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Iowa Code § 452A.43 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.43
Records.
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed electric fuel dealer or user shall maintain, for a period of three years, records of all transactions by which the dealer or user dispenses electric fuel into the batteries or other energy storage devices of electric motor vehicles, including pertinent records and papers as required by the department.

(2) If in the normal conduct of a dealer’s or user’s business the records are maintained and kept at an office outside this state, the records shall be made available for audit and examination by the department at the office outside this state, but the audit and examination shall be without expense to this state.

(3) The department, after an audit and examination of records required to be maintained under this section, may authorize their disposal upon the written request of the dealer or user.

2019 Acts, ch 151, §26, 46
Iowa Code § 306.24 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 306 / Section 306.24
Conditions.
Status: in_force

Any sale of land as authorized in this chapter shall be upon the conditions that the tract, parcel, or piece of land so sold shall not be used in any manner so as to interfere with the use of the highway by the public, or to endanger public safety in the use of the highway, or to the material damage of the adjacent owner.

[C35, §4755-f3; C39, §4755.46; C46, 50, §313.55; C54, 58, 62, 66, §306.18; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §306.24]2020 Acts, ch 1063, §132
Iowa Code § 714.6A — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 714 / Section 714.6A
Video or equipment rental property theft evidence of intention affirmative defense.
Status: in_force

(1) The fact that a person obtains possession of video rental property or equipment rental property by means of deception, including but not limited to furnishing a false name, address, or other identification to the owner, is evidence that possession was obtained with intent to knowingly deprive the owner of the use and possession of the video rental property or equipment rental property.

(2) The fact that a person, having lawfully obtained possession of video rental property or equipment rental property, fails to pay the owner the fair market value of the video rental property or equipment rental property or to return or make arrangements acceptable to the owner to return the video rental property or equipment rental property to the owner within forty-eight hours after receipt of written notice and demand from the owner is evidence of an intent to knowingly deprive the owner of the use and possession of the video rental property or equipment rental property.

(3) It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution under section 714.1, subsection 9, paragraph “a”, if the defendant in possession of video rental property or equipment rental property pays the owner the fair market value of the video rental property or equipment rental property or returns the property to the owner within forty-eight hours of arrest, together with any standard overdue charges for the period that the owner was unlawfully deprived of possession, but not to exceed one hundred twenty days, and the value of the damage to the property, if any.

2000 Acts, ch 1201, §10; 2017 Acts, ch 89, §2
Iowa Code § 85.72 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 85 / Section 85.72
Claims for benefits made outside of state — restrictions — credit.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee, or an employee’s dependents, shall not be entitled to benefits under this chapter if the employee or the employee’s dependents have initiated a judicial proceeding or a contested case or other similar proceeding for the same injury, disability, or death pursuant to the laws of another state or country concerning workers’ compensation, and the employee or the employee’s dependents receive benefits following final resolution of the proceeding pursuant to a settlement, judgment, or award.

(2) If an employee, or an employee’s dependents, initiate a judicial proceeding or a contested case or other similar proceeding for benefits pursuant to the laws of another state or country concerning workers’ compensation, any proceeding initiated by an employee, or an employee’s dependents, for workers’ compensation benefits under this chapter for the same injury, disability, or death shall be stayed, without prejudice, pending resolution of the out-of-state claim for benefits.

(3) If benefits are paid under this chapter and were payable, at any time, for the same injury, disability, or death pursuant to the laws of another state or country concerning workers’ compensation, the employer shall have a credit toward the benefits payable under this chapter for any benefits paid in another state or country. Benefits paid in another state or country constitute weekly compensation benefits for the purposes of sections 10A.315 and 85.26.

97 Acts, ch 106, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1091, §2
Iowa Code § 452A.51 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 452A / Section 452A.51
Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide an additional method of collecting fuel taxes from interstate motor vehicle operators commensurate with their operations on Iowa highways; and to permit the state department of transportation to suspend this collection as to transportation entering Iowa from any other state where it appears that Iowa highway fuel tax revenue and interstate highway transportation moving out of Iowa will not be unduly prejudiced thereby. Further, all motor vehicle operators from jurisdictions not participating in the international fuel tax agreement are required to comply with this chapter using the guidelines from the international fuel tax agreement for Iowa fuel tax compliance reporting purposes, penalty, interest, refunds, and credential display.

[C27, 31, §4755-b38, 5093-a1; C35, §5093-f3; C39, §5093.03; C46, 50, 54, §324.2; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §324.51]C93, §452A.5197 Acts, ch 108, §42; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §127
Iowa Code § 50.44 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.44
Tie vote.
Status: in_force

If more than the requisite number of persons, including presidential electors, are found to have an equal and the highest number of votes, the election of one of them shall be determined by lot. The name of each of such candidates shall be written on separate pieces of paper, as nearly uniform in size and material as possible, and placed in a receptacle so that the names cannot be seen. In the presence of the board of canvassers, one of them shall publicly draw one of such names, and such person shall be declared elected. The result of such drawing shall be entered upon the abstract of votes and duly recorded, and a certificate of election issued to such person, as provided in this chapter.

[C51, §281, 282, 307, 316; R60, §515, 516, 541, 547; C73, §632, 643, 644, 664; C97, §1169, 2754; S13, §2754; C24, §883, 4204; C27, §883, 4204, 4211-b8; C31, 35, §883, 4216-c21; C39, §883, 4216.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §50.44, 277.21; C75, 77, 79, 81, §50.44]
Iowa Code § 231B.1A — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231B / Section 231B.1A
Findings — purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The general assembly finds that elder group homes are an important part of the long-term care continua in this state. Elder group homes emphasize the independence and dignity of the individual while providing housing in a cost-effective manner.

(2) The purposes of establishing and regulating elder group homes include all of the following:

(2) (a) To encourage the establishment and maintenance of a safe and homelike environment for individuals of all income levels who require assistance with personal care to live independently but who require health-related care only on a part-time or intermittent basis.

(2) (b) To establish standards for elder group homes that allow flexibility in design, which promotes a model of service delivery by focusing on individual independence, needs and desires, and consumer-driven quality of service.

(2) (c) To encourage public participation in the development of elder group home programs for individuals of all income levels.

2005 Acts, ch 62, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 215, §136
Iowa Code § 639.49 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 639 / Section 639.49
Notice.
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall give the defendant, if within the county, three days’ notice of such hearing, and the defendant may appear before such jury and have a personal hearing.

[C51, §1881; R60, §3222; C73, §2999; C97, §3912; S13, §3912-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12125; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.49]
Iowa Code § 144.9 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144 / Section 144.9
County recorder as registrar.
Status: in_force

The county recorder is the county registrar and with respect to the county shall:

(1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued by the department.

(2) Record and transmit the certificates, reports, or other returns filed with the county registrar to the state registrar at least semimonthly, or more frequently when directed by the state registrar.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.4, 144.10; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.9]88 Acts, ch 1158, §34; 95 Acts, ch 124, §3, 26
Iowa Code § 327G.64 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 327G / Section 327G.64
Spur tracks.
Status: in_force

(1) Every railroad corporation may acquire, by condemnation or purchase, the necessary rights-of-way and may construct, connect, operate and maintain a reasonably adequate and suitable spur track if the construction and operation is not unsafe and is in the public interest.

(2) Any party may make application to the department to require a railroad corporation to construct a spur track. The department shall consider the location, necessity and expense of such a track and other equitable considerations.

(3) A railroad corporation or any other party may make application to the department for permission to discontinue service on or remove a spur track. The department shall consider the location, necessity and expense of maintaining such track and other equitable considerations. The department may order the railroad company to discontinue service or remove the spur track, and may allocate the cost of removal between the parties in an equitable manner.

(4) Any action commenced under the provisions of subsection 2 or 3 shall be completed within one year from the effective date of the department order. The department shall make a final determination of any action commenced under subsection 2 or 3 within one year from the date of the application.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8171; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §481.3; C77, 79, 81, §327G.64; 81 Acts, ch 22, §22]
Iowa Code § 626C.3 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626C / Section 626C.3
Notice of filing.
Status: in_force

(1) At the time of the filing of the bankruptcy transcript, the person filing the transcript shall make and file with the clerk of the district court an affidavit setting forth the name and last known post office address of the owner of the affected real estate and of the person filing the bankruptcy transcript.

(2) Within three business days upon the filing of the bankruptcy transcript and the affidavit as provided in subsection 1, the clerk shall mail notice of the filing of the bankruptcy transcript to the owner of the affected real estate at the address given and shall make a note of the mailing in the docket. The notice shall include the name and post office address of the person filing the bankruptcy transcript and the attorney for that person, if any, in this state.

98 Acts, ch 1150, §3
Iowa Code § 554.3304 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.3304
Overdue instrument.
Status: in_force

(1) An instrument payable on demand becomes overdue at the earliest of the following times:

(1) (a) on the day after the day demand for payment is duly made;

(1) (b) if the instrument is a check, ninety days after its date; or

(1) (c) if the instrument is not a check, when the instrument has been outstanding for a period of time after its date which is unreasonably long under the circumstances of the particular case in light of the nature of the instrument and usage of the trade.

(2) With respect to an instrument payable at a definite time the following rules apply:

(2) (a) If the principal is payable in installments and a due date has not been accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue upon default under the instrument for nonpayment of an installment, and the instrument remains overdue until the default is cured.

(2) (b) If the principal is not payable in installments and the due date has not been accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue on the day after the due date.

(2) (c) If a due date with respect to principal has been accelerated, the instrument becomes overdue on the day after the accelerated due date.

(3) Unless the due date of principal has been accelerated, an instrument does not become overdue if there is default in payment of interest but no default in payment of principal.

94 Acts, ch 1167, §39, 121, 122
Iowa Code § 154F.6 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 154F / Section 154F.6
Temporary permit.
Status: in_force

The board may, at its discretion, issue a temporary permit to a nonresident authorizing the permittee to practice speech pathology or audiology in this state for a period not to exceed three months whenever, in the opinion of the board, a need exists and the permittee, in the opinion of the board, possesses the necessary qualifications which shall be substantially equivalent to those required for licensure by this chapter.

2008 Acts, ch 1088, §76
Iowa Code § 61.8 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 61 / Section 61.8
Delivery of papers.
Status: in_force

Upon the organization of said court of contest, all papers in the possession of the clerk of the supreme court shall be forthwith delivered to said court of contest.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1013; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §61.8]
Iowa Code § 554.7403 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.7403
Obligation of bailee to deliver — excuse.
Status: in_force

(1) A bailee shall deliver the goods to a person entitled under a document of title if the person complies with subsections 2 and 3, unless and to the extent that the bailee establishes any of the following:

(1) (a) delivery of the goods to a person whose receipt was rightful as against the claimant;

(1) (b) damage to or delay, loss, or destruction of the goods for which the bailee is not liable;

(1) (c) previous sale or other disposition of the goods in lawful enforcement of a lien or on a warehouse’s lawful termination of storage;

(1) (d) the exercise by a seller of its right to stop delivery pursuant to section 554.2705 or by a lessor of its right to stop delivery pursuant to section 554.13526;

(1) (e) a diversion, reconsignment, or other disposition pursuant to section 554.7303;

(1) (f) release, satisfaction or any other personal defense against the claimant; or

(1) (g) any other lawful excuse.

(2) A person claiming goods covered by a document of title shall satisfy the bailee’s lien if the bailee so requests or if the bailee is prohibited by law from delivering the goods until the charges are paid.

(3) Unless a person claiming the goods is a person against which the document of title does not confer a right under section 554.7503, subsection 1:

(3) (a) the person claiming under a document shall surrender possession or control of any outstanding negotiable document covering the goods for cancellation or indication of partial deliveries; and

(3) (b) the bailee shall cancel the document or conspicuously indicate in the document the partial delivery or the bailee is liable to any person to which the document is duly negotiated.

[S13, §3138-a8, -a9, -a10, -a11, -a12, -a16, -a19, -b10, -b11, -b12, -b13, -b14, -b18, -b21; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8255 – 8259, 8263, 8266, 9668 – 9672, 9676, 9679; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §487.11 – 487.15, 487.19, 487.22, 542.8 – 542.12, 542.16, 542.19; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.7403]2007 Acts, ch 30, §27, 45, 46
Iowa Code § 351.39 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 351 / Section 351.39
Confinement.
Status: in_force

If a local board of health receives information that an animal has bitten a person or that a dog or animal is suspected of having rabies, the board shall order the owner to confine such animal in the manner it directs. If the owner fails to confine such animal in the manner directed, the animal shall be apprehended and impounded by such board, and after ten days the board may humanely destroy the animal. If such animal is returned to its owner, the owner shall pay the cost of impoundment. This section shall not apply if a police service dog or a horse used by a law enforcement agency and acting in the performance of its duties has bitten a person.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §351.39]2001 Acts, ch 19, §1; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §68
Iowa Code § 263C.9 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 263C / Section 263C.9
Duties of director.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the center shall have the sole and exclusive authority to manage the recruitment and hiring process, and to extend offers for employment, of the center and to terminate employment of all staff of the center in accordance with state and federal law.

(2) The director shall conduct a market assessment to determine course demand and the number of faculty required to meet any unmet needs of the center and may conduct additional market assessments as needed. A market assessment shall include the subjects described in section 263C.3, subsections 1 and 2.

(3) The director shall have the authority to invite guest speakers to the university on behalf of the center.

(4) The director shall report directly to the board.

2025 Acts, ch 163, §10
Iowa Code § 724.32 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 724 / Section 724.32
County courthouse weapon prohibitions.
Status: in_force

A supreme court or judicial branch order that prohibits a person from lawfully carrying, possessing, or transporting a weapon in a county courthouse or other joint-use public facility shall be unenforceable unless the judicial order applies only to a courtroom or a court office, or to a courthouse used only for judicial branch functions.

2020 Acts, ch 1099, §5
Iowa Code § 261A.19 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261A / Section 261A.19
Investment of funds of authority.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 261A.18, subsection 3, the authority may invest funds in direct obligations of the United States of America; obligations for which the timely payment of principal and interest is fully guaranteed by the United States of America; obligations of the federal intermediate credit banks, federal banks for cooperatives, federal land banks, federal home loan banks, federal national mortgage association, government national mortgage association and the student loan marketing association; certificates of deposit or time deposits constituting direct obligations of a bank as defined by chapter 524; and in withdrawable capital accounts or deposits of federal chartered savings associations which are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation. However, investments may be made only in certificates of deposit or time deposits in banks which are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation if then in existence. Securities authorized in this section may be purchased at the offering or market price at the time of the purchase. The securities purchased shall mature or be redeemable on dates prior to the time when, in the judgment of the authority, the funds invested will be required for expenditure. The judgment of the authority as to the time when funds will be required for expenditure or be redeemable is final.

[82 Acts, ch 1031, §19]2012 Acts, ch 1017, §66
Iowa Code § 310.20 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 310 / Section 310.20
Supervisors resolution to state treasurer.
Status: in_force

Any county may, in any year, by resolution of its board of supervisors, make available for improvement or construction of farm-to-market roads within the county any portion of its allotment of road use tax funds. Upon certification of such a resolution, the state treasurer shall place in the county’s allotment of the farm-to-market road fund the amount authorized by such resolution.

[C39, §4686.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §310.20]
Iowa Code § 43.46 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 43 / Section 43.46
Delivering returns.
Status: in_force

The precinct election officials shall deliver all election supplies, by noon of the day after the close of the polls, to the commissioner who shall carefully preserve them and deliver the returns in the condition in which received except as is otherwise required by sections 50.20 through 50.22, to the county board of supervisors.

[S13, §1087-a17; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §574; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §43.46]2010 Acts, ch 1033, §7; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §22
Iowa Code § 28E.11 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28E / Section 28E.11
Agency to furnish aid.
Status: in_force

Any public agency entering into an agreement pursuant to this chapter may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing such personnel or services therefor as may be within its legal power to furnish.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28E.11]
Iowa Code § 521.1 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1
Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Affected company” or “affected mutual company” means the company being merged with and into the surviving company.

(2) “Commission” means the commission created in section 521.5.

(3) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of insurance.

(4) “Company” means a company or association organized under chapter 508, 514B, 515, 518, 518A, or 520, and includes a mutual insurance holding company organized pursuant to section 521A.14.

(5) “Dividing insurer” means the same as defined in section 521I.1.

(6) “Resulting insurer” means the same as defined in section 521I.1.

[S13, §1821-m; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9104; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §521.1]89 Acts, ch 83, §75; 95 Acts, ch 185, §41; 2006 Acts, ch 1117, §98; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §91; 2011 Acts, ch 70, §39; 2019 Acts, ch 20, §18
Iowa Code § 321J.18 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321J / Section 321J.18
Other evidence.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit the introduction of any competent evidence bearing on the question of whether a person was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or a controlled substance or other drug, including the results of chemical tests of specimens of blood, breath, or urine obtained more than two hours after the person was operating a motor vehicle.

86 Acts, ch 1220, §18; 98 Acts, ch 1138, §23