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IA Code § 554D.113 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.113 - Notarization and acknowledgment.

554D.113 Notarization and acknowledgment.   If a law requires a signature or record to be notarized, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform those acts, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §13  Referred to in §331.506, 331.554
IA Code § 554D.114 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.114 - Retention of electronic records — originals.

554D.114 Retention of electronic records — originals.   1. If a law requires that a record be retained, the requirement is satisfied by retaining an electronic record of the information in the record which does both of the following:   a. Accurately reflects the information set forth in the record after it was first generated in its final form as an electronic record or otherwise.   b. Remains accessible for later reference.   2. A requirement to retain a record in accordance with subsection 1 does not apply to any information the sole purpose of which is to enable the record to be sent, communicated, or received.   3. A person may satisfy subsection 1 by using the services of another person if the requirements of that subsection are satisfied.   4. If a law requires a record to be presented or retained in its original form, or provides consequences if the record is not presented or retained in its original form, that law is satisfied by an electronic record retained in accordance with subsection 1.   5. If a law requires retention of a check, that requirement is satisfied by retention of an electronic record of the information on the front and back of the check in accordance with subsection 1.   6. A record retained as an electronic record in accordance with subsection 1 satisfies a law requiring a person to retain a record for evidentiary, audit, or like purposes, unless a law enacted after July 1, 2000, specifically prohibits the use of an electronic record for the specified purpose.   7. This section does not preclude a governmental agency of this state from specifying additional requirements for the retention of a record subject to the agency’s jurisdiction.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §14; 2004 Acts, ch 1067, §7  Referred to in §554D.120
IA Code § 554D.115 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.115 - Admissibility in evidence.

554D.115 Admissibility in evidence.   In a proceeding, evidence of a record or signature shall not be excluded solely because it is in electronic form.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §15
IA Code § 554D.116 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.116 - Automated transaction.

554D.116 Automated transaction.   In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:   1. A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents’ actions or the resulting terms and agreements.   2. A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual’s own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and which the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.   3. The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §16
IA Code § 554D.117 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.117 - Time and place of sending and receipt.

554D.117 Time and place of sending and receipt.   1. Unless otherwise agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is sent when all of the following occur:   a. The electronic record is addressed properly or otherwise directed properly to an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record.   b. The electronic record is in a form capable of being processed by that information processing system.   c. The electronic record enters an information processing system outside the control of the sender or of a person who sent the electronic record on behalf of the sender or enters a region of the information processing system designated or used by the recipient which is under the control of the recipient.   2. Unless otherwise agreed between a sender and the recipient, an electronic record is received when both of the following occur:   a. The electronic record enters an information processing system that the recipient has designated or uses for the purpose of receiving electronic records or information of the type sent and from which the recipient is able to retrieve the electronic record.   b. The electronic record is in a form capable of being processed by that information processing system.   3. Subsection 2 applies even if the place the information processing system is located is different from the place the electronic record is deemed to be received under subsection 4.   4. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the electronic record or agreed between the sender and the recipient, an electronic record is deemed to be sent from the sender’s place of business and to be received at the recipient’s place of business. For purposes of this subsection, both of the following apply:   a. If the sender or recipient has more than one place of business, the place of business of such person is the place having the closest relationship to the underlying transaction.   b. If the sender or the recipient does not have a place of business, the place of business is the sender’s or recipient’s residence, as the case may be.   5. An electronic record is received under subsection 2 even if no individual is aware of its receipt.   6. Receipt of an electronic acknowledgment from an information processing system described in subsection 2 establishes that a record was received but, by itself, does not establish that the content sent corresponds to the content received.   7. If a person is aware that an electronic record purportedly sent under subsection 1, or purportedly received under subsection 2, was not actually sent or received, the legal effect of the sending or receipt is determined by other applicable law. Except to the extent permitted or required by the other law, the requirements of this subsection shall not be varied by agreement.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §17  Referred to in §505B.1
IA Code § 554D.119 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.119 - Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.

554D.119 Creation and retention of electronic records and conversion of written records by governmental agencies.   A governmental agency of this state shall determine whether, and the extent to which, the governmental agency will create and retain electronic records and convert written records to electronic records.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §19
IA Code § 554D.121 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.121 - Interoperability.

554D.121 Interoperability.   The standards adopted pursuant to section 554D.120 should encourage and promote consistency and interoperability with similar requirements adopted by another governmental agency and nongovernmental persons interacting with governmental agencies of this state. If appropriate, such standards may specify differing levels of standards from which a governmental agency of this state may choose in implementing the most appropriate standard for a particular application.  2000 Acts, ch 1189, §21
IA Code § 554D.122 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.122 - Fraudulent purpose — penalty.

554D.122 Fraudulent purpose — penalty. Repealed by  2004 Acts, ch 1067, §10  .
IA Code § 554D.123 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.123 - False or unauthorized request — penalty.

554D.123 False or unauthorized request — penalty. Repealed by  2004 Acts, ch 1067, §10  .
IA Code § 554D.124 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.124 - Severability.

554D.124 Severability.   If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this chapter are severable.  2004 Acts, ch 1067, §9
IA Code § 554D.125 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIII - COMMERCE|Chapter 554D - ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS — COMPUTER AGREEMENTS|Section 554D.125 - Computer information agreements.

554D.125 Computer information agreements.   A choice of law provision in a computer information agreement which provides that the contract is to be interpreted pursuant to the laws of a state that has enacted the uniform computer information transactions Act, as proposed by the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, or any substantially similar law, is voidable and the agreement shall be interpreted pursuant to the laws of this state if the party against whom enforcement of the choice of law provision is sought is a resident of this state or has its principal place of business located in this state. For purposes of this section, a “computer information agreement” means an agreement that would be governed by the uniform computer information transactions Act or substantially similar law as enacted in the state specified in the choice of laws provision if that state’s law were applied to the agreement.  2004 Acts, ch 1067, §11
IA Code § 555A.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555A - DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES|Section 555A.2 - Contract.

555A.2 Contract.   Every seller shall furnish the buyer with a fully completed receipt or copy of any contract pertaining to a door-to-door sale at the time of its execution, which is in the same language as that principally used in the oral sales presentation and which shows the date of the transaction and contains the name and address of the seller, and in immediate proximity to the space reserved in the contract for the signature of the buyer or on the front page of the receipt if a contract is not used and in boldface type of a minimum size of ten points, a statement in substantially the following form:   You, the buyer, may cancel this transaction at any time prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this transaction. See the attached notice of cancellation form for an explanation of this right.  [C75, 77, §713B.2; C79, 81, §82.2]  C93, §555A.2  Referred to in §552A.3
IA Code § 555A.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555A - DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES|Section 555A.3 - Cancellation.

555A.3 Cancellation.   Every seller shall furnish each buyer, at the time the buyer signs the door-to-door sales contract or otherwise agrees to buy consumer goods or services from the seller, a completed form in duplicate, captioned “Notice of Cancellation”, which shall be attached to the contract or receipt and easily detachable, and which shall contain in ten point boldface type the following information and statements in the same language as that used in the contract:  NOTICE OF CANCELLATION  ....................................................  (enter date of transaction)   You may cancel this transaction, without any penalty or obligation, within three business days from the above date.   If you cancel, any property traded in, any payments made by you under the contract or sale, and any negotiable instrument executed by you will be returned within ten business days following receipt by the seller of your cancellation notice, and any security interest arising out of the transaction will be canceled.   If you cancel, you must make available to the seller at your residence, in substantially as good condition as when received, any goods delivered to you under this contract or sale; or you may if you wish, comply with the instructions of the seller regarding the return shipment of the goods at the seller’s expense and risk.   If you do not agree to return the goods to the seller or if the seller does not pick them up within twenty days of the date of your notice of cancellation, you may retain or dispose of the goods without any further obligation.   To cancel this transaction, mail or deliver a signed and dated copy of this cancellation notice or any other written notice, or send a telegram, to ........................, (Name of seller) at ................................ (Address of seller’s place of business) not later than midnight of ........................ (Date).  I hereby cancel this transaction.  ................................................  (Date)  ............................................  (Buyer’s signature)  [C75, 77, §713B.3; C79, 81, §82.3]  C93, §555A.3  Referred to in §551A.3, 552A.3
IA Code § 555A.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555A - DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES|Section 555A.4 - Duties of seller.

555A.4 Duties of seller.   A seller shall:   1. Furnish two copies of the notice of cancellation to the buyer, and complete both copies by entering the name of the seller, the address of the seller’s place of business, the date of the transaction, and the date, not earlier than the third business day following the date of the transaction, by which the buyer may give notice of cancellation.   2. Not include in any contract or receipt any confession of judgment or any waiver of any of the rights to which the buyer is entitled under this chapter including specifically the right to cancel the sale in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.   3. Inform each buyer orally, at the time the buyer signs the contract or purchases the goods or services, of the buyer’s right to cancel.   4. Not misrepresent in any manner the buyer’s right to cancel.   5. Honor any valid notice of cancellation by a buyer and within ten business days after the receipt of notice shall refund all payments made under the contract or sale, return any goods or property traded in, in substantially as good condition as when received by the seller, and cancel and return any negotiable instrument executed by the buyer in connection with the contract or sale and take any action necessary or appropriate to terminate promptly any security interest created in the transaction.   6. Not negotiate, transfer, sell, or assign any note or other evidence of indebtedness to a finance company or other third party prior to midnight of the seventh business day following the day the contract was signed or the goods or services were purchased.   7. Within ten business days of receipt of the buyer’s notice of cancellation notify the buyer whether the seller intends to repossess or to abandon any shipped or delivered goods.  [C75, 77, §713B.4; C79, 81, §82.4]  C93, §555A.4  Referred to in §552A.3
IA Code § 555A.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555A - DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES|Section 555A.5 - Effect on indebtedness.

555A.5 Effect on indebtedness.   Rescission of any contract pursuant to this chapter or the failure to provide a copy of the contract to the buyer as required by this chapter shall void any contract, note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness executed or entered into in connection with the contract and shall constitute a complete defense in any action based on the contract, note, instrument or other evidence of indebtedness brought by the seller, the seller’s successors or assigns unless a successor or assignee of the seller after the seventh business day following the day the contract was signed has detrimentally relied upon a representation of the buyer that the contract has not been rescinded. This section shall not affect the rights of holders in due course of checks made by the buyer.  [C75, 77, §713B.5; C79, 81, §82.5]  C93, §555A.5  Referred to in §552A.3
IA Code § 555A.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555A - DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES|Section 555A.6 - Penalties.

555A.6 Penalties.   1. Any seller who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.   2. A violation of this chapter is a violation of section 714.16, subsection 2, paragraph “a”.  [C75, 77, §713B.6; C79, 81, §82.6]  92 Acts, ch 1062, §1  C93, §555A.6
IA Code § 555B.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555B - DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Section 555B.1 - Definitions.

555B.1 Definitions.   Unless the context otherwise requires, in this chapter:   1. “Abandoned” means abandoned as provided in section 562B.27, subsection 1.   2. “Claimant” includes but is not limited to any government subdivision with authority to levy a tax on abandoned personal property. “Claimant” also includes a holder of a lien as defined in section 555B.2.   3. “Demolisher” means demolisher as defined in section 321.89.   4. “Junkyard” means junkyard as defined in section 306C.1.   5. “Mobile home” includes “manufactured homes” and “modular homes” as those terms are defined in section 435.1, if the manufactured homes or modular homes are located in a manufactured home community or mobile home park.   6. “Personal property” includes personal property of the mobile home owner in the abandoned mobile home, on the mobile home lot, in the immediate vicinity of the abandoned mobile home and the mobile home lot, and in any storage area provided by the real property owner for the use of the mobile home owner.   7. “Real property owner” means the owner or other lawful possessor of real property upon which a mobile home is located.  88 Acts, ch 1138, §1  C89, §562C.1  C93, §555B.1  93 Acts, ch 154, §6, 7; 94 Acts, ch 1110, §21, 24; 99 Acts, ch 155, §1, 14; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §16
IA Code § 555B.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555B - DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Section 555B.3 - Action for abandonment — jurisdiction.

555B.3 Action for abandonment — jurisdiction.   A real property owner not requesting notification by the sheriff as provided in section 555B.2 may bring an action alleging abandonment in the court within the county where the real property is located provided that there is no lien on the mobile home or personal property other than a tax lien pursuant to chapter 435. The action shall be tried as an equitable action. Unless commenced as a small claim, the petition shall be presented to a district judge. Upon receipt of the petition, either the court or the clerk of the district court shall set a date for a hearing not later than fourteen days from the date of the receipt of the petition.  88 Acts, ch 1138, §3  C89, §562C.3  C93, §555B.3  93 Acts, ch 154, §10  Referred to in §555B.2, 631.1, 648.19
IA Code § 555B.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555B - DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Section 555B.4 - Notice.

555B.4 Notice.   1. Personal service pursuant to rule of civil procedure 1.305 shall be made upon the mobile home owner not less than ten days before the hearing. If personal service cannot be completed in time to give the mobile home owner the minimum notice required by this section, the court may set a new hearing date.   2. If personal service cannot be made on the mobile home owner because the mobile home owner is avoiding service or cannot be found, service may be made by mailing a copy of the petition and notice of hearing to the mobile home owner’s last known address and publishing the notice in one newspaper of general circulation in the county where the petition is filed. If the mobile home owner’s address is not known to the real property owner, service may be made pursuant to  rule of civil procedure 1.313   except that service is complete seven days after the initial publication. The court shall set a new hearing date if necessary to allow the ten-day minimum notice required under subsection 1 of this section.   3. If a tax lien exists on the mobile home or personal property at the time an action for abandonment is initiated, the real property owner shall notify the county treasurer of each county in which a tax lien appears by restricted certified mail sent not less than ten days before the hearing. The notice shall describe the mobile home and shall state the docket, case number, date, and time at which the hearing is scheduled, and the county treasurer’s right to assert a claim to the mobile home at the hearing. The notice shall also state that failure to assert a claim to the mobile home is deemed a waiver of all right, title, claim, and interest in the mobile home and is deemed consent to the sale or disposal of the mobile home.  88 Acts, ch 1138, §4  C89, §562C.4  C93, §555B.4  93 Acts, ch 154, §11; 97 Acts, ch 121, §31  Referred to in §555B.2, 555B.9, 631.4
IA Code § 555B.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555B - DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Section 555B.5 - Change of venue.

555B.5 Change of venue.   In an action under this chapter a change of place of trial may be had as in other cases.  88 Acts, ch 1138, §5  C89, §562C.5  C93, §555B.5  Referred to in §555B.2
IA Code § 555B.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555B - DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Section 555B.6 - Priority of assignment.

555B.6 Priority of assignment.   An action under this chapter shall be accorded reasonable priority for assignment to assure prompt disposition.  88 Acts, ch 1138, §6  C89, §562C.6  C93, §555B.6  Referred to in §555B.2
IA Code § 555B.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title XIV - PROPERTY|Chapter 555B - DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED MOBILE HOMES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY|Section 555B.7 - Remedy not exclusive.

555B.7 Remedy not exclusive.   An action under this chapter may be brought in connection with a claim for monetary damages, possession, or recovery as provided in section 562B.25 or 562B.30 or chapter 648.  88 Acts, ch 1138, §7  C89, §562C.7  C93, §555B.7  Referred to in §555B.2