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Iowa Code § 678.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 678 / Section 678.1
Agreed statement of facts.
Status: in_force

Parties to a question in difference, which might be the subject of a civil action, may, without action, present an agreed statement of the facts to any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter.

[C51, §1843; R60, §3408; C73, §3408; C97, §4377; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12686; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §678.1]
Iowa Code § 321.379 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.379
Violations.
Status: in_force

A school board, individual, or organization shall not purchase, construct, or contract for use, to transport pupils to or from school, any school bus which does not comply with the minimum requirements of section 321.373 and any individual, or any member or officer of such board or organization who authorizes, the purchase, construction, or contract for any such bus not complying with these minimum requirements commits a simple misdemeanor.

[C31, 35, §5079-c9, -c10, -c11; C39, §5032.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.379]2010 Acts, ch 1140, §11
Iowa Code § 124.211 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 124 / Section 124.211
Schedule V — criteria.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall recommend to the general assembly that the general assembly place a substance in schedule V if any substance is not already included therein and the board finds that:

(1) (a) The substance has a low potential for abuse when compared with the substances listed in schedule IV;

(1) (b) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and

(1) (c) The substance has limited physical dependence or psychological dependence liability when compared with the controlled substances listed in schedule IV.

(2) If the board finds that any substance included in schedule V does not meet these criteria, the board shall recommend that the general assembly place the substance in a different schedule or remove the substance from the list of controlled substances, as appropriate.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §204.211]C93, §124.2112009 Acts, ch 41, §38
Iowa Code § 13.8 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 13 / Section 13.8
Expenses.
Status: in_force

The attorney general and the attorney general’s assistants shall be repaid their actual and necessary expenses incurred in transacting their official duties at places other than the seat of government.

[C73, §3770; C97, §211; S13, §211; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §153; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §13.8]
Iowa Code § 321.415 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.415
Required usage of lighting devices.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated on a roadway or shoulder during the times specified in section 321.384, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, directed high enough and of sufficient intensity to reveal persons and vehicles at a safe distance in advance of the vehicle, subject to the following requirements and limitations:

(1) (a) Whenever a driver of a vehicle approaches an oncoming vehicle within one thousand feet, the driver shall use a distribution of light, or composite beam, so aimed that the glaring rays are not projected into the eyes of the oncoming driver. The lowermost distribution of light, or composite beam, specified in section 321.409, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, shall be deemed to avoid glare at all times, regardless of road contour and loading.

(1) (b) Whenever the driver of a vehicle follows another vehicle within four hundred feet to the rear, except when engaged in the act of overtaking and passing, the driver shall use a distribution of light permissible under this chapter other than the uppermost distribution of light specified in section 321.409, subsection 1, paragraph “a”.

(2) The provisions of subsection 1, paragraphs “a” and “b”, do not apply to motorcycles or motorized bicycles being operated between sunrise and sunset.

[C39, §5034.23 – 5034.25; C46, 50, 54, §321.414 – 321.416; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.415]92 Acts, ch 1175, §36; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §175
Iowa Code § 489.406 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.406
Liability for improper distributions.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a member of a member-managed limited liability company or a manager of a manager-managed limited liability company consents to a distribution made in violation of section 489.405 and in consenting to the distribution fails to comply with section 489.409, the member or manager is personally liable to the company for the amount of the distribution which exceeds the amount that could have been distributed without the violation of section 489.405.

(2) To the extent the operating agreement of a member-managed limited liability company expressly relieves a member of the authority and responsibility to consent to distributions and imposes that authority and responsibility on one or more other members, the liability stated in subsection 1 applies to the other members and not the member that the operating agreement relieves of the authority and responsibility.

(3) A person that receives a distribution knowing that the distribution violated section 489.405 is personally liable to the limited liability company but only to the extent that the distribution received by the person exceeded the amount that could have been properly paid under section 489.405.

(4) A person against which an action is commenced because the person is liable under subsection 1 may do all of the following:

(4) (a) Implead any other person that is liable under subsection 1 and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person.

(4) (b) Implead any person that received a distribution in violation of subsection 3 and seek to enforce a right of contribution from the person in the amount the person received in violation of subsection 3.

(5) An action under this section is barred unless commenced not later than two years after the distribution.

2008 Acts, ch 1162, §36, 155; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §40, 161
Iowa Code § 15.332 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.332
Value-added property tax exemption.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2025 Acts, ch 136, §21, 24.
Iowa Code § 321.86 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.86
Notice by director.
Status: in_force

The director shall, if the owner appears of record in the director’s office, notify the owner of the fact that the vehicle or component part is in the custody of the officer, and if not of record in the director’s office, the director shall mail the description to the county treasurer of each county.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, §12223; C39, §5006.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.86]
Iowa Code § 264.4 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 264 / Section 264.4
Transcripts.
Status: in_force

The registrar of the state university shall prepare transcripts of such scholastic records and when requested to do so the registrar must furnish a copy of the said transcript to a former student. Whenever such transcript is made and after it has been compared with the original it shall be certified by the registrar of the state university, and thereafter it shall be considered and accepted as evidence for all purposes the same as the original would be.

[C35, §3953-e4; C39, §3953.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §264.4]
Iowa Code § 490.729 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.729
Inspectors of election.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation that has a class of equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the federal Securities Exchange Act of 1934 shall, and any other corporation may, appoint one or more inspectors to act at a meeting of shareholders in connection with determining voting results. Each inspector shall verify in writing that the inspector will faithfully execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of the inspector’s ability. An inspector may be an officer or employee of the corporation. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of inspector under subsection 2, and may rely on information provided by such persons and other persons, including those appointed to tabulate votes, unless the inspectors believe reliance is unwarranted.

(2) The inspectors shall do all of the following:

(2) (a) Ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each.

(2) (b) Determine the shares represented at a meeting.

(2) (c) Determine the validity of proxy appointments and ballots.

(2) (d) Count all votes.

(2) (e) Make a written report of the results.

(3) In performing their duties, the inspectors may examine any of the following:

(3) (a) The proxy appointment forms and any other information provided in accordance with section 490.722, subsection 2.

(3) (b) Any envelope or related writing submitted with those appointment forms.

(3) (c) Any ballots.

(3) (d) Any evidence or other information specified in section 490.724.

(3) (e) The relevant books and records of the corporation relating to its shareholders and their entitlement to vote, including any securities position list provided by a depository clearing agency.

(4) (a) The inspectors also may consider other information that they believe is relevant and reliable for the purpose of performing any of the duties assigned to them pursuant to subsection 2, including for all of the following purposes:

(4) (a) Evaluating inconsistent, incomplete, or erroneous information.

(4) (a) Reconciling information submitted on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees, or similar persons that indicates more votes being cast than a proxy authorized by the record shareholder is entitled to cast.

(4) (b) If the inspectors consider other information allowed by this subsection, they shall in their report under subsection 2 specify the information considered by them, including the purpose or purposes for which the information was considered, the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained, and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is relevant and reliable.

(5) Determinations of law by the inspectors of election are subject to de novo review by a court in a proceeding under section 490.749 or other judicial proceeding.

2002 Acts, ch 1154, §21, 125; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §76, 230
Iowa Code § 207.28 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 207 / Section 207.28
Employee protection.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not discharge, or in any other way discriminate against, any employee or any authorized representative of employees by reason of the fact that such employee or representative has filed, instituted, or caused to be filed or instituted any proceeding under this chapter, or has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding resulting from the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

(2) Any employee or a representative of employees who believes that the employee or representative has been fired or discriminated against by a person in violation of subsection 1 of this section may, within thirty days after the alleged violation occurs, apply to the administrator for a review as provided by rule of the firing or alleged discrimination.

[C81, §83.28]C93, §207.28
Iowa Code § 15.457 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15 / Section 15.457
Ordinary maintenance and repair.
Status: in_force

This part shall not be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior feature in a district which does not involve a change in design, material or outer appearance, nor prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, or demolition of any such feature which is required for public safety reasons due to an unsafe or dangerous condition.

[C77, 79, 81, §303.32]2023 Acts, ch 19, §2101, 2125C2024, §15.457
Iowa Code § 216A.111 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 216A / Section 216A.111
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “commission” means the commission of deaf services.

86 Acts, ch 1245, §1250C87, §601K.111C93, §216A.1112010 Acts, ch 1031, §136, 137, 170; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §307; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §452
Iowa Code § 347A.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 347A / Section 347A.3
Tax for maintenance and operation.
Status: in_force

(1) If in any year, after payment of the accruing interest on and principal due of revenue bonds issued under chapter 331, subchapter IV, part 4, and payable from the revenues derived from the operation of the county hospital, there is a balance of such revenues insufficient to pay the expenses of operation, maintenance, and funded depreciation of the hospital, the board of hospital trustees shall certify that fact as soon as ascertained to the board of supervisors of the county, and the board of supervisors shall make the amount of the deficiency for paying the expenses of operation, maintenance, and funded depreciation of the hospital available from other county funds or shall levy a tax not to exceed one dollar and eight cents per thousand dollars of assessed value in any one year on all the taxable property in the county in an amount sufficient for that purpose. However, general county funds or the proceeds of taxes shall not be used or applied to the payment of the interest on or principal of revenue bonds issued under chapter 331, subchapter IV, part 4, but general county funds or proceeds of taxes may only be used and applied to pay expenses of operation, maintenance, and funded depreciation of the hospital which cannot be paid from available revenue derived from its operation.

(2) A tax levied under this section for paying the expenses of operation, maintenance, and funded depreciation of a merged area hospital pursuant to the authority granted a merged area under section 145A.20, shall only be levied on the assessed value of property in that portion of a county which is part of the merged area, in accordance with the plan or merger established, approved, and implemented under sections 145A.3, 145A.4, 145A.5, and 145A.14.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347A.3; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1097; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §12]85 Acts, ch 123, §13; 90 Acts, ch 1118, §2; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 105.17 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 105 / Section 105.17
Preemption of local licensing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The provisions of this chapter regarding the licensing of plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, and hydronic professionals and contractors shall supersede and preempt all plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, hydronic, and contracting licensing provisions of all governmental subdivisions.

(1) (a) On July 1, 2009, all plumbing and mechanical licensing provisions promulgated by any governmental subdivision shall be null and void, except reciprocal licenses as provided in section 105.21, and of no further force and effect.

(1) (b) On and after July 1, 2008, a governmental subdivision shall not prohibit a contractor or a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professional licensed pursuant to this chapter from performing services for which that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter or enforce any plumbing and mechanical licensing provisions promulgated by the governmental subdivision against a person licensed pursuant to this chapter.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a governmental subdivision from assessing and collecting permit fees or inspection fees related to work performed by plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professionals.

2007 Acts, ch 198, §17; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §7, 10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §18; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §16, 36
Iowa Code § 327B.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327B / Section 327B.3
Fees — use.
Status: in_force

All fees paid under the provisions of this chapter shall be remitted to the treasurer of state and credited to the road use tax fund.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §327B.3]
Iowa Code § 481A.34 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.34
Violations by common carrier.
Status: in_force

A common carrier, and any agent, employee, or servant of a common carrier, which violates any of the provisions of this chapter relating to receiving, having in possession, shipping, or delivering any fish, fowl, birds, birds’ nests, eggs, or plumage, fur, raw pelts, game, or animals, in violation of the provisions of the Code or contrary to the regulations and restrictions provided in this chapter, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

[C73, §4049; C97, §2557; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1791; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.34]88 Acts, ch 1216, §9C93, §481A.342025 Acts, ch 30, §83
Iowa Code § 39.15 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 39 / Section 39.15
State senators.
Status: in_force

Senators in the general assembly shall be elected at the general election in the respective senatorial districts and shall hold office for the term of four years.

[C51, §239; R60, §471; C73, §588; C97, §1071; S13, §1071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §518; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.15]
Iowa Code § 633F.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633F / Section 633F.2
Custodial trust general.
Status: in_force

(1) A person may create a custodial trust of property by a written transfer of the property to another person, evidenced by registration or by other instrument of transfer, executed in any lawful manner, naming as beneficiary, an individual who may be the transferor, in which the transferee is designated, in substance, as custodial trustee under this chapter.

(2) A person may create a custodial trust of property by a written declaration, evidenced by registration of the property or by other instrument of declaration executed in any lawful manner, describing the property and naming as beneficiary an individual other than the declarant, in which the declarant as titleholder is designated, in substance, as custodial trustee under this chapter. A registration or other declaration of trust for the sole benefit of the declarant is not a custodial trust under this chapter.

(3) Title to custodial trust property is in the custodial trustee and the beneficial interest is in the beneficiary.

(4) Except as provided in subsection 5, a transferor shall not terminate a custodial trust.

(5) The beneficiary, if not incapacitated, or the legal representative of an incapacitated beneficiary, may terminate a custodial trust by delivering to the custodial trustee a writing signed by the beneficiary or legal representative declaring the termination. If not previously terminated, the custodial trust terminates on the death of the beneficiary.

(6) Any person may augment existing custodial trust property by the addition of other property pursuant to this chapter, only upon receipt and acceptance by the custodial trustee.

(7) The transferor may designate, or authorize the designation of, a successor custodial trustee in the trust instrument.

(8) This chapter does not displace or restrict other means of creating trusts. A trust whose terms do not conform to this chapter may be enforceable according to its terms under other law.

2021 Acts, ch 8, §2
Iowa Code § 561.6 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 561 / Section 561.6
Platting under order of court.
Status: in_force

Upon application made to the district court by any creditor of the owner of the homestead, or other person interested therein, such court shall hear the cause upon the proof offered, and fix and establish the boundaries thereof, and the judgment therein shall be filed and recorded in the manner provided in section 561.5.

[C97, §2980; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10140; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §561.6]
Iowa Code § 215.20 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 215 / Section 215.20
Liquid petroleum gas measurement.
Status: in_force

(1) All liquefied petroleum gas, including but not limited to propane, butane, and mixtures of them, shall be kept, offered, exposed for sale, or sold by the pound, metered cubic foot of vapor, defined as one cubic foot at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, or by the gallon, defined as two hundred thirty-one cubic inches at 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

(2) All metered sales exceeding one hundred gallons shall be corrected to a temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit through use of an approved meter with a sealed automatic compensation mechanism. All sale tickets for sales exceeding one hundred gallons shall show the stamped delivered gallons and shall state that the temperature correction was automatically made.

(3) A reasonable tolerance within a maximum of plus or minus one percent shall be allowed on liquid petroleum gas meters licensed for commercial use in this state.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §215.20]88 Acts, ch 1272, §23; 90 Acts, ch 1084, §9; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §44
Iowa Code § 43.49 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.49
Canvass by county board.
Status: in_force

(1) On the Tuesday following the primary election, the board of supervisors shall meet, open, and canvass the returns from each voting precinct in the county, and make abstracts thereof, stating the following:

(1) (a) The number of ballots cast in the county in each precinct by each political party, separately, for each office.

(1) (b) The name of each person voted for and the number of votes given to each person for each different office.

(1) (c) The votes of all write-in candidates who each received less than five percent of the votes cast for an office reported collectively under the heading “scattering”.

(2) If the day designated by this section for the canvass is a public holiday, the provisions of section 4.1, subsection 34, shall apply.

[S13, §1087-a19; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §577; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.49]90 Acts, ch 1238, §3; 95 Acts, ch 189, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §8, 9, 56; 2025 Acts, ch 122, §1