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IA Code § 9G.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.3 - Tract books.

9G.3 Tract books.   Said tract books shall be ruled in a manner similar to those used in the United States land offices, so as to record each tract by its smallest legal subdivisions, its section, township, and range, to whom sold, and when, the price per acre, to whom patented, and when.  [R60, §93; C73, §85; C97, §74; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §91; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.3]  C93, §9G.3
IA Code § 9G.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.4 - Land office — how kept — certified copies.

9G.4 Land office — how kept — certified copies.   The land office shall be kept open during business hours. The documents and records therein shall be subject to inspection by parties having an interest therein, and certified copies thereof, signed by the secretary, with the seal of office attached, shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the facts to which they relate, and on request they shall be furnished by the secretary for a reasonable compensation.  [R60, §101; C73, §86; C97, §75; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §92; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.4]  C93, §9G.4
IA Code § 9G.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.5 - Patents.

9G.5 Patents.   Patents for lands shall issue from the land office, shall be signed by the governor and recorded by the secretary; and each patent shall contain therein a marginal certificate of the book and page on which it is recorded, which certificate shall be signed by the secretary, and all patents shall be delivered free of charge.  [R60, §97; C73, §87; C97, §76; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §93; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.5]  C93, §9G.5
IA Code § 9G.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.6 - When patents issued.

9G.6 When patents issued.   1. No patents shall be issued for any lands belonging to the state, except upon the certificate of the person or officer specially charged with the custody of the same, setting forth the appraised value per acre, name of person to whom sold, date of sale, price per acre, amount paid, name of person making final payment, and of person who is entitled to the patent, and, if thus entitled by assignment from the original purchaser, setting forth fully such assignment, which certificate shall be filed and preserved in the land office.   2. Whenever the governor is satisfied that the purchase price has been paid by the person to whom the sale has been made and that a patent has not been issued to the purchaser, a patent shall be issued, signed by the governor and secretary of state and recorded by the secretary of state. The passage of seventy-five years from the date of sale without issuance of a patent shall be conclusive proof that the purchase price has been paid.  [R60, §98, 99; C73, §88; C97, §77; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §94; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.6]  C93, §9G.6  2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 9G.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.7 - Corrections.

9G.7 Corrections.   The secretary of state is authorized and required to correct all clerical errors of the secretary’s office in name of grantee and description of tract of land conveyed by the state, found upon the records of such office. The secretary shall attach an official certificate to each conveyance so corrected, giving the reasons therefor; record the same with the record of the original conveyance, and make the necessary corrections in the tract and plat books of the secretary’s office. Such corrections, when made in accordance with this section, shall have the force and effect of a deed originally correct, subject to prior rights accrued without notice.  [C73, §89; C97, §78; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §95; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.7]  C93, §9G.7  2009 Acts, ch 41, §8
IA Code § 9G.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.8 - Maps — field notes — records — papers.

9G.8 Maps — field notes — records — papers.   The secretary of state shall receive and safely keep in the secretary’s office, as public records, any field notes, maps, records, or other papers relating to the public survey of this state, whenever turned over to the state in pursuance of law; the United States at all times to have free access thereto for the purpose of taking extracts therefrom or making copies thereof.  [C73, §90; C97, §79; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §96; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.8]  C93, §9G.8
IA Code § 9G.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.9 - Color of title relinquished.

9G.9 Color of title relinquished.   Whenever the governor is satisfied by the commissioner of the general land office that the title to any lands which may have been certified to the state under any of the several grants is inferior to the rights of any valid interfering pre-emptor or claimant, the governor is authorized and required to release by deed of relinquishment such color of title to the United States, to the end that the requirements of the interior department may be complied with, and that such tract or tracts of land may be patented by the general government to the legal claimants.  [C73, §91; C97, §80; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §97; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.9]  C93, §9G.9
IA Code § 9G.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.10 - Quitclaim deeds.

9G.10 Quitclaim deeds.   Whenever the governor is satisfied by proper record evidence that any tract of land which may have been deeded by virtue of any donation or sale to the state is not the land intended to have been described, and that an error has been committed in making out the transfers, in order that such error may be corrected, the governor is authorized to quitclaim the same to the proper owner thereof, and to receive a deed or deeds for the lands intended to have been deeded to the state originally.  [C73, §92; C97, §81; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §98; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.10]  C93, §9G.10
IA Code § 9G.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.11 - Lists of federal granted lands.

9G.11 Lists of federal granted lands.   In cases where lands have been granted to the state of Iowa by Act of Congress, and certified lists of lands inuring under the grant have been made to the state by the commissioner of the general land office, as required by Act of Congress, and such lands have been granted, by Act of the general assembly, to any person or company, and such person or company shall have complied with and fulfilled the conditions of the grant, the secretary of state is hereby authorized to prepare, on the application of such person or company, or on the application of a party claiming title to any land through such person or company, a list or lists of lands situated in each county inuring to such applicant, from the lists certified by the commissioner of the general land office, as aforesaid, which shall be signed by the governor of the state, and attested by the secretary of state, with the state seal, and then be certified to by the secretary to be true and correct copies of the lists made to this state, and deliver them to such applicant, who is hereby authorized to have them recorded in the proper county, and when so recorded they shall be notice to all persons the same as deeds now are, and shall be evidence of title in such grantee, or the grantee’s assigns, to the lands therein described, under the grant of Congress by which the lands were certified to the state, so far as the certified lists made by the commissioner aforesaid conferred title to the state; but where lands embraced in such lists are not of the character embraced by such Acts of Congress or the Acts of the general assembly of the state, and are not intended to be granted thereby, the lists, so far as these lands are concerned, shall be void; but lands in litigation shall not be included in such lists until the actions are determined and such lands adjudged to be the property of the company; nor shall the secretary include, in any of the lists so certified to the state, lands which have been adjudicated by the proper courts to belong to any other grant, or adjudicated to belong to any county or individual under the swampland grant, or any homestead or pre-emption settlement; nor shall said certificate so issued confer any right or title as against any person or company having any vested right, either legal or equitable, to any of the lands so certified.  [C73, §93; C97, §82; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §99; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.11]  C93, §9G.11
IA Code § 9G.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.12 - Dubuque and Pacific Railroad lands.

9G.12 Dubuque and Pacific Railroad lands.   The secretary of state is hereby authorized upon the application of any person claiming title under the trust deeds executed by the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, to secure its construction bonds, to any lands included in the list of lands certified to the state of Iowa, by the commissioner of the general land office and approved by the secretary of the interior, as selected to satisfy the grant made to the state of Iowa, by Act of Congress approved May 15, 1856, 11 Stat. 9, in aid of the construction of a railroad from Dubuque to Sioux City; to certify said land as inuring to the grantees of the said Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, which certificate shall be signed by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state, with the seal of the state, and deliver the same to such applicant who is hereby authorized to have said certificate recorded in the county in which the land so certified is situated, and when so recorded, shall be notice to all persons the same as deeds now are, and shall be evidence of the title from the state of Iowa to any person deriving title to said land under the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, to the land therein described under the grant of Congress by which the land was certified to the state so far as the certified lists made by the commissioner aforesaid, conferred title to the state, but where lands embraced in such lists are not of the character embraced by such Acts of Congress or the Acts of the general assembly of the state, and are not intended to be granted thereby, the lists so far as these lands are concerned, shall be void; nor shall the secretary include, in any of the lists so certified to the state, lands which have been adjudicated by the proper courts to belong to any other grant, or adjudicated to belong to any county or individual under the swampland grant, or any homestead or preemption settlement; nor shall said certificate so issued confer any right or title as against any person or company having any vested right, either legal or equitable, to any of the lands so certified.  [C39, §99.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.12]  C93, §9G.12  2006 Acts, ch 1010, §5
IA Code § 9G.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.13 - University lands.

9G.13 University lands.   The secretary of state is hereby authorized to issue patents for lands, the legal title to which is vested in the state university of Iowa, in cases wherein it is shown to the satisfaction of the governor and attorney general that such lands have been in fact sold by the authority of the state and paid for, and that the certificates of purchase have been lost or destroyed.  [C97, §83; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §100; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.13]  C93, §9G.13
IA Code § 9G.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE|Section 9G.14 - Effect of patents.

9G.14 Effect of patents.   The patents thus issued shall inure to the benefit of the original purchaser and the original purchaser’s grantees only, and a clause to this effect shall be inserted in the patent.  [C97, §84; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §101; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.14]  C93, §9G.14
IA Code § 9H.3A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9H - CORPORATE OR PARTNERSHIP FARMING|Section 9H.3A - Penalties — injunctive relief.

9H.3A Penalties — injunctive relief.   The courts of this state may prevent and restrain violations of this chapter through the issuance of an injunction. The attorney general or a county attorney shall institute suits on behalf of the state to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter.  2003 Acts, ch 115, §12, 19
IA Code § 9I.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.1 - Definitions.

9I.1 Definitions.   For the purpose of this chapter:   1. “Agricultural land” means land suitable for use in farming.   2. “Farming” means the cultivation of land for the production of agricultural crops, the raising of poultry, the production of eggs, the production of milk, the production of fruit or other horticultural crops, grazing or the production of livestock. Farming includes the production of timber, forest products, nursery products, or sod. Farming does not include a contract where a processor or distributor of farm products or supplies provides spraying, harvesting or other farm services.   3. “Foreign business” means a corporation incorporated under the laws of a foreign country, or a business entity whether or not incorporated, in which a majority interest is owned directly or indirectly by nonresident aliens. Legal entities, including but not limited to trusts, holding companies, multiple corporations and other business arrangements, do not affect the determination of ownership or control of a foreign business.   4. “Foreign government” means a government other than the government of the United States, its states, territories or possessions.   5. “Nonresident alien” means an individual who is not any of the following:   a. A citizen of the United States.   b. A person lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence by the United States immigration and naturalization service. An individual is lawfully admitted for permanent residence regardless of whether the individual’s lawful permanent resident status is conditional.  [C79, §567.10; C81, §567.1]  2002 Acts, ch 1066, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.1  Referred to in §10B.1, 10D.1
IA Code § 9I.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.2 - Alien rights.

9I.2 Alien rights.   A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government may acquire, by grant, purchase, devise or descent, real property, except agricultural land or any interest in agricultural land in this state, and may own, hold, devise or alienate the real property, and shall incur the same duties and liabilities in relation thereto as a citizen and resident of the United States.  [C97, §1641; S13, §1641; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8403; C46, 50, §491.67; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §491.67, 567.8; C81, §567.2]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.2
IA Code § 9I.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.4 - Development of land acquired for nonfarming purposes.

9I.4 Development of land acquired for nonfarming purposes.   Development of the agricultural land which is not subject to the restrictions of section 9I.3, subsections 1 and 2, because the land or interest in the land was acquired for an immediate or pending use other than farming, shall convert the land to the purpose other than farming, within five years after the acquisition of the agricultural land or the acquisition of the interest in the agricultural land.  [C81, §567.4]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.4
IA Code § 9I.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.5 - Land acquired by devise or descent.

9I.5 Land acquired by devise or descent.   A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or fiduciary thereof, which acquires agricultural land or an interest in agricultural land, by devise or descent after January 1, 1980, shall divest itself of all right, title and interest in the land within two years from the date of acquiring the land or interest. This section shall not require divestment of agricultural land or an interest in agricultural land, acquired by devise or descent from a nonresident alien, if such land or an interest in such land was acquired by any nonresident alien prior to July 1, 1979.  [C73, §1909; C97, §2889; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10214; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §567.1; C81, §567.5]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.5
IA Code § 9I.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.6 - Change of status — divestment.

9I.6 Change of status — divestment.   A person or business which purchases or otherwise acquires agricultural land in this state except by devise or descent, after January 1, 1980, and whose status changes so that it becomes a foreign business or nonresident alien subject to this chapter, shall divest itself of all right, title and interest in the land within two years from the date that its status changed.  [C81, §567.6]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.6
IA Code § 9I.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.7 - Registration.

9I.7 Registration.   A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or fiduciary thereof, which owns an interest in agricultural land within this state on or after January 1, 1980, shall register the agricultural land with the secretary of state. The registration shall be made within sixty days after January 1, 1980, or within sixty days after acquiring the land or the interest in land, whichever time is the later. The registration shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary and shall contain the name of the owner and the location and number of acres of the agricultural land by township and county. If the owner of the agricultural land or owner of the interest in agricultural land is an agent, trustee or fiduciary of a nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, the registration shall also include the name of any principal for whom that land, or interest in that land was purchased as agent.  [C81, §567.7]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.7  Referred to in §9I.10, 9I.12, 10B.4A  Exception for persons required to file a report under chapter 10B, see §10B.4A
IA Code § 9I.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.8 - Reports.

9I.8 Reports.   A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or fiduciary thereof, who acquires agricultural land not subject to the restrictions of section 9I.3 because the land was acquired for an immediate or pending use other than farming, shall file a report with the secretary of state before March 31 of each year. The report shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary and shall contain the following:   1. The name of the owner of the agricultural land or owner of the interest in the agricultural land.   2. If the owner of the agricultural land or interest in agricultural land is an agent, trustee or fiduciary of a nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, the name of any principal for whom that land or interest in that land was acquired as agent.   3. The location and number of acres of the agricultural land by township and county.   4. The date the agricultural land or interest in agricultural land was acquired.   5. The immediate or pending use other than farming, for which the agricultural land or interest in agricultural land was acquired and the status of the land’s development for the purpose other than farming.   6. The present use of the agricultural land.  [C77, 79, §567.9; C81, §567.8]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.8  Referred to in §9I.10, 9I.12, 10B.4A  Exception for persons required to file a report under chapter 10B, see §10B.4A
IA Code § 9I.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.9 - Lessees conducting research or experiments.

9I.9 Lessees conducting research or experiments.   Lessees of agricultural land under section 9I.3, subsection 3, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (3), for research or experimental purposes, shall file a report with the secretary of state on or before March 31 of each year on forms adopted pursuant to chapter 17A and supplied by the secretary of state. The report shall contain the following information for the last year:   1. The name and principal place of business of the lessee.   2. The location of the agricultural land used for research or experimental purposes.   3. The date that the lease became effective.   4. The name and address of each person purchasing breeding stock produced on the agricultural land.   5. The number or volume of breeding stock purchased by each person purchasing breeding stock produced on the agricultural land.  89 Acts, ch 311, §32  CS89, §567.8A  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.9
IA Code § 9I.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT|Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP|Section 9I.10 - Enforcement.

9I.10 Enforcement.   1. If the secretary of state finds that a nonresident alien, foreign business, foreign government, or an agent, trustee, or other fiduciary thereof, has acquired or holds title to or interest in agricultural land in this state in violation of this chapter or has failed to timely register as required under section 9I.7 or has failed to timely report as required under section 9I.8, the secretary shall report the violation to the attorney general.   2. Upon receipt of the report from the secretary of state, the attorney general shall initiate an action in the district court of any county in which the land is located.   3. The attorney general shall file a notice of the pendency of the action with the recorder of deeds of each county in which any of the land is located. If the court finds that the land in question has been acquired or held in violation of this chapter or the required registration has not been timely filed, it shall enter an order so declaring and shall file a copy of the order with the recorder of deeds of each county in which any portion of the land is located.  [C97, §2891; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10218; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §567.5; C81, §567.9]  2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10  C2003, §9I.10