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Iowa Code § 8A.451 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 8A / Section 8A.451
Human resources administrative costs.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may quarterly render a statement to each department or agency which operates in whole or in part from other than general fund appropriations for a pro rata share of the cost of administration of the department, or a portion thereof, as it relates to the state human resources management duties of the department pursuant to this subchapter. The expense shall be paid by the state department or agency in the same manner as other expenses of that department or agency are paid and all moneys received shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.

(2) The department shall render monthly a statement to each state department or agency for a pro rata share of the cost of administration of the state employee flexible spending accounts. The expense shall be paid by the state department or agency in the same manner as other expenses of that state department or agency are paid and all moneys received for administration costs shall be deposited in the appropriate fund.

2003 Acts, ch 145, §76
Iowa Code § 234.25 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 234 / Section 234.25
Language to be used.
Status: in_force

In all cases where the recipient does not speak or read the English language, the services shall not be given unless the interviews shall be conducted in, and all literature shall be written in, a language which the recipient understands.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §234.25]
Iowa Code § 50.31 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 50 / Section 50.31
Abstracts for governor and lieutenant governor.
Status: in_force

(1) The envelope containing the abstracts of votes for governor and lieutenant governor shall be endorsed substantially as follows:Abstract of votes for governor and lieutenant governor from county.

(2) After being so endorsed, the envelope shall be addressed as follows: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

[C51, §283; R60, §517; C73, §645; C97, §1157; S13, §1157; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §870; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §50.31]2019 Acts, ch 24, §10
Iowa Code § 17A.18 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 17A / Section 17A.18
Licenses.
Status: in_force

(1) When the grant, denial, or renewal of a license is required by Constitution or statute to be preceded by notice and opportunity for an evidentiary hearing, the provisions of this chapter concerning contested cases apply.

(2) When a licensee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license or a new license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature, the existing license does not expire until the application has been finally determined by the agency, and, in case the application is denied or the terms of the new license limited, until the last day for seeking judicial review of the agency order or a later date fixed by order of the agency or the reviewing court.

(3) No revocation, suspension, annulment, or withdrawal, in whole or in part, of any license is lawful unless, prior to the institution of agency proceedings, the agency gave written, timely notice by personal service as in civil actions or by restricted certified mail to the licensee of facts or conduct and the provision of law which warrants the intended action, and the licensee was given an opportunity to show, in an evidentiary hearing conducted according to the provisions of this chapter for contested cases, compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §17A.18]98 Acts, ch 1202, §20, 46
Iowa Code § 357.8 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357 / Section 357.8
Plat.
Status: in_force

The engineer appointed under section 357.6 shall prepare a preliminary plat showing the proper design in general outline, the size and location of the water mains, the general location of hydrants, if hydrants are included in the petition, valves, and other appurtenances, and shall show the lots and parcels of land within the proposed district as they appear on the county auditor’s plat books, together with the names of the owners and the amount which it is estimated that each lot or parcel will be assessed.

[C39, §5526.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §357.8]2021 Acts, ch 80, §228
Iowa Code § 231E.7 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 231E / Section 231E.7
Public guardian-initiated appointment interventions.
Status: in_force

The state office or local office may on its own motion or at the request of the court intervene in a guardianship or conservatorship proceeding if the state office or local office or the court considers the intervention to be justified because of any of the following:

(1) An appointed guardian or conservator is not fulfilling prescribed duties or is subject to removal under section 633.65.

(2) A willing and qualified guardian or conservator is not available.

(3) The best interests of the protected person require the intervention.

2005 Acts, ch 175, §136; 2009 Acts, ch 23, §48; 2018 Acts, ch 1048, §8; 2024 Acts, ch 1009, §43
Iowa Code § 421B.7 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 421B / Section 421B.7
Transactions permitted to meet lawful competition.
Status: in_force

(1) Any wholesaler may advertise, offer to sell or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is selling the same article at the cost to the competing wholesaler as defined by this chapter. Any retailer may offer to sell or sell cigarettes at a price made in good faith to meet the price of a competitor who is selling at the cost to the said competing retailer as defined in this chapter. The price of cigarettes offered for sale, or sold under the exceptions specified in section 421B.6 shall not be considered the price of a competitor and shall not be used as a basis for establishing prices below cost, nor shall the price established at a bankrupt or forced sale be considered the price of a competitor within the purview of this section.

(2) In the absence of proof of the actual cost to a competing wholesaler or to a competing retailer, as the case may be, such cost shall be the lowest cost to wholesalers or the lowest cost to retailers, as the case may be, within the same trading area as determined by a cost survey made pursuant to section 421B.8, subsection 2.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §551A.7]C93, §421B.7
Iowa Code § 554.14102 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.14102
Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) Article 14 definitions. In this Article:

(1) (a) “Controllable electronic record” means a record stored in an electronic medium that can be subjected to control under section 554.14105. The term does not include a controllable account, a controllable payment intangible, a deposit account, an electronic copy of a record evidencing chattel paper, an electronic document of title, electronic money, investment property, or a transferable record.

(1) (b) “Qualifying purchaser” means a purchaser of a controllable electronic record or an interest in a controllable electronic record that obtains control of the controllable electronic record for value, in good faith, and without notice of a claim of a property right in the controllable electronic record.

(1) (c) “Transferable record” has the meaning provided for that term in:

(1) (c) section 201(a)(1) of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. §7021(a)(1), as amended; or

(1) (c) the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, section 554D.118, subsection 1.

(1) (d) “Value” has the meaning provided in section 554.3303, subsection 1, as if references in that subsection to an “instrument” were references to a controllable account, controllable electronic record, or controllable payment intangible.

(2) Definitions in Article 9. The definitions in Article 9 of “account debtor”, “controllable account”, “controllable payment intangible”, “chattel paper”, “deposit account”, “electronic money”, and “investment property” apply to this Article.

(3) Article 1 contains general definitions and principles of construction and interpretation applicable throughout this Article.

2022 Acts, ch 1117, §2; 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §2
Iowa Code § 364.6 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 364 / Section 364.6
Procedure.
Status: in_force

A city shall substantially comply with a procedure established by a state law for exercising a city power. If a procedure is not established by state law, a city may determine its own procedure for exercising the power.

[C66, 71, 73, §368.2; C75, 77, 79, 81, §364.6]
Iowa Code § 490.823 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.823
Waiver of notice.
Status: in_force

(1) A director may waive any notice required by this chapter, the articles of incorporation, or the bylaws before or after the date and time stated in the notice. Except as provided by subsection 2, the waiver must be in writing, signed by the director entitled to the notice, and delivered to the corporation for filing by the corporation with the minutes or corporate records.

(2) A director’s attendance at or participation in a meeting waives any required notice to the director of the meeting unless all of the following apply:

(2) (a) The director at the beginning of the meeting, or promptly upon arrival, objects to holding the meeting or transacting business at the meeting.

(2) (b) The director does not, after objecting, vote for or assent to action taken at the meeting.

89 Acts, ch 288, §86; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §100, 230
Iowa Code § 558.57 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 558 / Section 558.57
Entry on auditor’s transfer books.
Status: in_force

After the recorder has accepted for recording and indexed any deed, real estate installment contract, or other instrument unconditionally conveying real estate or altering a real estate contract by assigning the buyer’s or seller’s interest, changing the name of the buyer or seller, changing the legal description of the property, forfeiting or canceling the contract, or making other significant changes, the auditor shall make the proper entries upon the transfer books in the auditor’s office.

[C73, §1952, 1953; C97, §2932, 2934; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10116; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §558.57]85 Acts, ch 159, §8; 86 Acts, ch 1079, §2; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §56; 2001 Acts, ch 143, §5; 2004 Acts, ch 1144, §4; 2006 Acts, ch 1031, §9
Iowa Code § 625.14 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 625 / Section 625.14
Costs taxable.
Status: in_force

The clerk shall tax in favor of the party recovering costs the allowance of the party’s witnesses, the fees of officers, the compensation of referees, the necessary expenses of taking depositions by commission or otherwise, and any further sum for any other matter which the court may have awarded as costs in the progress of the action, or may allow.

[R60, §3459; C73, §2942; C97, §3862; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11636; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §625.14]
Iowa Code § 493.8 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 493 / Section 493.8
Number of shares.
Status: in_force

The number of authorized shares of stock without par value may be increased or reduced in the manner and subject to the conditions provided by law for the increase or reduction of the capital stock of a similar corporation having shares with par value. All other statutory provisions relating to stock having a par value shall also apply to stock without par value, so far as the same may be legally, necessarily or practically applicable to, and not inconsistent with, the provisions of this chapter.

[C31, 35, §8419-c8; C39, §8419.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §493.8]
Iowa Code § 468.286 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.286
Bonds or proceeds made available.
Status: in_force

When drainage bonds are to be issued under the provisions of section 468.285 they shall be issued at such time that they or the proceeds thereof shall be available for the use of the district at a date not later than ninety days after the actual commencement of the work on the improvement as provided in relation to districts wholly within one county.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7615; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §457.17]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.286
Iowa Code § 39A.2 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.2
Election misconduct in the first degree.
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the crime of election misconduct in the first degree if the person willfully commits any of the following acts:

(1) (a) Produces, procures, submits, or accepts a voter registration application that is known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, forged, or fraudulent.

(1) (a) Falsely swears to an oath required pursuant to section 48A.7A.

(1) (b) Destroys, delivers, or handles an application for a ballot or an absentee ballot with the intent of interfering with the voter’s right to vote.

(1) (b) Produces, procures, submits, or accepts a ballot or an absentee ballot, or produces, procures, casts, accepts, or tabulates a ballot that is known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, forged, or fraudulent.

(1) (b) Votes or attempts to vote more than once at the same election, or votes or attempts to vote at an election knowing oneself not to be qualified.

(1) (b) Makes a false or untrue statement in an application for an absentee ballot or makes or signs a false certification or affidavit in connection with an absentee ballot.

(1) (b) Otherwise deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the citizens of this state of a fair and impartially conducted election process.

(1) (c) Intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, a person to do or to refrain from doing any of the following:

(1) (c) To register to vote, to vote, or to attempt to register to vote.

(1) (c) To urge or aid a person to register to vote, to vote, or to attempt to register to vote.

(1) (c) To sign a petition nominating a candidate for public office or a petition requesting an election for which a petition may legally be submitted.

(1) (c) To exercise a right under chapters 39 through 53.

(1) (d) Pays, offers to pay, or causes to be paid money or any other thing of value to a person to influence the person’s vote.

(1) (d) Pays, offers to pay, or causes to be paid money or any other thing of value to an election official conditioned on some act done or omitted to be done contrary to the person’s official duty in relation to an election.

(1) (d) Receives money or any other thing of value knowing that it was given in violation of subparagraph (1) or (2).

(1) (e) Conspires with or acts as an accessory with another to commit an act in violation of paragraphs “a” through “d”.

(1) (f) Intentionally alters or damages any computer software or any physical part of voting equipment, automatic tabulating equipment, or any other part of a voting system.

(1) (g) As an election official, fails to perform duties prescribed by chapters 39 through 53, except for section 48A.41, or fails to follow or implement guidance issued pursuant to section 47.1, or performs those duties and responsibilities in such a way as to hinder or disregard the object of the law.

(2) Election misconduct in the first degree is a class “D” felony.

2002 Acts, ch 1071, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 35, §1, 7; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §89, 90; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §3; 2021 Acts, ch 12, §3, 73
Iowa Code § 73A.28 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 73A / Section 73A.28
Public improvement contracts prohibited terms and exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) A governmental entity awarding a contract for the construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of a public improvement and any construction manager acting on its behalf shall not, in any bid specifications, project agreements, or other controlling documents do any of the following:

(1) (a) Require a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor to enter into or adhere to an agreement with one or more labor organizations in regard to the public improvement or a related public improvement project.

(1) (b) Prohibit a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor from entering into or adhering to an agreement with one or more labor organizations in regard to the public improvement or a related public improvement project.

(1) (c) Discriminate against a bidder, offeror, contractor, or subcontractor for becoming or remaining or refusing to become or remain a signatory to, or for adhering or refusing to adhere to, an agreement with one or more labor organizations in regard to the public improvement or a related public improvement project.

(2) A governmental entity shall not award a grant, tax abatement, or tax credit that is conditioned upon a requirement that the awardee include a term described in subsection 1 in a contract document for any construction, improvement, maintenance, or renovation to real property or fixtures that is the subject of the grant, tax abatement, or tax credit.

(3) This section shall not be construed to do any of the following:

(3) (a) Prohibit a governmental entity from awarding a contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit to a private owner, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor who enters into or who is party to an agreement with a labor organization, if being or becoming a party or adhering to an agreement with a labor organization is not a condition for award of the contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit, and if the governmental entity does not discriminate against a private owner, bidder, contractor, or subcontractor in the awarding of that contract, grant, tax abatement, or tax credit based upon the private owner’s, bidder’s, contractor’s, or subcontractor’s status as being or becoming, or the willingness or refusal to become, a party to an agreement with a labor organization.

(3) (b) Prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from voluntarily entering into or complying with an agreement entered into with one or more labor organizations in regard to a contract with a governmental entity or funded in whole or in part from a grant, tax abatement, or tax credit from the governmental entity.

(3) (c) Prohibit employers or other parties from entering into agreements or engaging in any other activity protected by the federal National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §151 et seq.

(3) (d) Interfere with labor relations of parties that are not regulated under the federal National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §151 et seq.

2017 Acts, ch 65, §8 – 10
Iowa Code § 499A.10 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 499A / Section 499A.10
Record — effect.
Status: in_force

The change or amendment provided for in section 499A.9 shall be recorded as the original articles are recorded. From the date of filing such change or amendment for record, the provisions of said section having been complied with, the change or amendment shall take effect as a part of the original articles, and the cooperative thus constituted shall have the same rights, powers and franchises, be entitled to the same immunities, and liable upon all contracts to the same extent, as before such change or amendment.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §499A.10]91 Acts, ch 30, §16
Iowa Code § 468.118 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.118
Abandoned right-of-way.
Status: in_force

(1) If a railroad or other utility has abandoned the use of its right-of-way for the purpose it was originally acquired or has sold its right-of-way to a person who will use the right-of-way for a purpose other than for which it was originally acquired, the prior right or privilege of the drainage district to pass through the right-of-way of the railroad or utility shall become a permanent easement in favor of the drainage district for drainage purposes including the right of ingress and egress through adjacent property and the right of access for maintenance, repair, improvement and inspection. The permanent easement has the same dimensions as originally specified in the engineer’s report and survey, or as acquired by use or as subsequently acquired.

(2) If a railroad or other utility has abandoned the use of its right-of-way for the purpose it was originally acquired or has sold its right-of-way to a person who will use the right-of-way for a purpose other than for which it was originally acquired in segments, each segment shall be assessed for benefits in the same proportion as the area of the segment bears to the area of the right-of-way through the forty-acre tract.

85 Acts, ch 163, §4CS85, §455.127A89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.1182019 Acts, ch 59, §156
Iowa Code § 321.189A — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.189A
Driver’s license for undercover law enforcement officers — fee — penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may issue undercover driver’s licenses to certified peace officers employed by a local authority or by the state or federal law enforcement officers for use in the line of duty when a fictitious identity is necessary. The department, in cooperation with the commissioner of public safety, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A regarding the issuance, use, and cancellation of licenses issued pursuant to this section.

(2) A license issued pursuant to this section shall only be issued to a certified peace officer or federal law enforcement officer, who is qualified to obtain the class of license sought, at the request of the law enforcement agency employing the officer for official use when the officer is involved in duty in which a fictitious identity is necessary. An officer issued a license pursuant to this section shall surrender the license when the license is no longer needed.

(3) (a) A license issued pursuant to this section shall only be used in the line of duty when it is necessary for the officer holding the license to assume a fictitious identity. An officer issued a license pursuant to this section shall report as soon as practical to the law enforcement agency employing the officer any traffic citation issued to the officer while using the officer’s fictitious identity.

(3) (b) An officer using a license issued under this section shall not be prosecuted for a public offense under this chapter if the offense was committed in the line of duty and was necessary to protect the identity of the officer. However, this paragraph shall not apply to a violation of subsection 4, paragraph “a”.

(4) (a) An officer who provides the department false information for the purposes of obtaining a license under this section commits a class “D” felony.

(4) (b) An officer who displays or uses a license issued pursuant to this section during the commission or attempted commission of a public offense other than a public offense referred to in subsection 3 or who knowingly permits another person to use the license issued under this section commits a class “D” felony.

(4) (c) An officer who displays or uses a license issued pursuant to this section in any manner which is not a public offense but which is not authorized under this section or who knowingly fails or refuses to surrender the license upon demand by the department commits an aggravated misdemeanor.

(5) The fee for issuing a license under this section shall be the same as for licenses issued pursuant to section 321.189.

(6) The department shall keep as confidential public records under section 22.7, all records regarding licenses issued under this section.

97 Acts, ch 92, §2; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §10