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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.90 - Cruelty and maltreatment.

29B.90 Cruelty and maltreatment.
Any person subject to this code who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to orders of the person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.90]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.90A - Interference with report of a crime to civilian law enforcement.

29B.90A Interference with report of a crime to civilian law enforcement.
Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person does any of the following:
1. Interferes with or reprises against any member of the state military forces who has indicated the intent to make or who has made a report to civilian law enforcement of a crime listed in section 29B.116A, subsection 1, where the accused and the victim are subject to this code at the time of the offense.
2. Fails to cooperate with or obstructs a civilian law enforcement investigation based upon a report in subsection 1.
2014 Acts, ch 1069, §2
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.91 - Mutiny or sedition.

29B.91 Mutiny or sedition.
1. Any person subject to this code who:
a. With intent to usurp or override lawful military authority refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do the person’s duty or creates any violence or disturbance against that authority is guilty of mutiny;
b. With intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of lawful civil authority, creates, in concert with any other person, revolt, violence, or other disturbance against that authority is guilty of sedition;
c. Fails to do the person’s utmost to prevent and suppress a mutiny or sedition being committed in the person’s presence, or fails to take all reasonable means to inform the person’s superior commissioned officer or commanding officer of a mutiny or sedition which the person knows or has reason to believe is taking place, is guilty of a failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition.
2. A person who is found guilty of attempted mutiny, mutiny, sedition, or failure to suppress or report a mutiny or sedition shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(8); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.91]
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Referred to in §29B.16, 29B.79
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.92 - Resistance, breach of arrest and escape.

29B.92 Resistance, breach of arrest and escape.
Any person subject to this code who resists apprehension or breaks arrest or who escapes from physical restraint lawfully imposed shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.92]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.93 - Releasing prisoner without proper authority.

29B.93 Releasing prisoner without proper authority.
Any person subject to this code who, without proper authority, releases any prisoner committed to the person’s charge, or who through neglect or design suffers any such prisoner to escape, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct, whether or not the prisoner was committed in strict compliance with law.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(9); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.93]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.94 - Unlawful detention of another.

29B.94 Unlawful detention of another.
Any person subject to this code who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.94]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.95 - Noncompliance with procedural rules.

29B.95 Noncompliance with procedural rules.
Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person does any of the following:
1. Is responsible for unnecessary delay in the disposition of any case of a person accused of an offense under this code.
2. Knowingly and intentionally fails to enforce or comply with any provisions of this code regulating the proceedings before, during, or after trial of an accused.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.95]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §26
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.96 - Misbehavior before the enemy.

29B.96 Misbehavior before the enemy.
Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person, before or in the presence of the enemy, does any of the following:
1. Runs away.
2. Shamefully abandons, surrenders, or delivers up any command, unit, place, or military property which it is the person’s duty to defend.
3. Through disobedience, neglect, or intentional misconduct endangers the safety of any such command, unit, place, or military property.
4. Casts away the person’s arms or ammunition.
5. Is guilty of cowardly conduct.
6. Quits the person’s place of duty to plunder or pillage.
7. Causes false alarms in any command, unit, or place under control of the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces.
8. Willfully fails to do the person’s utmost to encounter, engage, capture, or destroy any enemy troops, combatants, vessels, aircraft, or any other thing, which it is the person’s duty so to encounter, engage, capture or destroy.
9. Does not afford all practicable relief and assistance to any troops, combatants, vessels, or aircraft of the armed forces belonging to the United States or their allies, to the state, or to any other state, when engaged in battle.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.96]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §27
Referred to in §29B.16, 29B.79
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.97 - Subordinate compelling surrender.

29B.97 Subordinate compelling surrender.
A person subject to this code who compels or attempts to compel the commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property or any body of the state military forces, or of any other state, to surrender the place, property, or forces to an enemy or to abandon the place, property, or forces, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.97; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §43]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.98 - Improper use of countersign.

29B.98 Improper use of countersign.
Any person subject to this code who in time of war discloses the parole or countersign to any person not entitled to receive it, or who gives to another who is entitled to receive and use the parole or countersign a different parole or countersign from that which, to the person’s knowledge, the person was authorized and required to give, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.98]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.99 - Forcing a safeguard.

29B.99 Forcing a safeguard.
Any person subject to this code who forces a safeguard shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.99]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.100 - Captured or abandoned property.

29B.100 Captured or abandoned property.
1. All persons subject to this code shall secure all public property taken from the enemy for the service of the United States, and shall give notice and turn over to the proper authority without delay all captured or abandoned property in their possession, custody, or control.
2. Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person does any of the following:
a. Fails to carry out the duties prescribed herein.
b. Buys, sells, trades, or in any way deals in or disposes of captured or abandoned property, whereby the person receives or expects any profit, benefit, or advantage to the person or another directly or indirectly connected with the person.
c. Engages in looting or pillaging.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.100]
2006 Acts, ch 1030, §9
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.101 - Aiding the enemy.

29B.101 Aiding the enemy.
Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person does any of the following:
1. Aids, or attempts to aid, the enemy with arms, ammunition, supplies, money, or other things.
2. Without proper authority, knowingly harbors or protects or gives intelligence to, or communicates or corresponds with or holds any intercourse with the enemy, either directly or indirectly.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.101]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §28
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.102 - Misconduct of a prisoner.

29B.102 Misconduct of a prisoner.
Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person, while in the hands of the enemy in time of war, does any of the following:
1. For the purpose of securing favorable treatment by the captors acts without proper authority in a manner contrary to law, custom, or regulation, to the detriment of others of whatever nationality held by the enemy as civilian or military prisoners.
2. While in a position of authority over such persons maltreats them without justifiable cause.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.102]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §29
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.103 - False official statements — forgery.

29B.103 False official statements — forgery.
1. A person subject to this code who, with intent to deceive, signs any false record, return, regulation, order, or other official document, knowing it to be false, or makes any other false official statement knowing it to be false, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
2. A person subject to this code who with intent to defraud does either or both of the following is guilty of forgery and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct:
a. Falsely makes or alters a signature to, or a part of, a writing which would if genuine apparently impose a legal liability on another or change the person’s legal right or prejudice the person’s liability.
b. Utters, offers, issues, or transfers written material the person knows is falsely made or altered.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(2); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.103; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §44]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.104 - Property crimes.

29B.104 Property crimes.
1. A person subject to this code who, while in a duty status, willfully or recklessly wastes, spoils, or otherwise willfully and wrongfully destroys or damages property other than military property of the United States or of the state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
2. A person subject to this code who without proper authority sells or otherwise disposes of or who willfully or through neglect damages, destroys, or loses or who causes willfully or through neglect the damage, destruction, sale, or wrongful disposition of military property of the United States or the state shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.104; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §45]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.105 - Improper hazarding of vessel.

29B.105 Improper hazarding of vessel.
1. Any person subject to this code who willfully and wrongfully hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States or of the state military forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
2. Any person subject to this code who negligently hazards or suffers to be hazarded any vessel of the armed forces of the United States or of the state military forces shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.105]
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.106 - Drunken or reckless driving.

29B.106 Drunken or reckless driving.
Any person subject to this code who operates any vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage, a narcotic, hypnotic or other drug, or any combination of such substances, or in a reckless or wanton manner, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.106]
Referred to in §29B.16
For operating while intoxicated provisions, see chapter 321J
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.107 - Drunk on duty — sleeping on post — leaving post before relief.

29B.107 Drunk on duty — sleeping on post — leaving post before relief.
Any person subject to this code who is found drunk on duty or sleeping upon the person’s post, or who leaves the person’s post before the person is regularly relieved, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(10); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.107]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.107A - Wrongful use or possession of controlled substances.

29B.107A Wrongful use or possession of controlled substances.
1. Any person subject to this code who wrongfully uses, possesses, manufactures, distributes, or introduces into an installation, vessel, vehicle, or aircraft used by or under the control of the armed forces of the United States or of the state military forces, a controlled substance shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
2. For purposes of this section, “controlled substance” includes but is not limited to any of the following:
a. Opium, heroin, cocaine, amphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methamphetamine, phencyclidine, barbituric acid, and marijuana and any compound or derivative of any such substance.
b. Any substance listed on a schedule of controlled substances prescribed by the president of the United States for the purposes of the uniform code of military justice, 10 U.S.C. ch. 47.
c. Any substance listed in schedules I through V of section 202 of the federal Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. §812.
3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, “controlled substance” does not include hemp or a hemp product excluded from schedule I of controlled substances as provided in section 124.204, subsection 7.
2010 Acts, ch 1087, §4; 2019 Acts, ch 130, §20, 33
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.108 - Dueling.

29B.108 Dueling.
Any person subject to this code who fights or promotes, or is concerned in or connives at fighting a duel, or who, having knowledge of a challenge sent or about to be sent, fails to report the fact promptly to the proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.108]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.109 - Malingering.

29B.109 Malingering.
Any person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct if the person for the purpose of avoiding work, duty, or service in the state military forces does any of the following:
1. Feigns illness, physical disablement, mental lapse, or derangement.
2. Intentionally inflicts self-injury.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.109]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §30
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.110 - Riot or breach of peace.

29B.110 Riot or breach of peace.
Any person subject to this code who causes or participates in any riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.110]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.111 - Provoking speeches or gestures.

29B.111 Provoking speeches or gestures.
Any person subject to this code who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures toward any other person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.111]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.112 - Perjury.

29B.112 Perjury.
Any person subject to this code who in a judicial proceeding or in a court of justice conducted under this code willfully and corruptly gives, upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law to be substituted for an oath, any false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry is guilty of perjury and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.112]
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.113 - Frauds against the government.

29B.113 Frauds against the government.
Any person subject to this code shall, upon conviction of any of the following, be punished as a court-martial may direct:
1. The person, knowing it to be false or fraudulent, does any of the following:
a. Makes any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
b. Presents to any person in the civil or military service thereof, for approval or payment any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof.
2. The person, for the purpose of obtaining the approval, allowance, or payment of any claim against the United States, the state, or any officer thereof, does any of the following:
a. Makes or uses any writing or other paper knowing it to contain any false or fraudulent statements.
b. Makes any oath to any fact or to any writing or other paper knowing the oath to be false.
c. Forges or counterfeits any signature upon any writing or other paper, or uses any such signature knowing it to be forged or counterfeited.
3. The person, having charge, possession, custody, or control of any money, or other property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, knowingly delivers to any person having authority to receive it, any amount thereof less than that for which the person receives a certificate or receipt.
4. The person, being authorized to make or deliver any paper certifying the receipt of any property of the United States or the state, furnished or intended for the armed forces of the United States or the state military forces, makes or delivers to any person such writing without having full knowledge of the truth of the statements therein contained and with intent to defraud the United States or the state.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(13); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.113]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §31
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.114 - Larceny and wrongful appropriation.

29B.114 Larceny and wrongful appropriation.
1. Any person subject to this code who wrongfully takes, obtains, or withholds, by any means, from the possession of the owner or of any other person any money, personal property, or article of value of any kind:
a. With intent permanently to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person’s own use or the use of any person other than the owner, steals that property and is guilty of larceny; or
b. With intent temporarily to deprive or defraud another person of the use and benefit of property or to appropriate it to the person’s own use or the use of any person other than the owner, is guilty of wrongful appropriation.
2. Any person found guilty of larceny or wrongful appropriation shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.114]
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §32
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.115 - Conduct unbecoming an officer.

29B.115 Conduct unbecoming an officer.
A commissioned officer who is convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(11); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.115]
85 Acts, ch 67, §7
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.116 - General article.

29B.116 General article.
Though not specifically mentioned in this code, and subject to section 29B.116A, all disorders and neglects to the prejudice of good order and discipline in the state military forces and all conduct of a nature to bring discredit upon the state military forces, of which persons subject to this code may be guilty, shall be taken cognizance of by a general, special, or summary court-martial, according to the nature and degree of the offense, and shall be punished at the discretion of that court.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f63; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f59; C39, §467.61; C46, 50, §29.61; C54, 58, 62, §29.63(12); C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.116; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §46]
2000 Acts, ch 1154, §45; 2002 Acts, ch 1117, §50, 52; 2014 Acts, ch 1069, §3; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §29
Referred to in §29B.16
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.116B - Adjutant general report.

29B.116B Adjutant general report.
1. The adjutant general shall report annually, by January 15, to the governor and to the chairpersons and ranking members of the general assembly’s standing committees on veterans affairs on the number of offenses described in section 29B.116A, subsection 1, which have been reported to civilian law enforcement authorities in the prior year, if such offenses were committed by a member of the state military forces against another member of the state military forces while both are subject to this code. The report shall provide such numbers by type of offense.
2. The adjutant general may include in the annual report described in subsection 1 the number of sexual abuse cases reported to the United States department of defense that are not otherwise required to be included in the annual report pursuant to subsection 1.
2014 Acts, ch 1069, §5; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §30; 2021 Acts, ch 65, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.117 - Courts of inquiry.

29B.117 Courts of inquiry.
1. a. Courts of inquiry to investigate any matter may be convened by the adjutant general, the governor, or by any other person designated by the adjutant general or authorized to convene a general court-martial for that purpose, whether or not the persons involved have requested the inquiry.
b. A court of inquiry consists of three or more commissioned officers. For each court of inquiry the convening authority shall also appoint counsel for the court.
2. Any person subject to this code whose conduct is subject to inquiry shall be designated as a party. Any person subject to this code who has a direct interest in the subject of inquiry has the right to be designated as a party upon request to the court. Any person designated as a party shall be given due notice and has the right to be present, to be represented by counsel, to cross-examine witnesses, and to introduce evidence.
3. a. Members of a court of inquiry may be challenged by a party, but only for cause stated to the court.
b. The members, counsel, the reporter, and interpreters of courts of inquiry shall take an oath or affirmation to faithfully perform their duties.
c. Witnesses may be summoned to appear and testify and be examined before courts of inquiry, as provided for courts-martial.
d. Courts of inquiry shall make findings of fact but may not express opinions or make recommendations unless required to do so by the convening authority.
e. Each court of inquiry shall keep a record of its proceedings, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of the president and counsel for the court and forwarded to the convening authority. If the record cannot be authenticated by the president, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the president. If the record cannot be authenticated by the counsel for the court, it shall be signed by a member in lieu of the counsel.
[C97, §2196 – 2198; SS15, §2215-f36; C24, 27, 31, §464; C35, §467-f32; C39, §467.34; C46, 50, §29.34; C54, 58, 62, §29.70; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.117; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §47]
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §142
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.118 - Complaints or wrongs.

29B.118 Complaints or wrongs.
Any member of the state military forces who feels wronged by the member’s commanding officer, and who, upon due application to that commanding officer, is refused redress, may complain to any superior commissioned officer, who shall forward the complaint to the governor or adjutant general.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.118]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.119 - Redress of injuries to property.

29B.119 Redress of injuries to property.
1. Whenever complaint is made to any commanding officer that willful damage has been done to the property of any person or that the person’s property has been wrongfully taken by members of the state military forces, the person may, subject to such regulations as the adjutant general may prescribe, convene a board to investigate the complaint. The board shall consist of from one to three commissioned officers and, for the purpose of that investigation, it has power to summon witnesses and examine them upon oath or affirmation, to receive depositions or other documentary evidence, and to assess the damages sustained against the responsible parties. The assessment of damages made by the board is subject to the approval of the commanding officer, and in the amount approved shall be charged against the pay of the offenders. The order of the commanding officer directing charges authorized in this section is conclusive, except as provided in this chapter, on any disbursement officer for the payment by the officer to the injured parties of the damages so assessed and approved.
2. Any person subject to this code who is accused of causing willful damage to property has the right to be represented by counsel, to summon witnesses in the person’s behalf, and to cross-examine those appearing against the person. The person has the right of appeal to the next higher commander.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.119]
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.120 - Process of military courts.

29B.120 Process of military courts.
1. Military courts may issue any process or mandate necessary to carry into effect their powers. Such a court may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum and enforce by attachment attendance of witnesses and production of books and records, when it is sitting within the state and the witnesses, books and records sought are also so located.
2. Process and mandates may be issued by summary courts-martial, provost courts, a military judge, or the president of other military courts and may be directed to and executed by the marshals of the military court or any peace officer. Process and mandates shall be in a form prescribed by rules issued under this code.
3. All officers to whom process or mandates may be so directed shall execute them and make return of their acts thereunder according to the requirements of those documents. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this code, no such officer may demand or require payment of any fee or charge for receiving, executing, or returning such a process or mandate or for any service in connection therewith.
[C35, §467-f34; C39, §467.36; C46, 50, §29.36; C54, 58, 62, §29.77; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29B.120; 82 Acts, ch 1042, §48]
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.125 - Immunity for action of military courts.

29B.125 Immunity for action of military courts.
An accused shall not bring an action or proceeding against the convening authority or a member of a military court or board convened under this code or a person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceedings because of the approval, imposition, or execution of any sentence or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of any process or mandate of a military court or board convened under this code.
[82 Acts, ch 1042, §50]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.126 - Payment and disposition of fines.

29B.126 Payment and disposition of fines.
Fines imposed by a military court may be paid to the court or to an officer executing its process. The amount of the fine may be noted upon any state payroll or pay account and fines may be deducted from any pay or allowance due or thereafter to become due to the offender, until the fine is collected. Any sum so deducted shall be turned into the military court that imposed the fine. An officer collecting a fine or penalty imposed by a military court upon an officer or enlisted person shall pay the fine within thirty days to the judge advocate, who shall transmit the fine to the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall monthly, deposit all fines and penalties so received with the state treasurer, to be credited to the general fund of the state. Forfeited bonds shall be processed in the same manner.
[82 Acts, ch 1042, §51]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.127 - Presumption of jurisdiction.

29B.127 Presumption of jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction of the military courts and boards established by this code shall be presumed and the burden of proof rests on any person seeking to deny those courts or boards jurisdiction in any action or proceeding.
[82 Acts, ch 1042, §52]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.128 - Delegation of authority by the governor.

29B.128 Delegation of authority by the governor.
The governor may delegate any authority vested in the governor under this code, and may provide for the subdelegation of any such authority, except the power given to the governor by sections 29B.19 and 29B.23.
[82 Acts, ch 1042, §53]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.129 - Authority to administer oaths.

29B.129 Authority to administer oaths.
The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration including military justice, and affidavits may be taken for those purposes before persons having the general powers of a notary public as provided in chapter 9B:
1. All summary courts-martial.
2. Adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants.
3. Commanding officers.
4. Staff judge advocates and legal officers, and acting or assistant staff judge advocates and legal officers.
5. The president, military judge, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for general and special courts-martial.
6. The president and the counsel for the court of any court of inquiry.
7. Officers designated to take a deposition.
8. Persons detailed to conduct an investigation.
9. Other persons designated by state law or by rules of the governor.
[82 Acts, ch 1042, §54]
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §51, 52; 2012 Acts, ch 1050, §33, 60
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29B - MILITARY JUSTICE › Section 29B.130 - Uniformity of interpretation.

29B.130 Uniformity of interpretation.
This code shall be construed as to effectuate the general purpose of uniformity, so far as practical, with the uniform code of military justice, 10 U.S.C. ch. 47.
2010 Acts, ch 1087, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.1 - Statement of policy.

29C.1 Statement of policy.
Because of existing and increasing possibility of the occurrence of disasters, and in order to insure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such disasters, and to provide for the common defense and to protect the public peace, health and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of the people of the state, it is the policy of this state:
1. To establish a department of homeland security and emergency management and to authorize the establishment of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state.
2. To confer upon the governor and upon the executive heads or governing bodies of the political subdivisions of the state the emergency powers provided in this chapter.
3. To provide for the rendering of mutual aid among the political subdivisions of the state and with other states, to cooperate with the federal government with respect to the carrying out of emergency management functions, and to ensure the state government and its departments and agencies facilitate the rapid response of businesses and workers in the state and other states to a disaster.
[C62, §28A.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.3; C77, 79, 81, §29C.1]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §157; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §14; 2016 Acts, ch 1095, §1, 14
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.2 - Definitions.

29C.2 Definitions.
1. “Commission” means a local emergency management commission or joint emergency management commission.
2. “Department” means the department of homeland security and emergency management.
3. “Director” means the director of the department of homeland security and emergency management.
4. “Disaster” means man-made and natural occurrences, such as fire, flood, drought, earthquake, tornado, windstorm, hazardous substance or nuclear power plant accident or incident, which threaten the public peace, health, and safety of the people or which damage and destroy public or private property. The term includes attack, sabotage, or other hostile action from within or without the state.
5. “Homeland security” means the detection, prevention, preemption, deterrence of, and protection from attacks targeted at state territory, population, and infrastructure.
6. “Local emergency management agency” means a countywide joint county-municipal public safety agency organized to administer this chapter under the authority of a commission.
7. “Mass notification and emergency messaging system” means a system which disseminates emergency and public safety-related information to the public by various means including but not limited to telephone, wireless communications service, dual party relay service or telecommunications device, text messaging, electronic mail, and facsimile, and which integrates with federal emergency messaging systems.
8. “Public disorder” means such substantial interference with the public peace as to constitute a significant threat to the health and safety of the people or a significant threat to public or private property. The term includes insurrection, rioting, looting, and persistent violent civil disobedience.
[C77, 79, 81, §29C.2; 81 Acts, ch 32, §1]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §2
; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §20, 21, 28
; 2011 Acts, ch 69, §1, 2; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §15; 2014 Acts, ch 1136, §24; 2015 Acts, ch 29, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §1
Referred to in §8D.9, 24.6, 29A.7, 34A.2, 34A.3, 34A.8, 135.140, 256.9, 257.31, 273.2, 273.3, 273.14, 298.3, 331.441, 384.3A, 384.24, 613.17, 669.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.3 - Proclamation of state of public disorder by governor.

29C.3 Proclamation of state of public disorder by governor.
1. The governor may, after finding a state of public disorder exists, proclaim a state of public disorder emergency. This proclamation shall be in writing, indicate the area affected and the facts upon which it is based, be signed by the governor, and be filed with the secretary of state.
2. Notice of a proclamation of a state of public disorder emergency shall be given by the secretary of state by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the area affected, by broadcast through radio and television serving the area affected, and by posting signs at conspicuous places within this area. The exercise of the special powers by the governor under this section shall not be precluded by the lack of giving notice if the giving of notice has been diligently attempted. All orders and rules promulgated under the proclamation shall be given public notice by the governor in the area affected.
3. A state of public disorder emergency shall continue for ten days, unless sooner terminated by the governor. The general assembly may, by concurrent resolution, rescind a proclamation of a state of public disorder emergency. If the general assembly is not in session, the legislative council may, by a majority vote, rescind this proclamation. Rescission shall be effective upon filing of the concurrent resolution or resolution of the legislative council with the secretary of state.
4. The governor may, during the existence of a state of public disorder emergency, prohibit:
a. Any person being in a public place during the hours declared by the governor to be a period of curfew if this period does not exceed twelve hours in any one day and if its area of its application is specifically designated.
b. Public gatherings of a designated number of persons within a designated area.
c. The manufacture, use, possession, or transportation of any device or object designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion.
d. The possession of any flammable or explosive liquids or materials in a glass or uncapped container, except in connection with normal operation of motor vehicles or normal home and commercial use.
e. The sale, purchase, or dispensing of alcoholic beverages.
f. The sale, purchase, or dispensing of such other commodities as are designated by the governor.
g. The use of certain streets or highways by the public.
h. Such other activities as the governor reasonably believes should be prohibited to help maintain life, health, property, or the public peace.
[C77, 79, 81, §29C.3]
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §34
Referred to in §68A.405A
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.4 - Judicial protections.

29C.4 Judicial protections.
The supreme court shall promulgate rules for emergency proceedings to be effective upon the declaration of a state of public disorder emergency in order that the constitutional rights of all persons taken into custody shall be adequately protected.
[C77, 79, 81, §29C.4]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.5 - Department of homeland security and emergency management.

29C.5 Department of homeland security and emergency management.
The department of homeland security and emergency management is created. The department of homeland security and emergency management shall be responsible for the administration of emergency planning matters, including emergency resource planning in this state, cooperation with, support of, funding for, and tasking of the civil air patrol for missions not qualifying for federal mission status as described in section 29A.3A in accordance with operational and funding criteria developed with the adjutant general and coordinated with the civil air patrol, homeland security activities, and coordination of available services and resources in the event of a disaster to include those services and resources of the federal government and private entities.
[C62, §28A.1; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.1; C77, 79, 81, §29C.5]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §3
; 2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §22, 28
; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2005 Acts, ch 119, §4; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §16; 2017 Acts, ch 28, §1
Referred to in §7E.5, 29A.3A
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.7 - Hazard mitigation financial assistance.

29C.7 Hazard mitigation financial assistance.
1. If financial assistance is granted by the federal government under the federal Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, Pub. L. No. 93-288, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §5121 et seq. or the federal National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-325, 42 U.S.C. §4001 et seq. for hazard mitigation and section 29C.6 is not applicable, the state may participate in the funding of the financial assistance authorized to a local government in an amount not to exceed ten percent of the eligible expenses, with the applicant providing the balance of any participation amount. If financial assistance is granted by the federal government as described in this section for state-related hazard mitigation, the state may participate in the funding of the financial assistance authorized, not to exceed fifty percent of the total eligible expenses.
2. State participation in funding financial assistance to local government under subsection 1 is contingent upon the local government having on file a state-approved, comprehensive emergency plan which meets the standards adopted pursuant to section 29C.9, subsection 8.
2020 Acts, ch 1041, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.8A - Emergency response fund created.

29C.8A Emergency response fund created.
1. An emergency response fund is created in the state treasury. The first one hundred thousand dollars received annually by the treasurer of state for the civil penalties and fines imposed by the court pursuant to sections 455B.146, 455B.191, 455B.386, and 455B.477 shall be deposited in the waste volume reduction and recycling fund created in section 455D.15. The next hundred thousand dollars shall be deposited in the emergency response fund and any additional moneys shall be deposited in the household hazardous waste account. All moneys received annually by the treasurer of the state for the fines imposed by sections 716B.2, 716B.3, and 716B.4 shall also be deposited in the emergency response fund.
2. The emergency response fund shall be administered by the department to carry out planning and training for the emergency response teams.
88 Acts, ch 1190, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1260, §21; 92 Acts, ch 1139, §9; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2011 Acts, ch 9, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §18
Referred to in §455E.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.10 - Emergency management coordinator.

29C.10 Emergency management coordinator.
1. The commission shall appoint an emergency management coordinator who shall serve at the pleasure of the commission, shall be responsible for the development of the comprehensive emergency plan, shall coordinate emergency planning activities, and shall provide technical assistance to political subdivisions comprising the commission.
2. When an emergency or disaster occurs, the emergency management coordinator shall provide coordination and assistance to the governing officials of the political subdivisions comprising the commission.
3. The commission and its members shall cooperate with the president of the United States and the heads of the armed forces and other appropriate federal, state, and local officers and agencies and with the officers and agencies of adjoining states in matters pertaining to comprehensive emergency management for political subdivisions comprising the commission.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.7; C77, 79, 81, §29C.10]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §11; 2011 Acts, ch 69, §6
Referred to in §8D.13, 331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.11 - Local mutual aid arrangements.

29C.11 Local mutual aid arrangements.
1. The local emergency management commission shall, in collaboration with other public and private agencies within this state, develop mutual aid arrangements for reciprocal disaster services and recovery aid and assistance in case of disaster too great to be dealt with unassisted. The arrangements shall be consistent with the department plan and program, and in time of emergency each local emergency management agency shall render assistance in accordance with the provisions of the mutual aid arrangements.
2. The chairperson of a commission may, subject to the approval of the governor, enter into mutual aid arrangements with emergency management agencies or organizations in other states for reciprocal emergency services and recovery aid and assistance in case of disaster too great to be dealt with unassisted.
[C77, 79, 81, §29C.11]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §12; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2011 Acts, ch 69, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §20
Referred to in §331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.12 - Use of existing facilities.

29C.12 Use of existing facilities.
In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the governor, the director, and the executive officers or governing boards of political subdivisions of the state shall utilize, to the maximum extent practicable, the services, equipment, supplies, and facilities of existing departments, officers, and agencies of the state and of political subdivisions at their respective levels of responsibility.
[C62, §28A.8; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.8; C77, 79, 81, §29C.12]
2013 Acts, ch 29, §21
Referred to in §331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.12A - Participation in funding disaster recovery facility.

29C.12A Participation in funding disaster recovery facility.
All state government departments and agencies may participate in sharing the cost of the design, construction, and operation of a disaster recovery facility located in the joint forces headquarters armory at Camp Dodge. State departments and agencies may use funds from any source, including but not limited to user fees and appropriations for operational or capital purposes, to participate in the facility.
91 Acts, ch 263, §36; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §22
Referred to in §331.381