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IA Code § 142D.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 142D - SMOKEFREE AIR ACT|Section 142D.4 - Areas where smoking not regulated.

142D.4 Areas where smoking not regulated.   Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the following areas are exempt from the prohibitions of section 142D.3:   1. Private residences, unless used as a child care facility, child care home, or a health care provider location.   2. Hotel and motel rooms that are rented to guests and are designated as smoking rooms; provided that not more than twenty percent of the rooms of a hotel or motel rented to guests are designated as smoking rooms, all smoking rooms on the same floor are contiguous, and smoke from smoking rooms does not infiltrate into areas in which smoking is otherwise prohibited under this chapter. The status of smoking and nonsmoking rooms shall not be changed, except to provide additional nonsmoking rooms.   3. Retail tobacco stores, provided that smoke from these locations does not infiltrate into areas in which smoking is otherwise prohibited under this chapter.   4. Private and semiprivate rooms in long-term care facilities, occupied by one or more individuals, all of whom are smokers and have requested in writing to be placed in a room where smoking is permitted, provided that smoke from these locations does not infiltrate into areas in which smoking is otherwise prohibited under this chapter.   5. Private clubs that have no employees, except when being used for a function to which the general public is invited, provided that smoke from these locations does not infiltrate into areas in which smoking is otherwise prohibited under this chapter. This exemption shall not apply to any entity that is established for the purpose of avoiding compliance with this chapter.   6. Outdoor areas that are places of employment except those areas where smoking is prohibited pursuant to section 142D.3, subsection 2.   7. Limousines under private hire; vehicles owned, leased, or provided by a private employer that are for the sole use of the driver and are not used by more than one person in the course of employment either as a driver or passenger; privately owned vehicles not otherwise defined as a place of employment or public place; and cabs of motor trucks or truck tractors if no nonsmoking employees are present.   8. An enclosed area within a place of employment or public place that provides a smoking cessation program or a medical or scientific research or therapy program, if smoking is an integral part of the program.   9. Farm tractors, farm trucks, and implements of husbandry when being used for their intended purposes.   10. Only the gaming floor of a premises licensed pursuant to chapter 99F exclusive of any bar or restaurant located within the gaming floor which is an enclosed area and subject to the prohibitions of section 142D.3.   11. The Iowa veterans home.  2008 Acts, ch 1084, §4
IA Code § 142D.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 142D - SMOKEFREE AIR ACT|Section 142D.5 - Declaration of area as nonsmoking.

142D.5 Declaration of area as nonsmoking.   1. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, an owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of an area otherwise exempt from the prohibitions of section 142D.3 may declare the entire area as a nonsmoking place.   2. Smoking shall be prohibited in any location of an area declared a nonsmoking place under this section if a sign is posted conforming to the provisions of section 142D.6.  2008 Acts, ch 1084, §5  Referred to in §142D.6, 142D.8, 142D.9
IA Code § 142D.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 142D - SMOKEFREE AIR ACT|Section 142D.6 - Notice of nonsmoking requirements — posting of signs.

142D.6 Notice of nonsmoking requirements — posting of signs.   1. Notice of the provisions of this chapter shall be provided to all applicants for a business license in this state, to all law enforcement agencies, and to any business required to be registered with the office of the secretary of state.   2. All employers subject to the prohibitions of this chapter shall communicate to all existing employees and to all prospective employees upon application for employment the smoking prohibitions prescribed in this chapter.   3. The owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area where smoking is prohibited under this chapter shall clearly and conspicuously post in and at every entrance to the public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area, “no smoking” signs or the international “no smoking” symbol. Additionally, a “no smoking” sign or the international “no smoking” symbol shall be placed in every vehicle that constitutes a public place, place of employment, or area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5 under this chapter, visible from the exterior of the vehicle. All signs shall contain the telephone number for reporting complaints and the internet site of the department of public health. The owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of the public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area may use the sample signs provided on the department of public health’s internet site, or may use another sign if the contents of the sign comply with the requirements of this subsection.   4. The owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area where smoking is prohibited under this chapter shall remove all ashtrays from these locations.  2008 Acts, ch 1084, §6  Referred to in §142D.5
IA Code § 142D.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 142D - SMOKEFREE AIR ACT|Section 142D.7 - Nonretaliation — nonwaiver of rights.

142D.7 Nonretaliation — nonwaiver of rights.   1. A person or employer shall not discharge, refuse to employ, or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment, or customer because that employee, applicant, or customer exercises any rights afforded under this chapter, registers a complaint, or attempts to prosecute a violation of this chapter.   2. An employee who works in a location where an employer allows smoking does not waive or surrender any legal rights the employee may have against the employer or any other person.  2008 Acts, ch 1084, §7
IA Code § 142D.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 142D - SMOKEFREE AIR ACT|Section 142D.8 - Enforcement.

142D.8 Enforcement.   1. This chapter shall be enforced by the department of public health or the department’s designee. The department of public health shall adopt rules to administer this chapter, including rules regarding enforcement. The department of public health shall provide information regarding the provisions of this chapter and related compliance issues to employers, owners, operators, managers, and other persons having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area where smoking is prohibited, and the general public via the department’s internet site. The internet site shall include sample signage and the telephone number for reporting complaints. Judicial magistrates shall hear and determine violations of this chapter.   2. If a public place is subject to any state or political subdivision inspection process or is under contract with the state or a political subdivision, the person performing the inspection shall assess compliance with the requirements of this chapter and shall report any violations to the department of public health or the department’s designee.   3. An owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area regulated under this chapter shall inform persons violating this chapter of the provisions of this chapter.   4. An employee or private citizen may bring a legal action to enforce this chapter. Any person may register a complaint under this chapter by filing a complaint with the department of public health or the department’s designee.   5. In addition to the remedies provided in this section, the department of public health or the department’s designee or any other person aggrieved by the failure of the owner, operator, manager, or other person having custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area regulated by this chapter to comply with this chapter may seek injunctive relief to enforce this chapter.  2008 Acts, ch 1084, §8
IA Code § 142D.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 142D - SMOKEFREE AIR ACT|Section 142D.9 - Civil penalties.

142D.9 Civil penalties.   1. A person who smokes in an area where smoking is prohibited pursuant to this chapter shall pay a civil penalty pursuant to section 805.8C, subsection 3, paragraph “a”, for each violation.   2. A person who owns, operates, manages, or otherwise has custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area regulated under this chapter and who fails to comply with this chapter shall pay a civil penalty as follows:   a. For a first violation, a monetary penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars.   b. For a second violation within one year, a monetary penalty not to exceed two hundred dollars.   c. For each violation in excess of a second violation within one year, a monetary penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars for each additional violation.   3. An employer who discharges or in any manner discriminates against an employee because the employee has made a complaint or has provided information or instituted a legal action under this chapter shall pay a civil penalty of not less than two thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.   4. In addition to the penalties established in this section, violation of this chapter by a person who owns, operates, manages, or who otherwise has custody or control of a public place, place of employment, area declared a nonsmoking place pursuant to section 142D.5, or outdoor area regulated under this chapter may result in the suspension or revocation of any permit or license issued to the person for the premises on which the violation occurred.   5. Violation of this chapter constitutes a public nuisance which may be abated by the department of public health or the department’s designee by restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, or other means provided by law, and the entity abating the public nuisance may take action to recover the costs of such abatement.   6. Each day on which a violation of this chapter occurs is considered a separate and distinct violation.   7. Civil penalties paid pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the state, unless a local authority as designated by the department in administrative rules is involved in the enforcement, in which case the civil penalties paid shall be deposited in the general fund of the respective city or county.  2008 Acts, ch 1084, §9  Referred to in §331.427, 805.8C(3)(a)  Nuisances in general, chapter 657
IA Code § 143.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 143 - PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES|Section 143.1 - Authority to employ.

143.1 Authority to employ.   Any local board of health, area education agency board, or the school board of any school district may employ public health nurses at periods each year and in numbers as deemed advisable. The council of any city, or the school board of any school district, or any of them acting in cooperation, may contract with any nonprofit nurses’ association for public health nursing service. The compensation and expenses shall be paid out of the general fund of the political subdivision employing nurses.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2362; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §143.1; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1018]
IA Code § 143.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 143 - PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES|Section 143.2 - Cooperation.

143.2 Cooperation.   The said boards may cooperate in the employment of public health nurses and may apportion the expenses therefor to the various political subdivisions represented by said authorities.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2363; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §143.2]
IA Code § 143.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 143 - PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES|Section 143.3 - Duties.

143.3 Duties.   The authorities employing any public health nurses shall prescribe their duties which in a general way shall be for the promotion and conservation of the public health.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2364; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §143.3]
IA Code § 144.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.2 - Division of records and statistics.

144.2 Division of records and statistics.   There is established in the department a division for records and statistics which shall install, maintain, and operate the system of vital statistics throughout the state. No system for the registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages, dissolutions, and annulments, shall be maintained in the state or any of its political subdivisions other than the one provided for in this chapter. Suitable quarters shall be provided for the division by the executive council at the seat of government. The quarters shall be properly equipped for the permanent and safe preservation of all official records made and returned under this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2388, 2432; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.3, 144.49; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.2]  83 Acts, ch 101, §22
IA Code § 144.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.3 - Rules adopted.

144.3 Rules adopted.   The department may adopt, amend, and repeal rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, in accordance with chapter 17A.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.3]
IA Code § 144.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.4 - Registrar.

144.4 Registrar.   The director of public health shall be the state registrar of vital statistics and shall carry out the provisions of this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2387; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.2; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.4]
IA Code § 144.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.5 - Duties of registrar.

144.5 Duties of registrar.   The state registrar shall:   1. Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the statewide system of vital statistics and the division for records and statistics.   2. Direct and supervise the statewide system of vital statistics and the division for records and statistics and be custodian of its records.   3. Direct, supervise, and control the activities of clerks of the district court and county recorders related to the operation of the vital statistics system and provide registrars with necessary postage.   4. Prescribe, print, and distribute the forms required by this chapter and prescribe any other means for transmission of data, as necessary to accomplish complete, accurate reporting.   5. Prepare and publish annual reports of vital statistics of this state and other reports as may be required.   6. Delegate functions and duties vested in the state registrar to officers, to employees of the department, to the clerks of the district court, and to the county registrars as the state registrar deems necessary or expedient.   7. Provide, by rules, for appropriate morbidity reporting.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2393; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.5; 81 Acts, ch 64, §1]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §33; 95 Acts, ch 124, §1, 2, 26; 97 Acts, ch 159, §8
IA Code § 144.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.9 - County recorder as registrar.

144.9 County recorder as registrar.   The county recorder is the county registrar and with respect to the county shall:   1. Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued by the department.   2. Record and transmit the certificates, reports, or other returns filed with the county registrar to the state registrar at least semimonthly, or more frequently when directed by the state registrar.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.4, 144.10; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.9]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §34; 95 Acts, ch 124, §3, 26
IA Code § 144.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.11 - Public access to records.

144.11 Public access to records.   The county registrar shall allow public access to public records under the custody of the county registrar during normal business hours for county offices in the county.  95 Acts, ch 124, §4, 26
IA Code § 144.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.12 - Forms uniform.

144.12 Forms uniform.   In order to promote and maintain uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates, reports, and other returns shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval and modification by the department. Forms shall be furnished by the department. The forms or other recording methods used to register records required under this chapter shall be prescribed by the department.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.12]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §35; 97 Acts, ch 159, §9  Referred to in §595.15
IA Code § 144.13B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.13B - Waiver of fees — military service.

144.13B Waiver of fees — military service.   Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the certified copy fees for a birth certificate or death certificate of a service member who died while performing military duty, as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 3, 8, or 12, shall be waived for a period of one year from the date of death for a family member of the deceased service member.  2010 Acts, ch 1170, §2; 2011 Acts, ch 47, §7; 2012 Acts, ch 1072, §32  Referred to in §331.611
IA Code § 144.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.14 - Foundlings.

144.14 Foundlings.   1. A person who assumes the custody of a living infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the state registrar within five days to the county registrar of the county in which the child was found, the following information:   a. The date and place the child was found.   b. The sex, color or race, and approximate age of the child.   c. The name and address of the person or institution which has assumed custody of the child.   d. The name given to the child by the custodian.   e. Other data required by the state registrar.   2. The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth and the date of birth shall be determined by approximation. A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the infant.   3. If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, any report registered under this section shall be sealed and filed and may be opened only by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as provided by regulation.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.14]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §38; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §44  Referred to in §144.13A, 233.2, 331.611
IA Code § 144.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.15 - Delayed registrations of birth.

144.15 Delayed registrations of birth.   1. When the birth of a person born in this state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations. The certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements prescribed to substantiate the alleged facts of birth. Certificates of birth registered one year or more after the date of occurrence shall be marked “delayed” and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration. A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall be endorsed on the certificate. A delayed certificate of birth shall not be registered for a deceased person.   2. When an applicant does not submit the substantiating evidence required for delayed registration or when the state registrar finds reason to question the validity or adequacy of the evidence, the state registrar shall not register the delayed certificate and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action. The registration official shall advise the applicant of the applicant’s right of appeal to the district court pursuant to sections 144.17 and 144.18, which sections shall be applicable to such appeal notwithstanding the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.   3. The department may by regulation provide for the dismissal of an application which is not actively prosecuted.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.15]  97 Acts, ch 159, §13; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §144.17, 144.25, 331.611
IA Code § 144.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.16 - Delayed registration of death or marriage.

144.16 Delayed registration of death or marriage.   When a death or marriage occurring in this state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations. Such certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements prescribed to substantiate the alleged facts of death or marriage. Certificates of death and marriage registered one year or more after the date of occurrence shall be marked “delayed” and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.16]  Referred to in §331.611
IA Code § 144.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.17 - Petition to establish certificate.

144.17 Petition to establish certificate.   1. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of section 144.15, a petition may be filed with the district court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered.   2. a. The petition shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar and shall allege:   (1) That the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state.   (2) That no record of birth of that person can be found in the office of the state or county custodian of birth records.   (3) That diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance with section 144.15.   (4) That the state registrar has refused to register a delayed certificate of birth.   (5) Such other allegations as may be required.   b. The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the registration official made in accordance with section 144.15 and all documentary evidence which was submitted to the registration official in support of such registration. The petition shall be verified by the petitioner.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.17]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §39; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §193  Referred to in §144.15, 144.25, 331.611