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Iowa Code § 328.27 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 328 / Section 328.27
Issuance of certificates.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue, upon receipt of proper application and fee for registration, a certificate of registration which shall be numbered and recorded by the department, shall state the name and address of the person to whom it is issued, shall be titled with the designation of the class of registrant covered, and shall contain other information as the department may prescribe including, in the case of aircraft, a description of the aircraft. A certificate of registration expires at midnight on the last day of the twelfth month of the registration year.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §328.27]88 Acts, ch 1063, §7; 2002 Acts, ch 1112, §7
Iowa Code § 299A.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 299A / Section 299A.1
Competent private instruction and independent private instruction.
Status: in_force

(1) The parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age may place the child under competent private instruction or independent private instruction in accordance with this chapter. A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age who places the child under private instruction that is not in compliance with this chapter, or who otherwise fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter, is subject to the provisions of sections 299.1 through 299.4 and the penalties provided in section 299.6.

(2) For purposes of this chapter and chapter 299:

(2) (a) “Competent private instruction” means either of the following:

(2) (a) Private instruction provided on a daily basis for at least one hundred forty-eight days during a school year, to be met by attendance for at least thirty-seven days each school quarter, by or under the supervision of a licensed practitioner in the manner provided under section 299A.2, which results in the student making adequate progress.

(2) (a) Private instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or legal custodian under section 299A.3.

(2) (b) “Independent private instruction” means private instruction that meets the following criteria:

(2) (b) Is not accredited.

(2) (b) Enrolls not more than four unrelated students.

(2) (b) Does not charge tuition, fees, or other remuneration for instruction.

(2) (b) Provides private or religious-based instruction as its primary purpose.

(2) (b) Provides enrolled students with instruction in mathematics, reading and language arts, science, and social studies.

(2) (b) Provides, upon written request from the superintendent of the school district in which the independent private instruction is provided, or from the director of the department of education, a report identifying the primary instructor, location, name of the authority responsible for the independent private instruction, and the names of the students enrolled.

(2) (b) Is not a nonpublic school and does not provide competent private instruction as defined in this subsection.

(2) (b) Is exempt from all state statutes and administrative rules applicable to a school, a school board, or a school district, except as otherwise provided in chapter 299 and this chapter.

(2) (c) “Private instruction” means instruction using a plan and a course of study in a setting other than a public or organized accredited nonpublic school.

91 Acts, ch 200, §20; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §87, 97; 2021 Acts, ch 88, §3 – 5
Iowa Code § 29C.1 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29C / Section 29C.1
Statement of policy.
Status: in_force

Because of existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters, and in order to insure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such disasters, and to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the state, it is the policy of this state:

(1) To establish a department of homeland security and emergency management and to authorize the establishment of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state.

(2) To confer upon the governor and upon the executive heads or governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state the emergency powers provided in this chapter.

(3) To provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the state and with other states, to cooperate with the federal government with respect to the carrying out of emergency management functions, and to ensure the state government and its departments and agencies facilitate the rapid response of businesses and workers in the state and other states to a disaster.

[C62, §28A.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.3; C77, 79, 81, §29C.1]92 Acts, ch 1139, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §14; 2016 Acts, ch 1095, §1, 14
Iowa Code § 637.608 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 637 / Section 637.608
Payout percentage.
Status: in_force

The annual unitrust payout percentage shall be four percent unless the governing instrument specifically provides a different percentage or the court approves a percentage of not less than three percent or more than five percent after notice of intent to seek a payout percentage other than four percent has been given to all of the following persons:

(1) The trustor of the trust, if living.

(2) All living persons who are currently receiving or eligible to receive distributions of income of the trust.

(3) All living persons who would receive principal of the trust if the trust were to terminate at the time of the giving of such notice without regard to the exercise of any power of appointment or, if the trust does not provide for its termination, all living persons who would receive or be eligible to receive distributions of income or principal of the trust if the persons identified in subsection 2 were deceased.

(4) All persons named in the governing instrument as adviser to or protector of the trust.

2002 Acts, ch 1086, §12, 21
Iowa Code § 306.9 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.9
Diagonal roads restoring and improving existing roads.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the policy of the state of Iowa that relocation of primary highways through cultivated land shall be avoided to the maximum extent possible. When the volume of traffic for which the road is designed or other conditions, including designation as part of the network of commercial and industrial highways, require relocation, diagonal routes shall be avoided if feasible and prudent alternatives consistent with efficient movement of traffic exist.

(2) The improvement of two-lane roads shall utilize the existing right-of-way unless alignment or other conditions, including designation as part of the network of commercial and industrial highways, make changes imperative, and when a two-lane road is expanded to a four-lane road, the normal procedure shall be that the additional right-of-way be contiguous to the existing right-of-way unless relocated for compelling reasons, including the need to provide efficient movement of traffic on the network of commercial and industrial highways. This policy does not apply to a highway project for which the corridor has been approved by the state department of transportation and the corridor has been finalized by September 1, 1977.

(3) It is the policy of the state of Iowa that in constructing primary highways designed with four-lane divided roadways, access controls shall be limited to the minimum level necessary, as determined by the department, to ensure the safe and efficient movement of traffic or to comply with federal aid requirements.

(4) Unless otherwise required by the federal law or regulation, it is also the policy of this state that road use tax fund moneys shall be used to rehabilitate or reconstruct existing roads, streets, and bridges using substantially existing right-of-way. This subsection does not apply where additional right-of-way is needed for the construction or completion of designated interstate or city routes and highway bypasses or highways designated as part of the network of commercial and industrial highways.

[C79, 81, §306.9; 81 Acts 2d Ex, ch 2, §1]83 Acts, ch 198, §14; 89 Acts, ch 134, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1075, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §45
Iowa Code § 423B.2 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 423B / Section 423B.2
Local vehicle tax.
Status: in_force

(1) An annual local vehicle tax at the rate per vehicle specified on the ballot proposition may be imposed by a county on every vehicle which is required by the state to be registered and is registered with the county treasurer to a person residing within the county where the tax is imposed at the time of the renewal of the registration of the vehicle. The local vehicle tax shall be imposed only on the renewals of registrations and shall be payable during the registration renewal periods provided under section 321.40.

(2) The county imposing the tax shall provide for the exemption of each class, if any, of vehicles for which an exemption was listed on the ballot proposition.

(3) For the purpose of the tax authorized by this section:

(3) (a) “Person” means the same as defined in section 321.1.

(3) (b) “Registration year” means the same as defined in section 321.1.

(3) (c) “Vehicle” means motor vehicle as defined in section 321.1 which is subject to registration under section 321.18, and which is registered with the county treasurer.

85 Acts, ch 32, §90CS85, §422B.22003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §203, 205C2005, §423B.22013 Acts, ch 90, §104
Iowa Code § 60.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 60 / Section 60.2
Clerk.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the supreme court shall be the clerk of the court.

[C97, §1246; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1001; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §60.2]2025 Acts, ch 122, §18
Iowa Code § 651.21 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 651 / Section 651.21
Proceeds of property partitioned by sale.
Status: in_force

(1) After a property has been partitioned by sale, a party, including a holder of a lien from which the property has been freed by the sale, shall have the same rights or interests in the proceeds as the party had in the property sold, subject to a prior charge for costs.

(2) The court shall appoint a trustee, or order other suitable provisions, for the proceeds of a share held for life or years in the remainder. The ascertained share of any absent owner shall be retained, or the proceeds invested for the owner’s benefit, under an order of the court.

2018 Acts, ch 1108, §21
Iowa Code § 384.9 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.9
Additional funds.
Status: in_force

A city may establish other funds and may certify taxes to be levied for the funds as provided by state law. The status of each account or fund must be included in the annual report required in section 384.22.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §404.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, §384.9]
Iowa Code § 507.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 507 / Section 507.6
Conflict of interest.
Status: in_force

(1) An examiner shall not be appointed by the commissioner if the examiner, either directly or indirectly, has a conflict of interest or is affiliated with the management of or owns a pecuniary interest in any person subject to examination under this chapter. This section shall not be construed to automatically preclude an examiner from being any of the following:

(1) (a) A policyholder or claimant under an insurance policy.

(1) (b) A grantor of a mortgage or similar instrument on the examiner’s residence to a regulated entity if done under customary terms and in the ordinary course of business.

(1) (c) An investment owner in shares of regulated diversified investment companies.

(1) (d) A settlor or beneficiary of a blind trust into which any otherwise impermissible holdings have been placed.

(2) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 1, the commissioner may retain from time to time, on an individual basis, qualified actuaries, certified public accountants, or other similar individuals who are independently practicing their professions, even though the persons may from time to time be similarly employed or retained by persons subject to examination under this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8630; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §507.6]92 Acts, ch 1117, §4
Iowa Code § 418A.1 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 418A / Section 418A.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

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

(1) “Board” means the flood mitigation board created in section 418.5.

(2) “Department” means the department of homeland security and emergency management created in section 29C.5.

(3) “Hazardous event” means an event caused by a levee’s uncontrolled or controlled release of surface water in a manner that may injure humans and animals or damage real and personal property used for agricultural, commercial, industrial, residential, or public purposes.

(4) “Levee district” means a levee district, including a subdistrict, established pursuant to chapter 468.

(5) “Office” means the office of levee safety created in section 418A.3.

(6) “Program” means the levee improvement program established pursuant to section 418A.5.

(7) “Survey” means the Iowa geological survey created in section 456.1.

2023 Acts, ch 163, §3, 10
Iowa Code § 455B.298 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455B / Section 455B.298
Powers and duties of the director.
Status: in_force

The director shall:

(1) Process, review, and approve or deny intended use plan applications to determine if an application meets the eligibility requirements set by the rules of the department.

(2) Process and review all documents relating to the planning, design, construction, and operation of water pollution control works and drinking water facilities pursuant to this part.

(3) Prepare and process, in coordination with the authority, documents relating to the administration of the program.

(4) Include in the budget prepared pursuant to section 455A.4, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, an annual budget for the administration of the program and the use and disposition of amounts on deposit in the administration funds.

(5) Receive fees pursuant to the program as determined in conjunction with the authority.

(6) Perform other acts and assume other duties and responsibilities necessary for the operation of the program and for the carrying out of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

88 Acts, ch 1217, §17; 97 Acts, ch 4, §14; 2002 Acts, ch 1019, §8; 2009 Acts, ch 30, §17
Iowa Code § 357J.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357J / Section 357J.10
Approval of district property tax levy.
Status: in_force

Annually, the commission shall propose the levy of a tax of not more than one dollar and sixty and three-quarters cents per one thousand dollars of assessed value on all taxable property within the district. A proposed property tax levy rate shall not be approved by the commission unless two-thirds of the commission’s members are present when the proposed property tax levy rate is approved. The commission shall hold a public hearing within thirty days of the commission’s approval of a proposed property tax levy rate to receive public comment. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the district and shall be posted in a public place in each city within the district no less than ten days before the public hearing. The notice shall include the commission’s proposed property tax levy rate, the reason for the tax, and the time when and the place where the hearing shall be held. The commission shall be considered a municipality for purposes of adopting and certifying a budget pursuant to chapter 24 and shall set the property tax levy rate no more than ten days following the public hearing. The tax shall be set to raise only the amount needed. The commission shall have exclusive tax-levying authority for the district.

2008 Acts, ch 1152, §10
Iowa Code § 508E.18 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 508E / Section 508E.18
Criminal penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) A person acting in this state as a viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker, without being licensed pursuant to section 508E.3, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, is guilty of a class “D” felony.

(1) (b) A person acting in this state as a viatical settlement provider or viatical settlement broker, without proper licensure, who willfully violates any provision of this chapter, or any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, and when such violation results in a loss of more than ten thousand dollars, is guilty of a class “C” felony.

(2) The commissioner may refer such evidence as is available concerning violations of this chapter or of any rule adopted or order issued under this chapter, or of the failure of a person to comply with the licensing requirements of this chapter, to the attorney general or the proper county attorney who may, with or without such reference, institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this chapter.

2008 Acts, ch 1155, §18
Iowa Code § 425.35 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 425 / Section 425.35
Defense to action for nonpayment of rent.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to any action by a landlord based upon nonpayment or partial payment of rent that the landlord increased the rent primarily because the tenant had received, or was eligible for, reimbursement under this subchapter.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §425.35]2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 152.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152 / Section 152.5
Education programs.
Status: in_force

(1) All programs preparing a person to be a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse shall be approved by the board. The board shall not recognize a program unless it:

(1) (a) Is of recognized standing.

(1) (b) Has provisions for adequate physical and clinical facilities and other resources with which to conduct a sound education program.

(1) (c) Requires, for graduation of a registered nurse applicant, the completion of at least a two academic year course of study.

(1) (d) Requires, for graduation of a licensed practical nurse applicant, the completion of at least a one academic year course of study as prescribed by the board.

(2) All postlicense formal academic nursing education programs shall also be approved by the board.

[S13, §2575-a29; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2564; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §152.4; C77, 79, 81, §152.5]95 Acts, ch 79, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1008, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 56, §10
Iowa Code § 438.7 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 438 / Section 438.7
Consolidated list of real estate.
Status: in_force

The department of revenue shall, by some convenient method of binding, arrange the statements required to be made by sections 438.4 through 438.6 so as to form a consolidated list of all real estate reported to the department as being owned or used for pipeline purposes within the state of Iowa.

[C31, 35, §7103-d7; C39, §7103.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §438.7]2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2015 Acts, ch 109, §51, 75; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §275
Iowa Code § 103.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103 / Section 103.10
Class A master electrician license — qualifications — class B master electrician license.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for a class A master electrician license shall have at least one year’s experience, acceptable to the board, as a licensed class A or class B journeyman electrician.

(2) In addition, an applicant shall meet examination criteria based upon the most recent national electrical code adopted pursuant to section 103.6 and upon electrical theory, as determined by the board.

(3) (a) An applicant who can provide proof acceptable to the board that the applicant has been working in the electrical business and involved in planning for, laying out, supervising, and installing electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for light, heat, and power since January 1, 1998, and for a total of at least sixteen thousand hours, of which at least eight thousand hours shall have been accumulated since January 1, 1998, may be granted a class B master electrician license without taking an examination. An applicant who is issued a class B master electrician license pursuant to this section shall not be authorized to plan, lay out, or supervise the installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, and equipment in a political subdivision which, prior to or after January 1, 2008, establishes licensing standards which preclude such work by class B master electricians in the political subdivision. The board shall adopt rules establishing procedures relating to the restriction of a class B master electrician license pursuant to this subsection.

(3) (b) A class B master electrician may become licensed as a class A master electrician upon successful passage of the examination prescribed in subsection 2.

(4) A person licensed to plan, lay out, or supervise the installation of electrical wiring, apparatus, or equipment for light, heat, power, and other purposes and supervise apprentice electricians by a political subdivision preceding January 1, 2008, pursuant to a supervised written examination, and who is currently engaged in the electrical contracting industry, shall be issued an applicable statewide license corresponding to that licensure as a class A master electrician or electrical contractor. The board shall adopt by rule certain criteria for city examination standards satisfactory to fulfill this requirement.

(5) The board may reject an application for licensure under this section from an applicant who would be subject to suspension, revocation, or reprimand pursuant to section 103.35.

2007 Acts, ch 197, §20, 50; 2008 Acts, ch 1077, §1, 3; 2008 Acts, ch 1092, §14, 32; 2019 Acts, ch 99, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1103, §3, 31
Iowa Code § 321.315 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.315
Signal continuous.
Status: in_force

A signal of intention to turn right or left shall be given continuously during not less than the last one hundred feet traveled by the vehicle before turning when the speed limit is forty-five miles per hour or less and a continuous signal during not less than the last three hundred feet when the speed limit is in excess of forty-five miles per hour.

[C39, §5025.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.315]
Iowa Code § 422.12H — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.12H
Income tax checkoff for fish and game protection fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who files an individual or a joint income tax return with the department of revenue under section 422.13 may designate a contribution to the state fish and game protection fund authorized pursuant to section 456A.16.

(2) This section is subject to repeal under section 422.12E.

2006 Acts, ch 1158, §28; 2019 Acts, ch 152, §51