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Iowa Code § 904.312A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 904 / Section 904.312A
Motor vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of corrections shall provide for the purchase of qualified renewable fuels to power internal combustion engines that are used to operate motor vehicles and for the purchase of motor vehicles operating using engines powered by qualified renewable fuels in the same manner required for the director of the department of administrative services pursuant to section 8A.368. The department of corrections shall compile information regarding compliance with the provisions of this subsection in the same manner as the department of administrative services pursuant to section 8A.369. The department of corrections shall cooperate with the department of administrative services in preparing the annual state fleet qualified renewable fuels compliance report regarding compliance with this subsection as provided in section 8A.369.

(2) (a) Of all new passenger vehicles and light pickup trucks purchased by the department, a minimum of ten percent of all such vehicles and trucks purchased shall be equipped with engines which utilize alternative methods of propulsion, including but not limited to any of the following:

(2) (a) A flexible fuel which is any of the following:

(2) (a) E-85 gasoline as provided in section 214A.2.

(2) (a) B-20 biodiesel blended fuel as provided in section 214A.2.

(2) (a) A renewable fuel approved by the office of renewable fuels and coproducts pursuant to section 159A.3.

(2) (a) Compressed or liquefied natural gas.

(2) (a) Propane gas.

(2) (a) Solar energy.

(2) (a) Electricity.

(2) (b) The provisions of this subsection do not apply to vehicles and trucks purchased and directly used for law enforcement or off-road maintenance work.

94 Acts, ch 1119, §31; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §70, 71; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §107; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §40, 42; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §41
Iowa Code § 493.5 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 493 / Section 493.5
Liability of holder.
Status: in_force

Any and all shares without par value issued for the consideration as prescribed or fixed in section 493.4 shall be deemed fully paid and nonassessable and the holder of such shares shall not be liable to the corporation or to its creditors in respect thereto.

[C31, 35, §8419-c5; C39, §8419.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §493.5]
Iowa Code § 126.2A — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 126 / Section 126.2A
Applicability.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter regarding the selling of drugs, devices, or cosmetics are applicable to the manufacture, production, processing, packaging, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of any such article for sale; and the sale, dispensing, and giving of any such article, and the supplying or applying of any such article, in the conduct of any drug, device, or cosmetic establishment.

C93, §126.2(unn. 2)CS2007, §126.2A
Iowa Code § 550.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.2
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Improper means” means theft, bribery, misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, or espionage, including but not limited to espionage through an electronic device.

(2) “Knows” or “knowledge” means that a person has actual knowledge of information or a circumstance or that the person has reason to know of the information or circumstance.

(3) “Misappropriation” means doing any of the following:

(3) (a) Acquisition of a trade secret by a person who knows that the trade secret is acquired by improper means.

(3) (b) Disclosure or use of a trade secret by a person who uses improper means to acquire the trade secret.

(3) (c) Disclosure or use of a trade secret by a person who at the time of disclosure or use, knows that the trade secret is derived from or through a person who had utilized improper means to acquire the trade secret.

(3) (d) Disclosure or use of a trade secret by a person who at the time of disclosure or use knows that the trade secret is acquired under circumstances giving rise to a duty to maintain its secrecy or limit its use.

(3) (e) Disclosure or use of a trade secret by a person who at the time of disclosure or use knows that the trade secret is derived from or through a person who owes a duty to maintain the trade secret’s secrecy or limit its use.

(3) (f) Disclosure or use of a trade secret by a person who, before a material change in the person’s position, knows that the information is a trade secret and that the trade secret has been acquired by accident or mistake.

(4) “Trade secret” means information, including but not limited to a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, or process that is both of the following:

(4) (a) Derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by a person able to obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.

(4) (b) Is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.

90 Acts, ch 1201, §2; 91 Acts, ch 35, §1
Iowa Code § 481A.61 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.61
Licensed game breeders — marketing game — penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, a licensed game breeder whose original stock is obtained from a lawful source may possess any game bird, game animal, or fur-bearing animal, or any of their parts. Possession and use of the game birds, game animals, or fur-bearing animals obtained from a licensed game breeder are lawful.

(2) Fur-bearing animals shall not be acquired for breeding or propagating purposes from any source unless they have been pen-raised for at least two successive generations.

(3) A game breeder’s license is not a license to possess, breed, propagate, sell, or dispose of any species which is defined as endangered or threatened under state law unless the species is listed on the license. Its possession, breeding, propagation, sale, and disposal are subject to all applicable state and federal statutes.

(4) A licensed game breeder shall not acquire protected live game animals, game birds, their eggs, or fur-bearing animals taken from the wild within this state.

(5) Game birds or game animals may be sold for food only under the following conditions:

(5) (a) The licensed game breeder shall file with the commission a facsimile of a stamp of similar type to that used by the United States department of agriculture in grading meat.

(5) (b) Licensed game breeders may sell dressed game birds or game animals to markets for resale providing each game bird or game animal has affixed upon it in a conspicuous and legible manner the imprint of the game breeder’s stamp.

(5) (c) The stamp shall bear the name and number of the game breeder in letters of at least twelve point type size.

(6) Markets selling stamped game shall:

(6) (a) Maintain the stamp on each game bird or game animal until the bird or animal is disposed of or sold.

(6) (b) Keep a record showing the total number of game birds or game animals sold together with the name and address of the game breeder from whom purchased and the number of game birds and animals in each purchase.

(7) Markets selling stamped game, together with their records, are subject to inspection by an authorized representative of the commission at any reasonable time.

(8) Violation of a provision of this section may be cause for license revocation.

[C39, §1794.023; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.61]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1854; 88 Acts, ch 1216, §20C93, §481A.61
Iowa Code § 542B.21 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 542B / Section 542B.21
Suspension, revocation, or reprimand.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the power by a five-sevenths vote of the entire board to suspend for a period not exceeding two years, or to revoke the certificate of licensure of, or to reprimand any licensee who is found guilty of the following acts or offenses:

(1) Fraud in procuring a certificate of licensure.

(2) Professional incompetency.

(3) Knowingly making misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of the licensee’s profession or engaging in unethical conduct or practice harmful to the public. Proof of actual injury need not be established.

(4) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs.

(5) Conviction of a felony under the laws of the United States, of any state or possession of the United States, or of any other country. A copy of the record of conviction or plea of guilty is conclusive evidence.

(6) Revocation or suspension of licensure to engage in the practice of engineering or land surveying, or other disciplinary action by the licensing authority of another state, territory, or country. A certified copy of the record or order of suspension, revocation, or other disciplinary action is prima facie evidence of such fact.

(7) Fraud in representations as to skill or ability.

(8) Use of untruthful or improbable statements in advertisements.

(9) Willful or repeated violations of the provisions of this Act.*

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1872; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §114.21]85 Acts, ch 195, §13C93, §542B.2195 Acts, ch 65, §7, 8; 96 Acts, ch 1055, §7, 10, 11
Iowa Code § 262.31 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 262 / Section 262.31
Payment.
Status: in_force

The contract for instruction under section 262.30 shall authorize the payment for services furnished to the school district, or for services furnished to the state, and the amount to be agreed upon by the state board of regents and the board of the school district thus cooperating.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3943; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §262.31]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §108
Iowa Code § 481A.36 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.36
Information — venue.
Status: in_force

(1) In all prosecutions under this chapter, any number of violations may be charged in one information, but each charge shall be set out in a separate count if more than one charge is included in one information.

(2) Prosecutions for violations may be brought in the county in which any fish, fowl, bird, bird’s nest, eggs, or plumage, or animals protected by this chapter were unlawfully caught, taken, killed, trapped, ensnared, bought, sold, or shipped unlawfully, or in any county into or through which they were received, transported, or found in the possession of any person.

[R60, §4385; C73, §4051; C97, §2559; SS15, §2559; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1793; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.36]C93, §481A.362018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §71
Iowa Code § 514C.30 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514C / Section 514C.30
Services provided by a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech pathologist.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding the uniformity of treatment requirements of section 514C.6, a policy, contract, or plan providing for third-party payment or prepayment of health or medical expenses shall not impose a copayment or coinsurance amount on an insured for services provided by a physical therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 148A, by an occupational therapist licensed pursuant to chapter 148B, or by a speech pathologist licensed pursuant to chapter 154F that is greater than the copayment or coinsurance amount imposed on the insured for services provided by a person engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapter 148 for the same or a similar diagnosed condition even if a different nomenclature is used to describe the condition for which the services are provided.

(2) This section applies to the following classes of third-party payment provider policies, contracts, or plans delivered, issued for delivery, continued, or renewed in this state on or after July 1, 2015:

(2) (a) Individual or group accident and sickness insurance providing coverage on an expense-incurred basis.

(2) (b) An individual or group hospital or medical service contract issued pursuant to chapter 509, 514, or 514A.

(2) (c) An individual or group health maintenance organization contract regulated under chapter 514B.

(2) (d) A plan established pursuant to chapter 509A for public employees.

(3) This section shall not apply to accident-only, specified disease, short-term hospital or medical, hospital confinement indemnity, credit, dental, vision, Medicare supplement, long-term care, basic hospital and medical-surgical expense coverage as defined by the commissioner, disability income insurance coverage, coverage issued as a supplement to liability insurance, workers’ compensation or similar insurance, or automobile medical payment insurance.

2015 Acts, ch 137, §101, 162, 163; 2017 Acts, ch 148, §82
Iowa Code § 275.29 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 275 / Section 275.29
Division of assets and liabilities after reorganization.
Status: in_force

(1) Between July 1 and July 20, or on a date determined by agreement of the initial board and the boards of districts receiving territory of the school districts affected, but not later than August 30, the initial board shall meet with the boards of districts receiving territory of the school districts affected, for the purpose of reaching joint agreement on an equitable division of the assets and an equitable distribution of the liabilities of the school districts affected. In addition, if outstanding general obligation indebtedness is in existence in any district, the initial board of directors of the newly formed school district shall meet with the boards of all school districts affected prior to April 30 prior to the school year the reorganization is effective to determine the distribution of liability for payment of the general obligation bonded indebtedness between the districts so that the newly formed district may certify its budget under the procedures specified in chapter 24. The boards shall consider the mandatory levy required in section 76.2 and shall assure the satisfaction of outstanding obligations. If a school district affected by the reorganization has outstanding bonds issued under section 423E.5* or 423F.4, the joint agreement shall assure that the estimated revenue under section 423F.2 for each district to which liability for payment of such bonds is assigned is sufficient for the payment of principal and interest on the outstanding bonds required to be paid in the budget year following reorganization.

(2) For bonds issued under section 423E.5* or 423F.4, the approval of the joint agreement creates a lien on the revenues from the secure an advanced vision for education fund received by the school district to which liability is assigned, subject to the same priority as provided by the affected school district that issued the bonds.

[C73, §1715; C97, §2802; S13, §2802, 2820-g; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4137; C46, 50, §274.19; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §275.29]84 Acts, ch 1078, §12; 85 Acts, ch 221, §6; 93 Acts, ch 1, §6; 93 Acts, ch 160, §9; 2015 Acts, ch 93, §3, 8; 2023 Acts, ch 71, §71, 98
Iowa Code § 550.7 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 550 / Section 550.7
Preservation of secrecy.
Status: in_force

In an action brought under this chapter, a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, including but not limited to granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering a person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.

90 Acts, ch 1201, §7
Iowa Code § 63.4 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 63 / Section 63.4
Contest.
Status: in_force

In case the election of an officer is contested, the successful party shall qualify within ten days after the decision is rendered.

[C51, §335; R60, §565; C73, §687; C97, §1177; S13, §1177; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1048; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §63.4]
Iowa Code § 504.636 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.636
Discontinuance or settlement.
Status: in_force

A derivative proceeding shall not be discontinued or settled without the court’s approval. If the court determines that a proposed discontinuance or settlement will substantially affect the interests of a corporation’s member or class of members or director, the court shall direct that notice be given to the members or director affected.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §51, 192
Iowa Code § 80A.3A — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.3A
Notification of and registration with local law enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) A bail enforcement agent employed by a licensee shall not take or attempt to take into custody the principal on a bail bond without notifying the chief law enforcement officer of the local governmental subdivision where the defendant is believed to be present. The bail enforcement agent shall disclose the location where the defendant is believed to be and the bail enforcement agent’s intended actions.

(2) A person or employee of a person who operates a bail enforcement business in a state other than Iowa and who enters Iowa in pursuit of a defendant who has violated the conditions of a bail bond issued in a state other than Iowa or has otherwise violated conditions of bail imposed by a court in a state other than Iowa shall not take or attempt to take the defendant into custody without first registering with the chief law enforcement officer of the local governmental subdivision where the defendant is believed to be present.

(2) (a) Registration shall require presentation of the following documents:

(2) (a) A license to operate a bail enforcement business in the state of origin, if the state licenses such businesses. Otherwise, the person or employee shall present other documentation relating to the location of the principal place of business of the bail enforcement business.

(2) (a) The bail bond, order from the local prosecuting authority in the state of origin, or other documents relating to the authority of the person under the laws of the state of origin to pursue the defendant.

(2) (a) A copy of any bond for liability for actions of the person or employee.

(2) (b) A bail enforcement agent who registers with the chief law enforcement officer of the local governmental subdivision in accordance with this section and complies with requirements, other than licensure, for acts by a bail enforcement agent within this state, including the limitations imposed by sections 811.8 and 811.12, shall not be subject to civil liability in this state other than as prescribed in this chapter, notwithstanding any other provision under the Code or common law.

98 Acts, ch 1149, §3
Iowa Code § 226.22 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 226 / Section 226.22
Clothing furnished.
Status: in_force

Upon discharge, the department shall furnish the person discharged, unless otherwise supplied, with suitable clothing and a sum of money not exceeding twenty dollars, which shall be charged with the other expenses of the patient in the mental health institute.

[R60, §1485; C73, §1424; C97, §2288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3504; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §226.22]2023 Acts, ch 19, §487
Iowa Code § 554.1104 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1104
Construction against implied repeal.
Status: in_force

This chapter being a general Act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.1104]2007 Acts, ch 41, §4
Iowa Code § 514G.101 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514G / Section 514G.101
Title and purpose.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the “Long-term Care Insurance Act”. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public interest, to promote the availability of long-term care insurance, to protect applicants for long-term care insurance from unfair or deceptive sales or enrollment practices, to establish standards for long-term care insurance, to facilitate public understanding and comparison of long-term care insurance policies, and to facilitate flexibility and innovation in the development of long-term care insurance coverage.

2008 Acts, ch 1175, §2
Iowa Code § 225.23 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 225 / Section 225.23
Collection for treatment.
Status: in_force

If the bills for a committed or voluntary private patient are paid by the state, the state psychiatric hospital shall file a certified copy of the claim for the bills with the department of administrative services. The department shall proceed to collect the claim in the name of the state psychiatric hospital.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §3979; C39, §3482.23; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §225.23]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2006 Acts, ch 1059, §10; 2012 Acts, ch 1120, §94, 130
Iowa Code § 43.107 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.107
State convention.
Status: in_force

Each political party shall hold a state convention either preceding or following the primary election. The state central committee of each political party shall designate the time and place of the state convention, which shall transact such business as is required or permitted by the party’s state constitution or bylaws or by the rules of the convention.

[S13, §1087-a27; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §634; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.107]
Iowa Code § 511.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 511 / Section 511.2
Amended forms of statement.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may amend the form of the annual statement required to be made by companies or associations doing business in this state, and propose and require such additional matter to be covered therein as the commissioner may think necessary to elicit a full exhibit of the standing of any such company or association.

[C73, §1168; C97, §1799; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8729; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §511.2]
Iowa Code § 308.7 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 308 / Section 308.7
Duties of department of natural resources.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources, with the cooperation of the director of transportation, shall:

(1) Control the conservation area acquired by the director of transportation.

(2) Protect all scenic easements.

(3) Maintain, improve, and beautify according to plans made under section 308.4, subsection 2, all conservation areas, including the establishment of off-road-vehicle trails, equestrian trails and hiking paths.

(4) Accept and administer state, federal and any other public or private funds made available for the maintenance, improvement and beautification of conservation areas.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §308.7]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1931
Iowa Code § 13C.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13C / Section 13C.8
Enforcement — penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(2) A violation of this chapter is a violation of section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. The provisions of section 714.16, including but not limited to provisions relating to investigation, injunctive relief, and penalties, shall apply to this chapter.

[C24, §1918; C27, 31, 35, §1921-b3; C39, §1915.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §122.3]89 Acts, ch 93, §3; 90 Acts, ch 1202, §4C91, §122.8C93, §13C.82016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
Iowa Code § 101A.12 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.12
Deposit and use of fees.
Status: in_force

The fees collected by the director in issuing licenses pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the licensing and regulation fund created in section 10A.507.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §101A.12]2023 Acts, ch 19, §1550; 2023 Acts, ch 108, §35