines no violation occurred, the committed person shall be returned to release with supervision.

2002 Acts, ch 1139, §14, 27; 2018 Acts, ch 1165, §103; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §545
Iowa Code § 80A.11 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.11
Written report.
Status: in_force

The licensee shall furnish, upon the client’s request, a written report describing all the work performed by the licensee for that client.

84 Acts, ch 1235, §11
Iowa Code § 479B.15 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 479B / Section 479B.15
Entry for land surveys.
Status: in_force

After the informational meeting or after the filing of a petition if no informational meeting is required, a pipeline company may enter upon private land for the purpose of surveying and examining the land to determine direction or depth of pipelines by giving ten days’ written notice by restricted certified mail to the landowner as defined in section 479B.4 and to any person residing on or in possession of the land. The entry for land surveys shall not be deemed a trespass and may be aided by injunction. The pipeline company shall pay the actual damages caused by the entry, survey, and examination.

95 Acts, ch 192, §42
Iowa Code § 501A.403 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.403
Resignation of registered agent — discontinuance of registered office — statement.
Status: in_force

(1) A registered agent may resign the agent’s agency appointment by signing and delivering to the secretary for filing an original statement of resignation. The statement may include a statement that the registered office is also discontinued. The registered agent shall send a copy of the statement of resignation to the registered office, if not discontinued, and to the cooperative at its principal office. The agent shall certify to the secretary that the copy has been sent to the cooperative, including the date the copy was sent.

(2) A statement of resignation takes effect on the earlier of the following:

(2) (a) 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first day after the day on which it is filed with the secretary of state.

(2) (b) The designation of a new registered agent for the cooperative.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §22; 2020 Acts, ch 1058, §8
Iowa Code § 556D.3 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556D / Section 556D.3
Conditions of consignment.
Status: in_force

The following apply to consignment:

(1) The art dealer, after delivery of the work of fine art, becomes an agent of the artist for the purpose of sale or exhibition of the consigned work of fine art.

(2) The work of fine art shall be held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the consignor and is not subject to claim by a creditor of the consignee.

(3) The consignee is responsible for the loss of or damage to the work of fine art, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing between the artist and art dealer in which case the art dealer shall be required to exercise all due diligence and care with regard to the work of fine art. In case of a waiver, the burden shall be on the dealer to demonstrate the waiver was entered into in good faith.

(4) The proceeds from the sale of the work of fine art shall be held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the artist. The proceeds shall first be applied to pay any balance due the artist unless the artist expressly agrees otherwise in writing.

86 Acts, ch 1233, §3
Iowa Code § 80A.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.2
Persons exempt.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the following:

(1) An officer or employee of the United States, of a state, or a political subdivision of the United States or of a state while the officer or employee is engaged in the performance of official duties.

(2) A peace officer engaged in the private security business or the private investigation business with the knowledge and consent of the chief executive officer of the peace officer’s law enforcement agency.

(3) A person employed full or part-time by one employer in connection with the affairs of the employer, except for a person employed by a surety licensed pursuant to chapter 811 who is acting as a bail enforcement agent.

(4) An attorney licensed to practice in Iowa, while performing duties as an attorney.

(5) A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information regarding the financial rating or standing and credit of persons.

(6) A person exclusively employed in making investigations and adjustments for insurance companies.

(7) A person who is the legal owner of personal property which has been sold under a security agreement or a conditional sales agreement, or a secured party under the terms of a security interest while the person is performing acts relating to the repossession of the property.

(8) A person engaged in the process of verifying the credentials of physicians and allied health professionals applying for hospital staff privileges.

(9) A person engaged in the business of transporting prisoners under a contract with the Iowa department of corrections or a county sheriff, a similar agency from another state, or the federal government.

(10) A certified public accountant authorized to practice pursuant to chapter 542, while performing duties as a certified public accountant.

84 Acts, ch 1135, §1; 84 Acts, ch 1235, §2; 92 Acts, ch 1183, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1131, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 13, §1; 2024 Acts, ch 1028, §1
Iowa Code § 314.31 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 314 / Section 314.31
Iowa medal of honor highway signs purchased and installed by private entities.
Status: in_force

(1) The segment of the highway known as United States highway 20 which crosses this state from Sioux City to Dubuque shall be designated as the “Iowa Medal of Honor Highway”.

(2) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to provide for an application, approval, and inspection process for the purchase and installation of signs indicating the “Iowa Medal of Honor Highway” designation by private entities. The department shall approve applications for sign purchase and installation that meet its rule requirements. All costs and expenses of the purchase and installation of the signs shall be paid by the private entity whose application is approved. The department may approve more than one application to purchase and install the signs. The department shall require that any signs placed pursuant to this subsection include a graphic depiction of the three versions of the medal of honor for the army, navy, and air force.

2020 Acts, ch 1038, §1, 2
Iowa Code § 356.21 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 356 / Section 356.21
Control and punishment.
Status: in_force

The officer having charge of any prisoner may use such means as are necessary to prevent the prisoner’s escape, and if the prisoner attempts to escape or if, being convicted, the prisoner refuses to labor, the officer having the prisoner in charge may, to secure the prisoner or cause the prisoner to labor, deal with the prisoner as with other disorderly or refractory prisoners. Such punishment shall be inflicted within the jail or jail enclosure, and the time of such solitary confinement shall not be considered as any part of the time for which the prisoner is sentenced.

[C73, §4740; C97, §5656; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5517; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §356.21]
Iowa Code § 85.40 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.40
Statement of earnings.
Status: in_force

The employer shall furnish, upon request of an injured employee or dependent or any legal representative acting for such person, a statement of the earnings, wages, or salary and other matters relating thereto during the year or part of the year that such employee was in the employment of such employer for the year preceding the injury; but not more than one report shall be required on account of any one injury.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1400; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §85.40]
Iowa Code § 716.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 716 / Section 716.9
Stowing away.
Status: in_force

A person commits the simple misdemeanor offense of stowing away when, without lawful authority or the consent of a railway corporation, the person does either of the following:

(1) Rides on the outside of a train or train component.

(2) Rides on the inside of a train or train component which is not a passenger car.

98 Acts, ch 1067, §3
Iowa Code § 614.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.3
Judgments.
Status: in_force

No action shall be brought upon any judgment against a defendant therein, rendered in any court of record of this state, within nine years after the rendition thereof, without leave of the court for good cause shown, and, if the adverse party is a resident of this state, upon reasonable notice of the application therefor to the adverse party; nor on a judgment of a justice of the peace in the state within nine years after the same is rendered, unless the docket of the justice or record of such judgment is lost or destroyed; but the time during which an action on a judgment is prohibited by this section shall not be excluded in computing the statutory period of limitation for an action thereon.

[C73, §2521; C97, §3439; S13, §3439; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11009; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.3]
Iowa Code § 459.311B — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 459 / Section 459.311B
Stockpiling dry manure — minimum separation distance requirements and prohibitions.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not stockpile dry manure within the following distances from any of the following:

(1) (a) A terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet, two hundred feet. However, this paragraph does not apply to a person who stockpiles the dry manure in a manner that does not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the stockpile to the terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet. A terrace tile inlet or surface tile inlet does not include a tile inlet that is not directly connected to a tile line that discharges directly into a water of the state.

(1) (b) A designated area, four hundred feet. However, an increased separation distance of eight hundred feet shall apply to all of the following:

(1) (b) A high-quality water resource.

(1) (b) An agricultural drainage well.

(1) (b) A known sinkhole.

(1) (b) Subparagraph (1) does not apply to a person who stockpiles dry manure in a manner that does not allow precipitation-induced runoff to drain from the stockpile to the designated area.

(2) A person shall not stockpile dry manure in a grassed waterway.

(3) A person shall not stockpile dry manure on land having a slope of more than three percent. However, this subsection shall not apply to a person who stockpiles dry manure using methods, structures, or practices that contain the stockpile, including but not limited to silt fences, temporary earthen berms, or other effective measures, and that prevent or diminish precipitation-induced runoff from the stockpile.

2009 Acts, ch 38, §10, 16
Iowa Code § 622.71 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.71
Certain witness fees prohibited.
Status: in_force

A peace officer who receives a regular salary, or any other public official, shall not receive fees as a witness in any case for testifying in regard to any matter coming to the officer’s or official’s knowledge in the discharge of the officer’s or official’s official duties in that case in a court in the county of the officer’s or official’s residence, except peace officers who are called as witnesses when not on duty.

[C97, §4661; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11328; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.71]2016 Acts, ch 1073, §165
Iowa Code § 222.61 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.61
Residency determined.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §135, 137.
Iowa Code § 554.13511 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.13511
Merchant lessee’s duties as to rightfully rejected goods.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to any security interest of a lessee (section 554.13508, subsection 5), if a lessor or a supplier has no agent or place of business at the market of rejection, a merchant lessee, after rejection of goods in the merchant lessee’s possession or control, shall follow any reasonable instructions received from the lessor or the supplier with respect to the goods. In the absence of those instructions, a merchant lessee shall make reasonable efforts to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the goods for the lessor’s or supplier’s account if they threaten to decline in value speedily. Instructions are not reasonable if on demand indemnity for expenses is not forthcoming.

(2) If a merchant lessee (subsection 1) or any other lessee (section 554.13512) disposes of goods, the lessee is entitled to reimbursement either from the lessor or the supplier or out of the proceeds for reasonable expenses of caring for and disposing of the goods and, if the expenses include no disposition commission, to such commission as is usual in the trade, or if there is none, to a reasonable sum not exceeding ten percent of the gross proceeds.

(3) In complying with this section or section 554.13512, the lessee is held only to good faith. Good faith conduct hereunder is neither acceptance or conversion nor the basis of an action for damages.

(4) A purchaser who purchases in good faith from a lessee pursuant to this section or section 554.13512 takes the goods free of any rights of the lessor and the supplier even though the lessee fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this Article.

94 Acts, ch 1052, §63
Iowa Code § 231B.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231B / Section 231B.3
Referral to uncertified elder group home prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not place, refer, or recommend the placement of another person in an elder group home that is not certified pursuant to this chapter.

(2) A person who has knowledge that an elder group home is operating without certification shall report the name and address of the home to the department. The department shall investigate a report made pursuant to this section.

93 Acts, ch 72, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 166, §6; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §142
Iowa Code § 556F.15 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 556F / Section 556F.15
Proceeds — forfeiture.
Status: in_force

The net proceeds of sales made by the sheriff, and money or bank notes paid over to the county treasurer, as directed in this chapter, shall remain in the hands of the county treasurer in trust for the owner, if the owner applies within one year from the time the proceeds, moneys, or bank notes would have been paid over. However, if no owner appears within that time, the proceeds, moneys, or bank notes shall be forfeited, and the claim of the owner is forever barred, in which event the money shall be paid to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.

[C51, §885; R60, §1516; C73, §1519; C97, §2378; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12213; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.15]83 Acts, ch 185, §57, 62; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10125, 10201, 10204; 94 Acts, ch 1188, §27C95, §556F.15
Iowa Code § 321O.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321O / Section 321O.3
Operators.
Status: in_force

(1) A business entity may operate a personal delivery device under this chapter only if a natural person who is an agent of the business entity has the capability to monitor and remotely exercise physical control over the navigation and operation of the device while the device is engaged.

(2) Except as provided by subsection 3, when a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged, the business entity is considered to be the operator of the device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with this chapter and laws made applicable to the operation of the device under this chapter.

(3) When a personal delivery device operated by a business entity is engaged and an agent of the business entity exercises control over the device in a manner that is outside the scope of the agent’s office or employment, the agent is considered to be the operator of the device solely for the purpose of assessing compliance with this chapter and laws made applicable to the operation of the device under this chapter.

(4) A person is not considered to be the operator of a personal delivery device solely because the person requests a delivery or service provided by the device or dispatches the device.

2021 Acts, ch 119, §5
Iowa Code § 537.1303 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 537 / Section 537.1303
Other defined terms.
Status: in_force

Other defined terms in this chapter and the sections in which they appear are:

(1) “Closing costs”. Section 537.2501, subsection 1, paragraph “e”.

(2) “Computational period”. Section 537.2510, subsection 4, paragraph “a”.

(3) “Debt”. Section 537.7102, subsection 3.

(4) “Debt collection”. Section 537.7102, subsection 4.

(5) “Debt collector”. Section 537.7102, subsection 5.

(6) “Disposable earnings”. Section 537.5105, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

(7) “Garnishment”. Section 537.5105, subsection 1, paragraph “b”.

(8) “Interval”. Section 537.2510, subsection 4, paragraph “b”.

(9) “Location”. Section 537.2310, subsection 1.

(10) “Pursuant to a credit card”. Section 537.1301, subsection 17.

(11) “Residence”. Section 537.1201, subsection 4.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §537.1303]2003 Acts, ch 108, §99
Iowa Code § 142C.17 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 142C / Section 142C.17
Annual donation and compliance report.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1018, §12 – 14.
Iowa Code § 489.122A — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.122A
Secretary of state extra services surcharge.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of a filer of a document under this chapter, the secretary of state shall provide an extra filing service and assess a surcharge as provided in chapter 9, subchapter II.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §256C2022, §489.205A2023 Acts, ch 152, §143, 161C2024, §489.122A