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Iowa Code § 468.221 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 468 / Section 468.221
Written communication delivered to the state or a local government.
Status: in_force

(1) This section applies whenever a board or county officer acting under this chapter is required to deliver a written communication to a state agency or local government. The written communication includes but is not limited to a notice, service of process, demand, statement, or a report.

(2) (a) If the written communication is to be delivered to a state agency, it may be delivered to the administrative head of the state agency or its governing body. The written communication may also be delivered to a person designated by the administrative head of the state agency or its governing body. The written communication may be delivered to the executive council if the administrative head of the state agency or its governing body cannot be determined.

(2) (b) If the written communication is to be delivered to a local government, it may be delivered to the governing body of the local government. The written communication may also be delivered to a person designated by the governing body. As used in this section, “local government” includes a county, city, township, or any special purpose district or authority.

2011 Acts, ch 39, §1; 2012 Acts, ch 1021, §87
Iowa Code § 628.5 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 628 / Section 628.5
Redemption by creditors.
Status: in_force

If redemption is not made by the debtor as provided in section 628.3, thereafter, and at any time within nine months from the day of sale, redemption may be made by a mortgagee before or after the debt secured by the mortgage falls due, or by any creditor whose claim becomes a lien prior to the expiration of the time allowed for redemption.

[C51, §1927, 1928; R60, §3333, 3334; C73, §3103, 3104; C97, §4046; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11776; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §628.5]2019 Acts, ch 59, §206
Iowa Code § 144.55 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 144 / Section 144.55
Attorney general to assist in enforcement.
Status: in_force

Upon request of the department, the attorney general shall assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.

[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2435; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.52; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.55]
Iowa Code § 481A.132 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 481A / Section 481A.132
Service of process or arrest — pendency of damage claim.
Status: in_force

Service of process upon or arrest of any person charged with provisions of this chapter for which damages may be assessed pursuant to section 481A.130, shall serve as notice of the pendency of the liquidated damage claim. Trial on the criminal charge may be separated from the determination of the liquidated damage claim in the discretion of the court or by the request of the defendant, but upon conviction of the defendant in the criminal case, the only issue to be determined by the court on the liquidated damage claim is the fact of such conviction.

[C77, 79, 81, §109.132]C93, §481A.132
Iowa Code § 182.4 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 182 / Section 182.4
Establishment of sheep and wool promotion board — assessment — termination.
Status: in_force

(1) Each producer who signs a statement certifying that the producer is a bona fide producer is entitled to one vote. At the close of the referendum, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots cast. If a majority of voters favor establishing an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and imposing an assessment, an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board shall be established. The assessment shall be imposed commencing not more than sixty days following the referendum as determined by the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board, and shall continue until terminated by a referendum as provided in subsection 2. If a majority of the voters do not favor establishing an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and imposing the assessment, the assessment shall not be imposed and the board shall not be established until another referendum is held under this chapter and a majority of the voters favor establishing a board and imposing the assessment. If a referendum fails, another referendum shall not be held within one hundred eighty days.

(2) Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least twenty-five producers in each district requesting a referendum election to determine whether to terminate the establishment of the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and to terminate the imposition of the assessment, the secretary shall call a referendum to be conducted within sixty days following the receipt of the petition. The petitioners shall guarantee the payment of the costs of a referendum held under this subsection. If the majority of the voters of a referendum do not favor termination, an additional referendum may be held when the secretary receives a petition signed by at least twenty-five producers in each district. However, the additional referendum shall not be held within one hundred eighty days.

85 Acts, ch 207, §4
Iowa Code § 445.30 — IA Code / Title X / Chapter 445 / Section 445.30
Lien between vendor and purchaser.
Status: in_force

As against a purchaser, tax liens attach to a parcel on and after June 30 in each year.

[C97, §1400; S13, §1400; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7204; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §445.30]91 Acts, ch 191, §41
Iowa Code § 321E.34 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321E / Section 321E.34
Escort requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The operator of an escort vehicle serving as an escort in the movement of vehicles and loads of excess size and weight under permits required by this chapter shall have a driver’s license as defined in section 321.1 valid for the operation of the escort vehicle.

(2) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for all escort requirements. The rules shall include operator requirements; escort vehicle requirements; and length, height, width, and weight requirements for the load or vehicle being moved under an annual or single-trip permit or in a special or emergency situation.

97 Acts, ch 104, §29; 98 Acts, ch 1073, §9; 2013 Acts, ch 49, §25
Iowa Code § 654.17C — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 654 / Section 654.17C
Military foreclosure protection — notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided under chapter 29A, or the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003, 50 U.S.C. app. 532 and 533, a creditor shall not initiate a proceeding to enforce an obligation payable under its terms in installments under a contract for the purchase of real estate, or secured by a mortgage or other instrument in the nature of a mortgage upon real estate, against a borrower, or a borrower’s dependents, who is a member of the national guard or a member of the reserve or regular component of the armed forces of the United States in active duty service. Enforcement of an obligation shall not be permitted under the following circumstances:

(1) (a) The borrower is a member of the national guard and has been afforded protection under the Iowa national guard civil relief provisions contained in chapter 29A, subchapter VI. A creditor who enforces an obligation in violation of chapter 29A, subchapter VI, is subject to applicable penalty provisions contained in sections 29A.102 and 29A.103.

(1) (b) The borrower is a member of the reserve or regular component of the armed forces of the United States in active duty service and has been afforded protection under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003, 50 U.S.C. app. 532 and 533. A creditor who enforces an obligation in violation of the federal Act is subject to applicable penalty provisions contained in the federal Act.

(2) The department of veterans affairs and the department of insurance and financial services shall coordinate to develop a procedure to inform or notify members of the national guard, reserve, or regular component of the armed forces of the United States, and financial institutions as defined in section 12C.1, of the protections referenced in subsection 1. The notification procedure shall include, at a minimum, posting the information on an official internet site maintained by each department.

2009 Acts, ch 166, §3; 2024 Acts, ch 1043, §104
Iowa Code § 152C.9 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 152C / Section 152C.9
Exemptions.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to the following persons:

(1) Persons who are licensed to practice medicine or surgery, osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, cosmetology arts and sciences, or podiatry in this state; or athletic trainers, technicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, or physician assistants licensed, certified, or registered in this state or acting under the prescription or supervision of a person licensed to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery in this state.

(2) Persons who are licensed, registered, or certified in another state, territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country when incidentally present in this state to teach a course of instruction related to massage and bodywork therapy or to consult with a person licensed under subtitle 3 of this title.

(3) Students enrolled in a program recognized by the board while completing a clinical requirement for graduation performed under the supervision of a person licensed under subtitle 3 of this title.

(4) Persons giving massage and bodywork to members of their immediate family.

(5) Persons practicing reflexology.

(6) Persons engaged within the scope of practice of a profession with established standards and ethics utilizing touch, words, and directed movement to deepen awareness of existing patterns of movement in the body as well as to suggest new possibilities of movement, provided that the practices performed or services rendered are not designated or implied to be massage therapy. Such practices include, but are not limited to, the Feldenkrais method, the Trager approach, and mind-body centering.

(7) Persons engaged within the scope of practice of a profession with established standards and ethics in which touch is limited to that which is essential for palpitation and affectation of the human energy system, provided that the practices performed or services rendered are not designated or implied to be massage therapy.

(8) Persons incidentally present in this state to provide services as part of an emergency response team working in conjunction with disaster relief officials.

2004 Acts, ch 1065, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141
Iowa Code § 256E.1 — IA Code / Title VII / Chapter 256E / Section 256E.1
Establishment of charter schools purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) Charter schools shall be part of the state’s program of public education.

(2) A charter school may be established by either of the following methods:

(2) (a) A school board may create a founding group to apply to the state board for approval to establish and operate a charter school within and as a part of the school district by establishing a new attendance center, creating a new school within an existing attendance center, or by converting an existing attendance center to charter status.

(2) (b) A founding group may apply to the state board for approval to establish and operate a charter school within the boundaries of the state that operates as a new attendance center independently from a public school district.

(3) The purpose of a charter school established pursuant to this chapter shall be to accomplish the following:

(3) (a) Improve student learning, well-being, and postsecondary success.

(3) (b) Increase learning opportunities for students in areas of need in this state, including but not limited to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM).

(3) (c) Increase opportunities for work-based learning, early literacy intervention, and serving at-risk populations.

(3) (d) Accelerating student learning to prevent learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and other significant disruptions to student learning.

(3) (e) Encourage the use of evidence-based practices in innovative environments.

(3) (f) Require the measurement and evaluation of program implementation and learning outcomes.

(3) (g) Establish models of success for Iowa schools.

(3) (h) Create new professional opportunities for teachers and other educators.

(3) (i) Investigate and establish different organizational structures for schools to use to implement a multi-tiered system of supports for students.

(3) (j) Allow greater flexibility to meet the education needs of a diverse student population and changing workforce needs.

(3) (k) Allow for the flexible allocation of resources through implementation of specialized school budgets for the benefit of the schools served.

(3) (l) Allow greater flexibility for districts and schools to focus on closing gaps in student opportunity and achievement for all students from preschool through postsecondary preparation.

(4) The state board of education shall be the only authorizer of charter schools under this chapter.

2021 Acts, ch 112, §1
Iowa Code § 249A.27 — IA Code / Title VI / Chapter 249A / Section 249A.27
Indemnity for case management and disallowed costs.
Status: in_force

(1) If the department contracts with a county or consortium of counties to provide case management services funded under medical assistance, the state shall appear and defend the department’s employees and agents acting in an official capacity on the department’s behalf and the state shall indemnify the employees and agents for acts within the scope of their employment. The state’s duties to defend and indemnify shall not apply if the conduct upon which any claim is based constitutes a willful and wanton act or omission or malfeasance in office.

(2) If the department is the case management contractor, the state shall be responsible for any costs included within the unit rate for case management services which are disallowed for medical assistance reimbursement by the federal centers for Medicare and Medicaid services. The contracting county shall be credited for the county’s share of any amounts overpaid due to the disallowed costs. However, if certain costs are disallowed due to requirements or preferences of a particular county in the provision of case management services, the county shall not receive credit for the amount of the costs.

91 Acts, ch 158, §8; 2002 Acts, ch 1050, §25
Iowa Code § 489.1031 — IA Code / Title XII / Chapter 489 / Section 489.1031
Interest exchange authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) By complying with this part, any of the following apply:

(1) (a) A domestic limited liability company may acquire all of one or more classes or series of interests of another domestic entity or a foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing.

(1) (b) All of one or more classes or series of interests of a domestic limited liability company may be acquired by another domestic entity or a foreign entity in exchange for interests, securities, obligations, money, other property, rights to acquire interests or securities, or any combination of the foregoing.

(2) By complying with the provisions of this part applicable to foreign entities, a foreign entity may be the acquiring or acquired entity in an interest exchange under this part if the interest exchange is authorized by the law of the foreign entity’s jurisdiction of formation.

(3) If a protected agreement contains a provision that applies to a merger of a domestic limited liability company but does not refer to an interest exchange, the provision applies to an interest exchange in which the domestic limited liability company is the acquired entity as if the interest exchange were a merger until the provision is amended on or after January 1, 2009.

2023 Acts, ch 152, §93, 161
Iowa Code § 390.3 — IA Code / Title IX / Chapter 390 / Section 390.3
Hearing exception to general statutes.
Status: in_force

(1) Before a city may enter into or amend a joint agreement, the governing body shall adopt a proposed form of agreement and give notice and conduct a public hearing on the agreement in the manner provided by sections 73A.1 through 73A.11, which action shall be subject to appeal as provided in chapter 73A.

(2) However, in the performance of a joint agreement, the governing body is not subject to statutes generally applicable to public contracts, including hearings on plans, specifications, form of contracts, costs, notice, and competitive bidding required under chapter 26 and section 384.103, unless all parties to the joint agreement are cities located within the state of Iowa.

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §390.3]84 Acts, ch 1067, §36; 2006 Acts, ch 1017, §38, 42, 43; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §207; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §241
Iowa Code § 573A.4 — IA Code / Title XIV / Chapter 573A / Section 573A.4
Rules applicable.
Status: in_force

The rules of civil procedure shall be applicable to such action. The cause shall be tried forthwith in equity, and the court shall give such cases preference over other cases, except criminal cases.

[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573A.4]
Iowa Code § 476.104 — IA Code / Title XI / Chapter 476 / Section 476.104
Severability.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid or otherwise rendered ineffective by any entity, the invalidity or ineffectiveness shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid or ineffective provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

2003 Acts, ch 126, §7
Iowa Code § 123.71 — IA Code / Title IV / Chapter 123 / Section 123.71
Conditions on injunction proceeding.
Status: in_force

A bootlegger injunction proceeding, as provided in this chapter, shall not be maintained unless it is shown to the court that efforts in good faith have been made to discover the base of supplies or place where the defendant charged as a bootlegger conducts an unlawful business or receives or manufactures the alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer, which the defendant is charged with bootlegging.

[C27, 31, §2031-a1; C35, §1921-f72, 2031-a1; C39, §1921.072, 2031.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.72, 128.18; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.71]85 Acts, ch 32, §52
Iowa Code § 515.2 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 515 / Section 515.2
Articles — approval — bylaws.
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation, and any subsequent amendments, of an organization shall be filed with and approved by the commissioner of insurance before filing with the secretary of state. An organization shall file with the commissioner bylaws and subsequent amendments to the bylaws within thirty days of adoption of the bylaws and amendments.

[C73, §1122; C97, §1685; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8897; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §515.2]2000 Acts, ch 1023, §27; 2009 Acts, ch 145, §22
Iowa Code § 9F.4 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 9F / Section 9F.4
Publication — official register.
Status: in_force

The legislative services agency may publish the federal census report in each copy of the Iowa official register as provided in section 2A.5.

[S13, §177-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §427; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.4]C93, §9F.498 Acts, ch 1119, §25; 98 Acts, ch 1164, §40; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §24, 48, 49
Iowa Code § 551A.6 — IA Code / Title XIII / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.6
Cancellation of contract.
Status: in_force

The purchaser has the right to cancel a contract with a seller for a business opportunity for any reason at any time within three business days of the date the purchaser signs the contract or the date the contract is accepted by the seller whichever is later. The notice of the right to cancel, the seller’s obligation to provide the purchaser with cancellation forms, and the procedures to be followed when a contract is canceled shall be the same as the procedures in chapter 555A for door-to-door sales.

[81 Acts, ch 171, §6]C83, §523B.62004 Acts, ch 1104, §30C2005, §551A.6
Iowa Code § 321.461 — IA Code / Title VIII / Chapter 321 / Section 321.461
Trailers and towed vehicles.
Status: in_force

(1) When one vehicle is towing another the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed fifteen feet from one vehicle to the other except the connection between any two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of structural nature which cannot readily be dismembered.

(2) If the towing vehicle is a motor truck and the towed vehicle is a single trailer with a single point of articulation at the hitch connection, the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed twenty-one feet. The length of the drawbar or other connection shall be measured from the centerline of the hitch assembly on the towing vehicle to the front of the body of the towed vehicle. A vehicle which has a drawbar or other connection which measures between fifteen and twenty-one feet in length shall have at least one yellow reflector visible on each vertical face of the drawbar or other connection, located near the midpoint between the towing and the towed vehicle. A vehicle which has a drawbar or other connection which measures between fifteen and twenty-one feet in length shall have affixed to the rear of the towed vehicle a sign indicating that the vehicle is a towed vehicle.

[C39, §5035.10; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.461]91 Acts, ch 31, §3
Iowa Code § 15E.142 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 15E / Section 15E.142
Section 15E.142
Status: repealed

Repealed by 2007 Acts, ch 126, §114.
Iowa Code § 686A.6 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 686A / Section 686A.6
Trust record valuation of asbestos trust claims judicial notice.
Status: in_force

(1) Not less than thirty days before trial in an asbestos action, the court shall enter into the record a document that identifies every asbestos trust claim made by the plaintiff or on the plaintiff’s behalf.

(2) If a plaintiff proceeds to trial in an asbestos action before an asbestos trust claim is resolved, there is a rebuttable presumption that the plaintiff is entitled to, and will receive, the compensation specified in the trust governance document applicable to the plaintiff’s claim at the time of trial. The court shall take judicial notice that the trust governance document specifies compensation amounts and payment percentages and shall establish an attributed value to the plaintiff’s asbestos trust claims.

2017 Acts, ch 11, §6
Iowa Code § 35A.12 — IA Code / Title I / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.12
Military honor guard services.
Status: in_force

An honor guard unit made up of members of a recognized military veterans organization as listed in section 35A.2 or 37.2, the Iowa national guard, the reserve forces of the United States, the United States coast guard auxiliary, or a reserve officers training corps shall be allowed to perform any honor guard service on public property.

2001 Acts, ch 96, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1037, §1; 2010 Acts, ch 1173, §1
Iowa Code § 208A.3 — IA Code / Title V / Chapter 208A / Section 208A.3
What deemed misbranded.
Status: in_force

An antifreeze shall be deemed to be misbranded if either of the following apply:

(1) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.

(2) In package form it does not bear a label containing the name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor and an accurate statement of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight or measure on the outside of the package.

[C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §208A.3]2013 Acts, ch 90, §39
Iowa Code § 614.25 — IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.25
Effect of filing claim.
Status: in_force

The filing of such claim shall extend for a further period of twenty-one years the time within which such action may be brought by any person entitled thereto, and successive claims for further like extensions may be filed.

[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.25]