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Iowa Code § 449.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 449 / Section 449.8
Interpretative clause.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed as exclusive of other legal remedies.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7304; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §449.8]
Iowa Code § 553.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 553 / Section 553.18
Debarment.
Status: in_force

A contractor or supplier of goods or services to the state or a governmental agency, and the enterprise for which the illegal action was taken, convicted under this chapter, or convicted under the laws of any other state or the federal government for actions which would constitute a violation of this chapter, are prohibited from bidding on a governmental contract for one year from the date of conviction, unless the state or governmental agency accepting bids expressly allows the contractor or supplier to bid after being informed of the conviction.

84 Acts, ch 1143, §2
Iowa Code § 501A.507 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.507
Cooperative records.
Status: in_force

(1) A cooperative shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and of the board, a record of all actions taken by the members or the board without a meeting by a written unanimous consent in lieu of a meeting, and a record of all waivers of notices of meetings of the members and of the board.

(2) A cooperative shall maintain appropriate accounting records.

(3) A cooperative shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

(4) A cooperative shall keep a copy of each of the following records at its principal office:

(4) (a) Its articles and other governing instruments.

(4) (b) Its bylaws or other similar instruments.

(4) (c) A record of the names and addresses of its members, in a form that allows preparation of an alphabetical list of members with each member’s address.

(4) (d) The minutes of members’ meetings, and records of all actions taken by members without a meeting by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting, for the past three years.

(4) (e) All written communications within the past three years to members as a group or to any class of members as a group.

(4) (f) A list of the names and business addresses of its current board members and officers.

(4) (g) All financial statements prepared for periods ending during the last fiscal year.

(5) Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, the board of a cooperative shall have discretion to determine what records are appropriate for the purposes of the cooperative, the length of time records are to be retained, and policies relating to the confidentiality, disclosure, inspection, and copying of the records of the cooperative.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §31
Iowa Code § 619.9 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 619 / Section 619.9
Amount of proof.
Status: in_force

A party shall not be compelled to prove more than is necessary to entitle the party to the relief asked for, or any lower degree included therein, nor more than sufficient to sustain the party’s defense.

[R60, §2966; C73, §2729; C97, §3639; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11181; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §619.9]
Iowa Code § 458A.3 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 458A / Section 458A.3
Waste prohibited.
Status: in_force

Waste of oil and gas is prohibited.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §84.3]C93, §458A.3
Iowa Code § 249A.32B — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.32B
Early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment funding.
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with the department of education, shall continue the program to utilize the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program funding under the medical assistance program, to the extent possible, to implement the screening component of the early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment program through the schools. The department may enter into contracts to utilize maternal and child health centers, the public health nursing program, or school nurses in implementing this section.

2005 Acts, ch 175, §116; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §807
Iowa Code § 450.49 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 450 / Section 450.49
Bonds — conditions.
Status: in_force

All bonds required by this chapter shall be payable to the department of revenue and shall be conditioned upon the payment of the tax, interest, and costs for which the estate may be liable, and for the faithful performance of all the duties hereby imposed upon and required of the person whose acts are by such bond to be guaranteed, and shall be in an amount equal to twice the amount of the tax, interest, and costs that may be due, but in no case less than five hundred dollars, and must be secured by not less than two resident freeholders or by a fidelity or surety company authorized by the commissioner of insurance to do business in this state.

[S13, §1481-a14; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7354; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §450.49]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Iowa Code § 230.5 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 230 / Section 230.5
Nonresidents.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §135, 137.
Iowa Code § 352.5 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 352 / Section 352.5
County land preservation and use plan.
Status: in_force

(1) By March 1, 1985, after at least one public hearing, a county commission shall propose to the county board a county land use plan for the unincorporated areas in the county, or it shall transmit to the county board the county land use inventory completed pursuant to section 352.4 together with a set of written findings on the following factors considered by the county commission:

(1) (a) Methods of preserving agricultural lands for agricultural production.

(1) (b) Methods of preserving and providing for recreational areas, forests, wetlands, streams, lakes and aquifers.

(1) (c) Methods of providing for housing, commercial, industrial, transportational and recreational needs.

(1) (d) Methods to promote the efficient use and conservation of energy resources.

(1) (e) Methods to promote the creation and maintenance of wildlife habitat.

(1) (f) Methods of implementing the plan, if adopted, including a formal countywide system to allow variances from the county plan that incorporates the examination of alternative land uses and a public hearing on such alternatives.

(1) (g) Methods of encouraging the voluntary formation of agricultural areas by the owners of farmland.

(1) (h) Methods of considering the platting of subdivisions and its effect upon the availability of farmland.

(2) Upon receipt of the inventory and findings, the county board may direct the county commission to prepare a county land use plan for the consideration of the county board.

(3) (a) Upon receipt of a plan, the county board may rerefer the plan to the county commission for modification, reject the plan or adopt the plan either as originally submitted or as modified.

(3) (b) If the plan is approved by the county board, it shall be the land use policy of the county and shall be administered and enforced by the county in the unincorporated areas. The county commission shall review the county plan periodically for the purpose of considering amendments to it. If the commission proposes amendments to the plan, it shall forward the proposal to the county board which may rerefer the amendments to the commission for modification or reject or adopt the amendments.

(4) Within thirty days after the completion of the county land use inventory compiled pursuant to section 352.4 or any county land use plan or set of written findings completed pursuant to this section, the county commission shall transmit one copy of each to the interagency resource council.

[C79, 81, §93A.3(3, 5, 6); 82 Acts, ch 1245, §6]C83, §93A.584 Acts, ch 1303, §23C87, §176B.5C93, §352.52010 Acts, ch 1061, §180
Iowa Code § 390.9 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.9
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Electric power agency” means an entity financing or acquiring an electric power facility pursuant to this chapter, chapter 28E, or chapter 28F. An electric power agency may be organized as a nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, or as a separate administrative or legal entity pursuant to chapter 28E. When the electric power agency is comprised solely of cities or solely of cities and other political subdivisions, the electric power agency shall be a political subdivision of the state with the name under which it was organized, and shall have all the powers of a city or city utility under this chapter.

(2) “Facility”, “joint facility”, “electric power facility”, or “project” means an electric power generating plant, or transmission line or system, including a joint facility as defined in section 390.1, subsection 7.

(3) “Public bond or obligation” means an obligation as defined in section 76.14.

2010 Acts, ch 1018, §5
Iowa Code § 915.12 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 915 / Section 915.12
Registration.
Status: in_force

(1) A victim may register by filing a written request-for-registration form with the county attorney. The county attorney shall notify the victims in writing and advise them of their registration and rights under this subchapter. The county attorney shall provide a registered victim list to the offices, agencies, and departments required to provide information under this subchapter for notification purposes.

(2) A victim, the victim’s family, or other interested person may register with the automated victim notification system established pursuant to section 915.10A by filing a request for registration through written, telephonic, or electronic means.

(3) Notwithstanding chapter 22 or any other contrary provision of law, the registration of a victim, victim’s family, or other interested person shall be strictly maintained in a separate confidential file or other confidential medium, and shall be available only to the offices, agencies, and departments required to provide information under this subchapter.

98 Acts, ch 1090, §7, 84; 2005 Acts, ch 158, §49; 2007 Acts, ch 27, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §232
Iowa Code § 602.1608 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1608
Salaries exclusive.
Status: in_force

Court employees shall not accept any compensation, fee, or reward for services rendered in connection with duties of court employment except the compensation provided by law.

83 Acts, ch 186, §1608, 10201
Iowa Code § 455B.311 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.311
Grants.
Status: in_force

The director, with the approval of the commission, may make grants to cities, counties, or central planning agencies representing cities and counties or combinations of cities, counties, or central planning agencies from funds reserved under and for the purposes specified in section 455E.11, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subject to all of the following conditions:

(1) Application for grants shall be in a form and contain information as prescribed by rule of the department.

(2) Grants shall only be awarded to a city or a county; however, a grant may be made to a central planning agency representing more than one city or county or combination of cities or counties for the purpose of planning and implementing regional solid waste management facilities or may be made to private or public agencies working in cooperation with a city or county. The department shall award grants, in accordance with the rules adopted by the commission, based upon a proposal’s reflection of the solid waste management policy and hierarchy established in section 455B.301A. Grants shall be awarded only for an amount determined by the department to be reasonable and necessary to conduct the work as set forth in the grant application. Grants may be awarded at a maximum cost-share level of ninety percent with a preference given for regional or shared projects and a preference given to projects involving environmentally fragile areas which are particularly subject to groundwater contamination. Grants shall be awarded in a manner which will distribute the grants geographically throughout the state.

(3) Grants shall be awarded only for an amount determined by the department to be reasonable and necessary to conduct the work as set forth in the grant application. Grants for less than a countywide planning area shall be limited to twenty-five percent state funds, for a single-county planning area the state funds shall be limited to fifty percent, and for a two-county planning area the state funds shall be limited to seventy-five percent. For each additional county above a two-county planning area, the maximum allowable state funds shall be increased by an additional five percent, up to a maximum of ninety percent state funds.

(4) Grants shall not be awarded to a city, county, or central planning agency if the entity has not submitted a completed hydrogeological plan to the department.

(5) A city, county, or central planning agency on behalf of a city or county may not receive more than one grant under this section in any three-year period.

(6) The director, with the approval of the commission, may deny a grant application if in the judgment of the director the applicant could not reasonably be expected to adequately and properly complete the plan for which the grant is requested or the applicant could not reasonably be expected to implement a planned sanitary disposal project.

86 Acts, ch 1175, §6; 87 Acts, ch 225, §115, 419; 92 Acts, ch 1215, §13; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §95
Iowa Code § 9B.25 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9B / Section 9B.25
Prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

(1) A commission as a notary public does not authorize an individual to do any of the following:

(1) (a) Assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice, or otherwise practice law.

(1) (b) Act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters.

(1) (c) Represent a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship, or related matters.

(1) (d) Receive compensation for performing any of the activities listed in this subsection.

(2) A notary public shall not engage in false or deceptive advertising.

(3) A notary public, other than an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, shall not use the term “notario” or “notario publico”.

(4) (a) A notary public, other than an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, shall not advertise or represent that the notary public may assist persons in drafting legal records, give legal advice, or otherwise practice law. If a notary public who is not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state in any manner advertises or represents that the notary public offers notarial services, whether orally or in a record, including broadcast media, print media, or the internet, the notary public shall include the following statement, or an alternate statement authorized or required by the secretary of state in the advertisement or representation, prominently and in each language used in the advertisement or representation:I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not allowed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities.

(4) (b) If the form of advertisement or representation is not broadcast media, print media, or the internet and does not permit inclusion of the statement required by this subsection because of size, it must be displayed prominently or provided at the place of performance of the notarial act before the notarial act is performed.

(5) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a notary public shall not withhold access to or possession of an original record provided by a person that seeks performance of a notarial act by the notary public.

2012 Acts, ch 1050, §24, 60
Iowa Code § 455B.479 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.479
Storage tank management fee.
Status: in_force

An owner or operator of an underground storage tank shall pay an annual storage tank management fee of sixty-five dollars per tank of over one thousand one hundred gallons capacity. The fees collected shall be deposited in the storage tank management account of the groundwater protection fund created in section 455E.11.

87 Acts, ch 225, §607; 89 Acts, ch 131, §38; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §175; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §73
Iowa Code § 549.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 549 / Section 549.3
Licensing negotiations.
Status: in_force

(1) A performing rights society shall not enter onto the business premises of a proprietor for the purpose of discussing a contract for the payment of royalties for the public performance of copyrighted musical works by the proprietor unless the performing rights society first uses its best efforts to make an appointment to meet with the proprietor at the business premises during normal business hours, or if the proprietor or the proprietor’s agent agrees, at a location other than the business premises or at the business premises when the business premises are not open to the public. Upon entering onto the business premises for the purpose of discussing a contract for the payment of royalties for the public performance of copyrighted musical works by the proprietor, the performing rights society shall clearly identify itself to the proprietor and describe to the proprietor the purpose for entering onto the business premises.

(2) A performing rights society shall not enter into, or offer to enter into, a contract for the payment of royalties by a proprietor unless at the time of the offer, or any later time, but not later than seventy-two hours prior to the execution of the contract, the performing rights society provides to the proprietor, in writing, all of the following:

(2) (a) A schedule of the rates and terms of royalties under the contract.

(2) (b) Upon the request of the proprietor, the opportunity to review the most current available list of the members or affiliates represented by the performing rights society.

(2) (c) Notice that the performing rights society will make available, upon the written request of a proprietor, at the sole expense of the proprietor, the most current available listing of the copyrighted nondramatic musical or similar works in the performing rights society’s repertory, provided that the notice shall specify the means by which the listing can be secured.

(2) (d) Notice that the performing rights society complies with federal law and orders of courts having appropriate jurisdiction regarding the rates and terms of royalties and the circumstances under which licenses for rights of public performance are offered to any proprietor.

96 Acts, ch 1155, §32024 Acts, ch 1067, §1; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §94
Iowa Code § 448.8 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 448 / Section 448.8
Sale made by mistake.
Status: in_force

If an amount due was paid, and through mistake in the entry made in the county system, the parcel was afterward sold, the treasurer’s deed does not convey the title.

[R60, §784; C73, §897; C97, §1445; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7291; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §448.8]91 Acts, ch 191, §107
Iowa Code § 15E.145 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.145
Section 15E.145
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 126, §114.
Iowa Code § 508E.11 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508E / Section 508E.11
Prohibited practices.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in section 508E.12, it is a violation of this chapter for any person to enter into a viatical settlement contract at any time prior to the application or issuance of a policy which is the subject of a viatical settlement contract or within a five-year period commencing with the date of issuance of the insurance policy or certificate.

(2) An insurer shall not, as a condition of responding to a request for verification of coverage or effecting the transfer of a policy pursuant to a viatical settlement contract, require that the viator, insured, viatical settlement provider, or viatical settlement broker sign any form, disclosure, consent, or waiver form that has not been expressly approved by the commissioner for use in connection with viatical settlement contracts in this state.

(3) Upon receipt of a properly completed request for change of ownership or beneficiary of a policy, the insurer shall respond in writing within twenty days, with written acknowledgment confirming that the change has been effected or specifying the reasons why the requested change cannot be processed. The insurer shall not unreasonably delay effecting a change of ownership or beneficiary and shall not otherwise seek to interfere with any viatical settlement contract lawfully entered into in this state.

2008 Acts, ch 1155, §11
Iowa Code § 633A.6304 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.6304
Representation by holders of similar interests.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise represented, a minor, an incompetent, unborn, or unascertained person, or a remote contingent beneficiary may be represented by and bound by another person having a substantially identical interest with respect to the fiduciary matter but only to the extent that the person’s interest is adequately represented.

99 Acts, ch 125, §99, 109C2001, §633.63042005 Acts, ch 38, §54CS2005, §633A.63042022 Acts, ch 1084, §5
Iowa Code § 8.61 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8 / Section 8.61
Trust fund information.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1185, §83.
Iowa Code § 633.20 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.20
Referee — clerk — associate probate judge.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief judge of the judicial district may appoint a referee in probate for the auditing of the accounts of fiduciaries and for the performance of other ministerial duties the chief judge prescribes. A person shall not be appointed as referee in a matter where the person is acting as a fiduciary or as the attorney.

(2) The chief judge of the judicial district may appoint the clerk as referee in probate. In such cases, the fees received by the clerk for serving in the capacity of referee are fees of the office of the clerk of court and shall be deposited in the account established under section 602.8108.

(3) A person appointed as an associate probate judge shall have jurisdiction to audit accounts of fiduciaries and to perform ministerial duties as a referee provided in this section and shall have additional jurisdiction to perform the judicial functions provided in section 633.20D.

[C73, §2412; C97, §3393; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12041; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.20]83 Acts, ch 186, §10122, 10201; 93 Acts, ch 70, §11; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §11; 99 Acts, ch 93, §11; 2000 Acts, ch 1057, §17; 2010 Acts, ch 1159, §13
Iowa Code § 535C.10 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535C / Section 535C.10
Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) If a broker materially violates the loan brokerage agreement, the borrower may, upon written notice, void the agreement. In addition, the borrower may recover all moneys paid the broker, a penalty of twice the amount of the fee sought by the broker, other damages, and reasonable attorney fees. A material violation includes but is not limited to any of the following:

(1) (a) Making false or misleading statements relative to the agreement.

(1) (b) Failure to comply with the agreement or the obligations arising from the agreement.

(1) (c) Failure to either grant the borrower a loan or issue a credit card or diligently attempt to obtain a loan or credit card for the borrower.

(1) (d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(1) (e) Soliciting or obtaining, directly or indirectly, an advance fee.

(2) A violation of this chapter is a violation of the Iowa consumer fraud Act, section 714.16.

(3) Remedies under this chapter are in addition to other remedies available in law or equity.

83 Acts, ch 146, §10; 93 Acts, ch 60, §18