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Iowa Code § 654.16 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654 / Section 654.16
Separate redemption of homestead.
Status: in_force

(1) If a sheriff’s sale is ordered on agricultural land used for farming, as defined in section 16.58, the mortgagor may, by a date set by the court but not later than ten days before the sale, designate to the court the portion of the land which the mortgagor claims as a homestead. The homestead may be any contiguous portion of forty acres or less of the real estate subject to the sheriff’s sale. The homestead shall contain the residence of the mortgagor and shall be as compact as practicable.

(2) If a homestead is designated, the court shall determine the fair market value of the designated homestead before the sheriff’s sale. The court may consult with the county appraisers appointed pursuant to section 450.24 for deaths occurring before January 1, 2025, or with one or more independent appraisers, to determine the fair market value of the designated homestead.

(3) The mortgagor may redeem the designated homestead by tendering the lesser of either any amount separately bid for the designated homestead at the sheriff’s sale pursuant to procedures set forth in chapter 628, or the fair market value, as determined pursuant to this section, of the designated homestead at any time within one year from the date of the sheriff’s sale, pursuant to the procedures set forth in chapter 628.

86 Acts, ch 1216, §2; 87 Acts, ch 142, §4, 5; 90 Acts, ch 1245, §2; 2014 Acts, ch 1080, §95, 98; 2025 Acts, ch 148, §52 – 54
Iowa Code § 308.5 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 308 / Section 308.5
Jurisdiction and control.
Status: in_force

Jurisdiction and control of the great river road is vested as provided in section 306.4.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §308.5]85 Acts, ch 108, §2
Iowa Code § 190C.13 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 190C / Section 190C.13
Section 190C.13
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, ch 104, §20, 21.
Iowa Code § 135H.11 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135H / Section 135H.11
Complaints alleging violations — confidentiality.
Status: in_force

A person may request an inspection of a psychiatric medical institution for children by filing with the department a complaint of an alleged violation of an applicable requirement of this chapter or a rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. The complaint shall state in a reasonably specific manner the basis of the complaint. A statement of the nature of the complaint shall be delivered to the psychiatric institution involved at the time of or prior to the inspection. The name of the person who files a complaint with the department shall be kept confidential and shall not be subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for its release to a person other than department employees involved in the investigation of the complaint.

89 Acts, ch 283, §12
Iowa Code § 335.7 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 335 / Section 335.7
Changes — protest.
Status: in_force

The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. Notwithstanding section 335.4, as a part of an ordinance changing land from one zoning district to another zoning district or an ordinance approving a site development plan, a board of supervisors may impose conditions on a property owner which are in addition to existing regulations if the additional conditions have been agreed to in writing by the property owner before the public hearing required under this section or any adjournment of the hearing. The conditions must be reasonable and imposed to satisfy public needs which are directly caused by the requested change. In case, however, of a protest against the change signed by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the area included in the proposed change, or of the area immediately adjacent to the proposed change and within five hundred feet of the boundaries of the proposed change, the amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of at least sixty percent of all of the members of the board of supervisors. The provisions of section 335.6 relative to public hearings and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §358A.7]85 Acts, ch 9, §1C93, §335.7
Iowa Code § 422.50 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 422 / Section 422.50
Section 422.50
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §151, 205.See chapter 423.
Iowa Code § 322D.3 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322D / Section 322D.3
Exceptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require repurchase from a franchisee of:

(1) A repair part which has a limited storage life or is otherwise subject to deterioration, such as rubber items, gaskets or batteries.

(2) A repair part which is in a broken or damaged package.

(3) A single repair part which is priced as a set of two or more items.

(4) A repair part which because of its condition is not resalable as a new part without repackaging or reconditioning.

(5) Any inventory for which the franchisee is unable to furnish evidence of title and ownership in the franchisee that is free and clear of all claims, liens and encumbrances to the satisfaction of the franchiser.

(6) Any inventory which a franchisee desires to keep, provided the franchisee has a contractual right in the franchise agreement to do so.

(7) A farm implement, motorcycle, autocycle, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile which is not in new, unused, undamaged, or complete condition.

(8) A repair part which is not in new, unused, or undamaged condition.

(9) A farm implement, motorcycle, autocycle, all-terrain vehicle, or snowmobile which was purchased twenty-four months or more prior to the termination of the franchise.

(10) Any inventory which was ordered by the franchisee on or after the date of notification of termination of the franchise.

(11) Any inventory which was acquired by the franchisee from a source other than the franchiser with whom the franchise is being terminated.

(12) A repair part not listed in the franchiser’s current price list in effect on the date of notice of termination or classified as nonreturnable or obsolete by the franchiser as of the date of termination. However, this exception to the repurchase requirement applies only if the franchiser provided the franchisee with an opportunity to return the exempted part prior to notice of termination of the franchise.

84 Acts, ch 1087, §3; 85 Acts, ch 47, §8; 85 Acts, ch 67, §39; 2002 Acts, ch 1011, §6; 2003 Acts, ch 28, §6, 8; 2016 Acts, ch 1098, §28
Iowa Code § 521A.7A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521A / Section 521A.7A
Announcements to the public prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) The group capital calculation and all supporting documentation filed pursuant to section 521A.4, subsection 13, and the liquidity stress test results and all supporting documentation filed pursuant to section 521A.4, subsection 14, shall be designated as regulatory tools utilized for the purpose of assessing group risks, and capital adequacy and group liquidity risks, respectively, and shall not be construed as a means to rank insurers or insurance holding company systems.

(1) (b) Except as otherwise required under this chapter, an insurer, broker, or other person engaged in the business of insurance shall be prohibited from making an announcement to the public. For purposes of this subsection, “announcement to the public” means the use, directly or indirectly, of any print media, broadcast media, electronic media, subscription internet site, internet site available to the public, or any other means to make a representation or statement related to any of the following:

(1) (b) An insurer’s or an insurer group’s filings made under section 521A.4, subsection 13, including a group capital calculation and any supporting documentation.

(1) (b) Any component derived from an insurer’s or an insurer group’s group capital calculation or supporting documentation filed under subparagraph division (a).

(1) (b) Any comparison of an insurer’s or an insurer group’s group capital calculation, group capital ratio, or other metric calculated or derived from the insurer’s or insurer group’s filings under subparagraph division (a).

(1) (b) An insurer’s or an insurer group’s filings made under section 521A.4, subsection 14, including the result of the liquidity stress test and any supporting documentation.

(1) (b) Any component derived from the results of an insurer’s or an insurer group’s group liquidity stress test or supporting documentation filed under subparagraph division (a).

(1) (b) Any comparison of an insurer’s or an insurer group’s liquidity stress test or other metric calculated or derived from the insurer’s or insurer group’s filings under subparagraph division (a).

(2) If an insurer or an insurer group is able to demonstrate to the commissioner with substantial proof the material falsity or inappropriateness of an announcement made to the public under subsection 1, paragraph “b”, by an insurer, broker, or other person engaged in the business of insurance, the insurer or insurer group may publish an announcement in a written publication if the sole purpose of the announcement is to rebut the materially false or inappropriate announcement made to the public by the insurer, broker, or other person engaged in the business of insurance.

2022 Acts, ch 1050, §9
Iowa Code § 541.147 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 541 / Section 541.147
Section 541.147
Status: repealed

Repealed by 65 Acts, ch 413, §10102.
Iowa Code § 329.9 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 329 / Section 329.9
Procedure for adopting zoning regulations — zoning commission.
Status: in_force

In adopting, amending, and repealing airport zoning regulations under this chapter the governing body of a city shall follow the procedure in sections 414.4 and 414.6 and the board of supervisors of a county shall follow the procedure in sections 335.6 and 335.8. The commission so appointed shall be known as the airport zoning commission. The airport zoning commission shall consist of two members from each municipality selected by the governing body and one additional member to act as chairperson and to be selected by a majority vote of the members selected by the municipality. The terms of the members of the airport zoning commission shall be for six years excepting that when the board is first created, one of the members appointed by each municipality shall be appointed for a term of two years and one for a term of four years. Members may be removed for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges after public hearing. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term of any member whose office becomes vacant in the same manner in which the member was selected.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §329.9; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1052]
Iowa Code § 622.102 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 622 / Section 622.102
Refusal to appear or testify.
Status: in_force

Any witness who refuses to obey such subpoena or after appearance refuses to testify shall be reported by the officer or commissioner to the district court of the county where the subpoena was issued.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11367; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.102]
Iowa Code § 554.4405 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.4405
Death or incompetence of customer.
Status: in_force

(1) A payor or collecting bank’s authority to accept, pay, or collect an item or to account for proceeds of its collection, if otherwise effective, is not rendered ineffective by incompetence of a customer of either bank existing at the time the item is issued or its collection is undertaken if the bank does not know of an adjudication of incompetence. Neither death nor incompetence of a customer revokes the authority to accept, pay, collect or account until the bank knows of the fact of death or of an adjudication of incompetence and has reasonable opportunity to act on it.

(2) Even with knowledge, a bank may for ten days after the date of death pay or certify checks drawn on or before that date unless ordered to stop payment by a person claiming an interest in the account.

[S13, §3060-a76; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9536; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §541.76; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.4405]94 Acts, ch 1167, §110, 122
Iowa Code § 514D.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514D / Section 514D.1
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide reasonable standardization, simplification, and disclosure of the terms and coverages of individual accident and sickness insurance policies issued under chapter 514A and individual subscriber contracts issued under chapter 514, in order to facilitate public understanding and comparison and to eliminate provisions which may be misleading or unreasonably confusing in connection with the purchase of coverage or the settlement of claims.

[C81, §514D.1]
Iowa Code § 10A.517 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 10A / Section 10A.517
Judicial review court costs.
Status: in_force

(1) Judicial review of actions of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act pursuant to chapter 17A. If legal proceedings have been instituted pursuant to section 10A.516, all related issues which could otherwise be raised in a proceeding for judicial review shall be raised in the legal proceedings instituted pursuant to section 10A.516.

(2) Upon judicial review of the director’s action, if the court affirms the agency action, the court shall tax all court costs of the review proceeding against the appellant. However, if the court reverses, revokes, or annuls the director’s action, the court shall tax all court costs of the review proceeding against the agency. If the director’s action is modified or the matter is remanded to the agency for further proceedings, the court shall apportion the court costs within the discretion of the court.

[S13, §2468-j; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1636; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §100.16]94 Acts, ch 1078, §32023 Acts, ch 19, §1492, 1711C2024, §10A.517
Iowa Code § 554.3415 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3415
Obligation of endorser.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to subsections 2, 3, and 4 and to section 554.3419, subsection 4, if an instrument is dishonored, an endorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the instrument according to the terms of the instrument at the time it was endorsed, or if the endorser endorsed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent stated in sections 554.3115 and 554.3407. The obligation of the endorser is owed to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to a subsequent endorser who paid the instrument under this section.

(2) If an endorsement states that it is made “without recourse” or otherwise disclaims liability of the endorser, the endorser is not liable under subsection 1 to pay the instrument.

(3) If notice of dishonor of an instrument is required by section 554.3503 and notice of dishonor complying with that section is not given to an endorser, the liability of the endorser under subsection 1 is discharged.

(4) If a draft is accepted by a bank after an endorsement is made, the liability of the endorser under subsection 1 is discharged.

(5) If an endorser of a check is liable under subsection 1 and the check is not presented for payment, or given to a depositary bank for collection, within thirty days after the day the endorsement was made, the liability of the endorser under subsection 1 is discharged.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §62, 121, 122; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
Iowa Code § 468.190 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.190
Farm mediation not applicable.
Status: in_force

A case, dispute, or other controversy arising under this chapter shall not be subject to any of the requirements of mediation provided in chapter 654A, 654B, or 654C.

2011 Acts, ch 94, §1
Iowa Code § 12C.5 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12C / Section 12C.5
Refusal of deposits procedure.
Status: in_force

If the approved depositories will not accept the deposits under the conditions prescribed or authorized in this chapter, the funds may be deposited, on the same or better terms as were offered to the depositories, in one or more approved depositories conveniently located within the state.

[C24, 27, §5653; C31, 35, §7420-d5; C39, §7420.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §453.5; 81 Acts, ch 149, §1]84 Acts, ch 1230, §9C93, §12C.52001 Acts, ch 68, §3, 24; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §7
Iowa Code § 535D.4A — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 535D / Section 535D.4A
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any of the following:

(1) A registered mortgage loan originator when acting for an employer described in section 535D.3, subsection 12.

(2) An individual who offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan with or on behalf of an immediate family member of the individual.

(3) An individual who offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan secured by a dwelling that served as the individual’s residence.

(4) A licensed attorney who negotiates the terms of a residential mortgage loan on behalf of a client as an ancillary matter to the attorney’s representation of the client, unless the attorney is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator or by any agent of such lender, mortgage broker, or other mortgage loan originator.

(5) A licensed manufactured housing retailer selling mobile, manufactured, or modular homes, if the retailer only assists the consumer in filling out a loan application and does not offer or negotiate loan rates or terms, and does not do any counseling with consumers about residential mortgage loan rates or terms and does not receive any payment or fee from any company or individual for assisting the consumer.

2009 Acts, ch 61, §5, 25; 2009 Acts, ch 179, §42
Iowa Code § 42.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 42 / Section 42.2
Preparations for redistricting.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative services agency shall acquire appropriate information, review and evaluate available facilities, and develop programs and procedures in preparation for drawing congressional and legislative redistricting plans on the basis of each federal census. Funds shall be expended for the purchase or lease of equipment and materials only with prior approval of the legislative council.

(2) By December 31 of each year ending in zero, the legislative services agency shall obtain from the United States bureau of the census information regarding geographic and political units in this state for which federal census population data has been gathered and will be tabulated. The legislative services agency shall use the data so obtained to:

(2) (a) Prepare necessary descriptions of geographic and political units for which census data will be reported, and which are suitable for use as components of legislative districts.

(2) (b) Prepare maps of counties, cities and other geographic units within the state, which may be used to illustrate the locations of legislative district boundaries proposed in plans drawn in accordance with section 42.4.

(3) As soon as possible after January 1 of each year ending in one, the legislative services agency shall obtain from the United States bureau of the census the population data needed for legislative districting which the census bureau is required to provide this state under United States Pub. L. No. 94-171, and shall use that data to assign a population figure based upon certified federal census data to each geographic or political unit described pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “a”. Upon completing that task, the legislative services agency shall begin the preparation of congressional and legislative districting plans as required by section 42.3.

(4) Upon each delivery by the legislative services agency to the general assembly of a bill embodying a plan, pursuant to section 42.3, the legislative services agency shall at the earliest feasible time make available to the public the following information:

(4) (a) Copies of the bill delivered by the legislative services agency to the general assembly.

(4) (b) Maps illustrating the plan.

(4) (c) A summary of the standards prescribed by section 42.4 for development of the plan.

(4) (d) A statement of the population of each district included in the plan, and the relative deviation of each district population from the ideal district population.

[C81, §42.2]2003 Acts, ch 35, §44, 49; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §33; 2007 Acts, ch 78, §1
Iowa Code § 633.649 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.649
Powers of conservators — same as all fiduciaries.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 57, §41, 43, 44.
Iowa Code § 524.1205 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 524 / Section 524.1205
Establishment of branch or office in other state — superintendent’s authority to regulate.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1062, §145; . See §524.1201.
Iowa Code § 9.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9 / Section 9.11
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Document” means a document for filing by the secretary as provided in the relevant filing statute as follows:

(1) (a) Chapter 486A, including as provided in section 486A.105, and as stated in section 486A.1202 or as otherwise described in sections 486A.1212 and 486A.1213.

(1) (b) Chapter 488, including as provided in section 488.206, and as stated in section 488.117A or as otherwise described in sections 488.116, 488.202, 488.210, 488.306, 488.810, 488.904, 488.906, 488.907, 488.1104, and 488.1108.

(1) (c) Chapter 489, including as provided in section 489.122A and as stated in section 489.122 or as otherwise described in section 489.210.

(1) (d) Chapter 490, including as provided in section 490.120, and as stated in section 490.122.

(1) (e) Chapter 491, including as described in sections 491.5, 491.13, 491.15, 491.20, 491.23, 491.25, 491.27, 491.28, 491.107, 491.111, and 491.112.

(1) (f) Chapter 499, including as provided in section 499.44, and as stated in section 499.45 or as otherwise described in sections 499.4, 499.5, 499.41, 499.42, 499.43A, 499.43B, 499.47, 499.49, 499.54, 499.67, 499.69, 499.73, 499.73A, and 499.74.

(1) (g) Chapter 501, including as provided in section 501.105, and as otherwise described in sections 501.106, 501.617, 501.713, 501.801, 501.803, 501.804, and 501.813.

(1) (h) Chapter 501A, including as provided in section 501A.201A, and as stated in section 501A.205 or as otherwise described in sections 501A.231, 501A.302, 501A.1101, and 501A.1104.

(1) (i) Chapter 504, including as provided in section 504.111, and as stated in section 504.113 or as described in sections 504.115, 504.1508, and 504.1521.

(1) (j) Chapter 524, including as provided in section 524.303.

(2) “Extra filing service” means a preclearance filing service as provided in section 9.14 or expedited filing service as provided in section 9.15.

(3) “Preclearance filing service” or “service” means an advanced review by the secretary of the proposed filing of a document to determine the sufficiency of the actual filing of the document to meet all applicable statutory requirements as required in section 9.14.

(4) “Secretary” means the secretary of state.

2021 Acts, ch 165, §249; 2023 Acts, ch 152, §145, 161; 2025 Acts, ch 16, §1