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Iowa Code § 558A.6 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558A / Section 558A.6
Liability under the chapter.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter shall be liable to a transferee for the amount of actual damages suffered by the transferee, but subject to the following limitations:

(1) The transferor, or a broker or salesperson, shall not be liable under this chapter for the error, inaccuracy, or omission in information required in a disclosure statement, unless that person has actual knowledge of the inaccuracy, or fails to exercise ordinary care in obtaining the information.

(2) The person submitting a report or opinion within the scope of the person’s practice, profession, or expertise, as provided in section 558A.4, for purposes of satisfying the disclosure statement, shall not be liable under this chapter for any matter other than a matter within the person’s practice, profession, or expertise, and which is required by the disclosure statement, unless the person failed to use care ordinary in the person’s profession, practice, or area of expertise in preparing the information.

93 Acts, ch 30, §8
Iowa Code § 208A.6 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208A / Section 208A.6
Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall have authority to promulgate such rules as are necessary to promptly and effectively enforce the provisions of this chapter.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §208A.6]
Iowa Code § 135R.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135R / Section 135R.6
Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

The department’s final findings with respect to compliance by an ambulatory surgical center with requirements for licensing shall be made available to the public in a readily available form and place. Other information relating to an ambulatory surgical center obtained by the department which does not constitute the department’s findings from an inspection of the ambulatory surgical center shall not be made available to the public, except in proceedings involving the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license under this chapter. The name of a person who files a complaint with the department shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release to a person other than department employees or agents involved in the investigation of the complaint.

2023 Acts, ch 16, §27
Iowa Code § 633.349 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.349
Security to sustain devise or bequest.
Status: in_force

When a person by will makes such a disposition of the person’s property as to prejudice the rights of creditors, the will may be sustained, by giving security to the satisfaction of the court for the payment of the debts and charges to the extent of the value of the property devised.

[C51, §1339; R60, §2371; C73, §2384; C97, §3320; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11930; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §635.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.349]
Iowa Code § 712.9 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 712 / Section 712.9
Violations of individual rights — penalties.
Status: in_force

A violation of sections 712.3 through 712.8, which is also a hate crime as defined in section 729A.2, shall be classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense.

92 Acts, ch 1157, §4
Iowa Code § 554.4205 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.4205
Depositary bank holder of unendorsed item.
Status: in_force

If a customer delivers an item to a depositary bank for collection:

(1) The depositary bank becomes a holder of the item at the time it receives the item for collection if the customer at the time of delivery was a holder of the item, whether or not the customer endorses the item, and, if the bank satisfies the other requirements of section 554.3302, it is a holder in due course; and

(2) The depositary bank warrants to collecting banks, the payor bank or other payor, and the drawer that the amount of the item was paid to the customer or deposited to the customer’s account.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.4205]94 Acts, ch 1167, §92, 122
Iowa Code § 727.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.5
Obstruction of emergency communications.
Status: in_force

An emergency communication is any telephone call or radio transmission to a fire department or police department for aid, or a call or transmission for medical aid or ambulance service, when human life or property is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential. A person who fails to relinquish a telephone or telephone line which the person is using when informed that the phone or line is needed for an emergency call or knowingly and intentionally obstructs or interferes with an emergency call or transmission commits a simple misdemeanor.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §714.33, 714.34; C79, 81, §727.5]87 Acts, ch 12, §1
Iowa Code § 468.152 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.152
Waste banks — private use.
Status: in_force

The landowner may have any beneficial use of the land to which the landowner has fee title and which is occupied by the waste banks of an open ditch when such use does not interfere in any way with the easement or rights of the drainage district as contemplated by this subchapter, parts 1 through 5. For the purpose of gaining such use the landowner may smooth said waste banks, but in doing so the landowner must preserve the berms of such open ditch without depositing any additional dirt upon them.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7582; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.163]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.152
Iowa Code § 481A.35 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.35
Attorney general and county attorneys.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the attorney general, when requested by the director, to give the attorney general’s opinion in writing upon any question of law arising under this chapter; and it shall be the duty of all county attorneys in this state when requested by the director or any officer appointed by the commission, to prosecute all criminal actions brought in their respective counties for violations of the provisions of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any person from instituting legal proceedings for the enforcement of any of the provisions thereof.

[R60, §4385; C73, §4051; C97, §2559; SS15, §2559; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1792; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.35]C93, §481A.35
Iowa Code § 249A.45 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.45
Provider’s third-party submissions.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may refuse to accept a financial and statistical report, cost report, or any other submission from any third party acting under a provider’s authority or direction to prepare or submit such documents or information, for good cause shown. For the purposes of this section, “good cause” includes but is not limited to a pattern or practice of submitting unallowable costs on cost reports; making a false statement or certification to the director or any representative of the department; professional negligence or other demonstrated lack of knowledge of the cost reporting process; conviction under a federal or state law relating to the operation of a publicly funded program; or submission of a false claim under chapter 685.

(2) If the department refuses to accept a cost report from a third party for good cause under this section, the third party shall be strictly liable to the provider for all fees incurred in preparation of the cost report, as well as reasonable attorney fees and costs. The department shall not take any adverse action against a provider that results from the unintentional delay in the submission of a new cost report or other submission necessitated by the department’s refusal to accept a cost report or other submission under this section. The department shall notify an affected provider within seven business days of any refusal to accept a cost report.

2013 Acts, ch 24, §9
Iowa Code § 327C.9 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327C / Section 327C.9
Order of department.
Status: in_force

Upon said hearing the department may prohibit the discontinuance of such agency or may make such other order as is warranted by the evidence produced at such hearing. But if no objections are filed the department may make an order permitting the railroad corporation to proceed with such discontinuance.

[C39, §7877.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §474.17; C77, 79, 81, §327C.9; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
Iowa Code § 456.2 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 456 / Section 456.2
State geologist qualifications.
Status: in_force

The state board of regents shall appoint the state geologist. The state geologist must, at a minimum, have a master’s degree in geology from an accredited college or university and must have at least five years of geological experience. The annual salary of the state geologist shall be determined by the state board of regents.

[R60, §180, 181; C97, §2498; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4550; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §305.2]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1882C93, §460A.22002 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1003, §260, 262C2003, §456.22018 Acts, ch 1023, §13
Iowa Code § 592.5 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 592 / Section 592.5
Ordinances and proceedings of council.
Status: in_force

All acts, motions, proceedings, resolutions, and ordinances heretofore passed or adopted by the council of any city and incorporated towns in the state on the supposition that the mayor was not a member of such council, and which would conform to the law if the mayor had not been a member of said council, shall for all purposes from the date of such act, motion, proceeding, resolution, or ordinance, be considered as valid and legal as they would have been had the mayor not been a member of such body.

[S13, §658-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10418; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §592.5]
Iowa Code § 87.9 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 87 / Section 87.9
Policy clauses required.
Status: in_force

Every policy shall provide that the worker shall have a first lien upon any amount becoming due on account of such policy to the insured from the insurer, and that in case of the legal incapacity, inability, or disability of the insured to receive the amount due and pay it over to the insured worker, or the worker’s dependents, said insurer shall pay the same directly to such worker, the worker’s agent, or to a trustee for the worker or the worker’s dependents, to the extent of any obligation of the insured to said worker or the worker’s dependents.

[S13, §2477-m48; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1475; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §87.9]
Iowa Code § 68A.401 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 68A / Section 68A.401
Reports filed with board.
Status: in_force

(1) All statements and reports required to be filed under this chapter shall be filed with the board as provided in this section and section 68A.402, subsection 1. The board shall post on its internet site all statements and reports filed under this chapter. For purposes of this section, the term “statement” does not include a bank statement.

(1) (a) A state statutory political committee, a county statutory political committee, a political committee, and a candidate’s committee shall file all statements and reports in an electronic format by 4:30 p.m. of the day the filing is due and according to rules adopted by the board.

(1) (b) If the board determines that a violation of this subsection has occurred, the board may impose any of the remedies or penalties provided for under section 68B.32D, except that the board shall not refer any complaint or supporting information of a violation of this section to the attorney general or any county attorney for prosecution.

(2) The board shall retain filed statements and reports for at least five years from the date of the election in which the committee is involved, or at least five years from the certified date of dissolution of the committee, whichever date is later.

(3) The candidate of a candidate’s committee, or the chairperson of any other committee, is responsible for filing statements and reports under this chapter. The board shall send notice to a committee that has failed to file a disclosure report at the time required under section 68A.402. A candidate of a candidate’s committee, or the chairperson of any other committee, may be subject to a civil penalty for failure to file a disclosure report required under section 68A.402.

(4) Political committees expressly advocating the nomination, election, or defeat of candidates for both federal office and any elected office created by law or the Constitution of the State of Iowa shall file statements and reports with the board in addition to any federal reports required to be filed with the board. However, a political committee that is registered and filing full disclosure reports of all financial activities with the federal election commission may file verified statements as provided in section 68A.201A.

[S13, §1137-a1, -a3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §974, 975; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §56.3, 56.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §56.4; 81 Acts, ch 35, §4]87 Acts, ch 112, §4; 93 Acts, ch 163, §33; 95 Acts, ch 198, §4; 99 Acts, ch 136, §3, 17; 2002 Acts, ch 1073, §3, 11; 2003 Acts, ch 40, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §28CS2003, §68A.4012007 Acts, ch 14, §5; 2007 Acts, ch 80, §1, 2, 5; 2009 Acts, ch 8, §1, 2; 2010 Acts, ch 1024, §3; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §17; 2011 Acts, ch 131, §53, 158; 2013 Acts, ch 90, §257; 2015 Acts, ch 54, §7, 8; 2018 Acts, ch 1059, §2
Iowa Code § 321A.12 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321A / Section 321A.12
Courts to report nonpayment of judgments.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever any person fails within sixty days to satisfy any judgment, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court, or of the judge of a court which has no clerk, in which any such judgment is rendered within this state, to forward to the department immediately after the expiration of the sixty days and upon written request of the judgment creditor, a certified copy of such judgment.

(2) If the defendant named in any certified copy of a judgment reported to the department is a nonresident, the department shall transmit a certified copy of the judgment to the official in charge of the issuance of licenses and registration certificates of the state of which the defendant is a resident.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321A.12]92 Acts, ch 1175, §43; 99 Acts, ch 144, §5
Iowa Code § 501A.707 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 501A / Section 501A.707
Quorum.
Status: in_force

A majority, or a larger or smaller portion or number provided in the articles or bylaws, of the directors currently holding office is a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn a meeting from time to time until a quorum is present. If a quorum is present when a duly called or held meeting is convened, the directors present may continue to transact business until adjournment, even though the withdrawal of a number of directors originally present leaves less than the proportion of number otherwise required for a quorum.

2005 Acts, ch 135, §41
Iowa Code § 177A.21 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 177A / Section 177A.21
Party plaintiff.
Status: in_force

The secretary of agriculture, the state entomologist, or any of their inspectors or authorized agents shall be a proper party plaintiff in any action in any court of equity brought for the purpose of carrying out any of the provisions of this chapter.

[C27, 31, 35, §4062-b21; C39, §4062.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §267.21; C75, 77, 79, 81, §177A.21]
Iowa Code § 462A.47 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.47
Transfer to dealer.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this section shall prohibit a dealer from obtaining a new registration and transfer of registration in the same manner as other purchasers.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.47]C93, §462A.47
Iowa Code § 15.106E — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.106E
Application or award prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority may prohibit a person from receiving an award of financial assistance, or from being selected as a vendor to provide goods or services to the authority in any of the following circumstances:

(1) (a) An act or omission by the person seriously affects or threatens public health, public safety, or the environment.

(1) (b) The person is charged with or convicted of a crime involving dishonesty.

(1) (c) An act or omission by the person indicates a lack of integrity or honesty.

(1) (d) The person violates the terms of an agreement or transaction that detrimentally impacts the integrity of a program administered by the authority, or other governmental entity as defined in section 8A.101.

(1) (e) A compelling cause exists that is relevant to and affects the person’s obligations under the programs administered by the authority, or is relevant to and affects the provision of goods and services to the authority by a vendor.

(2) Upon a determination by the authority, a person shall be prohibited from receiving an award of financial assistance, or from being selected as a vendor pursuant to subsection 1. The authority shall provide written notice to the prohibited person stating the reason for the prohibition. The authority may immediately disqualify a prohibited person from receiving financial assistance, or from being selected as a vendor.

(3) A prohibited person may request a review of the determination made by the authority pursuant to subsection 2.

(3) (a) The request to review the determination shall be made within thirty-five calendar days of the date the authority provided written notice to the prohibited person. The request to review the determination must be in writing and state the specific reasons or legal basis for review.

(3) (b) Within sixty calendar days of the receipt of the request to review, the authority shall approve, deny, or modify the determination, if the authority finds that the determination is based on a clear error of material fact or law, or if the authority finds the determination was arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion.

(3) (c) The authority shall issue its decision in writing and provide written notice of the decision to the prohibited person.

(3) (d) The decision of the authority pursuant to this subsection shall be considered final agency action. A petition for judicial review of the decision of the authority shall be filed pursuant to section 17A.19.

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

2024 Acts, ch 1167, §2
Iowa Code § 633A.4808 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633A / Section 633A.4808
Investment trust director or distribution trust director provided for in trust instrument.
Status: in_force

A trust instrument governed by the laws of this state may provide for a person to act as an investment trust director or a distribution trust director with regard to investment decisions or discretionary distributions, respectively. Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the governing instrument, a person may simultaneously serve as a trust director and a trust protector.

2020 Acts, ch 1076, §14
Iowa Code § 802.10 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 802 / Section 802.10
DNA profile of accused.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(1) (a) “DNA profile” means the same as defined in section 81.1.

(1) (b) “Identified” means the same as defined in section 802.2.

(2) An indictment or information may be found containing only the DNA profile of the person sought. When an indictment or information is found containing only a DNA profile, the limitation of any action under section 802.3 is tolled.

(3) However, notwithstanding subsection 2, an indictment or information shall be found against a person within three years from the date the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile. If the action involves sexual abuse, another sexual offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in assisted reproduction, the indictment or information shall be found as provided in section 802.2, 802.2B, 802.2C, 802.2D, or 802.2E, if the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile. If the action involves robbery in the first degree or robbery in the second degree but does not involve sexual abuse, another sexual offense, kidnapping, human trafficking, or fraud in assisted reproduction, the indictment or information shall be found as provided in section 802.2F or 802.2G, if the person is identified by the person’s DNA profile.

2006 Acts, ch 1084, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 126, §111; 2014 Acts, ch 1097, §10; 2016 Acts, ch 1035, §4; 2023 Acts, ch 56, §2; 2024 Acts, ch 1029, §4
Iowa Code § 668.13 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 668 / Section 668.13
Interest on judgments.
Status: in_force

Interest shall be allowed on all money due on judgments and decrees on actions brought pursuant to this chapter, subject to the following:

(1) Interest, except interest awarded for future damages, shall accrue from the date of the commencement of the action.

(2) If the interest rate is fixed by a contract on which the judgment or decree is rendered, the interest allowed shall be at the rate expressed in the contract, not exceeding the maximum rate permitted under section 535.2.

(3) Interest shall be calculated as of the date of judgment at a rate equal to the one-year treasury constant maturity published by the federal reserve in the H15 report settled immediately prior to the date of the judgment plus two percent. The state court administrator shall distribute notice monthly of that rate and any changes to that rate to all district courts.

(4) Interest awarded for future damages shall not begin to accrue until the date of the entry of the judgment.

(5) Interest shall be computed daily to the date of the payment, except as may otherwise be ordered by the court pursuant to a structured judgment under section 668.3, subsection 7.

(6) Structured, periodic, or other nonlump-sum payments ordered pursuant to section 668.3, subsection 7, shall reflect interest in accordance with annuity principles.

87 Acts, ch 157, §8; 97 Acts, ch 197, §14, 16; 2001 Acts, ch 87, §9, 10; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §58
Iowa Code § 524.601 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.601
Board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The business and affairs of a state bank shall be managed by a board of five or more directors eighteen years of age or older, a majority of whom shall be residents of the state of Iowa and citizens of the United States.

(2) The number of directors may be increased, or decreased to a number not less than five, by the shareholders at the annual meeting, or at a special meeting called for that purpose, but no decrease shall have the effect of shortening the term of an incumbent director.

[C97, §1845, 1866; C24, 27, §9163, 9164, 9165, 9166, 9210 – 9212, 9213; C31, 35, §9163, 9164, 9165, 9210 – 9212, 9217-c2; C39, §9163, 9164, 9165, 9210 – 9212, 9217.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §526.8, 526.9, 526.10, 527.8 – 527.10, 528.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.601]95 Acts, ch 148, §60
Iowa Code § 524.816 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.816
Deposit account insurance.
Status: in_force

A state bank organized under this chapter shall be an insured bank and shall acquire and maintain insurance from the federal deposit insurance corporation, or its successor, to protect each depositor against loss of funds held on account by the state bank to the extent the federal deposit insurance corporation insures such deposits.

84 Acts, ch 1196, §1; 91 Acts, ch 16, §1; 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §77
Iowa Code § 411.17 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 411 / Section 411.17
Provisions not applicable.
Status: in_force

The provisions of section 411.16 shall not apply to the chief, or other persons when in command of a fire department, nor to fire fighters who are employed subject to call only.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §411.17]