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Iowa Code § 490.504 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.504
Service on corporation.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation’s registered agent is the corporation’s agent for service of process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation.

(2) If a corporation has no registered agent, or the agent cannot with reasonable diligence be served, the corporation may be served by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the secretary at the corporation’s principal office. Service is perfected under this subsection at the earliest of the following:

(2) (a) The date the corporation receives the mail.

(2) (b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation.

(2) (c) Five days after its deposit in the United States mail, as evidenced by the postmark, if mailed postpaid and correctly addressed.

(3) (a) The secretary of state shall be an agent of the corporation upon whom process, notice, or demand may be served, if any of the following applies:

(3) (a) The process, notice, or demand cannot be served on a corporation pursuant to subsection 1 or 2.

(3) (a) The process, notice, or demand is to be served on a registered foreign corporation that has withdrawn its registration pursuant to section 490.1507 or 490.1509, or the registration of which has been terminated pursuant to section 490.1511.

(3) (b) Service of any process, notice, or demand on the secretary of state as agent for a corporation may be made by delivering to the secretary of state duplicate copies of the process, notice, or demand. If process, notice, or demand is served on the secretary of state, the secretary of state shall forward one of the copies by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the corporation at the last address shown in the records of the secretary of state. Service is effected under this subsection at the earliest of the following:

(3) (b) The date the corporation receives the process, notice, or demand.

(3) (b) The date shown on the return receipt, if signed on behalf of the corporation.

(3) (b) Five days after the process, notice, or demand is deposited with the United States mail by the secretary of state.

(4) This section does not prescribe the only means, or necessarily the required means, of serving a corporation.

89 Acts, ch 288, §35; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §7; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §42, 230
Iowa Code § 602.6304 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.6304
Appointment and resignation of district associate judges.
Status: in_force

(1) The district associate judges authorized by sections 602.6301 and 602.6302 shall be appointed by the governor from persons nominated by the district judicial nominating commission in the same manner as district judges under chapter 46.

(2) A district associate judge who seeks to resign from the office of district associate judge shall notify in writing the governor, the chief judge of the judicial district, and the state commissioner of elections as to the district associate judge’s intention to resign and the effective date of the resignation.

(3) When a vacancy occurs or will occur within one hundred twenty days in the office of the district associate judge, the state commissioner of elections shall forthwith so notify the governor. The governor shall call a meeting of the commission within ten days after such notice. If the governor fails to do so, the chief justice shall call such meeting.

83 Acts, ch 186, §7304, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1015, §4; 98 Acts, ch 1115, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 151, §41, 64; 2022 Acts, ch 1033, §7
Iowa Code § 2C.10 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2C / Section 2C.10
No charge for services.
Status: in_force

A monetary charge or other charge shall not be levied upon any person as a prerequisite to presentation of a complaint to the ombudsman.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §601G.10]C93, §2C.102013 Acts, ch 10, §11
Iowa Code § 161A.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161A / Section 161A.8
Cooperation between districts.
Status: in_force

The commissioners of any two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.

[C39, §2603.10; C46, §160.8; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.8]C93, §161A.8
Iowa Code § 619.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 619 / Section 619.1
Nonnecessity for prayer.
Status: in_force

In the defense part of an answer or reply, it shall not be necessary to make a prayer for judgment.

[R60, §2883; C73, §2658; C97, §3569; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11118; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §619.1]
Iowa Code § 677.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 677 / Section 677.1
Offer to confess before action brought.
Status: in_force

Before an action for the recovery of money is brought against any person, the person may go before the clerk of the county of the person’s residence, or of that in which the person having the cause of action resides, and offer to confess judgment in favor of such person for a specified sum on such cause of action, as provided for in chapter 676.

[R60, §3403; C73, §2898; C97, §3817; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12672; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.1]
Iowa Code § 554.8506 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.8506
Duty of securities intermediary to exercise rights as directed by entitlement holder.
Status: in_force

A securities intermediary shall exercise rights with respect to a financial asset if directed to do so by an entitlement holder. A securities intermediary satisfies the duty if:

(1) the securities intermediary acts with respect to the duty as agreed upon by the entitlement holder and the securities intermediary; or

(2) in the absence of agreement, the securities intermediary either places the entitlement holder in a position to exercise the rights directly or exercises due care in accordance with reasonable commercial standards to follow the direction of the entitlement holder.

96 Acts, ch 1138, §53, 84
Iowa Code § 540A.105 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.105
Delegation of management and investment functions.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in law, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, in doing all of the following:

(1) (a) Selecting an agent.

(1) (b) Establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes of the institution and the institutional fund.

(1) (c) Periodically reviewing the agent’s actions in order to monitor the agent’s performance and compliance with the scope and terms of the delegation.

(2) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the institution to exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the delegation.

(3) An institution that complies with subsection 1 is not liable for the decisions or actions of an agent to which the function was delegated.

(4) By accepting delegation of a management or investment function from an institution that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all proceedings arising from or related to the delegation or the performance of the delegated function.

(5) An institution may delegate management and investment functions to its committees, officers, or employees as authorized by the laws of this state.

2008 Acts, ch 1066, §5, 11
Iowa Code § 481A.95 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.95
License — reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(1) A license shall be required of each fur dealer and each employee, agent, or representative of a fur dealer except when the employee, agent, or representative is operating solely on the premises of a licensed fur dealer. A fur dealer shall conduct business only at the location specified on the dealer’s license, at an established fur auction, at the nonadvertised residence of a licensed fur harvester, or at the place of business specified on the license of any fur dealer. A nonresident licensed fur dealer may purchase location permits to operate at locations other than at the location specified on the fur dealer’s license. A resident licensed fur dealer may obtain location permits without fee. Each location permit shall be valid only for the one location specified on the location permit and shall entitle the fur dealer and employee, agent, or representative of the licensed fur dealer to operate at that location. The commission shall, upon application and the payment of the required license fee, if any, furnish the proper license and location permits to the dealer.

(2) A resident of another state shall pay the fee provided by statute for the nonresident fur dealer’s license unless that state has a reciprocity agreement with this state. The reciprocity agreement must provide that each state will charge nonresidents from the other state the same fee for the nonresident fur dealer’s license and the fee under the agreement must be less than the statutory fee of this state for nonresidents and higher than the statutory fee of this state for residents.

[C31, §1766-c3; C35, §1794-e1; C39, §1794.056; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.95]84 Acts, ch 1199, §1; 89 Acts, ch 90, §1; 91 Acts, ch 237, §2C93, §481A.95
Iowa Code § 462A.52 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 462A / Section 462A.52
Fees remitted to commission.
Status: in_force

(1) A county recorder shall remit to the commission all fees collected by the recorder through a process determined by the department. All fees collected for the registration of vessels shall be forwarded by the commission to the treasurer of the state, who shall place the money in the state fish and game protection fund. The money so collected is appropriated to the commission solely for the administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water safety.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, any increase in revenues received on or after July 1, 2007, but on or before June 30, 2023, pursuant to this section as a result of fee increases pursuant to 2005 Iowa Acts, ch. 137, shall be used by the commission only for the administration and enforcement of programs to control aquatic invasive species and for the administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of this state and shall be used in addition to funds already being expended by the commission each year for these purposes. The commission shall not reduce the amount of other funds being expended on an annual basis for these purposes as of July 1, 2005, during the period of the appropriation provided for in this subsection.

(3) The commission shall submit a written report to the general assembly by December 31, 2007, and by December 31 of each year thereafter through December 31, 2023, summarizing the activities of the department in administering and enforcing programs to control aquatic invasive species and administering and enforcing navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of the state. The report shall include information concerning the amount of revenues collected pursuant to this section as a result of fee increases pursuant to 2005 Iowa Acts, ch. 137, and how the revenues were expended. The report shall also include information concerning the amount and source of all other funds expended by the commission during the year for the purposes of administering and enforcing programs to control aquatic invasive species and administering and enforcing navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of the state and how the funds were expended.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §106.52]89 Acts, ch 102, §1C93, §462A.522005 Acts, ch 137, §15; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §64; 2013 Acts, ch 72, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 80, §7
Iowa Code § 154A.17 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154A / Section 154A.17
Fees.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2012 Acts, ch 1113, §15.
Iowa Code § 214A.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 214A / Section 214A.9
Poster showing analysis.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2013 Acts, ch 15, §9.
Iowa Code § 204.8 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 204 / Section 204.8
Hemp testing requirements and certificate of analysis.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, requirements for testing hemp and the issuance of a certificate of analysis for hemp are governed by chapter 204A.

2019 Acts, ch 130, §8, 18, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1065, §12, 13, 19; 2020 Acts, ch 1121, §107 – 109; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §99; 2024 Acts, ch 1177, §32, 55
Iowa Code § 321.284A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.284A
Open containers in motor vehicles — passengers.
Status: in_force

(1) A passenger in a motor vehicle upon a public street or highway shall not possess in the passenger area of the motor vehicle an open or unsealed bottle, can, jar, or other receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage or a beverage containing any amount of tetrahydrocannabinol. “Passenger area” means the area of a motor vehicle designed to seat the driver and passengers while the motor vehicle is in operation and any area that is readily accessible to the driver or a passenger while in their seating positions, including the glove compartment. An open or unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage or an otherwise lawful beverage containing tetrahydrocannabinol may be transported in the trunk of the motor vehicle. An unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage or an otherwise lawful beverage containing tetrahydrocannabinol may be transported behind the last upright seat of the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle does not have a trunk.

(2) This section does not apply to a passenger being transported in a motor vehicle designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation, or a passenger being transported in the living quarters of a motor home, motorsports recreational vehicle, manufactured or mobile home, travel trailer, or fifth-wheel travel trailer.

(3) A person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “e”.

(4) A person under the age of twenty-one years who possesses an alcoholic beverage in violation of this section is guilty of a violation of section 123.47.

(5) The department shall not include a conviction for a violation of this section on the individual driving record of the person committing the violation and the conviction shall not be considered by the department in any proceeding for suspension, revocation, barring, or denying of the person’s driver’s license or upon any application for renewal of driving privileges.

99 Acts, ch 77, §2; 2001 Acts, ch 137, §5; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §15; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §80; 2010 Acts, ch 1128, §6; 2014 Acts, ch 1127, §9; 2025 Acts, ch 9, §2
Iowa Code § 468.206 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.206
Notice and hearing.
Status: in_force

If upon consideration of the plan or amended plan and the report or reports of the engineer and the commitments involved in the adoption of the plan the board finds that the district will benefit therefrom or the purposes for which the district was established will be promoted thereby, the board shall adopt the same as a tentative plan, enter an order to that effect, and fix a date for hearing thereon not less than thirty days thereafter and direct the auditor to cause notice to be given of such hearing as provided in section 468.207.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §455.206; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §455.207]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.2062015 Acts, ch 30, §145
Iowa Code § 327G.24 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.24
Removal of tracks from crossings.
Status: in_force

Upon consummation of an abandonment of a railway line authorized under 49 U.S.C. §10903 adopted as of a specific date by rule by the department, or upon interim use of railroad rights-of-way to establish appropriate trails pursuant to 16 U.S.C. §1247(d) adopted as of a specific date by rule by the department, if the railway tracks adjacent to a crossing have been removed, but the railway tracks in the crossing have not been removed, the city, county, or other jurisdiction having authority over the highway, street, or alley containing the crossing may remove the tracks from the crossing. However, this section shall not be construed as reducing the obligation or liability of a railway corporation to remove the railway tracks from the crossing.

90 Acts, ch 1132, §1
Iowa Code § 520.3 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 520 / Section 520.3
Office of attorney — foreign office.
Status: in_force

The principal office of such attorney shall be maintained at such place as is designated by the subscribers in the power of attorney; provided that, where the principal office of such attorney is located in another state, the commissioner of insurance shall not issue a certificate of authority, or license, as provided in this chapter unless such attorney shall hold a license or certificate of authority from the insurance department of such other state.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9085; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §520.3]
Iowa Code § 263A.2 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263A / Section 263A.2
Authorization of general assembly and governor.
Status: in_force

Subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the state board of regents may undertake and carry out any project as defined in this chapter at the state university of Iowa. The state board of regents is authorized to operate, control, maintain, and manage buildings and facilities and additions to such buildings and facilities at said institution. All contracts for the construction, reconstruction, completion, equipment, improvement, repair, or remodeling of any buildings, additions, or facilities shall be let in accordance with the provisions of section 262.34. The title to all real estate acquired under the provisions of this chapter and the improvements erected thereon shall be taken and held in the name of the state of Iowa.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §263A.2]2002 Acts, ch 1119, §37; 2009 Acts, ch 173, §16, 36
Iowa Code § 15J.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15J / Section 15J.6
State reinvestment district fund.
Status: in_force

(1) A state reinvestment district fund is established in the state treasury under the control of the department consisting of the new state sales tax revenues collected within each district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423.2A, subsection 2, and the new state hotel and motel tax revenues collected within each district and deposited in the fund pursuant to section 423A.6. Moneys deposited in the fund are appropriated to the department for the purposes of this section. Moneys in the fund shall only be used for the purposes of this section.

(2) A district account is created within the fund for each district created by a municipality under this chapter.

(3) The department shall deposit the moneys described in subsection 1 that were collected in a quarter beginning on or after the district’s commencement date into the appropriate district account in the fund.

(4) All moneys in each district account within the fund shall be remitted quarterly by the department to the municipality that established the district for deposit in the municipality’s reinvestment project fund established pursuant to section 15J.7.

(5) The department shall adopt rules for the administration of the department’s duties under this chapter, including the remittance of moneys to municipalities.

2013 Acts, ch 119, §6; 2018 Acts, ch 1161, §151, 229
Iowa Code § 714D.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714D / Section 714D.7
Civil enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1) A violation of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter is a violation of section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph “a”. The remedies and penalties provided by section 714.16, including but not limited to injunctive relief and civil penalties, apply to violations of this chapter.

(2) In seeking reimbursement pursuant to section 714.16, subsection 7, from a person who has committed an unlawful practice under this chapter, the attorney general may seek an order from the court that the person pay to the attorney general on behalf of consumers the amounts for which the person would be liable under section 714D.6 for each consumer who has a cause of action pursuant to section 714D.6. Section 714.16, as it relates to consumer reimbursement, applies to amounts recovered by the attorney general as reimbursement under this chapter. However, a consumer who is awarded monetary damages pursuant to section 714D.6 is not eligible for monetary relief under this section for the same unlawful practice.

(3) The remedies provided pursuant to this chapter are in addition to any other remedies provided to the state or to a person under other law.

(4) The attorney general shall not file a civil enforcement action under this chapter or under section 714.16 against a person for an act which is the subject of an administrative proceeding to impose a civil penalty which has been initiated against the person by the utilities commission. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the attorney general to file a civil enforcement or other enforcement action against a person for violating a prior agreement entered into by the person with the attorney general or a court order obtained by the attorney general against the person. This subsection shall not be construed to limit the authority of the attorney general to file a civil enforcement or other enforcement action against the person for acts which are not the subject of an administrative proceeding which has been initiated against the person by the utilities commission.

99 Acts, ch 16, §82023 Acts, ch 19, §2701; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §369
Iowa Code § 643.8 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 643 / Section 643.8
Wrongful removal — service.
Status: in_force

If the petition shows that the property has been wrongfully removed into another county from the one in which the action is commenced, the writ may issue from the county whence the property was wrongfully taken, and may be served in any county where it may be found.

[C73, §3230; C97, §4168; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12184; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §643.8]
Iowa Code § 135K.2 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135K / Section 135K.2
Applicability.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to all persons who test or repair backflow prevention assemblies.

92 Acts, ch 1204, §2