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Iowa Code § 544C.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 544C / Section 544C.2
Establishment of interior design examining board.
Status: in_force

(1) An interior design examining board is established within the department. The board consists of seven members:five members who are interior designers who are registered under this chapter and who have been in the active practice of registered interior design for not less than five years, the last two of which shall have been in Iowa; and two members who are not registered under this chapter and who shall represent the general public. Members shall be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate.

(2) Professional associations or societies composed of interior designers may recommend the names of potential board members to the governor, but the governor is not bound by the recommendations. A board member is not required to be a member of any professional association or society composed of registered interior designers.

(3) Appointments shall be for three-year terms and shall commence and end as provided in section 69.19. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment of the governor and shall require senate confirmation. Members shall serve no more than three terms or nine years, whichever is less.

2005 Acts, ch 104, §3; 2006 Acts, ch 1177, §46; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1700; 2023 Acts, ch 20, §3
Iowa Code § 75.3 — IA Code / Title II / Chapter 75 / Section 75.3
Sealed and open bids.
Status: in_force

Sealed bids may be received at any time prior to the calling for open bids, if open bids are provided for in the notice of sale. After the sealed bids are all filed, the official or officials shall call for open bids, if open bids are provided for in the notice of sale. After all of the open bids have been received the substance of the best open bid shall be noted in the minutes. If open bids are not permitted in the notice of sale, sealed bids may be received until it is announced that all sealed bids shall be opened. The official or officials shall then open any sealed bids that have been filed and they shall note in the minutes the substance of the best sealed bid.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1173; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §75.3]83 Acts, ch 90, §14
Iowa Code § 239B.15 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 239B / Section 239B.15
County attorney to enforce.
Status: in_force

Violations of law relating to the family investment program shall be prosecuted by county attorneys. Area prosecutors of the office of the attorney general shall provide prosecution assistance.

97 Acts, ch 41, §16, 34
Iowa Code § 135.41 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135 / Section 135.41
Publication.
Status: in_force

The department, the Iowa medical society or any of its allied medical societies, the Iowa osteopathic medical association, any in-hospital staff committee, or the Iowa healthcare collaborative shall use or publish said material only for the purpose of advancing medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of such studies may be released by any such group for general publication. In all events the identity of any person whose condition or treatment has been studied shall be confidential and shall not be revealed under any circumstances. A violation of this section shall constitute a simple misdemeanor.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135.41]2006 Acts, ch 1128, §2
Iowa Code § 466B.24 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 466B / Section 466B.24
Board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) An authority shall be governed by a board of directors. Members of a board of directors of an authority shall be divided among the political subdivisions comprising the authority and shall be appointed by the respective political subdivision’s elected legislative body.

(2) A board of directors shall consist of one representative of each participating political subdivision. This subsection shall not apply if a chapter 28E agreement under this subchapter provides an alternative board composition method.

(3) The directors shall serve staggered terms of four years. The initial board shall determine, by lot, the initial terms to be shortened and lengthened, as necessary, to achieve staggered terms. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for the duration of the unexpired term. A director is eligible for reappointment. This subsection shall not apply if a chapter 28E agreement under this subchapter provides an alternative for the length of term, appointment, and reappointment of directors.

(4) A board may provide procedures for the removal of a director who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the board. If a director is so removed, a successor shall be appointed for the duration of the unexpired term of the removed director in the same manner as the original appointment. The appointing body may at any time remove a director appointed by it for misfeasance, nonfeasance, or malfeasance in office.

(5) A board shall adopt bylaws and shall elect one director as chairperson and one director as vice chairperson, each for a term of two years, and shall appoint a secretary who need not be a director.

(6) A majority of the membership of a board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of holding a meeting of the board. The affirmative vote of a majority of a quorum shall be necessary for any action taken by an authority unless the authority’s bylaws specify those particular actions of the authority requiring a greater number of affirmative votes. A vacancy in the membership of the board shall not impair the rights of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority.

2010 Acts, ch 1116, §6
Iowa Code § 504.721 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 504 / Section 504.721
Voting agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) Two or more members of a corporation may provide for the manner in which they will vote by signing an agreement for that purpose. For public benefit corporations, such agreements must have a reasonable purpose not inconsistent with the corporation’s public or charitable purposes.

(2) A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.

2004 Acts, ch 1049, §71, 192
Iowa Code § 232.195 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.195
Runaway treatment plan.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2022 Acts, ch 1098, §90.
Iowa Code § 533.115 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 533 / Section 533.115
Reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to rules of the superintendent, a credit union organized in another state may do business in Iowa if state credit unions organized in Iowa may do business in the state in which the out-of-state credit union is organized.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection 1, an out-of-state credit union shall meet the same deposit insurance requirements established by this chapter for a state credit union prior to doing business in Iowa.

2007 Acts, ch 174, §15
Iowa Code § 217.3 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 217 / Section 217.3
Duties of council.
Status: in_force

The council shall:

(1) Organize annually and select a chairperson and vice chairperson.

(2) Advise the department on conduct of the department and the implementation of all services and programs administered by the department.

(3) Report immediately to the governor any failure by the department to carry out any of the policy decisions or directives of the department.

(4) Advise and make recommendations to the department on the budget of the department prior to submission to the governor. Prior to making recommendations on the budget, the council shall publicize and hold a public hearing to provide explanations and hear questions, opinions, and suggestions regarding the budget. Invitations to the hearing shall be extended to the governor, the governor-elect, the director of the department of management, and other persons deemed by the council as integral to the budget process. The budget materials submitted to the governor shall include recommendations for revising the medical assistance program made available by federal action or by actions implemented by other states as identified by the department, the medical assistance advisory council created in section 249A.4B, and by county representatives. The review shall address what potential revisions could be made in this state and how the changes would be beneficial to Iowans.

(5) Make recommendations to the department to ensure that all programs administered or services rendered by the department directly to any citizen or through a local agency to any citizen are coordinated and integrated so that any citizen does not receive a duplication of services from various departments or local agencies that could be rendered by one department or local agency.

(6) Recommend to the governor the names of individuals qualified for the position of director when a vacancy exists in the office.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §217.3]83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 89 Acts, ch 283, §18; 95 Acts, ch 205, §36; 98 Acts, ch 1155, §7; 2005 Acts, ch 120, §1; 2019 Acts, ch 85, §90; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §107; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §326; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §404
Iowa Code § 159.27 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 159 / Section 159.27
Administration.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2024 Acts, ch 1177, §12, 16.
Iowa Code § 490.801 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.801
Requirement for and functions of board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as may be provided in an agreement authorized under section 490.732, each corporation shall have a board of directors.

(2) Except as may be provided in an agreement authorized under section 490.732, and subject to any limitation in the articles of incorporation permitted by section 490.202, subsection 2, all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the authority of the board of directors, and the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction, and subject to the oversight, of the board of directors.

89 Acts, ch 288, §72; 2002 Acts, ch 1154, §31, 125; 2013 Acts, ch 31, §24, 82; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §87, 230
Iowa Code § 210.23 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 210 / Section 210.23
Exception.
Status: in_force

Any person engaged in operating a home food processing establishment as defined in section 137D.1 is exempt from the provisions of sections 210.19 through 210.22.

[C27, 31, 35, §3244-b5; C39, §3244.05; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §210.23]2021 Acts, ch 80, §105; 2022 Acts, ch 1129, §11; 2023 Acts, ch 64, §31
Iowa Code § 195.7 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 195 / Section 195.7
Processing and manufacturing of raw milk.
Status: in_force

(1) Raw milk produced at a raw milk dairy must be processed and manufactured at the raw milk dairy in a manner that ensures the health and safety of persons consuming the processed raw milk, raw milk product, or raw milk dairy product.

(2) The raw milk must not be pasteurized or graded.

(3) The raw milk must be distributed not later than seven calendar days after it was produced by a dairy animal.

(4) The raw milk, raw milk product, or raw milk dairy product, or any other item using raw milk as an ingredient, shall be kept for storage prior to distribution at not more than 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

2023 Acts, ch 75, §19
Iowa Code § 167.18 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 167 / Section 167.18
Duty to dispose of dead bodies.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who has been caring for or who owns an animal that has died shall not allow the carcass to lie about the person’s premises. The carcass shall be disposed of within a reasonable time after death by composting, cooking, burying, or burning, as provided in this chapter, or by disposing of it, within the allowed time, to a person licensed to dispose of it.

(2) Subsection 1 does not apply to a veterinarian, issued a valid license or a valid temporary permit by the Iowa board of veterinary medicine as provided in chapter 169, who contains a dead animal’s carcass in a manner that prevents an outbreak of disease.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2761; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §167.18]87 Acts, ch 96, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 154, §2
Iowa Code § 232.20 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 232 / Section 232.20
Admission of child to shelter care or detention.
Status: in_force

(1) If a child is taken into custody and not released as provided in section 232.19, subsection 2, the child shall immediately be taken to a detention or shelter care facility as specified in sections 232.21 or 232.22.

(2) When a child is admitted to a detention or shelter care facility the person in charge of the facility or the person’s designated representative shall notify the court, the child’s attorney, and the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian as soon as possible of the admission and the reasons for that admission.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §232.17; C79, 81, §232.20]
Iowa Code § 357E.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 357E / Section 357E.3
Petition for public hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) The supervisors shall, on the petition of twenty-five percent of the property owners of a proposed benefited recreational lake district if the assessed valuation of the property owned by the petitioners represents at least twenty-five percent of the total assessed value of the proposed district, hold a public hearing concerning the establishment of a proposed district. However, for a proposed water quality district, the petition shall contain signatures of the fewer of twenty-five property owners or twenty-five percent of the property owners of the proposed district. The petition shall include a statement containing the following information:

(1) (a) The need for the district.

(1) (b) A description of the district to be served.

(1) (c) The approximate number of families in the district.

(2) The board of supervisors may require a bond of the petitioners conditioned for the payment of all costs and expenses incurred in the proceedings in case the district is not established.

88 Acts, ch 1194, §3; 89 Acts, ch 53, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1181, §4
Iowa Code § 704.7 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 704 / Section 704.7
Resisting forcible felony.
Status: in_force

A person who reasonably believes that a forcible felony is being or will imminently be perpetrated is justified in using reasonable force, including deadly force, against the perpetrator or perpetrators to prevent or terminate the perpetration of that felony.

[C79, 81, §704.7]2017 Acts, ch 69, §42
Iowa Code § 808B.12 — IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 808B / Section 808B.12
Emergency installation and use — subsequent application and order.
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a special state agent authorized by the prosecuting attorney or an assistant attorney general who reasonably determines that an emergency situation described in subsection 2 exists which requires the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device before an order authorizing such installation and use can be obtained with due diligence, may install and use a pen register or trap and trace device, if an order approving the installation or use is applied for and issued in accordance with section 808B.11 within forty-eight hours of the installation.

(2) Subsection 1 applies in the following emergency situations:

(2) (a) Immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury to a person.

(2) (b) Conspiratorial activities characteristic of organized crime.

(2) (c) Immediate threat to a national security interest.

(2) (d) Ongoing attack on a computer that constitutes a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment greater than one year.

(3) In the absence of an authorizing order, such use shall immediately terminate when the information sought is obtained, when the application for the order is denied, or when forty-eight hours have lapsed since the installation of the pen register or trap and trace device, whichever is earlier.

(4) The knowing installation or use by any investigative or law enforcement officer of a pen register or trap and trace device pursuant to subsection 1 without application for the authorizing order within forty-eight hours of the installation constitutes a serious misdemeanor.

(5) A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person who furnishes facilities or technical assistance pursuant to this section shall be reasonably compensated for such reasonable expenses incurred in providing such facilities and assistance.

99 Acts, ch 78, §27; 99 Acts, ch 208, §66, 67; 2009 Acts, ch 88, §13
Iowa Code § 185.25 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 185 / Section 185.25
Special referendum producer petition.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt of a petition not less than one hundred fifty nor more than two hundred forty days from a four-year anniversary of the effective date of an initial promotional order signed within that same period by a number of producers equal to or greater than one percent of the number of producers reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture, requesting a referendum to determine whether to extend the promotional order, the secretary shall call a referendum to be conducted not earlier than thirty days before the four-year anniversary date. If the secretary determines that extension of the promotional order is not favored by a majority of the producers voting in the referendum, the promotional order shall be terminated as provided in section 185.24. If the promotional order is terminated, another referendum shall not be held within one hundred eighty days. A succeeding referendum shall be called by the secretary upon the petition of a number of producers equal to or greater than one percent of the number of producers reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture requesting a referendum, who shall guarantee the costs of the referendum.

(2) If no valid petition is received by the secretary within the time period described in subsection 1, or if a petition is received but the referendum to extend the promotional order passes, the promotional order shall continue in effect for four additional years from the anniversary of its effective date.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.25]86 Acts, ch 1195, §6; 94 Acts, ch 1146, §25; 2018 Acts, ch 1041, §51
Iowa Code § 597.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 597 / Section 597.1
Property rights of married women.
Status: in_force

A married woman may own in her own right, real and personal property, acquired by descent, gift, or purchase, and manage, sell, and convey the same, and dispose thereof by will, to the same extent and in the same manner the husband can property belonging to him.

[C73, §2202; C97, §3153; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10446; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §597.1]
Iowa Code § 384.97 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 384 / Section 384.97
Notice to bidders.
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §41 – 43.See §26.7.
Iowa Code § 104A.3 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.3
Section 104A.3
Status: repealed

Repealed by 93 Acts, ch 95, §8.See §104A.6.
Iowa Code § 252A.18 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 252A / Section 252A.18
Registration of support order notice.
Status: in_force

Registration of a support order of another state or foreign country shall be in accordance with chapter 252K except that, with regard to service, promptly upon registration, the clerk of the court shall, by restricted certified mail, or child support services shall, as provided in section 252B.26, send to the respondent notice of the registration with a copy of the registered support order or the respondent may be personally served with the notice and the copy of the order in the same manner as original notices are personally served. The clerk shall also docket the case and notify the prosecuting attorney of the action. The clerk shall maintain a registry of all support orders registered pursuant to this section. The filing is in equity.

[82 Acts, ch 1004, §4]93 Acts, ch 78, §2; 97 Acts, ch 175, §19; 2015 Acts, ch 110, §81; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §842
Iowa Code § 321.295 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.295
Limitation on bridge or elevated structures.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not drive a vehicle on any public bridge or elevated structure at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed permitted under this chapter on the street or highway at a point where said street or highway joins said bridge or elevated structure. However, if the maximum speed permitted on said street or highway differs from the maximum speed on any other street or highway joining said bridge or elevated structure, then the lowest of those maximum speeds shall be the maximum speed limit on said bridge or elevated structure unless the department, upon request from any local authority or upon its own initiative, has conducted an investigation of the bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of the highway, and has found that the structure cannot with safety to itself withstand vehicles traveling at the speed otherwise permissible under this chapter. Under those circumstances, the department shall determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles which the structure can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating such maximum speed to be erected and maintained at a distance of two hundred feet before each end of such structure.

(2) A person shall not drive a vehicle over any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, when the structure is signposted as provided in this section.

(3) Upon the trial of any person charged with driving a vehicle at a speed which is greater than the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure, proof of such determination of the maximum speed by said department and the existence of said signs shall constitute conclusive evidence of the maximum speed which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.

[C39, §5023.11; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.295]2010 Acts, ch 1069, §46
Iowa Code § 502.321C — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 502 / Section 502.321C
Filing of solicitation materials.
Status: in_force

Copies of all advertisements, circulars, letters, or other materials disseminated by the offeror or the target company, soliciting or requesting the acceptance or rejection of a takeover offer, shall be filed with the administrator and sent to the target company or offeror not later than the time the solicitation or request materials are first published, sent, or given to the offerees. The administrator may prohibit the use of any materials deemed false or misleading.

2004 Acts, ch 1161, §19, 68
Iowa Code § 155.5 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 155 / Section 155.5
License fees.
Status: in_force

Each person licensed as a nursing home administrator shall be required to pay a license fee in an amount to be fixed by the board. The license shall expire in multiyear intervals determined by the board and be renewable upon payment of a renewal fee. A person who fails to renew a license by the expiration date shall be allowed to do so within thirty days following its expiration, but the board may assess a reasonable penalty.

[C71, 73, 75, §147.122; C77, 79, 81, §135E.5]C93, §155.52012 Acts, ch 1113, §4
Iowa Code § 626.18 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 626 / Section 626.18
Duty to point out property.
Status: in_force

Each person subsequently liable shall, if requested by the officer, point out property owned by the party liable, before that person, to obtain the benefits of the provision of section 626.17.

[R60, §3259; C73, §3040; C97, §3966; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11666; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.18]