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Iowa Code § 548.113 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 548 / Section 548.113
Injury to business reputation — dilution.
Status: in_force

(1) The owner of a mark which is famous in this state shall be entitled, subject to the principles of equity, to an injunction against another’s use of a mark, commencing after the owner’s mark becomes famous, which causes dilution of the distinctive quality of the owner’s mark, and to obtain such other relief as is provided in this section. In determining whether a mark is famous, a court may consider factors such as, but not limited to:

(1) (a) The degree of inherent or acquired distinctiveness of the mark in this state.

(1) (b) The duration and extent of use of the mark in connection with the goods and services.

(1) (c) The duration and extent of advertising and publicity of the mark in this state.

(1) (d) The geographical extent of the trading area in which the mark is used.

(1) (e) The channels of trade for the goods or services with which the owner’s mark is used.

(1) (f) The degree of recognition of the owner’s mark in its and in the other’s trading areas and channels of trade in this state.

(1) (g) The nature and extent of use of the same or similar mark by third parties.

(2) The owner shall be entitled only to injunctive relief in this state in an action brought under this section, unless the subsequent user willfully intended to trade on the owner’s reputation or to cause dilution of the owner’s mark. If such willful intent is proven, the owner shall also be entitled to the remedies set forth in this chapter, subject to the discretion of the court and the principles of equity.

94 Acts, ch 1090, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157
Iowa Code § 147.16 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 147 / Section 147.16
Board members.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §368.
Iowa Code § 468.322 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.322
Jurisdiction relinquished.
Status: in_force

If the board of supervisors of any county at any time finds that twenty-five percent or more of the total area of any established drainage district is located within the corporate limits of any city, that the district’s drains are wholly or partially constructed of sewer tile, and that the district’s drain or drains are needed or being used by the city for storm sewer or drainage purposes, the board may by resolution transfer to the city control of the entire drainage district, including the portion outside the corporate limits of the city.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7634; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §459.8]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.322
Iowa Code § 815.12 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 815 / Section 815.12
Trial jury expenses.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the district court shall pay fees and mileage due petit jurors, and the costs of food, lodging, and transportation when provided for petit jurors.

83 Acts, ch 186, §10140, 10201
Iowa Code § 80A.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 80A / Section 80A.10
Licensee’s bond.
Status: in_force

(1) A license shall not be issued unless the applicant files with the department a surety bond, in a minimum amount as follows:

(1) (a) Five thousand dollars in the case of an agency licensed to conduct only a bail enforcement business, private security business, or a private investigation business.

(1) (b) Ten thousand dollars in the case of an agency licensed to conduct more than one type of business licensed under this chapter.

(2) The bond shall be issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful, lawful, and honest conduct of the applicant and those employed by the applicant in carrying on the business licensed.

(3) The bond shall provide that a person injured by a breach of the conditions of the bond may bring an action on the bond to recover legal damages suffered by reason of the breach. However, the aggregate liability of the surety for all damages shall not exceed the amount of the bond.

(4) Bonds issued and filed with the department shall remain in force and effect until the surety has terminated future liability by a written thirty days’ notice to the department.

84 Acts, ch 1235, §10; 85 Acts, ch 56, §3; 98 Acts, ch 1149, §8
Iowa Code § 502A.16 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502A / Section 502A.16
Cooperation with other agencies.
Status: in_force

(1) To encourage uniform application and interpretation of this chapter and securities regulation and enforcement in general, the administrator and the employees of the administrator may cooperate, including bearing the expense of the cooperation, with the securities agencies or administrator of another jurisdiction, Canadian province or territory or such other agencies administering this chapter, the commodity futures trading commission, the United States securities and exchange commission, any self-regulatory organization established under the Commodity Exchange Act or the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934, any national or international organization of commodities or securities officials or agencies, and any governmental law enforcement agency.

(2) The cooperation authorized by subsection 1 shall include, but need not be limited to, any or all of the following:

(2) (a) Making joint examinations or investigations.

(2) (b) Holding joint administrative hearings.

(2) (c) Filing and prosecuting joint litigation.

(2) (d) Sharing and exchanging personnel.

(2) (e) Sharing and exchanging information and documents.

(2) (f) Formulating and adopting mutual regulations, statements of policy, guidelines, proposed statutory changes, and releases.

(2) (g) Issuing and enforcing subpoenas at the request of the agency administering this chapter in another jurisdiction, the securities agency of another jurisdiction, the commodity futures trading commission or the United States securities and exchange commission if the information sought would also be subject to lawful subpoena for conduct occurring in this state.

90 Acts, ch 1169, §15
Iowa Code § 15H.9 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15H / Section 15H.9
Iowa national service corps program.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may establish an Iowa national service corps program to provide opportunities for state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, and private, nonprofit organizations to create national service programs outside of existing state and federal programs to meet state and local needs and to provide more opportunities for Iowans to serve their state and country and foster a cultural expectation of service in Iowa through a unified service corps.

(2) The commission may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for approving Iowa national service corps programs and national service positions. Existing programs and service positions, including those established through the AmeriCorps programs in Iowa created pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §12501, Senior Corps and AmeriCorps vista in Iowa created pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §4950 et seq., the Iowa summer youth corps program created pursuant to section 15H.5, the Iowa green corps program created pursuant to section 15H.6, the Iowa reading corps program created pursuant to section 15H.7, and the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program created pursuant to section 15H.8, are part of the Iowa national service corps programs and national service positions.

(3) State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may enter into an agreement with any approved Iowa national service corps program directly or through an agreement with the commission. State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may establish Iowa national service corps programs or contract with a third-party vendor to assist the agency or political subdivision in establishing such programs.

(4) State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may give priority to grants or projects funded that utilize Iowa national service corps programs.

(5) State agencies or political subdivisions of the state may establish hiring preferences for any Iowa national service corps or AmeriCorps participant who has successfully completed a year of full-time service or one thousand seven hundred hours over a period extending beyond a year.

(6) A person participating in the Iowa national service corps program is not an employee of the organization in which the person is enrolled regardless of whether a stipend is provided, shall be exempt from the merit system requirements of chapter 8, subchapter IV, and is not eligible to receive unemployment compensation benefits under chapter 96 upon completion of service.

2018 Acts, ch 1086, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §12; 2025 Acts, ch 6, §1
Iowa Code § 554.3603 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3603
Tender of payment.
Status: in_force

(1) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument, the effect of tender is governed by principles of law applicable to tender of payment under a simple contract.

(2) If tender of payment of an obligation to pay an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument and the tender is refused, there is discharge, to the extent of the amount of the tender, of the obligation of an endorser or accommodation party having a right of recourse with respect to the obligation to which the tender relates.

(3) If tender of payment of an amount due on an instrument is made to a person entitled to enforce the instrument, the obligation of the obligor to pay interest after the due date on the amount tendered is discharged. If presentment is required with respect to an instrument and the obligor is able and ready to pay on the due date at every place of payment stated in the instrument, the obligor is deemed to have made tender of payment on the due date to the person entitled to enforce the instrument.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §75, 121, 122
Iowa Code § 357J.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357J / Section 357J.3
Notification of public hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) Each governmental entity intending to participate in an emergency response district shall issue a notice of intent to hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a proposed district. The hearing shall not be held until at least thirty days after the notice is issued but not more than ninety days after the notice is issued.

(2) Notice required under subsection 1 shall include all of the following information:

(2) (a) A statement explaining the need for fire protection service or emergency medical service.

(2) (b) The geographic boundaries of the district.

(2) (c) The approximate number of families in the district.

(2) (d) The proposed personnel, equipment, and facilities to provide the fire protection services or emergency medical services.

(2) (e) The date, time, and location of the public hearing.

2008 Acts, ch 1152, §3; 2022 Acts, ch 1017, §3
Iowa Code § 478.6 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 478 / Section 478.6
Taking under eminent domain.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the filing of objections or when a petition involves the taking of property under the right of eminent domain, the utilities commission shall set the matter for hearing and fix a time and place for the hearing. The hearing shall be not less than thirty days from the date of last publication and, where a new proposed transmission line exceeds one mile in length, shall be held in the county seat of the county located at the midpoint of the proposed electric transmission line. Written notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be served by the commission, by ordinary mail, on the applicant, and those having filed objections. If no objections are filed and the petition does not involve the taking of property under the right of eminent domain, the commission may grant a franchise without a hearing; however, the commission may conduct a hearing if the commission deems it necessary.

(2) Where a petition seeks the use of the right of eminent domain over specific parcels of real property, the commission shall prescribe the notice to be served upon the owners of record and parties in possession of the property over which the use of the right of eminent domain is sought. The notice shall include the statement of individual rights required pursuant to section 6B.2A, subsection 1.

(3) When the commission grants a franchise to any person, company, or corporation for the construction, erection, maintenance, and operation of transmission lines, wires, and cables for the transmission of electricity, such person, company, or corporation shall be vested with the power of condemnation to such extent as the commission may approve and find necessary for public use.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, §489.6; C77, 79, 81, §478.6; 81 Acts, ch 159, §1]2000 Acts, ch 1179, §23, 30; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 633.565 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.565
Qualifications and selection of guardian or conservator for an adult.
Status: in_force

The court shall appoint as guardian or conservator for an adult any qualified and suitable person who is willing to serve as guardian or conservator.

2019 Acts, ch 57, §24, 43, 44; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §353
Iowa Code § 484C.12 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 484C / Section 484C.12
Health requirements — chronic wasting disease.
Status: in_force

(1) Preserve whitetail that are purchased, propagated, confined, released, or sold by a hunting preserve shall be free of diseases considered reportable for wildlife, poultry, or livestock. The department may provide for the quarantine of diseased preserve whitetail that threaten the health of animal populations.

(2) The landowner, or the landowner’s veterinarian, and an epidemiologist designated by the department shall develop a plan for eradicating a reportable disease among the preserve whitetail population. The plan shall be designed to reduce and then eliminate the reportable disease, and to prevent the spread of the disease to other animals. The plan must be developed and signed within sixty days after a determination that the preserve whitetail population is affected with the disease. The plan must address population management and adhere to rules adopted by the department. The plan must be formalized as a memorandum of agreement executed by the landowner or landowner’s veterinarian and the epidemiologist. The plan must be approved by the department.

2005 Acts, ch 139, §25
Iowa Code § 453B.10 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 453B / Section 453B.10
Confidential nature of information.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the director or an employee of the department shall not reveal any information obtained from a dealer; nor shall information obtained from a dealer be used against the dealer in any criminal proceeding, unless the information is independently obtained, except in connection with a proceeding involving taxes due under this chapter from the dealer against whom the tax was assessed.

(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

(3) This section does not prohibit the director from publishing statistics that do not disclose the identity of the dealers.

(4) A stamp, label, or other official indicia denoting payment of the tax imposed under this chapter shall not be used against a taxpayer in a criminal proceeding, except that such information may be used against the taxpayer in connection with the administration or civil or criminal enforcement of the tax imposed under this chapter or any similar tax imposed by another state or local unit of government.

90 Acts, ch 1251, §46C91, §421A.10C93, §453B.102015 Acts, ch 29, §114
Iowa Code § 185.5 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185 / Section 185.5
Notice of election for directors.
Status: in_force

Notice of elections for directors of the board in a district shall be given by the board by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the board and shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting procedures, and other information the board deems necessary.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.5]88 Acts, ch 1134, §35; 2005 Acts, ch 82, §7
Iowa Code § 279.39 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 279 / Section 279.39
School buildings.
Status: in_force

The board of any school corporation shall establish attendance centers and provide suitable buildings for each school in the district and may at the regular or a special meeting resolve to submit to the registered voters of the district at an election held on a date specified in section 39.2, subsection 4, the question of voting a tax or authorizing the board to issue bonds, or both.

93 Acts, ch 160, §15; 95 Acts, ch 67, §53; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §47, 712023 Acts, ch 71, §120, 136
Iowa Code § 524.1001 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1001
Power to act as fiduciary.
Status: in_force

When approving a proposed state bank, or at any time subsequent thereto upon amendment of its articles of incorporation, the superintendent may authorize a state bank to act in a fiduciary capacity. In determining whether the superintendent shall authorize a state bank to act in a fiduciary capacity, the superintendent may consider any of the relevant criteria referred to in section 524.305, and other appropriate facts and circumstances. In any fiduciary capacity in which a state bank may act pursuant to this section, it shall have all the rights and duties which an individual has in such capacity under applicable law and under the terms upon which the state bank is designated to act in such capacity. In authorizing a state bank to act in a fiduciary capacity, the superintendent may limit such authorization to such capacities as the superintendent deems appropriate.

[S13, §1889-g; SS15, §1889-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9284, 9291; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §532.1, 532.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §524.1001]
Iowa Code § 669.19 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 669 / Section 669.19
Investigation of claims.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall fully investigate each claim under this chapter and may exercise the authority provided in section 25.5 in performing the investigation.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §25A.19]85 Acts, ch 67, §6C93, §669.192006 Acts, ch 1185, §111
Iowa Code § 716A.5 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 716A / Section 716A.5
Venue for criminal violations.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of venue, a violation of this chapter shall be considered to have been committed in any county in which any of the following apply:

(1) An act was performed in furtherance of any course of conduct which violated this chapter.

(2) The owner has a place of business in the state.

(3) An offender has control or possession of any proceeds of the violation, or of any books, records, documents, property, financial instrument, computer software, computer program, computer data, or other material or objects used in furtherance of the violation.

(4) Access to a computer or computer network was made by wires, electromagnetic waves, microwaves, or any other means of communication.

(5) The offender resides.

(6) A computer which is an object or an instrument of the violation is located at the time of the alleged offense.

2005 Acts, ch 123, §5
Iowa Code § 522F.8 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 522F / Section 522F.8
Umpire license eligibility.
Status: in_force

(1) An individual shall not act as, or represent that the individual is, an umpire in this state unless the individual is licensed under this chapter. An individual that acts as an umpire in this state solely for a crop hail or multiperil crop insurance claim shall not be subject to this chapter.

(2) An individual applying for an umpire license shall submit an application on a uniform individual application in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(3) To be eligible for licensure under this chapter, an individual shall meet all of the following criteria:

(3) (a) Unless waived by the commissioner based on the individual’s other professional qualifications, have a minimum of three years’ experience as any of the following:

(3) (a) A professional engineer licensed under chapter 542B or similarly licensed in another state.

(3) (a) An architect licensed under chapter 544A or similarly licensed in another state.

(3) (a) An adjuster licensed under chapter 522C or similarly licensed in another state.

(3) (a) An appraiser licensed under this chapter or similarly licensed in another state.

(3) (a) An attorney licensed in this state, or another state, with experience in first-party property damage litigation.

(3) (a) An insurance regulator.

(3) (b) Pass a written examination as prescribed by the division. The examination shall test the knowledge of the individual concerning the appraisal process, the duties and responsibilities of an umpire, and the insurance laws and rules of this state. Examination results shall be valid for ninety calendar days from the date of examination.

(3) (c) Have the requisite character and competence, as determined by the division.

(4) To determine an applicant’s eligibility for licensure, the commissioner may require a criminal history check pursuant to section 522B.5A.

2025 Acts, ch 28, §63
Iowa Code § 29A.36 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 29A / Section 29A.36
Injury or destruction of property.
Status: in_force

Every person who shall willfully or wantonly injure or destroy any articles of arms, clothing, equipment, or other military property furnished or issued by the federal government or the state, and refuses to make good such injury or loss; or who shall sell, dispose of, secrete or remove the same with intent to sell or dispose of it, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[R60, §1014; C73, §1050; C97, §2194; S13, §2215-f32; C24, 27, 31, §460; C35, §467-f57; C39, §467.59; C46, 50, §29.59; C54, 58, 62, §29.36; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.36]
Iowa Code § 218.47 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 218 / Section 218.47
Monthly report.
Status: in_force

The superintendent of each institution or the superintendent’s designee shall, on the first day of each month, account to the director or the director’s designee for all state funds received during the preceding month, and at the same time remit the accounting to the treasurer of state.

[S13, §2727-a40; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3330; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.47]2000 Acts, ch 1112, §17; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §386
Iowa Code § 169C.2 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 169C / Section 169C.2
Custody.
Status: in_force

A landowner may take custody of livestock if the livestock trespasses upon the landowner’s land or strays from the livestock owner’s control on a public road which adjoins the landowner’s land. A local authority may take custody of the livestock as provided by the local authority. The landowner shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a local authority, unless the livestock owner approves of the transfer. A local authority shall not transfer custody of the livestock to a person other than the livestock owner or a livestock care provider.

97 Acts, ch 57, §2