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Iowa Code § 468.170 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.170
Technical defects.
Status: in_force

The collection of drainage taxes and assessments shall not be defeated where the board has acquired jurisdiction of the interested parties and the subject matter, on account of technical defects and irregularities in the proceedings occurring prior to the order of the board locating and establishing the district and the improvements therein.

[S13, §1989-a46; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7595; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.183]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.170
Iowa Code § 437A.16 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 437A / Section 437A.16
Assessment exclusive.
Status: in_force

All operating property and all other property that is primarily and directly used in the production, generation, transmission, or delivery of electricity or natural gas subject to replacement tax or transfer replacement tax is exempt from taxation except as otherwise provided by this chapter. This exemption shall not extend to taxes imposed under chapters 437, 438, and 468, taxpayers described in section 437A.8, subsection 6, or facilities or property described in section 437A.6, subsection 1, paragraphs “a” through “f”, and section 437A.7, subsection 3.

98 Acts, ch 1194, §17, 40; 99 Acts, ch 152, §29, 40
Iowa Code § 229.38 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 229 / Section 229.38
Cruelty or official misconduct.
Status: in_force

If any person having the care of a person with mental illness who has voluntarily entered a hospital or other facility for treatment or care, or who is responsible for psychiatric examination care, treatment, and maintenance of any person involuntarily hospitalized under sections 229.6 through 229.15, whether in a hospital or elsewhere, with or without proper authority, shall treat such patient with unnecessary severity, harshness, or cruelty, or in any way abuse the patient or if any person unlawfully detains or deprives of liberty any person with mental illness or any person who is alleged to have mental illness, or if any officer required by the provisions of this chapter and chapter 226, to perform any act shall willfully refuse or neglect to perform the same, the offending person shall, unless otherwise provided, be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

[C73, §1415, 1416, 1440, 1445; C97, §2307; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3578; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §229.38]96 Acts, ch 1129, §59; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §88; 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §89, 137
Iowa Code § 327G.66 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.66
Bond for construction.
Status: in_force

When the total estimated cost has been ascertained by the department such person, firm, corporation, or association shall have the option to either deposit said amount with the railroad company or to file with such company its written election to build and construct such spur track accompanied by a good and sufficient surety company bond running to such railroad company and conditioned upon the construction of such spur track in a good and skillful manner according to plans and specifications furnished by such railroad company and approved by the department. If such person, firm, corporation, or association so elects to build such spur track it shall only be required to deposit with such railroad company the estimated cost of the necessary right-of-way for such spur track as ascertained by the department, and the total amount stated in such written election.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §481.5; C77, 79, 81, §327G.66]
Iowa Code § 315.9 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 315 / Section 315.9
Project development.
Status: in_force

The department shall be responsible for the development of qualifying projects under this chapter in the same manner as prescribed for primary road system improvements under chapter 313, including surveys, plans, specifications, bids, contracts, supervision and inspection. The department may delegate responsibility for project development to another participating governmental unit.

85 Acts, ch 231, §10
Iowa Code § 727.6 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 727 / Section 727.6
Falsely claiming emergency.
Status: in_force

Any person who secures the use of a telephone or telephone line by falsely stating that such telephone or line is needed for an emergency call commits a simple misdemeanor.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §714.35; C79, 81, §727.6]
Iowa Code § 581.2 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 581 / Section 581.2
Priority.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this section, section 554.9322 shall govern the priority of a veterinarian’s lien that is effective or perfected as provided in section 581.3.

(1) A veterinarian’s lien that is effective but not perfected under section 581.3 shall have priority as provided in section 554.9322.

(2) (a) A veterinarian’s lien that is perfected under section 581.3 shall have priority over any conflicting security interest or lien in livestock treated by a veterinarian, regardless of when such security interest or lien is perfected.

(2) (b) Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, a veterinarian’s lien shall not be superior to a court-ordered lien provided in section 717.4, if such lien is perfected as an agricultural lien.

[C35, §10347-f2; C39, §10347.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §581.2]2003 Acts, ch 82, §16; 2011 Acts, ch 81, §4
Iowa Code § 327F.29 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327F / Section 327F.29
Enforcement.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the county attorneys in the respective counties to enforce the provisions of sections 327F.27 and 327F.28.

[S13, §2110-k; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7994; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §477.55; C77, 79, 81, §327F.29]
Iowa Code § 461A.39 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.39
Hitching to trees.
Status: in_force

No horse or other animal shall be hitched or tied to any tree or shrub, or in such a manner as to result in injury to state property.

[C39, §1828.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §111.39]C93, §461A.39
Iowa Code § 524.612 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.612
Director dealing with state bank.
Status: in_force

(1) A director shall not receive terms or be paid a rate of interest on deposits, by a state bank of which the person is a director, which are more favorable than that provided to any other customer under similar circumstances. Any waiver of ordinary or customary charges related to deposit accounts shall not violate this subsection.

(2) A director shall not purchase or lease any assets from or sell or lease any assets to a state bank of which the person is a director except upon terms not less favorable to the state bank than those offered to or by other persons. All purchases or leases from and sales or leases to a director shall receive the prior approval of a majority of the board of directors voting in the absence of the interested director.

[C97, §1869; S13, §1869; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9220; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §528.6; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.612]91 Acts, ch 14, §1; 95 Acts, ch 148, §68; 2017 Acts, ch 138, §2, 3
Iowa Code § 97B.56 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 97B / Section 97B.56
Abolished system liquidation fund.
Status: in_force

The assets of the old-age and survivors’ liquidation fund, established by sections 97.50 through 97.53 and any future payments or assets payable to the old-age and survivors’ liquidation fund, are transferred to the retirement fund, and all payments due in accordance with the provisions of sections 97.50 through 97.53 shall be paid from the retirement fund.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §97B.56]86 Acts, ch 1246, §723; 94 Acts, ch 1183, §49; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §54; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §38
Iowa Code § 508.34 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508 / Section 508.34
Required to be separate company.
Status: in_force

Any subsidiary company shall be a separate and distinct company, with neither the organizing or acquiring life company nor such subsidiary having any liability to the creditors, policyholders or stockholders, if any, of the other. The organizing or acquiring company may be either a mutual or stock company.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §508.34]
Iowa Code § 552A.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 552A / Section 552A.2
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any of the following:

(1) Building and loan associations, state or national banks, insurance companies and associations, and mutual or cooperative telephone companies organized under chapter 491 which have been determined to be exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(2) Corporations and cooperative associations subject to regulation under chapter 497, 498, or 499.

(3) The sale of membership camping contracts by persons or entities registered or exempt under chapter 557B.

(4) The sale of physical exercise club contracts by persons or entities registered under chapter 552.

(5) Corporations, partnerships, unincorporated associations, or other business enterprises which sell or offer for sale memberships to an individual or to a family unit for consideration of no more than fifty dollars for a one-year period. Consideration for this purpose includes but is not limited to the amount of any required purchase under the terms of the contract.

(6) (a) The sale of goods or services by corporations, partnerships, unincorporated associations, or other business enterprises which sell products to direct sellers as defined by section 3508 of the Internal Revenue Code, where the initial contract establishing the relationship with the direct seller is terminable at will by either party, and where the corporation, partnership, unincorporated association, or other business enterprise offers to repurchase the products at reasonable commercial terms.

(6) (b) For purposes of this subsection, “reasonable commercial terms” includes the repurchase of all unencumbered products which are in an unused, commercially resalable condition within one year from the direct seller’s date of purchase. The repurchase shall be at a price not less than ninety percent of the original net cost to the direct seller of the products being returned. “Original net cost” means the amount actually paid by the direct seller for the products, less any consideration received by the direct seller for the purchase of the products being returned. Products which are no longer marketed by a program shall be deemed resalable if the products are otherwise in an unused, commercially resalable condition and are returned to the seller within one year from the direct seller’s date of purchase, provided, however, that products which are no longer marketed by a program shall not be deemed resalable if the products are sold to direct sellers as nonreturnable, discontinued, seasonal, or special promotion items and the nonreturnable nature of the product was clearly disclosed to the direct seller prior to purchase.

93 Acts, ch 60, §2; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 357D.14 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357D / Section 357D.14
Adding property to district.
Status: in_force

The owner of any property in an unincorporated area contiguous to the boundaries of an established district may petition the board to be included in the district. Upon receipt of the petition, the board shall submit the request to a competent disinterested civil engineer to investigate the feasibility of adding the additional territory and to make a report to the board. If the board agrees that the property should be added to the district, the tax levy for the next year shall be applied to the property and on the first day of the next fiscal year the property shall become a part of the district. If the district lies in more than one county the joint action of the boards involved is required to add additional territory.

[82 Acts, ch 1174, §14]
Iowa Code § 723.3 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 723 / Section 723.3
Failure to disperse.
Status: in_force

A peace officer may order the participants in a riot or unlawful assembly or persons in the immediate vicinity of a riot or unlawful assembly to disperse. Any person within hearing distance of such command, who refuses to obey, commits a simple misdemeanor.

[C51, §2797, 2798, 2801; R60, §4493, 4494, 4497; C73, §4149, 4150, 4153; C97, §5147, 5148, 5151; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §13342, 13343, 13346; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §743.4, 743.5, 743.8; C79, 81, §723.3]
Iowa Code § 425.4 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.4
Certification to treasurer.
Status: in_force

All claims which have been allowed by the board of supervisors shall be certified on or before August 1, in each year, by the county auditor to the county treasurer, which certificates shall list the total amount of dollars, listed by taxing district in the county, due for homestead tax exemptions and credits claimed and allowed. The county treasurer shall then certify to the department of revenue the total amount of dollars, listed by taxing district in the county, due for homestead tax credits claimed and allowed.

[C39, §6943.145; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §425.4]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §33, 48, 49
Iowa Code § 200A.10 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 200A / Section 200A.10
Examinations.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall maintain a laboratory with the equipment and employees necessary to conduct examinations of bulk dry animal nutrient products and to effectively administer and enforce this chapter.

(2) The department, or a person authorized as an agent by the department, shall examine bulk products distributed in this state. An examination may include taking samples, conducting inspections and tests, and analyzing the bulk product.

98 Acts, ch 1145, §10; 2011 Acts, ch 46, §3
Iowa Code § 135.33 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.33
Refusal of board to enforce rules.
Status: in_force

If any local board shall fail to enforce the rules of the state department or carry out its lawful directions, the department may enforce the same within the territorial jurisdiction of such local board, and for that purpose it may exercise all of the powers given by statute to the local board, and may employ the necessary assistants to carry out its lawful directions.

[C97, §2572; S13, §2569-a, 2572; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2212; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.33]
Iowa Code § 231E.2 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231E / Section 231E.2
Office of public guardian findings and intent.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The general assembly finds that many adults in this state are unable to meet essential requirements to maintain their physical health or to manage essential aspects of their financial resources and are in need of guardianship, conservatorship, or representative payee services. However, a willing and responsible person may not be available to serve as a private guardian, conservator, or representative payee or the adult may not have adequate income or resources to compensate a private guardian, conservator, or representative payee.

(1) (b) The general assembly further finds that a process should exist to assist individuals in finding alternatives to guardianship, conservatorship, or representative payee services and less intrusive means of assistance before an individual’s independence or rights are limited.

(2) (a) It is, therefore, the intent of the general assembly to establish a state office of public guardian and authorize the establishment of local offices of public guardian to provide public guardianship services to adults, when no private guardian, conservator, or representative payee is available.

(2) (b) It is also the intent of the general assembly that the state office of public guardian provide assistance to both public and private guardians, conservators, and representative payees throughout the state in securing necessary services for their protected persons and clients, and to assist guardians, conservators, representative payees, protected persons, clients, courts, and attorneys in the orderly and expeditious handling of guardianship, conservatorship, and representative payee proceedings.

2005 Acts, ch 175, §131; 2018 Acts, ch 1048, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §36
Iowa Code § 307.48 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 307 / Section 307.48
Longevity pay.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of the department who was hired by the state highway commission on or before June 30, 1971, is entitled to longevity pay. An employee eligible for longevity pay under this section whose employment is terminated on or after July 1, 1971, if reemployed by the department, forfeits any right the employee may have had to longevity pay.

(2) An employee who became an employee of the state department of transportation on July 1, 1974, retains all rights to longevity pay so long as the employee continues employment with the department.

(3) An employee of the office of motor vehicle enforcement of the department of transportation on June 30, 2023, who is transferred to the department of public safety pursuant to 2023 Iowa Acts, ch. 85, retains all rights to longevity pay.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1925; 88 Acts, ch 1158, §63; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §134; 2023 Acts, ch 85, §9; 2024 Acts, ch 1182, §31
Iowa Code § 37.24 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 37 / Section 37.24
Investment of funds.
Status: in_force

Funds not disbursed as provided in section 37.22 may be invested by said commission in such securities as are authorized by section 636.23.

[C31, 35, §502-c3; C39, §502.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.24]
Iowa Code § 554.2723 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.2723
Proof of market price — time and place.
Status: in_force

(1) If an action based on anticipatory repudiation comes to trial before the time for performance with respect to some or all of the goods, any damages based on market price (section 554.2708 or 554.2713) shall be determined according to the price of such goods prevailing at the time when the aggrieved party learned of the repudiation.

(2) If evidence of a price prevailing at the times or places described in this Article is not readily available the price prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described or at any other place which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would serve as a reasonable substitute for the one described may be used, making any proper allowance for the cost of transporting the goods to or from such other place.

(3) Evidence of a relevant price prevailing at a time or place other than the one described in this Article offered by one party is not admissible unless and until that party has given the other party such notice as the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2723]
Iowa Code § 256.19 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256 / Section 256.19
Pilot projects to improve instructional programs.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2016 Acts, ch 1036, §15.
Iowa Code § 432A.3 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 432A / Section 432A.3
Profit within United States.
Status: in_force

The underwriting profit of such insurer on such insurance written within the United States shall be determined by deducting from the net earned premiums on such ocean marine insurance written within the United States during the taxable year which is the calendar year preceding the date on which such tax is due, the following items:

(1) Net losses incurred, which means gross losses incurred during such calendar year under ocean marine insurance contracts written within the United States, less reinsurance claims collected or collectible and less net salvages or recoveries collected or collectible from any source applicable to the corresponding losses under such contracts.

(2) Net expenses incurred in connection with such ocean marine contracts, including all state and federal taxes in connection therewith, but in no event shall the aggregate amount of such net expenses deducted exceed forty percent of the net premiums on such ocean marine insurance contracts, ascertained as provided in section 432A.4.

(3) Net dividends paid or credited to policyholders on such ocean marine insurance contracts.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §432A.3]
Iowa Code § 514G.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514G / Section 514G.4
Section 514G.4
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2008 Acts, ch 1175, §16.
Iowa Code § 610A.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 610A / Section 610A.3
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) If an action or appeal brought by an inmate or prisoner in state court is dismissed pursuant to section 610A.2, or, if brought in federal court, is dismissed under any of the principles enumerated in section 610A.2, the inmate shall be subject to the following penalties:

(1) (a) The loss of some or all of the earned time credits acquired by the inmate or prisoner. Previous dismissals under section 610A.2 may be considered in determining the appropriate level of penalty.

(1) (b) If the inmate or prisoner has no earned time credits to deduct, the order of the court or the disciplinary hearing may deduct up to fifty percent of the average balance of the inmate account under section 904.702 or of any prisoner account.

(2) The court may make an order deducting the credits or the credits may be deducted pursuant to a disciplinary hearing pursuant to chapter 903A at the facility at which the inmate is held.

95 Acts, ch 167, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1147, §5, 6; 2000 Acts, ch 1173, §1, 10
Iowa Code § 257B.10 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 257B / Section 257B.10
Uniform interest date.
Status: in_force

If money is due to the permanent school fund, either for loans or deferred payments of the purchase price of land sold, the interest shall be made payable on the first day of January each year, and if the debtor fails to pay the interest within six months of the date it is due, the entire amount of both principal and interest shall become due, and the county auditor shall report the nonpayment to the school board, which may immediately commence action for the collection of the amount reported as due. This section is a part of a contract made by virtue of this chapter, whether expressed in the contract or not.

[R60, §1975, 1979; C73, §1854, 1855; C97, §2846; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4478; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §302.10]83 Acts, ch 185, §13, 62C93, §257B.102011 Acts, ch 43, §1