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Iowa Code § 709.19 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 709 / Section 709.19
No-contact order upon defendant’s release from jail or prison.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of an affidavit by a victim, or a parent or guardian on behalf of a minor who is a victim, of a crime that is a sexual offense in violation of section 709.2, 709.3, 709.4, 709.8, 709.9, 709.11, 709.12, 709.14, 709.15, or 709.16, that states that the presence of or contact with the defendant whose release from jail or prison is imminent or who has been released from jail or prison continues to pose a threat to the safety of the victim, persons residing with the victim, or members of the victim’s immediate family, the court shall enter a temporary no-contact order which shall require the defendant to have no contact with the victim, persons residing with the victim, or members of the victim’s immediate family.

(2) A temporary restraining order issued under this section shall expire at such time as the court directs, not to exceed ten days from the date of issuance. The court, for good cause shown before expiration of the order, may extend the expiration date of the order for up to ten days, or for a longer period agreed to by the adverse party.

(3) Upon motion of the party, the court shall issue a no-contact order which shall require the defendant to have no contact with the victim, persons residing with the victim, or members of the victim’s immediate family if the court, after a hearing, finds by a preponderance of the evidence, that the defendant poses a threat to the safety of the victim, persons residing with the victim, or members of the victim’s immediate family.

(4) A no-contact order shall set forth the reasons for the issuance of the order, be specific in terms, and describe in reasonable detail the purpose of the order.

(5) The court shall set the duration of the no-contact order for the period it determines is necessary to protect the safety of the victim, persons residing with the victim, or members of the victim’s immediate family, but the duration shall not be set for a period in excess of one year from the date of the issuance of the order. The victim, at any time within ninety days before the expiration of the order, may apply for a new no-contact order under this section.

(6) Violation of a no-contact order issued under this section constitutes contempt of court and may be punished by contempt proceedings.

2002 Acts, ch 1085, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §113
Iowa Code § 490.502 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.502
Change of registered office or registered agent.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation may change its registered office or registered agent by delivering to the secretary of state for filing a statement of change that sets forth all of the following:

(1) (a) The name of the corporation.

(1) (b) The street and mailing addresses of its current registered office.

(1) (c) If the current registered office is to be changed, the street and mailing addresses of the new registered office.

(1) (d) The name of its current registered agent.

(1) (e) If the current registered agent is to be changed, the name of the new registered agent and the new agent’s written consent, either on the statement or attached to it, to the appointment.

(1) (f) That after the change or changes are made, the street and mailing addresses of its registered office and of the business office of its registered agent will be identical.

(2) If the street or mailing address of a registered agent’s business office changes, the agent shall change the street or mailing address of the registered office of any corporation for which the agent is the registered agent by delivering a signed written notice of the change to the corporation and delivering to the secretary of state for filing a signed statement that complies with the requirements of subsection 1 and states that the corporation has been notified of the change.

(3) If a registered agent changes the registered agent’s business address to another place, the registered agent may change the business address and the address of the registered agent by filing a statement as required in subsection 2 for each corporation, or a single statement for all corporations named in the notice, except that it need be signed only by the registered agent and need not be responsive to subsection 1, paragraph “e”, and must recite that a copy of the statement has been mailed to each corporation named in the notice.

(4) A corporation may also change its registered office or registered agent in its biennial report as provided in section 490.1621.

89 Acts, ch 288, §33; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §5; 97 Acts, ch 171, §11; 2006 Acts, ch 1089, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 31, §6, 82; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §40, 230
Iowa Code § 241.1 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 241 / Section 241.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Department” means the department of health and human services.

(2) “Director” means the director of health and human services.

(3) “Displaced homemaker” means an individual who meets all of the following criteria:

(3) (a) Has worked principally in the home providing unpaid household services for family members.

(3) (b) Is not gainfully employed.

(3) (c) Has had, or would apparently have, difficulty finding appropriate paid employment.

(3) (d) Has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income, is or has been dependent on government assistance, or is supported as the parent of a child who is sixteen or seventeen years of age.

[C81, §241.1]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 1592023 Acts, ch 19, §788
Iowa Code § 508B.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508B / Section 508B.4
Eligible policyholders participation.
Status: in_force

The policyholders who are entitled to notice of and to vote upon approval of a plan of conversion and entitled to notice of a public hearing are the policyholders whose policies or contracts are in force on the date of adoption of the plan of conversion. Each policyholder whose policy has been in force for at least one year prior to the date is entitled to the consideration, if any, provided for the policyholder in the plan based on the policyholder’s membership interest determined pursuant to this chapter, but only if the policyholder’s membership interest arose from a policy or contract in force on the effective date of the conversion and such membership interest has been held continuously for at least one year prior to the date of adoption of the plan. For this purpose, any changes in status of, or premiums in excess of, those required on the policies or contracts occurring or made after the date one year prior to the date of adoption of the plan shall be disregarded.

85 Acts, ch 127, §4; 2000 Acts, ch 1023, §9
Iowa Code § 226.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 226 / Section 226.3
Assistant physicians.
Status: in_force

The assistant physicians shall be of such character and qualifications as to be able to perform the ordinary duties of the superintendent during the superintendent’s absence or inability to act.

[R60, §1432; C73, §1394; C97, §2260; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3485; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.3]
Iowa Code § 99A.2 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99A / Section 99A.2
Intentional possession.
Status: in_force

(1) The intentional possession or willful keeping of a gambling device upon any licensed premises, except as provided in this chapter, is cause for the revocation of any license upon the premises where the gambling device is found. Possession by an employee of the licensee on the premises of the licensee creates a presumption of intentional possession by the licensee.

(2) All licenses of any licensed business shall be revoked if the intentional possession or willful keeping of any such gambling device upon the licensed premises is established, notwithstanding that it may not be made to appear that such devices have actually been used or operated for the purpose of gambling.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.2]83 Acts, ch 187, §31
Iowa Code § 169A.5 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169A / Section 169A.5
Effect of record.
Status: in_force

The recording provided for in sections 169A.4 and 169A.6 or 169A.9 shall secure the brand to the person and shall be considered personal property of said owner.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §187.5]C93, §169A.5
Iowa Code § 677.7 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 677 / Section 677.7
Offer to confess after action brought.
Status: in_force

The defendant in an action for the recovery of money only may, at any time after service of notice and before the trial, serve upon the plaintiff or the plaintiff’s attorney an offer in writing to allow judgment to be taken against the defendant for a specified sum with costs.

[R60, §3405; C73, §2900; C97, §3819; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12678; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.7]
Iowa Code § 508.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508 / Section 508.7
Loans to officers.
Status: in_force

Except as permitted in sections 508.8 and 508.8A, the capital or other funds shall not be loaned directly or indirectly to an officer, director, stockholder, or employee of the company or directly or indirectly to a relative of an officer or director of the company.

[C73, §1162; C97, §1769; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8649; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §508.7; 81 Acts, ch 166, §1]91 Acts, ch 213, §4
Iowa Code § 1D.1 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 1D / Section 1D.1
Standard time and daylight saving time.
Status: in_force

The standard time in this state is the solar time of the ninetieth meridian of longitude west of Greenwich, England, commonly known as central standard time, except that from 2:00 ante meridiem of the first Sunday of April in every year until 2:00 ante meridiem of the last Sunday of October in the same year, standard time shall be advanced one hour. The period of time so advanced shall be known as “daylight saving time”.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §122A.1]89 Acts, ch 83, §25C93, §1D.12015 Acts, ch 29, §1
Iowa Code § 321.454 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.454
Width of vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) The total outside width of a vehicle or the load on the vehicle shall not exceed eight feet six inches.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, the total outside width of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting a divisible load of hay, straw, stover, or bagged livestock bedding shall not exceed twelve feet five inches. However, if hay, straw, stover, or bagged livestock bedding is moved on an implement of husbandry and the total width of load of the implement of husbandry exceeds twelve feet five inches, the implement of husbandry is not subject to the permit requirements of chapter 321E. If a divisible load of hay, straw, stover, or bagged livestock bedding is moved on any other vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to registration, the moves are subject to the permit requirements for transporting loads exceeding twelve feet five inches in width as required under chapter 321E.

(3) The limitations on the total outside width of a vehicle, the load on the vehicle, or a combination of vehicles set forth in this section do not include safety equipment on a vehicle or incidental appurtenances or retracted awnings on motor homes, motorsports recreational vehicles, travel trailers, or fifth-wheel travel trailers if the incidental appurtenance or retracted awning is less than six inches in width.

[C24, §5067, 5104; C27, §5067, 5105-a32; C31, 35, §5067, 5105-a32, 5105-c18; C39, §5035.03; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.454]83 Acts, ch 9, §5, 8; 87 Acts, ch 186, §5; 87 Acts, ch 189, §2; 94 Acts, ch 1087, §4, 5; 95 Acts, ch 67, §26; 2000 Acts, ch 1016, §15; 2014 Acts, ch 1127, §13; 2020 Acts, ch 1054, §1
Iowa Code § 808B.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 808B / Section 808B.7
Contents of intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication as evidence.
Status: in_force

The contents or any part of the contents of an intercepted wire, oral, or electronic communication and any evidence derived from the wire, oral, or electronic communication shall not be received in evidence in a trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before a court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a state, or political subdivision of a state if the disclosure of that information would be in violation of this chapter.

89 Acts, ch 225, §28; 99 Acts, ch 78, §22
Iowa Code § 651.12 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 651 / Section 651.12
Initial court decree and appointment of referee.
Status: in_force

The court shall file an initial decree establishing the shares and interests of all owners in a property subject to a partition petition. One referee shall be appointed in the decree unless all owners of the property agree upon a larger number of referees. The decree shall order an appraisal or estimation of the valuation of the property and may direct either a public or private sale of the property. Unless all owners of the property agree to an alternative method for conducting the appraisal or of estimating the valuation of the property, the decree shall appoint three disinterested persons with knowledge of property valuation to appraise the property. The decree shall direct the referee to file a report with the court setting forth the referee’s recommendations for completing the partition of the property. All other contested issues related to the partition petition, including liens, may be determined by the initial decree or by a supplemental decree or decrees.

2018 Acts, ch 1108, §12
Iowa Code § 15F.101 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15F / Section 15F.101
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Authority” means the economic development authority created in section 15.105.

(2) “Board” means the economic development authority board as created in section 15.105.

2000 Acts, ch 1174, §1; 2011 Acts, ch 118, §68, 69, 89; 2016 Acts, ch 1115, §2; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §162
Iowa Code § 384.18 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.18
Budget amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) A city budget as finally adopted for the following fiscal year becomes effective July 1 and constitutes the city appropriation for each program and purpose specified therein until amended as provided in this section. A city budget for the current fiscal year may be amended for any of the following purposes:

(1) (a) To permit the appropriation and expenditure of unexpended, unencumbered cash balances on hand at the end of the preceding fiscal year which had not been anticipated in the budget.

(1) (b) To permit the appropriation and expenditure of amounts anticipated to be available from sources other than property taxation, and which had not been anticipated in the budget.

(1) (c) To permit transfers from the debt service fund, the capital improvements reserve fund, the emergency fund, or other funds established by state law, to any other city fund, unless specifically prohibited by state law.

(1) (d) To permit transfers between programs within the general fund.

(2) A budget amendment must be prepared and adopted in the same manner as the original budget, as provided in section 384.16, excluding the requirement for the mailing of individual statements under section 24.2A, and is subject to protest as provided in section 384.19, except that the committee may by rule provide that amendments of certain types or up to certain amounts may be made without public hearing and without being subject to protest. A city budget shall be amended by May 31 of the current fiscal year to allow time for a protest hearing to be held and a decision rendered before June 30. The amendment of a budget after May 31, which is properly appealed but without adequate time for hearing and decision before June 30 is void.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §375; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §24.9; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.18; 82 Acts, ch 1079, §6]2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §95, 98
Iowa Code § 491.65 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 491 / Section 491.65
Estoppel.
Status: in_force

No person or persons acting as a corporation shall be permitted to set up the want of a legal organization as a defense to an action against them as a corporation, nor shall any person sued on a contract made with such an acting corporation, or sued for an injury to its property, or a wrong done to its interests, be permitted to set up a want of such legal organization in the person’s defense.

[C51, §704; R60, §1181; C73, §1089; C97, §1636; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8401; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §491.65]
Iowa Code § 187.102 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 187 / Section 187.102
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Agricultural commodity” means an animal or plant, or raw material originating from an animal or plant.

(2) “Component” means an agricultural commodity that is combined to form a product during processing.

(3) “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(4) “Farm” means land and associated structures used to produce an agricultural commodity.

(5) (a) “Financial assistance” means support provided by the department to an eligible business under this chapter from moneys or other assets legally available to the department.

(5) (b) “Financial assistance” includes any form of grant, low-interest loan, or forgivable loan.

(6) “Food item” means an agricultural commodity, or an item processed from an agricultural commodity, that is fit for human consumption.

(7) “Fund” means the choose Iowa fund created in section 187.201.

(8) “Horticulture item” means any of the following:

(8) (a) A nursery, floral, or greenhouse plant.

(8) (b) A product processed from a nursery, floral, or greenhouse plant, including a seed, rooting, cutting, tissue culture, seedling, or other propagation material.

(9) “Located in” means the place or places at which a business’s operations are located and where at least ninety-eight percent of the business’s employees work, or where employees that are paid at least ninety-eight percent of the business’s payroll work.

(10) “Natural fiber item” means fiber originating from an agricultural commodity for use in processing, including manufacturing into a textile, apparel, or other similar product.

(11) “Process” means to prepare a product that includes an agricultural commodity alone or as a component.

(12) (a) “Product” means an agricultural commodity that in its raw or processed state is moveable at the time of its retail sale.

(12) (b) “Product” includes but is not limited to a food item, horticulture item, or natural fiber item.

2024 Acts, ch 1177, §9, 16
Iowa Code § 558.24 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.24
Section 558.24
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2004 Acts, ch 1052, §10.See §558.20.
Iowa Code § 87.11D — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 87 / Section 87.11D
Payment of examination expenses by the self-insured employer.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance, upon the completion of an examination, or at such regular intervals prior to completion as the commissioner determines, shall prepare an account of the costs incurred in performing and preparing the report of such examinations which shall be charged to and paid by the self-insured employer examined, and upon failure or refusal of any self-insured employer to pay such a charge, the amount of the charge may be recovered in an action brought in the name of the state, and the commissioner may also revoke the employer’s exemption under section 87.11. All fees collected in connection with an examination shall be paid into the general fund.

91 Acts, ch 160, §8; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §5
Iowa Code § 10A.207 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.207
Traveling expenses.
Status: in_force

The director, commissioner, inspectors, and other employees of the division or department shall be allowed their necessary traveling expenses while in the discharge of their duties under this subchapter.

[C97, §2477; S13, §2477; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1517; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.8; 81 Acts, ch 10, §10]2023 Acts, ch 19, §1452, 1459C2024, §10A.207
Iowa Code § 669.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 669 / Section 669.6
Applicable rules.
Status: in_force

In suits under this chapter, the forms of process, writs, pleadings, and actions, and the practice and procedure, shall be in accordance with the rules of civil procedure. The same provisions for counterclaims, setoff, interest upon judgments, and payment of judgments, are applicable as in other suits brought in the district court. However, no writ of execution shall issue against the state or any state agency by reason of a judgment under this chapter.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.6]83 Acts, ch 186, §10013, 10201C93, §669.6
Iowa Code § 441.38A — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 441 / Section 441.38A
Notice to school district.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2017 Acts, ch 151, §26, 29; . See §441.39(2).
Iowa Code § 7A.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 7A / Section 7A.4
Annual reports — time covered and date of filing.
Status: in_force

Reports of the following officials and departments shall cover the year ending December 31 of each year, and shall be filed as soon as practicable after said date:

(1) Commissioner of insurance.

(2) State geologist.

(3) Fire marshal.

(4) College student aid commission.

(5) Superintendent of credit unions.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §247; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §17.4]88 Acts, ch 1134, §13; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §122C93, §7A.498 Acts, ch 1119, §7; 2004 Acts, ch 1082, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1030, §1
Iowa Code § 216.20 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216 / Section 216.20
Effect on other law.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter does not affect:

(1) (a) A reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling.

(1) (b) Tenancy of an individual that would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or tenancy that would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.

(2) This chapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in other state or federal law.

91 Acts, ch 184, §12CS91, §601A.2092 Acts, ch 1129, §18C93, §216.20
Iowa Code § 148C.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148C / Section 148C.13
Investigators for physician assistants.
Status: in_force

(1) The board may appoint investigators, who shall not be members of the board, to administer and aid in the enforcement of the provisions of law relating to physician assistants. The amount of compensation for the investigators shall be determined pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV.

(2) Investigators authorized by the board have the powers and status of peace officers when enforcing this chapter and chapters 147 and 272C.

2008 Acts, ch 1088, §57