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Iowa Code § 99B.62 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 99B / Section 99B.62
Game nights licensing exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A person other than a qualified organization may lawfully conduct a game night without a license, and may award cash or merchandise prizes, under the following conditions:

(1) (a) A bona fide social, employment, or trade or professional association relationship exists between the sponsors and the participants.

(1) (b) The participants pay no consideration of any nature, either directly or indirectly, to participate in the games.

(1) (c) All money, play money, or other items of no intrinsic value which may be wagered are provided to the participant free, and the sponsor conducting the game receives no consideration, either directly or indirectly, other than goodwill.

(1) (d) The games may be conducted at any location, except at a fair or a location for which a license is required pursuant to section 99B.31.

(1) (e) During the entire time activities permitted by this subsection are being engaged in, no other gambling is engaged in at the same location.

(2) A person or an organization may sponsor one or more game nights using play money for participation by students without the person or organization obtaining a license otherwise required by this chapter if the person or organization obtains prior approval for the game night from the board of directors of the accredited public school or the authorities in charge of the nonpublic school accredited by the state board of education for whose students the game night is to be held.

(3) A gambling device intended for use or used as provided in this section is exempt from the provisions of section 725.9, subsection 2.

2015 Acts, ch 99, §46
Iowa Code § 633.160 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633 / Section 633.160
Breach of duty.
Status: in_force

Every fiduciary shall be liable and chargeable in the fiduciary’s accounts for neglect or unreasonable delay in collecting the credits or other assets of the estate or in selling, mortgaging or leasing the property of the estate; for neglect in paying over money or delivering property of the estate the fiduciary shall have in the fiduciary’s hands; for failure to account for or to close the estate within the time provided by this probate code; for any loss to the estate arising from the fiduciary’s embezzlement or commingling of the assets of the estate with other property; for loss to the estate through self-dealing; for any loss to the estate arising from wrongful acts or omissions of any cofiduciaries which the fiduciary could have prevented by the exercise of ordinary care; and for any other negligent or willful act or nonfeasance in the fiduciary’s administration of the estate by which loss to the estate arises.

[C51, §1428; R60, §2453; C73, §2482; C97, §3405; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12057; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §638.17; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §633.160]2005 Acts, ch 38, §51
Iowa Code § 39.10 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 39 / Section 39.10
United States senators.
Status: in_force

Senators in the Congress of the United States shall be elected in the same manner in which state officers are elected.

[R60, §674; C73, §26; C97, §30; S13, §1087-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §513; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.10]
Iowa Code § 358C.10 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 358C / Section 358C.10
Selection of trustees — term of office.
Status: in_force

(1) The board of supervisors or city council which had jurisdiction of the proceedings for establishment of the district, together with the board of supervisors of any other county in which any part of the district is located, shall appoint three trustees from among those persons listed in the petition. The trustees shall serve an initial two-year term.

(2) Vacancies in the office of trustee of a district shall be filled by the remaining members of the board for the period until a successor is chosen in the manner prescribed by this section or by section 69.12, whichever is applicable.

(3) Successors to trustees shall be elected at a special meeting of the board of trustees called for that purpose. Upon its own motion, the board of trustees may, or upon petition of landowners owning more than fifty percent of the total land in the district, shall, call a special meeting of the residents of the district to elect successors to trustees of the board. Notice of the meeting shall be given at least ten days before the date of the meeting by publication of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice shall state the date, times, and location of the meeting and that the meeting is called for the purpose of electing one or more trustees to the board.

(4) A candidate to fill a vacancy or as a successor trustee shall disclose prior to selection as a trustee whether the person has any financial interest in any business which is or may be a developer or contractor for public improvements within the real estate improvement district and the extent of the person’s land ownership in the district, if any.

95 Acts, ch 200, §10; 96 Acts, ch 1204, §4
Iowa Code § 602.1211 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 602 / Section 602.1211
Duties of chief judges.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to judicial duties, a chief judge of a judicial district shall supervise all judicial officers and court employees serving within the district. The chief judge shall by order fix the times and places of holding court, and shall designate the respective presiding judges, supervise the performance of all administrative and judicial business of the district, allocate the workloads of district associate judges and magistrates, and conduct judicial conferences to consider, study, and plan for improvement of the administration of justice.

(2) A chief judge shall not attempt to direct or influence a judicial officer in a judicial ruling or decision.

(3) A chief judge may appoint from among the other judicial officers of the district, excluding the magistrates, one or more assistants to serve throughout the judicial district. A chief judge may remove a person from the position of assistant. An assistant shall have administrative duties as specified in court rules or in the order of appointment. An appointment or removal shall be made by judicial order and shall be filed with the clerk of the district court in each county in the judicial district.

(4) A chief judge may designate other public officers to accept bond money or security under section 232.23 or 811.2 at times when the office of the clerk of court is not open.

83 Acts, ch 186, §1211, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 17, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1153, §3; 97 Acts, ch 126, §43
Iowa Code § 148B.1 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 148B / Section 148B.1
Title and purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter may be cited and referred to as the “Occupational Therapy Practice Act”.

(2) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of persons offering occupational therapy services to the public in order to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare.

[C81, §148B.1]2021 Acts, ch 76, §150
Iowa Code § 359A.20 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 359A / Section 359A.20
Tight fence.
Status: in_force

All tight partition fences shall consist of:

(1) Not less than twenty-six inches of substantial woven wire on the bottom, with three strands of barbed wire with not less than thirty-six barbs of at least two points to the rod, on top, the top wire to be not less than forty-eight inches, nor more than fifty-four inches high.

(2) Good substantial woven wire not less than forty-eight inches nor more than fifty-four inches high with one barbed wire of not less than thirty-six barbs of two points to the rod, not more than four inches above said woven wire.

(3) Any other kind of fence which the fence viewers consider to be equivalent to a tight partition fence or which meets standards established by the department of agriculture and land stewardship by rule as equivalent to a tight partition fence.

[C97, §2367; S13, §2367; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1848; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §113.20]85 Acts, ch 195, §12; 87 Acts, ch 17, §6C93, §359A.20
Iowa Code § 546A.4 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 546A / Section 546A.4
Penalties.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this chapter commits:

(1) A simple misdemeanor for a first offense.

(2) A serious misdemeanor for a second offense.

(3) An aggravated misdemeanor for a third or subsequent offense.

2004 Acts, ch 1053, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §93
Iowa Code § 514H.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514H / Section 514H.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Deficit Reduction Act of 2005” means section 6021(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. No. 109-171 as it pertains to the expansion of state long-term care insurance partnership programs.

(2) “Long-term care facility” means a facility licensed under chapter 135C or an assisted living program certified under chapter 231C.

(3) “Long-term care insurance” means long-term care insurance as defined in section 514G.103 and regulated in section 514G.105.

(4) “Qualified long-term care insurance policy” means a long-term care insurance contract that is issued by an insurer or other person who complies with section 514H.4.

(5) “Qualified long-term care services” means qualified long-term care services as defined in section 7702B(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(6) “Qualified state long-term care insurance partnership” means an approved state plan amendment, according to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 that provides for the disregard of any assets or resources in an amount equal to the insurance benefit payments that are made to or on behalf of an individual who is a beneficiary.

2005 Acts, ch 166, §2, 13; 2008 Acts, ch 1175, §15; 2009 Acts, ch 145, §13, 14
Iowa Code § 481A.31 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.31
Game brought into state.
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any person, firm, or corporation to possess any fish or game lawfully taken outside the state and lawfully brought into the state, but the burden of proof shall be upon the person in possession of the fish or game to show that the fish or game was lawfully killed and lawfully brought into the state.

[SS15, §2555; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1788; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §109.31]C93, §481A.312025 Acts, ch 30, §82
Iowa Code § 214.1 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 214 / Section 214.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commercial weighing and measuring device” or “device” means the same as defined in section 215.1.

(2) “Department” means the department of agriculture and land stewardship.

(3) “E-15 gasoline” or “E-15” means the same as defined in section 214A.1.

(4) “Motor fuel”, “retail dealer”, “retail motor fuel site”, and “wholesale dealer” mean the same as defined in section 214A.1.

(5) “Motor fuel blender pump” or “blender pump” means a motor fuel pump that measures and dispenses a type of motor fuel that is blended to formulate two or more different classifications of that motor fuel.

(6) “Motor fuel dispenser” or “dispenser” means equipment that is the part of motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure that includes mechanical or electrical systems that operate a motor fuel pump dispensing motor fuel from a motor fuel storage tank to the end point of the equipment’s nozzle.

(7) “Motor fuel pump” means the part of motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure that is a meter or similar commercial weighing and measuring device used to measure and dispense motor fuel originating from a motor fuel storage tank, on a retail basis.

(8) (a) “Motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure” or “infrastructure” means equipment used to do any of the following:

(8) (a) Store and dispense motor fuel.

(8) (a) Store, blend, and dispense motor fuel.

(8) (b) “Motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure” or “infrastructure” includes but is not limited to a motor fuel storage tank, motor fuel pump or motor fuel blender pump, motor fuel dispenser, and associated pipes, hoses, nozzles, tubes, lines, fittings, valves, filters, seals, and covers.

(9) “Motor fuel storage tank” or “storage tank” means the part of motor fuel storage and dispensing infrastructure that includes an aboveground or belowground container constituting a fixture used to store an accumulation of motor fuel.

(10) “Weighmaster” means a person who keeps and regularly uses a commercial weighing and measuring device to accurately weigh objects for others as part of the person’s business operated on a profit, cooperative, or nonprofit basis.

[C73, §2065; C97, §3027; SS15, §3009-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §3258; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §214.1]80 Acts, ch 1054, §20; 87 Acts, ch 93, §1, 2; 90 Acts, ch 1084, §1; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §2, 26; 2008 Acts, ch 1169, §12, 30; 2012 Acts, ch 1095, §146, 147; 2014 Acts, ch 1104, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 149, §10; 2022 Acts, ch 1067, §10, 11
Iowa Code § 655A.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 655A / Section 655A.2
Conditions prescribed.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 655A.9, a mortgage may be foreclosed, at the option of the mortgagee, as provided in this chapter.

87 Acts, ch 142, §18
Iowa Code § 2.27 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 2 / Section 2.27
Canvass of votes for governor.
Status: in_force

The general assembly shall meet in joint session on the same day the assembly first convenes in January of 1979 and every four years thereafter as soon as both houses have been organized, and canvass the votes cast for governor and lieutenant governor and determine the election. When the canvass is completed, the oath of office shall be administered to the persons so declared elected. Upon being inaugurated the governor shall deliver to the joint assembly any message the governor may deem expedient.

[S13, §30-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §32; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §2.33; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §2.27]2007 Acts, ch 59, §1, 19; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §1
Iowa Code § 12E.16 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 12E / Section 12E.16
Bankruptcy.
Status: in_force

Prior to the date which is three hundred sixty-six days after which the authority no longer has any bonds outstanding, the authority is prohibited from filing a voluntary petition under chapter nine of the federal bankruptcy code, 11 U.S.C. §901 et seq., or such corresponding chapter or section as may, from time to time, be in effect, and a public official or organization, entity, or other person shall not authorize the authority to be or become a debtor under chapter nine or any successor or corresponding chapter or sections during such periods. The provisions of this section shall be part of any contractual obligation owed to the holders of bonds issued under this chapter. Any such contractual obligation shall not subsequently be modified by state law, during the period of the contractual obligation.

2000 Acts, ch 1208, §16, 25; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §11
Iowa Code § 52.23 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 52 / Section 52.23
Written statements of election.
Status: in_force

After the total vote for each candidate has been ascertained, and before leaving the room or voting place, the precinct election officials shall make and sign the tally list required in section 50.16. One copy of the printed results from each tabulating device shall be signed by all precinct election officials present and shall be attached to the tally list from the precinct. The printed results attached to the tally list shall reflect all votes cast in the precinct, including overvotes and undervotes, for each candidate and public measure on the ballot.

[S13, §1137-a26; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §925; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §52.23]86 Acts, ch 1224, §23; 93 Acts, ch 143, §26; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §31; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §54
Iowa Code § 607A.38 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 607A / Section 607A.38
Discharged jurors — notification.
Status: in_force

Jurors who have been discharged for any reason may, during the calendar quarter, be instructed to again report if the business of the court necessitates such action.

86 Acts, ch 1108, §46
Iowa Code § 701.11 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 701 / Section 701.11
Evidence of similar offenses — sexual abuse.
Status: in_force

(1) In a criminal prosecution in which a defendant has been charged with sexual abuse, evidence of the defendant’s commission of another sexual abuse is admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any matter for which the evidence is relevant. This evidence, though relevant, may be excluded if the probative value of the evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice, confusion of the issues, or misleading the jury, or by considerations of undue delay, waste of time, or needless presentation of cumulative evidence. This evidence is not admissible unless the state presents clear proof of the commission of the prior act of sexual abuse.

(2) If the prosecution intends to offer evidence pursuant to this section, the prosecution shall disclose such evidence to the defendant, including statements of witnesses or a summary of the substance of any testimony that is expected to be offered, ten days prior to the scheduled date of trial. The court may for good cause shown permit disclosure less than ten days prior to the scheduled date of trial.

(3) For purposes of this section, “sexual abuse” means any commission of or conviction for a crime defined in chapter 709. “Sexual abuse” also means any commission of or conviction for a crime in another jurisdiction under a statute that is substantially similar to any crime defined in chapter 709.

2003 Acts, ch 132, §1
Iowa Code § 633F.16 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 633F / Section 633F.16
Limitations of action against custodial trustee.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection 3, unless previously barred by adjudication, consent, or limitation, a claim for relief against a custodial trustee for accounting or breach of duty is barred as to a beneficiary, a person to whom custodial trust property is to be paid or delivered, or the legal representative of an incapacitated or deceased beneficiary or payee who either:

(1) (a) Has received an accounting or other statement adequately disclosing the matter unless an action or proceeding to assert the claim is commenced within one year after receipt of such accounting or statement.

(1) (b) Has not received an accounting or other statement adequately disclosing the matter unless an action or proceeding to assert the claim is commenced within three years after the termination of the custodial trust.

(2) For the purpose of subsection 1, a beneficiary or a person to whom custodial trust property is to be paid or delivered, is deemed to have received an accounting or other statement, in the following instances:

(2) (a) In the case of an adult who is reasonably capable of understanding the accounting or other statement if it is personally received by such person.

(2) (b) In the case of an adult who is not reasonably capable of understanding the accounting or other statement, if it is received by such adult person’s legal representative, and if none, then if received by a guardian ad litem, court visitor, or other person appointed for this purpose.

(2) (c) In the case of a minor, if it is received by a person who has authority to consent on the minor’s behalf, and if none, then if received by a guardian ad litem, court visitor, or other person appointed for this purpose.

(3) Except as provided in subsection 4, a claim for relief to recover from a custodial trustee for fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment related to the final settlement of the custodial trust or concealment of the existence of the custodial trust, is barred unless an action or proceeding to assert the claim is commenced within five years after the termination of the custodial trust.

(4) Unless an accounting or other statement adequately disclosing the matter was provided as set forth above, a claim for relief is not barred by this section if the claimant is or was any of the following:

(4) (a) A minor, until the earlier of one year after the claimant becomes an adult or dies; an incapacitated adult, until the earliest of one year after the following:

(4) (a) The appointment of a legal representative.

(4) (a) The removal of the incapacity.

(4) (a) The death of the claimant.

(4) (b) An adult, now deceased, who was not incapacitated, until one year after the claimant’s death.

2021 Acts, ch 8, §16
Iowa Code § 252D.16A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252D / Section 252D.16A
Income withholding order child support services.
Status: in_force

If support payments are ordered under this chapter, chapter 232, 234, 252A, 252C, 252E, 252F, 252H, 598, 600B, or any other applicable chapter, or under a comparable statute of another state or foreign country, and if income withholding relative to such support payments is allowed under this chapter, child support services may enter an ex parte order notifying the person whose income is to be withheld of the procedure to file a motion to quash the order for income withholding, and ordering the withholding of sums to be deducted from the delinquent person’s income as defined in section 252D.16 sufficient to pay the support obligation and requiring the payment of such sums to the collection services center or, as appropriate, a comparable government entity in another state as provided in chapter 252K. Child support services shall include the amount of any delinquency and the amount to be withheld in the notice provided to the obligor pursuant to section 252D.17A. Notice of income withholding shall be provided to the obligor and to the payor of income pursuant to sections 252D.17 and 252D.17A.

2006 Acts, ch 1119, §3, 11; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §94; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §883
Iowa Code § 35B.2 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35B / Section 35B.2
Administration.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided, the county commission of veteran affairs shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter.

2014 Acts, ch 1116, §37
Iowa Code § 222.89 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 222 / Section 222.89
Location — staff and personnel.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1161, §179, 180.
Iowa Code § 322A.15 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 322A / Section 322A.15
Guidelines.
Status: in_force

(1) In determining whether good cause has been established for terminating or not continuing a franchise, the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing shall take into consideration the existing circumstances, including, but not limited to:

(1) (a) Amount of business transacted by the franchisee.

(1) (b) Investment necessarily made and obligations incurred by the franchisee in the performance of the franchisee’s part of the franchise.

(1) (c) Permanency of the investment.

(1) (d) Whether it is injurious to the public welfare for the business of the franchisee to be disrupted.

(1) (e) Whether the franchisee has adequate motor vehicle service facilities, equipment, parts and qualified service personnel to reasonably provide consumer care for the motor vehicles sold at retail by the franchisee and any other motor vehicles of the same line-make.

(1) (f) Whether the franchisee refuses to honor warranties of the franchiser to be performed by the franchisee, provided that the franchiser reimburses the franchisee for such warranty work performed by the franchisee.

(1) (g) Except as provided in section 322A.11, failure by the franchisee to substantially comply with those requirements of the franchise which are determined by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to be reasonable and material.

(1) (h) Except as provided in section 322A.11, bad faith by the franchisee in complying with those terms of the franchise which are determined by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing to be reasonable and material.

(2) Good cause does not include a realignment, relocation, or reduction of dealerships.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §322A.15; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]97 Acts, ch 108, §40; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1978, 1979