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Iowa Code § 28I.6 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 28I / Section 28I.6
Filing documents with commission.
Status: in_force

To facilitate effective and harmonious planning of the region or metropolitan area, all governing bodies in the area served by a commission, and all county and city planning commissions, boards or agencies in the area may file with the commission, for its information, all county or city plans, zoning ordinances, official maps, building codes, subdivision regulations, or amendments or revisions of them, as well as copies of their regular and special reports dealing in whole or in part with planning matters. County or city governing bodies, or county or city local planning commissions, boards or agencies may also submit proposals to a commission for such plans, ordinances, maps, codes, regulations, amendments or revisions prior to their adoption, in order to afford an opportunity to the commission to study such proposals and to render advice thereon.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §473A.6]C91, §28I.6
Iowa Code § 236.17 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 236 / Section 236.17
Domestic abuse training requirements.
Status: in_force

The department, in cooperation with victim service providers, shall work with various professional organizations to encourage organizations to establish training programs for professionals who work in the area of domestic abuse prevention and services. Domestic abuse training may include, but is not limited to, the following areas:

(1) The enforcement of both civil and criminal remedies in domestic abuse matters.

(2) The nature, extent, and causes of domestic abuse.

(3) The legal rights and remedies available to domestic abuse victims, including crime victim compensation.

(4) Services available to domestic abuse victims and their children, including the domestic abuse telephone hotline.

(5) The mandatory arrest provisions of section 236.12, and other duties of peace officers pursuant to this chapter.

(6) Techniques for intervention in domestic abuse cases.

91 Acts, ch 218, §16; 91 Acts, ch 219, §33
Iowa Code § 496C.3 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 496C / Section 496C.3
Applicability of Iowa business corporation Act.
Status: in_force

The Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, shall be construed as part of this chapter and shall apply to professional corporations, including, but not limited to, their organization, reports, fees, authority, powers, rights, and the regulation and conduct of their affairs. The provisions of the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, on foreign corporations shall apply to foreign professional corporations. The provisions of this chapter shall prevail over any inconsistent provisions of the Iowa business corporation Act, chapter 490, or any other law.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §496C.3]2001 Acts, ch 24, §62
Iowa Code § 161A.23 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161A / Section 161A.23
Agreement by fifty percent of landowners.
Status: in_force

(1) After obtaining agreements to carry out recommended soil conservation measures and proper farm plans from owners of not less than fifty percent of the lands situated in the subdistrict, the governing body of the subdistrict shall have the authority to establish a special tax for the purpose of organization, construction, repair, alteration, enlargement, extension, and operation of present and future works of improvement within the boundaries of said subdistrict.

(2) The governing body shall appoint three appraisers to assess benefits and classify the land affected by such improvements. One of such appraisers shall be a competent licensed professional engineer and two of them shall be resident landowners of the county or counties in which the subdistrict is located but not living within nor owning or operating any lands included in said subdistrict.

(3) The appraisers shall take and subscribe an oath of their qualifications and to perform the duties of classification of said lands, fix the percentages, benefits and apportion and assess the costs and expenses of construction of the said improvement according to law and their best judgment, skill, and ability. If said appraisers or any of them fail or neglect to act or perform the duties in the time and as required of them by law, the governing body of the subdistrict shall appoint others with like qualifications to take their places and perform said duties.

[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467A.23]C93, §161A.232007 Acts, ch 126, §38
Iowa Code § 554.1205 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 554 / Section 554.1205
Reasonable time — seasonableness.
Status: in_force

(1) Whether a time for taking an action required by this chapter is reasonable depends on the nature, purpose, and circumstances of the action.

(2) An action is taken seasonably if it is taken at or within the time agreed or, if no time is agreed, at or within a reasonable time.

[S13, §3060-a193; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9654, 9972; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §541.194, 554.44; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.1204]2007 Acts, ch 41, §15, 52CS2007, §554.1205
Iowa Code § 572.20 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 572 / Section 572.20
Priority as to buildings over prior liens upon land.
Status: in_force

Mechanics’ liens, including those for additions, repairs, and betterments, shall attach to the building or improvement for which the material or labor was furnished or done, in preference to any prior lien, encumbrance, or mortgage upon the land upon which such building or improvement was erected or situated except as provided in sections 572.10 and 572.11.

[R60, §1853, 1855; C73, §2139, 2141; C97, §3095; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10289; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §572.20]2007 Acts, ch 83, §13
Iowa Code § 514K.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 514K / Section 514K.2
Health carrier disclosures public internet sites.
Status: in_force

(1) A carrier that provides small group health coverage pursuant to chapter 513B or individual health coverage pursuant to chapter 513C and that offers for sale a policy, contract, or plan that covers the essential health benefits required pursuant to section 1302 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. L. No. 111-148, and its implementing regulations, shall provide to each of its enrollees at the time of enrollment, and shall make available to prospective enrollees and enrollees, insurance producers licensed under chapter 522B, and the general public, on the carrier’s internet site, all of the following information in a clear and understandable form for use in comparing policies, contracts, and plans, and coverage and premiums:

(1) (a) Any items or services, including prescription drugs, that have a coinsurance requirement where the cost-sharing required depends on the cost of the item or service.

(1) (b) The specific prescription drugs available on the carrier’s formulary, the specific prescription drugs covered when furnished by a physician or clinic, and any clinical prerequisites or prior authorization requirements for coverage of the drugs.

(1) (c) How medications will specifically be included in or excluded from the deductible, including a description of all out-of-pocket costs that may not apply to the deductible for a prescription drug.

(2) A carrier that provides a summary of benefits and coverage to its enrollees in accordance with 26 C.F.R. §54.9815-2715, 29 C.F.R. §2590.715-2715, and 45 C.F.R. §147.200 is deemed to be in compliance with this section unless the commissioner of insurance determines that these federal regulations, or the successors to any of these federal regulations, fail to require the information required pursuant to this section in a clear and understandable form.

2016 Acts, ch 1122, §6, 14
Iowa Code § 161D.9 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161D / Section 161D.9
Restriction.
Status: in_force

The loess hills development and conservation authority or the board of directors of the loess hills alliance shall not enter into any agreement with a local government or the state or federal government if the agreement regulates, on an involuntary basis, the action of a private landowner or the use of a private landowner’s land.

2015 Acts, ch 111, §1
Iowa Code § 515G.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515G / Section 515G.6
Approval of plan by policyholders — notice of election — effective date.
Status: in_force

After the plan has been approved by the commissioner as provided in section 515G.7, the plan of conversion shall be submitted to and shall not take effect until approved by two-thirds of the policyholders of the mutual insurer voting on the plan or such greater vote, if any, as is required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual insurer. Notice of a meeting for the purpose of voting on the conversion plan shall be provided by mail to each policyholder entitled to vote in accordance with notice provisions in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual insurer. Each policyholder entitled to vote may cast one vote unless otherwise provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual insurer. Voting shall be by ballot, in person, or by proxy. A quorum consists of a quorum as defined in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the mutual insurer. A copy of the plan of conversion, or a summary of the plan of conversion, shall accompany the notice of meeting and election. An approved plan of conversion shall take effect on the date specified in the plan.

90 Acts, ch 1083, §6
Iowa Code § 468.551 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.551
Resolution required.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under the provisions of this part shall be issued pursuant to and in conformity with a resolution adopted by the board of supervisors which shall specify the amount of unpaid assessments to be extended, the times when the installment or installments of extended assessments shall become due, the amount of drainage refunding bonds authorized to be issued, the purpose for which issued, the rate of interest they shall bear, the place where the principal and interest shall be payable and the time or times when they shall become due, and such other provisions not inconsistent with law in reference thereto, as the board shall deem proper.

[C27, 31, 35, §7714-b12; C39, §7714.12; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §463.12]89 Acts, ch 126, §2CS89, §468.551
Iowa Code § 621.1 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 621 / Section 621.1
Bond for costs.
Status: in_force

If a defendant, at any time before answering shall make and file an affidavit stating that the defendant has a good defense in whole or in part, the plaintiff, or party bringing the action or proceeding, if the plaintiff or party is a nonresident of this state, or a private or foreign corporation, before any other proceedings in the action, must file in the clerk’s office a bond with sureties to be approved by the clerk, in an amount to be fixed by the court, for the payment of all costs which may legally be adjudged against plaintiff.

[R60, §3442; C73, §2927; C97, §3847; S13, §3847; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11245; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §621.1]
Iowa Code § 161E.14 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 161E / Section 161E.14
Allocation.
Status: in_force

(1) Sixty-five percent of any such payments or payment received from the federal government shall be distributed to the general fund of the school districts of the county after the county auditor has determined the districts which are principally affected by the federal flood control project involved in an amount deemed to be the equitable share of each such district and the amount allocated to each school district shall be paid over to the treasurer of such school district.

(2) The county auditor shall certify to the executive council of the state the amounts allocated to each school district in the previous year, on January 2 of each year. The remaining ten percent of a payment received by the county treasurer from the federal government, or as much thereof as is deemed necessary by the board of supervisors, shall be allocated to the local fire departments of the unincorporated villages, townships, and cities of the county which are principally affected by the federal flood control project involved, to be paid and prorated among them as determined by the board of supervisors. If the funds prorated to local fire departments in a county are less than ten percent of the total county share of such federal payments for a year, the amount which exceeds the prorations shall revert back to and be divided equally between the secondary road fund and the local school district fund.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §467B.14]88 Acts, ch 1134, §89C95, §161E.142019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Iowa Code § 135C.13 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 135C / Section 135C.13
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of any action of the director may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Notwithstanding the terms of chapter 17A, petitions for judicial review may be filed in the district court of the county where the facility or proposed facility is located, and pending final disposition of the matter the status quo of the applicant or licensee shall be preserved except when the director, after advising a representative of the office of long-term care ombudsman, determines that the health, safety, or welfare of the residents of the facility is in immediate danger, in which case the director may order the immediate removal of such residents.

[C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §135C.13]99 Acts, ch 129, §2; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2013 Acts, ch 18, §7; 2014 Acts, ch 1040, §6
Iowa Code § 16.123 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 16 / Section 16.123
Section 16.123
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 54, §45.
Iowa Code § 261F.7 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 261F / Section 261F.7
Disclosure requirements.
Status: in_force

Except for educational loans made, insured, or guaranteed by the federal government, a lending institution included on a covered institution’s preferred lender list shall, upon receiving a request from a borrower, covered institution, or government entity, disclose to the requester in reasonable detail and form, the terms of private educational loans made to borrowers by that lending institution and the rates of interest charged to borrowers for private educational loans in the year preceding the disclosures.

2008 Acts, ch 1132, §9, 15
Iowa Code § 490.1422 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.1422
Reinstatement following administrative dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) A corporation administratively dissolved under section 490.1421 may apply to the secretary of state for reinstatement at any time after the effective date of dissolution. The application must meet all of the following requirements:

(1) (a) State the name of the corporation at its date of dissolution and the effective date of its administrative dissolution.

(1) (b) State that the ground or grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated.

(1) (c) If the application is received more than five years after the effective date of dissolution, state a corporate name that satisfies the requirements of section 490.401.

(2) (a) If the secretary of state determines that the application contains the information required by subsection 1, and that the information is correct, the secretary of state shall cancel the certificate of dissolution and prepare a certificate of reinstatement that recites the secretary of state’s determination and the effective date of reinstatement, file the certificate of reinstatement, and deliver a copy to the corporation under section 490.504.

(2) (b) If the corporate name in subsection 1, paragraph “c”, is different from the corporate name in subsection 1, paragraph “a”, the certificate of reinstatement shall constitute an amendment to the articles of incorporation insofar as it pertains to the corporate name. A corporation shall not relinquish the right to retain its corporate name if the reinstatement is effective within five years of the effective date of the corporation’s dissolution.

(3) When the reinstatement is effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution as if the administrative dissolution had never occurred.

89 Acts, ch 288, §154; 92 Acts, ch 1244, §46; 93 Acts, ch 17, §1; 93 Acts, ch 126, §7, 8; 94 Acts, ch 1053, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1170, §12, 132003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2006 Acts, ch 1089, §9 – 12; 2010 Acts, ch 1040, §2; 2020 Acts, ch 1118, §25; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §180, 230; 2024 Acts, ch 1048, §2
Iowa Code § 596.2 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 596 / Section 596.2
Construction and application.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed and applied to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to premarital agreements.

91 Acts, ch 77, §2
Iowa Code § 490.626 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 490 / Section 490.626
Shares without certificates.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, the board of directors of a corporation may authorize the issuance of some or all of the shares of any or all of its classes or series without certificates. The authorization does not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the corporation.

(2) Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of shares without certificates, the corporation shall deliver to the shareholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by section 490.625, subsections 2 and 3, and, if applicable, section 490.627.

89 Acts, ch 288, §47; 2021 Acts, ch 165, §53, 230
Iowa Code § 557A.16 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 557A / Section 557A.16
Enforcement and cause of action.
Status: in_force

(1) Violations of this chapter, unfair methods of competition, and deceptive or unfair acts or practices, in the offer or sale of a time-share are unlawful. Enforcement shall be as provided in section 714.16. The terms “unfair methods of competition” and “deceptive or unfair acts or practices” include, but are not limited to, the following acts:

(1) (a) Misrepresenting or failing to disclose any material fact concerning a time-share.

(1) (b) Failing to honor and comply with all provisions of a time-share instrument entered into with a purchaser.

(1) (c) Including any time-share instrument provisions purporting to waive any right or benefit provided for purchasers under this chapter.

(1) (d) Receiving from a prospective purchaser any money or other valuable consideration before the purchaser signs a time-share instrument.

(1) (e) Misrepresenting the amount of time or period of time the time-share unit will be available to a purchaser.

(1) (f) Misrepresenting the location of the offered time-share unit.

(1) (g) Misrepresenting the size, nature, extent, qualities, or characteristics of the offered time-share unit.

(1) (h) Misrepresenting the nature or extent of any services incident to the time-share unit.

(1) (i) Misrepresenting the conditions under which a purchaser may exchange occupancy rights to a time-share unit in one location for occupancy rights to a time-share unit in another location.

(2) If a developer or any other person subject to this chapter violates any provision of this chapter or any provision of the project or time-share instruments, any person or class of persons damaged or otherwise adversely affected by the violation shall have a claim for appropriate relief, which shall be brought in the county in which the time-share project is located or was offered or sold, in which the time-share offeror or time-share salesperson resides or is doing business upon tender of the time-share interest sold, or in which the contract was made. The court may order the developer or other person subject to this chapter to refund the purchaser the full amount paid by the purchaser, with prejudgment interest, less a portion of the amount paid representing the portion of any benefit the purchaser actually received or had the right to receive during the time preceding the tender. In all cases, the court may provide equitable relief it considers necessary or proper. The court may also award the person or class of persons reasonable attorney’s fees. This action does not limit any other remedy of the purchaser.

85 Acts, ch 155, §16
Iowa Code § 103A.10 — IA Code / Title III / Chapter 103A / Section 103A.10
Effect and application.
Status: in_force

(1) The state building code shall, for the buildings and structures to which it is applicable, constitute a lawful local building code.

(2) The state building code shall be applicable:

(2) (a) To all buildings and structures owned by the state or an agency of the state.

(2) (b) In each governmental subdivision where the governing body has enacted an ordinance accepting the application of the code.

(2) (c) To all newly constructed buildings and structures the construction of which is paid for in whole or in part with moneys appropriated by the state but which are not wholly owned by the state.

(2) (d) In each city with a population of more than fifteen thousand that has not adopted a local building code that is substantially in accord with standards developed by a nationally recognized building code organization. The city shall enforce the state building code, including the provisions in section 103A.19, subsection 2.

(3) Provisions of the state building code relating to the manufacture and installation of factory-built structures shall apply throughout the state. A factory-built structure approved by the commissioner shall be deemed to comply with all building regulations applicable to its manufacture and installation and shall be exempt from any other state or local building regulations. Except with respect to manufactured homes, as defined in section 103A.51, subsection 4, a provision of this chapter relating to the manufacture or installation of factory-built structures shall not alter or supersede any provision of chapter 542B concerning the practice of professional engineering or chapter 544A concerning the practice of architecture.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 103A.22, subsection 1:

(4) (a) Provisions of the state building code establishing thermal efficiency energy conservation standards shall be applicable to all construction in the state which will contain enclosed space that is heated or cooled. The commissioner shall provide appropriate exceptions for construction where the application of an energy conservation requirement adopted pursuant to this chapter would be impractical.

(4) (b) Provisions of the state building code establishing lighting efficiency standards shall be applicable to all construction in the state and to new and replacement lighting in existing buildings.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the energy conservation requirements adopted by the commissioner and approved by the council shall apply to all new construction commenced on or after July 1, 2008, and shall supersede and replace any minimum requirements for energy conservation adopted or enacted by the governmental subdivision prior to that date and applicable to such construction.

[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §103A.10]89 Acts, ch 39, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1082, §2; 2006 Acts, ch 1090, §16, 26; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §71; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §32, 33; 2007 Acts, ch 97, §1, 3; 2008 Acts, ch 1059, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1126, §9, 10, 33
Iowa Code § 455H.306 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 455H / Section 455H.306
Liability protections.
Status: in_force

The protections from liability afforded under this chapter shall be in addition to the exclusions to any liability protections afforded participants under any other provision of the Code.

97 Acts, ch 127, §20