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IA Code § 216.8C (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.8C - Finding of disability and need for an assistance animal or service animal in housing.

216.8C Finding of disability and need for an assistance animal or service animal in housing.   1. A licensee under chapter 148, 148C, 152, 154B, 154C, or 154D whose assistance is requested by a patient or client seeking a finding that an assistance animal or service animal as defined in section 216.8B, subsection 1, is a reasonable accommodation in housing shall make a written finding regarding whether the patient or client has a disability and, if a disability is found, a separate written finding regarding whether the need for an assistance animal or service animal is related to the disability.   2. A licensee under chapter 148, 148C, 152, 154B, 154C, or 154D shall not make a finding under subsection 1 unless all of the following circumstances are present:   a. The licensee has met with the patient or client in person or by telemedicine.   b. The licensee is sufficiently familiar with the patient or client and the disability.   c. The licensee is legally and professionally qualified to make the finding.   3. The commission, in consultation with the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general, shall adopt rules regarding the making of a written finding by licensees under this section. The rules shall include a form for licensees to document the licensees’ written finding. The form shall recite this section’s requirements and comply with the federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §3601 et seq., as amended, and section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §794, as amended. The form must contain only two questions regarding the qualifications of the patient or client, which shall be whether a person has a disability and whether the need for an assistance animal or service animal is related to the disability. The form must indicate that the responses must be limited to “yes” or “no”. The form must not allow for additional detail.   4. A person who, in the course of employment, is asked to make a finding of disability and disability-related need for an assistance animal or service animal shall utilize the form created by the commission to document the person’s written finding.   5. A landlord may deny a request for an exception to a pet policy if a person, who does not have a readily apparent disability, or a disability known to the landlord, fails to provide documentation indicating that the person has a disability and the person has a disability-related need for an assistance animal or service animal.   6. This section does not limit the means by which a person with a disability may demonstrate, pursuant to state or federal law, that the person has a disability or that the person has a disability-related need for an assistance animal or service animal.  2019 Acts, ch 65, §3, 9, 10
IA Code § 216.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.9 - Unfair or discriminatory practices — education.

216.9 Unfair or discriminatory practices — education.   1. It is an unfair or discriminatory practice for any educational institution to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, or disability in any program or activity. Such discriminatory practices shall include but not be limited to the following practices:   a. Exclusion of a person or persons from participation in, denial of the benefits of, or subjection to discrimination in any academic, extracurricular, research, occupational training, or other program or activity except athletic programs;   b. Denial of comparable opportunity in intramural and interscholastic athletic programs;   c. Discrimination among persons in employment and the conditions of employment;   d. On the basis of sex, the application of any rule concerning the actual or potential parental, family or marital status of a person, or the exclusion of any person from any program or activity or employment because of pregnancy or related conditions dependent upon the physician’s diagnosis and certification.   2. For the purpose of this section, “educational institution” includes any preschool, elementary or secondary school, community college, area education agency, or postsecondary college or university and their governing boards. This section does not prohibit an educational institution from maintaining separate toilet facilities, locker rooms, or living facilities for the different sexes so long as comparable facilities are provided. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any bona fide religious institution from imposing qualifications based on religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity when such qualifications are related to a bona fide religious purpose or any institution from admitting students of only one sex.  [C79, 81, §601A.9]  85 Acts, ch 214, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1496; 90 Acts, ch 1253, §121  C93, §216.9  2007 Acts, ch 191, §11, 12; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §36  Referred to in §216.2, 260C.5
IA Code § 216.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.10 - Unfair credit practices.

216.10 Unfair credit practices.   1. It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for any:   a. Creditor to refuse to enter into a consumer credit transaction or impose finance charges or other terms or conditions more onerous than those regularly extended by that creditor to consumers of similar economic backgrounds because of age, color, creed, national origin, race, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical disability, or familial status.   b. Person authorized or licensed to do business in this state pursuant to chapter 524, 533, 536, or 536A to refuse to loan or extend credit or to impose terms or conditions more onerous than those regularly extended to persons of similar economic backgrounds because of age, color, creed, national origin, race, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical disability, or familial status.   c. Creditor to refuse to offer credit life or health and accident insurance because of color, creed, national origin, race, religion, marital status, age, physical disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or familial status. Refusal by a creditor to offer credit life or health and accident insurance based upon the age or physical disability of the consumer shall not be an unfair or discriminatory practice if such denial is based solely upon bona fide underwriting considerations not prohibited by Title XIII, subtitle 1.   2. The provisions of this section shall not be construed by negative implication or otherwise to narrow or restrict any other provisions of this chapter.  [C75, 77, §601A.9; C79, 81, §601A.10]  90 Acts, ch 1212, §1  C93, §216.10  2007 Acts, ch 191, §13; 2012 Acts, ch 1017, §57  Referred to in §216.2  See also §507B.4 and 537.3311
IA Code § 216.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.11 - Aiding, abetting, or retaliation.

216.11 Aiding, abetting, or retaliation.   It shall be an unfair or discriminatory practice for:   1. Any person to intentionally aid, abet, compel, or coerce another person to engage in any of the practices declared unfair or discriminatory by this chapter.   2. Any person to discriminate or retaliate against another person in any of the rights protected against discrimination by this chapter because such person has lawfully opposed any practice forbidden under this chapter, obeys the provisions of this chapter, or has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under this chapter.  [C66, 71, §105A.8; C73, §601A.8; C75, 77, §601A.10; C79, 81, §601A.11]  91 Acts, ch 94, §1  C93, §216.11  Referred to in §216.2, 216.15A, 216.16A
IA Code § 216.11A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.11A - Interference, coercion, or intimidation.

216.11A Interference, coercion, or intimidation.   It shall be unlawful to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, on account of the person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of the person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by section 216.8, 216.8A, or 216.15A.  91 Acts, ch 184, §4  CS91, §601A.11A  92 Acts, ch 1129, §5  C93, §216.11A  Referred to in §216.2, 216.15A, 216.16A
IA Code § 216.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.12 - Exceptions.

216.12 Exceptions.   1. The provisions of sections 216.8 and 216.8A shall not apply to:   a. Any bona fide religious institution with respect to any qualifications it may impose based on religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, when the qualifications are related to a bona fide religious purpose unless the religious institution owns or operates property for a commercial purpose or membership in the religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin.   b. The rental or leasing of a dwelling in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than two families living independently of each other, if the owner resides in one of the housing accommodations.   c. The rental or leasing of less than four rooms within a single dwelling by the occupant or owner of the dwelling, if the occupant or owner resides in the dwelling.   d. Discrimination on the basis of familial status involving dwellings provided under any state or federal program specifically designed and operated to assist elderly persons, as defined in the state or federal program that the commission determines to be consistent with determinations made by the United States secretary of housing and urban development, and housing for older persons. As used in this paragraph, “housing for older persons” means housing communities consisting of dwellings intended for either of the following:   (1) For eighty percent occupancy by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older per unit, and providing significant facilities and services specifically designed to meet the physical or social needs of the persons and the housing facility must publish and adhere to policies and procedures which demonstrate an intent by the owner or manager to provide housing for persons fifty-five years of age or older.   (2) For and occupied solely by persons sixty-two years of age or older.   e. The rental or leasing of a housing accommodation in a building which contains housing accommodations for not more than four families living independently of each other, if the owner resides in one of the housing accommodations for which the owner qualifies for the homestead tax credit under section 425.1.   f. Discrimination on the basis of sex involving the rental, leasing, or subleasing of a dwelling within which residents of both sexes would be forced to share a living area.   2. The exceptions to the requirements of sections 216.8 and 216.8A provided for dwellings specified in subsection 1, paragraphs “b”, “c”, and “e”, do not apply to advertising related to those dwellings.  [C71, §105A.14; C73, §601A.14; C75, 77, §601A.11; C79, 81, §601A.12]  89 Acts, ch 205, §3, 4; 91 Acts, ch 184, §5 – 7; 92 Acts, ch 1129, §6 – 9  C93, §216.12  95 Acts, ch 129, §5 – 7; 2007 Acts, ch 191, §14
IA Code § 216.12A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.12A - Additional housing exception.

216.12A Additional housing exception.   Sections 216.8 and 216.8A do not prohibit a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real estate from taking into consideration factors other than race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or familial status in appraising real estate.  91 Acts, ch 184, §8  CS91, §601A.12A  92 Acts, ch 1129, §10  C93, §216.12A  2007 Acts, ch 191, §15
IA Code § 216.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.13 - Exceptions for retirement plans, abortion coverage, life, disability, and health benefits.

216.13 Exceptions for retirement plans, abortion coverage, life, disability, and health benefits.   The provisions of this chapter relating to discrimination because of age do not apply to a retirement plan or benefit system of an employer unless the plan or system is a mere subterfuge adopted for the purpose of evading this chapter.   1. However, a retirement plan or benefit system shall not require the involuntary retirement of a person under the age of seventy because of that person’s age. This subsection does not prohibit the involuntary retirement of a person who has attained the age of sixty-five and has for the two prior years been employed in a bona fide executive or high policymaking position and who is entitled to an immediate, nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension, profit-sharing, savings, or deferred compensation plan of the employer which equals twenty-seven thousand dollars. This retirement benefit test may be adjusted according to the regulations prescribed by the United States secretary of labor pursuant to Pub. L. No. 95-256, section 3.   2. A health insurance program provided by an employer may exclude coverage of abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where medical complications have arisen from an abortion.   3. An employee welfare plan may provide life, disability or health insurance benefits which vary by age based on actuarial differences if the employer contributes equally for all the participating employees or may provide for employer contributions differing by age if the benefits for all the participating employees do not vary by age.  [C71, §105A.15; C73, §601A.15; C75, 77, §601A.12; C79, 81, §601A.13]  84 Acts, ch 1011, §1  C93, §216.13  2006 Acts, ch 1010, §65; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §69
IA Code § 216.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.14 - Promotion or transfer.

216.14 Promotion or transfer.   After a person with a disability is employed, the employer shall not be required under this chapter to promote or transfer the person to another job or occupation, unless, prior to the transfer, the person with the disability, by training or experience, is qualified for the job or occupation. Any collective bargaining agreement between an employer and labor organization shall contain this section as part of the agreement.  [C73, §601A.16; C75, 77, §601A.13; C79, 81, §601A.14]  C93, §216.14  96 Acts, ch 1129, §29
IA Code § 216.15B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.15B - Formal mediation — confidentiality.

216.15B Formal mediation — confidentiality.   1. A mediator may be designated in writing by the commission to conduct formal mediation of a complaint filed under this chapter. The written designation must specifically refer to this section.   2. If formal mediation is conducted by a mediator pursuant to this section, the confidentiality of all mediation communications is protected as provided in section 679C.108.  95 Acts, ch 129, §12; 98 Acts, ch 1062, §10; 99 Acts, ch 114, §12; 2001 Acts, ch 71, §1; 2005 Acts, ch 68, §3  Referred to in §22.7(31)
IA Code § 216.16A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.16A - Civil action elected — housing.

216.16A Civil action elected — housing.   1. a. A complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed may elect to have the charges asserted in the complaint decided in a civil action as provided by section 216.17A.   b. The election must be made not later than twenty days after the date of receipt by the electing person of service under section 216.15A, subsection 5, or in the case of the commission, not later than twenty days after the date the determination was issued.   c. The person making the election shall give notice to the commission and to all other complainants and respondents to whom the election relates.   d. The election to have the charges of a complaint decided in a civil action as provided in paragraph “a” is only available if one of the following is alleged:   (1) It is alleged that there has been a violation of section 216.8 or 216.8A.   (2) It is alleged that there has been a violation of section 216.11 or 216.11A arising out of an alleged violation of the prohibitions contained in section 216.8 or 216.8A.   2. a. An aggrieved person may file a civil action in district court not later than two years after the occurrence of the termination of an alleged discriminatory housing or real estate practice, or the breach of a mediation agreement entered into under this chapter, whichever occurs last, to obtain appropriate relief with respect to the discriminatory housing or real estate practice or breach.   b. The two-year period does not include any time during which an administrative hearing under this chapter is pending with respect to a complaint or charge based on the discriminatory housing or real estate practice. This subsection does not apply to actions arising from a breach of a mediation agreement.   c. An aggrieved person may file an action under this subsection whether or not a discriminatory housing or real estate complaint has been filed under section 216.15, and without regard to the status of any discriminatory housing or real estate complaint filed under that section.   d. If the commission has obtained a mediation agreement with the consent of an aggrieved person, the aggrieved person shall not file an action under this subsection with respect to the alleged discriminatory practice that forms the basis for the complaint except to enforce the terms of the agreement.   e. An aggrieved person shall not file an action under this subsection with respect to an alleged discriminatory housing or real estate practice that forms the basis of a charge issued by the commission if the commission has begun a hearing on the record under this chapter with respect to the charge.   f. In an action filed in district court under this subsection, the court may, upon a finding of discrimination, order any of the remedies provided for in section 216.17A, subsection 6.  91 Acts, ch 184, §10  CS91, §601A.16A  92 Acts, ch 1129, §13, 14  C93, §216.16A  95 Acts, ch 129, §13, 14  Referred to in §216.15A, 216.17A
IA Code § 216.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.18 - Rules of construction.

216.18 Rules of construction.   1. This chapter shall be construed broadly to effectuate its purposes.   2. This chapter shall not be construed to allow marriage between persons of the same sex, in accordance with chapter 595.  [C66, 71, §105A.11; C73, §601A.11; C75, 77, §601A.16; C79, 81, §601A.18]  C93, §216.18  2009 Acts, ch 133, §192
IA Code § 216.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.20 - Effect on other law.

216.20 Effect on other law.   1. This chapter does not affect:   a. A reasonable local or state restriction on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling.   b. Tenancy of an individual that would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or tenancy that would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others.   2. This chapter does not affect a requirement of nondiscrimination in other state or federal law.  91 Acts, ch 184, §12  CS91, §601A.20  92 Acts, ch 1129, §18  C93, §216.20
IA Code § 216.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.21 - Documents to attorney or party.

216.21 Documents to attorney or party.   If a party is represented by an attorney during the proceedings of the commission, with permission of the attorney for the party or of the party, the commission shall provide copies of all relevant documents including an order or decision to either the attorney for the party or the party, but not to both.  2009 Acts, ch 178, §27
IA Code § 216.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216 - CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION|Section 216.22 - Franchisor-franchisee relationship.

216.22 Franchisor-franchisee relationship.   1. For purposes of this section, franchisee and franchisor mean the same as defined in section 523H.1.   2. For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor shall not be considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee unless any of the following conditions apply:   a. The franchisor has agreed in writing to be considered to be the employer of the franchisee or of the employees of the franchisee.   b. The franchisor has been found by the commission to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.  2019 Acts, ch 21, §5, 6  Section applies to work performed on or after July 1, 2019;  2019 Acts, ch 21, §6
IA Code § 216A.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title VI - HUMAN SERVICES|Chapter 216A - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS|Section 216A.1 - Department of human rights — purpose.

216A.1 Department of human rights — purpose.   1. A department of human rights is created, with the following divisions and offices:   a. Division of community advocacy and services, with the following offices:   (1) Office of Latino affairs.   (2) Office on the status of women.   (3) Office of persons with disabilities.   (4) Office of deaf services.   (5) Office on the status of African Americans.   (6) Office of Asian and Pacific Islander affairs.   (7) Office of Native American affairs.   b. Division of community action agencies.   c. Division of criminal and juvenile justice planning.   2. The purpose of the department is to ensure basic rights, freedoms, and opportunities for all by empowering underrepresented Iowans and eliminating economic, social, and cultural barriers.  86 Acts, ch 1245, §1201  C87, §601K.1  87 Acts, ch 115, §70; 88 Acts, ch 1277, §27; 89 Acts, ch 83, §78; 90 Acts, ch 1180, §2; 91 Acts, ch 50, §2; 91 Acts, ch 109, §8  C93, §216A.1  2004 Acts, ch 1020, §2; 2008 Acts, ch 1184, §38; 2010 Acts, ch 1031, §101, 170  Referred to in §7E.5  See also §7E.6  Minority impact statements, see §2.56, 8.11