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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.40 - False wearing of uniform.

29A.40 False wearing of uniform.
1. A member of the national guard shall not wear the uniform of the national guard while not on duty, except in accordance with state or federal regulations. A person, firm, or corporation, other than a civic, social, or benevolent military organization or the members of such organizations organizing for the benefit of all its members, shall not incorporate under the name of, or adopt any trade name which embodies the name or designation, officially or generally recognized as the name of a military organization now or formerly in existence, or any distinctive part of such name.
2. Any person who, without authority under the laws of the United States or of one of the states, wears the uniform of or a distinctive part of the uniform of the armed forces of the United States, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
[S13, §2215-f35; C24, 27, 31, §463; C35, §467-f4; C39, §467.04; C46, 50, §29.4; C54, 58, 62, §29.40; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.40]
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §15, 23; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §60; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.41 - Exemptions.

29A.41 Exemptions.
A member of the national guard shall not be arrested, or served with a summons, order, warrant or other civil process after having been ordered to any duty, or while going to, attending, or returning from, any place to which the national guard member is required to go for military duty. This section does not prevent the national guard member’s arrest by order of a military officer or for a felony or breach of the peace committed while not in the actual performance of the national guard member’s duty. The articles of equipment personally owned by such members are exempt from seizure or sale for debt.
[C97, §2209; S13, §2215-f33; C24, 27, 31, §461; C35, §467-f24; C39, §467.24; C46, 50, §29.24; C54, 58, 62, §29.41; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.41]
84 Acts, ch 1181, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1117, §16, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.42 - Trespass or interference with official acts.

29A.42 Trespass or interference with official acts.
1. Any person who shall trespass upon any military reservation, camp, or armory, in violation of the orders of the commander thereof, or officer charged with the responsibility therefor shall be guilty of trespass and shall be punished as provided in section 716.8.
2. Any person who shall molest, or interfere with any member of the national guard, in the discharge of the member’s duty shall be guilty of interference with official acts under section 719.1, subsection 1. The commanding officer of such force may order the arrest of such person and cause the person to be delivered to a peace officer or magistrate.
[C97, §2188; S13, §2215-f29; C24, 27, 31, §457; C35, §467-f54; C39, §467.56; C46, 50, §29.56; C54, 58, 62, §29.42; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.42]
2013 Acts, ch 90, §20; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.44 - Assault prohibited.

29A.44 Assault prohibited.
Whenever the national guard is called into service under proclamation of the governor for the performance of any duties contemplated in this chapter any person who willfully assaults, or fires at, or throws any dangerous missiles at, against, or upon any member or body of the national guard so engaged, or civil officer or other persons lawfully aiding or assisting them in the discharge of their duties, shall be guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.
[C35, §467-f30; C39, §467.30; C46, 50, §29.30; C54, 58, 62, §29.44; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.44]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.45 - Martial law.

29A.45 Martial law.
When a military district is established under martial law, the chief justice or an associate justice of the supreme court may, upon written agreement of the parties or their attorneys, on good cause being shown, order any civil or criminal case on file in the office of the clerk of any court of record within the military district transferred to any court of record outside of the military district. The said cause shall be docketed without fee and proceed in all respects with the same force and effect as though transferred on a change of venue. When the said military district is dissolved, the cause and all proceedings in connection therewith may be retransferred by the supreme court to the original court, where it shall be redocketed without fee.
[C39, §467.32; C46, 50, §29.32; C54, 58, 62, §29.45; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.45]
Referred to in §602.8102(12)
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.46 - Military court or commission.

29A.46 Military court or commission.
1. The governor may establish within such military district a military court or commission to take jurisdiction and cognizance of all public offenses against the peace and dignity of the state, and the violation of ordinances and military rules which are now, or may hereafter be, promulgated or enacted for the preservation of law and order and the public safety.
2. The military court or commission may make such orders, judgments, and decrees in civil cases as may be agreed upon by the litigants or their attorneys, or as may be necessary because of an emergency or to prevent waste, with the same force and effect as though made and entered by a judge of the district court. The said court or commission shall have full power and authority to issue all necessary process for the conduct of its proceedings, and like power to compel the attendance of witnesses therein as are exercised by civil courts of the state.
[C39, §467.33; C46, 50, §29.33; C54, 58, 62, §29.46; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.46]
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.47 - Arrests and subpoenas.

29A.47 Arrests and subpoenas.
1. Troops occupying a military district established under martial law may, if necessary, pursue, arrest, and subpoena persons wanted in the military district, anywhere within the state of Iowa.
2. All peace officers of the state shall serve process and execute the orders of a military court in the same way and to the same extent as corresponding instruments of civil courts.
[C35, §467-f34; C39, §467.32, 467.36; C46, 50, §29.32, 29.36; C54, 58, 62, §29.47; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.47]
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.48 - Commitment and fines.

29A.48 Commitment and fines.
In default of payment of any fine imposed by any military court acting under martial law, the offender may be committed to any county jail designated by any court of this state for a period equal to one day for each three dollars of fine imposed and unpaid.
[C35, §467-f35; C39, §467.37; C46, 50, §29.37; C54, 58, 62, §29.48; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.48]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.49 - Military jails.

29A.49 Military jails.
The keepers and wardens of all county jails or state institutions are required to receive and confine all military offenders or other persons when delivered to them, under a certificate of commitment of a military court or commanding officer, for and during the term of sentence or confinement as set forth in said commitment.
[C35, §467-f36; C39, §467.38; C46, 50, §29.38; C54, 58, 62, §29.49; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.49]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.50 - Immunity.

29A.50 Immunity.
The commanding officer and members of any of the military forces engaged in the suppression of an insurrection, assistance to civil authorities in emergencies, homeland defense or security duties, or the enforcement of the laws, shall have the same immunity as peace officers.
[C35, §467-f37; C39, §467.39; C46, 50, §29.39; C54, 58, 62, §29.50; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.50]
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §18, 23; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.51 - Suit or proceeding — defense.

29A.51 Suit or proceeding — defense.
If a suit or proceeding is commenced in any court by any person against a member of the military forces of the state for an act done by the member in the member’s official capacity in the discharge of a duty under this chapter or chapter 29B, the attorney general or staff judge advocate, upon the request of the adjutant general, shall defend the member against whom the suit or proceeding has been instituted. The costs of the defense shall be paid out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated. Before the suit or proceeding is filed or maintained against the member, the plaintiff must give security, to be approved by the court in a sum not less than one hundred dollars to secure the costs. If the plaintiff fails to recover judgment, the costs shall be taxed and judgment rendered against the plaintiff and the plaintiff’s sureties. When members of the military forces of the state are called into state active duty by the governor under martial law or to assist civil authorities, in addition to the judge advocate’s other duties, any judge advocate on duty with those troops may be appointed by the attorney general as an assistant attorney general, without pay for the judge advocate’s services for acting in that capacity.
[C35, §467-f38; C39, §467.40; C46, 50, §29.40; C54, 58, 62, §29.51; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.51]
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §19, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.52 - Malice must be proved.

29A.52 Malice must be proved.
No action or proceeding shall be maintained against any officer appointing a military court or against any member of a military court or commission, officer or agent acting under its authority, or reviewing its proceedings, on account of the imposition of a fine or penalty or for the execution of a sentence of any person, unless it be shown that such officer, member or agent has acted from motives of malice.
[C35, §467-f39; C39, §467.41; C46, 50, §29.41; C54, 58, 62, §29.52; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.52]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.53 - Call by president of U.S.

29A.53 Call by president of U.S.
1. Whenever the United States is invaded or in danger of invasion from any foreign nation, or of rebellion against the authority of the government of the United States, or the president is unable, with the regular forces at the president’s command, to execute the laws of the union, it shall be lawful for the president to call forth such number of the national guard as the president may deem necessary to assist in repelling such invasion, suppressing such rebellion, or to assist in enabling the president to execute such laws, and to issue orders for that purpose, through the governor to such officers of the national guard as the president may think proper; and the president may specify, in the call, the period for which such service is required, and the guard so called forth shall continue to serve during the term so specified, either within or without the territory of the United States, unless sooner relieved by order of the president.
2. Whenever the president shall require, in any of the designated instances, more troops than can be supplied by the national guard, the governor shall, in the governor’s discretion, organize forthwith such other national guard forces as the governor may deem necessary, or order into the service of the United States so many of the unorganized militia of the state as is required, designating the same by draft if a sufficient number do not volunteer, and shall commission officers therefor.
3. Officers and enlisted personnel called into federal active duty through the national guard shall upon completion of such duty continue to serve the balance of their enlistment period the same as though it had not been interrupted by such duty.
[C97, §2169; S13, §2215-f18; C24, 27, 31, §448; C35, §467-f58; C39, §467.60; C46, 50, §29.60; C54, 58, 62, §29.53; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.53]
2012 Acts, ch 1072, §17
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.54 - Senior commander allowances.

29A.54 Senior commander allowances.
A fund shall be established from an annual appropriation of funds to be used by senior commanders as an expense allowance to defer expenses incurred in conducting command functions or escorting military guests while acting in their official capacity as commander. Appropriations to the fund shall be made at the beginning of each fiscal year in the amount of seven hundred fifty dollars for each federally recognized general officer of the army national guard and the air national guard. The adjutant general of Iowa shall have custodial and administrative responsibility for the fund and shall prescribe regulations requiring an itemized statement of expenditures from the fund. The fund shall not be used to purchase an alcoholic beverage or beer.
[C54, 58, 62, §29.54; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.54]
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §20, 23
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.55 - Insurance.

29A.55 Insurance.
The adjutant general is hereby authorized to procure insurance against the liability of officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard, and employees of the adjutant general by reason of claims for bodily injuries, death, or property damage, made upon such officers, enlisted personnel and employees resulting from their operation of a motor vehicle while in the performance of their duties.
[C54, 58, 62, §29.55; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.55]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.56 - Special police.

29A.56 Special police.
The adjutant general may by order entered of record commission one or more of the employees of the department of public defense as special police. Such special police shall on the premises of any state military reservation or other state military property have and exercise the powers of regular peace officers.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §29A.12; C81, §29A.56]
2013 Acts, ch 29, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.58 - Armories leased.

29A.58 Armories leased.
1. The armory board as lessee may lease property to be used for armory purposes and other training of the national guard. Leases may be made for any term not to exceed thirty years. Rents under such leases shall be paid from funds appropriated for the support and maintenance of the national guard.
2. The armory board as lessor or sublessor may, for a term not to exceed twenty years, lease property under the control of the board for purposes other than armory or military use when the leasing does not interfere with the use of the property for military purposes. A military operations fund is created in the state treasury. The rental proceeds of property leased by the board shall be paid to the adjutant general for deposit with the treasurer of state and credited to a separate account of the military operations fund. The finance officer of the office of adjutant general shall credit the appropriate account with the rental revenue which each armory produces. The revenue credited to each account is appropriated for maintaining, improving and repairing the armory facility and utility payments.
3. Where the armory board is lessee, leases made under the provisions of this section may provide for an option to purchase the leased property and may make provision for the application upon the purchase price of rental payments made under the lease. Payments of special tax assessments arising under such leases may be paid from funds appropriated for the support and maintenance of the national guard.
[C24, 27, 31, §453; C35, §467-f47; C39, §467.49; C46, 50, §29.49; C54, 58, 62, §29.58; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.58; 81 Acts, ch 14, §21]
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2021 Acts, ch 65, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.60 - Property exempt from taxation.

29A.60 Property exempt from taxation.
All personal and real property held and used for armory or military purposes shall be exempt from taxation; and it shall be lawful for any county or city which owns public utilities to grant to any organization or unit of the national guard, which is stationed in such place, the free use of such public utilities.
[S13, §2215-f40; C24, 27, 31, §465; C39, §467.50; C46, 50, §29.50; C54, 58, 62, §29.60; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.60]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.61 - Fines.

29A.61 Fines.
1. Fines may be paid to a court or to an officer executing its process. The amount of any fine imposed may be noted upon any state roll or account for pay of the delinquent and deducted from any pay or allowance due or thereafter to become due to the delinquent, until said fine is liquidated. Any sum so deducted from any state pay or allowance shall be turned in to the court which imposed the fine and shall be paid over by the officer receiving the same in like manner as provided for other fines and moneys collected.
2. The proceeds of all fines imposed by a military court or a commander administering nonjudicial punishment shall be transmitted to the adjutant general. The adjutant general shall deposit all fines and penalties received with the state treasurer for credit to the general fund of the state.
[C35, §467-f60; C39, §467.62; C46, 50, §29.62; C54, 58, 62, §29.78; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.61]
2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.62 - Immunity from prosecution.

29A.62 Immunity from prosecution.
No action or proceeding shall be prosecuted or maintained against a member of a military court or officer or person acting under its authority or reviewing its proceeding on account of the approval or imposition or execution of any sentence or the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of any warrant, writ, execution, or process, of a military court.
[C35, §467-f37; C39, §467.39; C46, 50, §29.39; C54, 58, 62, §29.80; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.62]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.63 - Jurisdiction presumed.

29A.63 Jurisdiction presumed.
The jurisdiction of the courts and boards established by this chapter shall be presumed.
[C39, §467.33; C46, 50, §29.33; C54, 58, 62, §29.81; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.63]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.64 - Custom and usage.

29A.64 Custom and usage.
All matters relating to the organization, discipline, and government of the military forces not otherwise provided for in this chapter, shall be decided by the custom, regulations, and usage of the armed forces of the United States.
[C35, §467-f61; C39, §467.63; C46, 50, §29.63; C54, 58, 62, §29.82; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.64]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.65 - Activation.

29A.65 Activation.
Whenever any part of the national guard is on federal active duty the governor may activate such part of the unorganized militia, to be designated the “Iowa State Guard”, as the governor may deem necessary, subject to provisions of federal law and regulations relating to such military organizations.
[C46, 50, §29.64; C54, 58, 62, §29.83; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.65]
2012 Acts, ch 1072, §18
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.66 - Applicable powers and duties.

29A.66 Applicable powers and duties.
The powers and duties of the governor, the adjutant general, and the deputy adjutants general, with relation to the Iowa state guard, shall be the same as those powers and duties prescribed in this chapter for those officers with relation to the national guard.
[C46, 50, §29.65; C54, 58, 62, §29.84; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.66]
2000 Acts, ch 1020, §5, 6; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §122
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.67 - Chief of staff.

29A.67 Chief of staff.
In the event the state headquarters of the national guard is inducted into federal active duty, the governor shall appoint a chief of staff for the Iowa state guard.
[C46, 50, §29.64; C54, 58, 62, §29.85; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.67]
2012 Acts, ch 1072, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.68 - Applicable provisions.

29A.68 Applicable provisions.
The provisions of this chapter pertaining to the administration and employment of the national guard shall be applicable to the Iowa state guard. The rules relating to, appointment of officers, enlistments, term and conditions of service in, and discharge from, the Iowa state guard shall be such as are directed by the governor.
[C46, 50, §29.65; C54, 58, 62, §29.86; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.68]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.69 - Officers and duties.

29A.69 Officers and duties.
The powers and duties of officers and enlisted personnel of the Iowa state guard shall be the same as those prescribed in this chapter for officers and enlisted personnel of the national guard and the punitive and disciplinary provisions of this chapter relating to the national guard shall be applicable to the Iowa state guard.
[C46, 50, §29.16, 29.33; C54, 58, 62, §29.87; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.69]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.70 - Immunity and exemption.

29A.70 Immunity and exemption.
The provisions of this chapter relating to immunity from suit and exemption from personal liability of members of the national guard shall apply to members of the Iowa state guard.
[C46, 50, §29.39; C54, 58, 62, §29.88; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.70]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.71 - Pay and allowances.

29A.71 Pay and allowances.
Officers and enlisted personnel of the Iowa state guard while in state active duty shall receive the same pay, allowances, and compensation as provided by law for members of the Iowa national guard.
[C46, 50, §29.31, 29.67; C54, 58, 62, §29.89; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.71]
2001 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1, §19, 28
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.72 - Expense.

29A.72 Expense.
Any expense necessary for organizing, equipping, and maintaining the Iowa state guard shall be paid on approval of the governor by warrant drawn on any state funds not otherwise appropriated, or funds now or hereafter appropriated for the maintenance of the national guard.
[C46, 50, §29.68; C54, 58, 62, §29.90; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.72]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.73 - Immunity from national service.

29A.73 Immunity from national service.
The Iowa state guard shall not be called, ordered or in any manner drafted as such into the military service of the United States. However, no person shall by reason of membership in the Iowa state guard be exempt from federal military service under federal law.
[C46, 50, §29.66; C54, 58, 62, §29.91; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.73]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.74 - Death of principal — effect.

29A.74 Death of principal — effect.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an agency created by a power of attorney in writing given by a principal who is at the time of execution, or who after executing such power of attorney becomes a member of the national guard or the armed forces of the United States, a person serving as a merchant seaman outside the limits of the United States included within the fifty states and the District of Columbia, or a person outside those limits by permission, assignment, or direction of any department, shall not be revoked or terminated by the death of the principal, as to the agent or other person who, without actual knowledge or actual notice of the death of the principal, shall have acted or shall act, in good faith, under or in reliance upon such power of attorney or agency, and any action so taken, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, shall be binding on the heirs, devisees, legatees, or personal representatives of the principal.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a report or listing, either official or otherwise, of “missing” or “missing in action” shall not constitute or be interpreted as constituting actual knowledge or actual notice of the death of such principal or notice of any facts indicating the same, or shall operate to revoke the agency.
[C46, 50, §29.69, 29.71; C54, 58, 62, §29.92; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.74]
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §21, 23; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §18
Referred to in §29A.76
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.75 - Affidavit.

29A.75 Affidavit.
An affidavit, executed by an attorney in fact or agent, setting forth that the attorney or agent has not or had not, at the time of doing any act pursuant to the power of attorney, received actual knowledge or actual notice of the revocation or termination of the power of attorney, by death or otherwise, or notice of any facts indicating the same, shall, in the absence of fraud, be conclusive proof of the nonrevocation or nontermination of the power at such time. If the exercise of the power requires execution and delivery of any instrument which is recordable under the laws of this state, the affidavit, if authenticated for record in the manner prescribed by law, shall likewise be recordable.
[C46, 50, §29.70; C54, 58, 62, §29.93; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.75]
2021 Acts, ch 76, §9
Referred to in §29A.76
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.76 - Express revocation or termination.

29A.76 Express revocation or termination.
Sections 29A.74 and 29A.75 of this chapter shall not operate to alter, invalidate, or in any manner affect any express provision for revocation or termination contained in any power of attorney.
[C46, 50, §29.72; C54, 58, 62, §29.94; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.76]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.77 - Posthumous grants.

29A.77 Posthumous grants.
A member of the Iowa national guard, who was not retired, and was otherwise qualified for any state service award or for state appointment or promotion to a higher grade or rank as provided in this chapter, and who was unable to receive such award or appointment or promotion by reason of death, is eligible for posthumous grant of the award of state appointment or promotion to a higher grade or rank. The adjutant general shall present the award or evidence of the state appointment or promotion to the next of kin of the deceased member.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.77]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.78 - Brevet rank.

29A.78 Brevet rank.
The commander in chief, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, may commission by brevet general and field grade officers in the national guard whose names appear on the roll of retired military personnel as defined in section 29A.23 in the next higher grade than that held at retirement or resignation. Brevet rank is only honorary and does not confer any privilege, precedence or command or pay any emoluments. Brevet officers may wear the uniform of their brevet rank on occasions of ceremonies related to state functions only.
[C81, §29A.78]
2011 Acts, ch 47, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.79 - Emergency helicopter ambulance.

29A.79 Emergency helicopter ambulance.
1. The adjutant general shall develop a plan within the Iowa national guard for an emergency helicopter ambulance service to transport persons who require emergency medical treatment or require emergency transfer between hospitals and to transport emergency medical supplies, equipment, or personnel.
2. The Iowa national guard shall be requested to provide the emergency helicopter ambulance service from its available staffed helicopters when the plan is implemented on order of the governor at the request of the state patrol, or the administrative heads of the hospitals located in Iowa, unless the Iowa national guard does not have a staffed helicopter available or is in active service under the armed forces of the United States.
3. The adjutant general shall establish policies and procedures to carry out the provisions of this section. The policies and procedures shall provide that the emergency helicopter ambulance service shall be coordinated and supplemental to, and not competitive with conventional ambulance services. In determining whether an emergency exists the policies and procedures shall give reasonable consideration to the risk of death or permanent injury due to delayed treatment resulting from remoteness of an area from any hospital, the absence or unavailability of conventional ambulance services, and the distance to be traveled in a transfer between hospitals.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §29A.79]
98 Acts, ch 1074, §2; 2005 Acts, ch 35, §31; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.90 - Definitions.

29A.90 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Dependent” means the spouse and children of a service member or any other person dependent upon the service member for support.
2. “Interest” includes service charges, renewal charges, fees, or any other charges in respect to any obligation or liability.
3. “Military service” means full-time national guard duty or state active duty, as defined in section 29A.1, for a period of at least thirty consecutive days, commencing on or after April 12, 2012.
4. “Service member” means a member of the military forces of the state performing military service.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §24, 40; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §78, 102; 2003 Acts, ch 108, §20, 132; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §15; 2012 Acts, ch 1072, §20, 43
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.91 - Applicability.

29A.91 Applicability.
1. This subchapter shall apply to all service members on military orders who are unable to perform, continue, or complete civil obligations due to military service.
2. This subchapter does not apply to military duty performed under orders issued pursuant to 10 U.S.C.
3. Proper application of this subchapter shall suspend or postpone actions upon those obligations until thirty days after discharge from military service.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §25, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.92 - Reopening default judgments.

29A.92 Reopening default judgments.
1. A default judgment rendered in any civil action against a service member during a period of military service or within thirty days after termination of military service may be set aside under the following circumstances:
a. It appears that the service member was prejudiced by reason of military service in making a defense to the action.
b. Application by the service member or the service member’s legal representative is made to the court rendering the judgment not later than thirty days after the termination of military service.
c. The application provides enough facts that it appears that the service member has a meritorious or legal defense to the action or some part of the action.
2. Vacating, setting aside, or reversing a judgment because of any of the provisions of this chapter shall not impair any right or title acquired by a bona fide purchaser for value under the judgment.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §26, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.93 - Stay of proceedings.

29A.93 Stay of proceedings.
1. If at any point during an action or proceeding it appears that a plaintiff or defendant is a service member and may be adversely affected by military service in the conduct of the proceedings, the court may, on its own motion, stay the proceedings.
2. The court shall stay the proceedings if the service member or another person on the service member’s behalf makes a request in writing to the court, unless the court determines on the record that the ability of the plaintiff to pursue the action or the defendant to conduct a defense, is not materially affected by reason of military service.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §27, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.94 - Fines and penalties on contracts.

29A.94 Fines and penalties on contracts.
1. If compliance with the terms of a contract is stayed pursuant to this subchapter, a fine or penalty shall not accrue by reason of failure to comply with the terms of the contract during the period of the stay.
2. If a service member has not obtained a stay, and a fine or penalty is imposed for nonperformance of an obligation, a court may relieve enforcement if the service member was in military service when the penalty was incurred and the service member’s ability to pay or perform was materially impaired.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §28, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.95 - Exercise of rights not to affect future financial transactions.

29A.95 Exercise of rights not to affect future financial transactions.
An application by a service member in military service for, or receipt of, a stay, postponement, or suspension under the provisions of this subchapter in the payment of any fine, penalty, insurance premium, or other civil obligation or liability shall not be used as the basis for any of the following:
1. A determination by any lender or other person that the service member is unable to pay any civil obligation or liability in accordance with its terms.
2. With respect to a credit transaction between a creditor and a service member:
a. A denial or revocation of credit by the creditor.
b. A change by the creditor in the terms of an existing credit arrangement.
c. A refusal by the creditor to grant credit to the service member in substantially the amount or on substantially the terms requested.
d. An adverse report relating to the creditworthiness of the service member by or to any person or entity engaged in the practice of assembling or evaluating consumer credit information.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §29, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.96 - Stay of execution of judgment.

29A.96 Stay of execution of judgment.
Unless the court determines on the record that the ability of a service member to comply with a judgment or order entered or sought is not materially affected by reason of military service, the court shall, on its own motion, or upon application to it by the service member or another person on the service member’s behalf, do the following:
1. Stay the execution of a judgment or order entered against the service member, as provided in this chapter.
2. Vacate or stay an attachment or garnishment of property, money, or debts in the hands of another, whether before or after judgment as provided in this chapter.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §30, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.97 - Duration of stays.

29A.97 Duration of stays.
1. A stay of an action, proceeding, attachment, or execution, ordered by a court under the provisions of this subchapter, may be ordered for the period of military service plus thirty days after its termination or any part of that time period.
2. Where the service member in military service is a codefendant with others, the plaintiff may, with the permission of the court, proceed against the others.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §31, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.98 - Statutes of limitations affected by military service.

29A.98 Statutes of limitations affected by military service.
The period of military service shall not be included in computing any period limited by law, rule, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in any court, board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of government by or against any service member or by or against the service member’s heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, whether the cause of action or the right or privilege to institute the action or proceeding has accrued prior to or during the period of military service.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §32, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
Limitations of civil actions, see chapter 614
Limitations of criminal actions, see chapter 802
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.99 - Maximum rate of interest.

29A.99 Maximum rate of interest.
1. An obligation or liability bearing interest at a rate in excess of six percent per year that is incurred by a service member either individually or jointly with the service member’s spouse before the service member enters military service shall not bear interest at a rate in excess of six percent per year during the service member’s period of military service. Interest that would otherwise be incurred but for the prohibition in this section is forgiven. The amount of any periodic payment due from a service member under the terms of the instrument that created an obligation or liability covered by this section shall be reduced by the amount of the interest forgiven under this section that is allocable to the period for which such payment is made.
2. In order for an obligation or liability of a service member to be subject to the interest rate limitation in this section, the service member shall provide to the creditor written notice and a copy of the military orders calling the service member to military service and any orders further extending military service, not later than one hundred eighty days after the date of the service member’s termination or release from military service. Upon receipt of written notice and a copy of orders calling a service member to military service, the creditor shall treat the debt in accordance with this section, effective as of the date on which the service member is called to military service.
3. A court may grant a creditor relief from the limitations of this section if, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the service member to pay interest upon the obligation or liability at a rate in excess of six percent per year is not materially affected by reason of the service member’s military service.
4. As used in this section, the term “interest” includes service charges, renewal charges, fees, or any other charges, except for bona fide insurance, with respect to an obligation or liability.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §33, 40; 2006 Acts, ch 1143, §2
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.100 - Dependent benefits.

29A.100 Dependent benefits.
Dependents of a service member are entitled to the benefits accorded to service members under the provisions of sections 29A.101 through 29A.105. Dependents may obtain the benefits upon application to a court, unless, in the opinion of the court, the ability of the dependents to comply with the terms of the obligation, contract, lease, or bailment has not been materially impaired by reason of the military service of the service member of the dependents.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §34, 40
Referred to in §29A.105
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.101 - Termination of lease or rental agreement — exceptions.

29A.101 Termination of lease or rental agreement — exceptions.
1. A landlord shall not terminate the lease or rental agreement of a service member or the service member’s dependents for nonpayment of rent from any premises used as a dwelling by the service member or dependents during the period of military service if the rent on the premises occupied by the service member or dependents is less than one thousand two hundred dollars per month. However, a court may allow an eviction or the recovery of property pursuant to chapter 646 or 648.
2. In any action affecting the right of possession, the court may, on its own motion, stay the proceedings for not longer than three months, or make any order the court determines to be reasonable and just under the circumstances, unless the court finds that the ability of the service member to pay the agreed rent is not materially affected by reason of military service.
3. When a stay is granted or other order is made by the court, the owner of the premises shall be entitled, upon application, to relief with respect to the premises similar to that granted service members in military service in sections 29A.102 through 29A.104 to the extent and for any period as the court determines to be just and reasonable under the circumstances.
4. A person who knowingly takes part in any eviction or distress otherwise than as provided in subsection 1, or attempts to do so, commits a simple misdemeanor.
5. The governor may order an allotment of the pay of a service member in military service in reasonable proportion to discharge the rent of premises occupied for dwelling purposes by any dependents of the service member.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §35, 40
Referred to in §29A.100, 29A.105
Uniform residential landlord and tenant law, see chapter 562A
Mobile home parks residential landlord and tenant law, see chapter 562B
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.102 - Installment contracts.

29A.102 Installment contracts.
1. The creditor of a service member who, prior to entry into military service, has entered into an installment contract for the purchase or lease of real or personal property, including a motor vehicle, shall not terminate the contract or repossess the property for nonpayment or for any breach occurring during military service without an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. The court, upon application to it under this section, shall, unless the court finds on the record that the ability of the service member to comply with the terms of the contract is not materially affected by reason of military service, do one or more of the following:
a. Order repayment of any prior installments or deposits as a condition of terminating the contract and resuming possession of the property.
b. Order a stay of the proceedings on its own motion, or on motion by the service member or another person on behalf of the service member.
c. Make any other disposition of the case it considers to be equitable to conserve the interests of all parties.
3. A person who knowingly repossesses property which is the subject of this section, other than as provided in subsection 1, commits a serious misdemeanor.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §36, 40; 2006 Acts, ch 1143, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 166, §1
Referred to in §29A.100, 29A.101, 29A.105, 654.17C
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.103 - Mortgage foreclosures.

29A.103 Mortgage foreclosures.
1. The creditor of a service member who, prior to entry into military service, has entered into a mortgage contract with the service member for the purchase of real or personal property shall not foreclose on the mortgage or repossess the property for nonpayment or for any breach occurring during military service without an order from a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. The court, upon application to it under this section, shall, unless the court finds on the record that the ability of the service member to comply with the terms of the mortgage is not materially affected by reason of military service, do one or more of the following:
a. Order repayment of any prior installments or deposits as a condition of terminating the contract and resuming possession of the property.
b. Order a stay of the proceedings on its own motion, or on motion by the service member or another person on behalf of the service member.
c. Make any other disposition of the case as it considers to be equitable to conserve the interests of all parties.
3. In order to come within the provisions of this section, the service member must establish all of the following:
a. That relief is sought on an obligation secured by a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage on either real or personal property.
b. That the obligation originated prior to the service member’s entry into military service.
c. That the property was owned by the service member prior to the commencement of military service.
d. That the property is owned by the service member at the time relief is sought.
4. A person who knowingly forecloses on property that is the subject of this section, other than as provided in subsection 1, commits a serious misdemeanor.
2002 Acts, ch 1117, §37, 40; 2009 Acts, ch 166, §2
Referred to in §29A.100, 29A.101, 29A.105, 654.17C
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29A - MILITARY CODE › Section 29A.103A - Professional liability insurance.

29A.103A Professional liability insurance.
An obligation or liability of a service member to pay a premium for professional liability insurance coverage shall be stayed for the service member during military service and the service member shall be allowed to continue coverage and resume payment upon completion of military service, without penalty.
2010 Acts, ch 1171, §3
Referred to in §29A.100, 29A.101, 29A.105