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2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.11 - Answer.

99.11 Answer.
Each defendant so notified shall serve upon the complainant or the complainant’s attorney a verified answer on or before the date fixed in the notice for a hearing, and the answer shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of the county where the cause is triable, but the court may allow additional time for so answering. However, an extension of time shall not prevent the issuing of the temporary writ as petitioned for. The allegations of the answer shall be deemed to be traversed without further pleading.
[SS15, §4944-h2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1597; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.11]
90 Acts, ch 1168, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.12 - Scope of injunction.

99.12 Scope of injunction.
When an injunction has been granted, it shall be binding on the defendant throughout the judicial district in which it was issued, and any violation of the provisions of the injunction or temporary restraining order herein provided, shall be a contempt and punished as hereinafter provided.
[SS15, §4944-h2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1598; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.12]
Punishment, §99.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.14 - Evidence.

99.14 Evidence.
In such action evidence of the general reputation of the place shall be competent for the purpose of proving the existence of said nuisance and shall be prima facie evidence of such nuisance and of knowledge thereof and of acquiescence and participation therein on the part of the owners, lessors, lessees, users, and all those in possession of or having charge of, as agent or otherwise, or having any interest in any form of property used in conducting or maintaining said nuisance.
[SS15, §4944-h3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1600; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.14]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.15 - Dismissal.

99.15 Dismissal.
If the complaint is filed by a citizen or a corporation, it shall not be dismissed except upon a sworn statement made by the complainant and the complainant’s attorney, setting forth the reasons why the action should be dismissed and the dismissal approved by the county attorney in writing or in open court.
[SS15, §4944-h3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1601; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.16 - Delay in trial.

99.16 Delay in trial.
If the court is of the opinion that the action ought not to be dismissed, the court may direct the county attorney to prosecute said action to judgment at the expense of the county, and if the action is continued beyond the first trial calendar to which assigned, any citizen of the county or the county attorney may be substituted for the complaining party and prosecute said action to judgment.
[SS15, §4944-h3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1602; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.16]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.17 - Costs.

99.17 Costs.
If the action is brought by a citizen or a corporation and the court finds there were no reasonable grounds or cause for said action, the costs may be taxed to such citizen or corporation.
[SS15, §4944-h3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1603; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.18 - Violation of injunction.

99.18 Violation of injunction.
In case of the violation of any injunction granted under the provisions of this chapter, or of a restraining order or the commission of any contempt of court in proceedings under this chapter, the court may summarily try and punish the offender.
[SS15, §4944-h4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1604; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.18]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.19 - Procedure.

99.19 Procedure.
The proceedings shall be commenced by filing with the clerk of the court a complaint under oath, setting out and alleging facts constituting such violation, upon which the court shall cause a warrant to issue, under which the defendant shall be arrested. The trial may be had upon affidavits, or either party may demand the production and oral examination of the witnesses.
[SS15, §4944-h4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1605; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.20 - Penalty.

99.20 Penalty.
A party found guilty of contempt under the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred nor more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than three nor more than six months or by both fine and imprisonment.
[SS15, §4944-h4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1606; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.20]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.21 - Abatement — sale of property.

99.21 Abatement — sale of property.
If the existence of the nuisance be admitted or established in an action as provided in this chapter, or in a criminal proceeding in the district court, an order of abatement shall be entered as a part of the judgment in the case, which order shall direct the removal from the building or place of all fixtures, furniture, musical instruments, or movable property used in conducting the nuisance, and shall direct the sale of such in the manner provided for the sale of chattels under execution, and shall direct the effectual closing of the building or place against its use for any purpose, and so keeping it closed for a period of one year, unless sooner released as hereinafter provided.
[SS15, §4944-h5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1607; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.21]
Referred to in §99.25
Sale of chattels, §626.74 et seq.
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.22 - Fees.

99.22 Fees.
For removing and selling the movable property, the officer shall be entitled to charge and receive the same fees as the officer would for levying upon and selling like property, on execution, and for closing the premises and keeping them closed a reasonable sum shall be allowed by the court.
[SS15, §4944-h5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1608; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.22]
Fees, §331.655(1)
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.23 - Breaking and entering closed building — punishment.

99.23 Breaking and entering closed building — punishment.
If any person shall break and enter or use a building, erection, or place so directed to be closed, the person shall be punished as for contempt as provided in this chapter.
[SS15, §4944-h5; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1609; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.23]
Punishment, §99.20
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.24 - Duty of county attorney.

99.24 Duty of county attorney.
In case the existence of such nuisance is established in a criminal proceeding in a court not having equitable jurisdiction, it shall be the duty of the county attorney to proceed promptly under this chapter to enforce the provisions and penalties thereof; and the finding of the defendant guilty in such criminal proceedings, unless reversed or set aside, shall be conclusive as against such defendant as to the existence of the nuisance.
[SS15, §4944-h6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1610; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.24]
Referred to in §331.756(20)
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.25 - Proceeds.

99.25 Proceeds.
All moneys collected under this chapter shall be paid to the county treasurer. The proceeds of the sale of the personal property as provided in section 99.21 shall be applied in payment of the costs of the action and abatement or so much of such proceeds as may be necessary, except as hereinafter provided.
[SS15, §4944-h6; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1611; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.25]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.26 - Release of property.

99.26 Release of property.
If the owner of the premises in which said nuisance has been maintained appears and pays all costs of the proceeding, and files a bond with sureties to be approved by the court in the full value of the property, to be ascertained by the court, conditioned that the owner will immediately abate said nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept therein within a period of one year thereafter, the court, if satisfied of the owner’s good faith, may order the premises, closed or sought to be closed under the order of abatement, delivered to said owner, and said order of abatement canceled so far as the same may relate to said real property. The release of the property under the provisions of this section shall not release it from the injunction herein provided against the property nor any of the defendants nor from any judgment, lien, penalty, or liability to which it may be subject by law.
[SS15, §4944-h7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1612; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.26]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.27 - Mulct tax.

99.27 Mulct tax.
When a permanent injunction issues against any person for maintaining a nuisance as defined in section 99.1A, or against any owner or agent of the building kept or used for the purpose prohibited by this chapter, there shall be imposed upon said building and the ground upon which the same is located and against the person or persons maintaining the nuisance and the owner or agent of the premises, a mulct tax of three hundred dollars. The imposing of the mulct tax shall be made by the court as a part of the proceeding.
[SS15, §4944-h8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1613; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.27]
2015 Acts, ch 30, §37
Nuisance defined, §99.1A
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.28 - Certification and payment of mulct tax.

99.28 Certification and payment of mulct tax.
The clerk of said court shall make and certify a return of the imposition of the mulct tax forthwith to the county auditor, who shall enter the same as a tax upon the property, and against the persons upon which or whom the lien was imposed, as and when the other taxes are entered, and the same shall be and remain a lien on the land upon which such lien was imposed until fully paid. Any such lien imposed while the tax books are in the hands of the auditor shall be immediately entered in the tax books. The payment of the mulct tax shall not relieve the persons or property from any other penalties provided by law.
[SS15, §4944-h8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1614; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.28]
2016 Acts, ch 1073, §24
Referred to in §331.512, 602.8102(24)
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.29 - Collection of mulct tax.

99.29 Collection of mulct tax.
The provisions of the law relating to the collection of taxes in this state, the delinquency thereof, and sale of property for taxes shall govern in the collection of the mulct tax prescribed in this chapter insofar as those provisions are applicable.
[SS15, §4944-h8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1615; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.29]
2016 Acts, ch 1073, §25
Collection of taxes, chapter 445 et seq.
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.30 - Application of mulct tax.

99.30 Application of mulct tax.
The mulct tax collected shall be applied toward the deficiency in the payment of costs of the action and abatement which exist after the application of the proceeds of the sale of personal property. The remainder of the tax together with the unexpended portion of the proceeds of the sale of personal property shall be paid to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state, except that ten percent of the amount of the whole tax collected and of the whole proceeds of the sale of the personal property, as provided in this chapter, shall be paid by the treasurer to the attorney representing the state in the injunction action, at the time of final judgment.
[SS15, §4944-h8; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1616; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.30]
83 Acts, ch 185, §2, 62; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10043, 10201, 10204; 2016 Acts, ch 1073, §26
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99 - HOUSES USED FOR PROSTITUTION OR GAMBLING › Section 99.31 - Mulct tax assessed.

99.31 Mulct tax assessed.
When such nuisance has been found to exist under any proceeding in the district court or as in this chapter provided, and the owner or agent of such building or ground whereon the nuisance has been found to exist was not a party to such proceeding, nor appeared therein, the mulct tax of three hundred dollars shall, nevertheless, be imposed against the persons served or appearing and against the property as set forth in this chapter.
[SS15, §4944-h9; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1617; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99.31]
2016 Acts, ch 1073, §27
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.1 - Definitions.

99A.1 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the words, terms, and phrases defined in this section shall have the meanings given them.
1. “Gambling devices” means gambling devices as defined in section 725.9.
2. “Issuing authority” and “authority issuing the license” mean and include the officer, board, bureau, department, commission, or agency of the state, or of any of its municipalities, by whom any license is issued and include the councils and governing bodies of all municipalities.
3. “License” includes permits of every kind, nature and description issued pursuant to any statute or ordinance for the carrying on, or used in the carrying on, of any business, trade, vocation, commercial enterprise or undertaking.
4. “Licensed business” means any business, trade, vocation, commercial enterprise, or undertaking for which any license is issued.
5. “Licensed premises” means the place or building, or the room in a building of the licensed business, and all land adjacent thereto and used in connection with and in the operation of a licensed business, and all adjacent or contiguous rooms or buildings operated or used in connection with the buildings of the licensed business.
6. “Licensee” means any person to whom a license of any kind is issued.
7. “Municipality” means any county, city, village, or township.
8. “Person” means an individual, a partnership, an association, corporation, or any other entity or organization.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.1]
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §106
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.2 - Intentional possession.

99A.2 Intentional possession.
1. The intentional possession or willful keeping of a gambling device upon any licensed premises, except as provided in this chapter, is cause for the revocation of any license upon the premises where the gambling device is found. Possession by an employee of the licensee on the premises of the licensee creates a presumption of intentional possession by the licensee.
2. All licenses of any licensed business shall be revoked if the intentional possession or willful keeping of any such gambling device upon the licensed premises is established, notwithstanding that it may not be made to appear that such devices have actually been used or operated for the purpose of gambling.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.2]
83 Acts, ch 187, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.3 - Proceedings to revoke.

99A.3 Proceedings to revoke.
The proceedings for revocation shall be had before the issuing authority, which shall have power to revoke the license or licenses involved, as hereinafter provided.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.3]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.4 - Duties of peace officers.

99A.4 Duties of peace officers.
Every sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable, marshal, policeman, police officer, and peace officer shall immediately report the finding of gambling devices at licensed premises to the authority or authorities issuing the license or licenses applicable to the premises in question.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.4]
94 Acts, ch 1173, §6
Referred to in §99A.5, 331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.5 - Order to show cause.

99A.5 Order to show cause.
Upon the receipt of such information from any of the peace officers referred to in section 99A.4, if any issuing authority is of the opinion that cause exists for the revocation of any such license, then that authority shall issue an order to show cause directed to the licensee of the premises, stating the ground upon which the proceeding is based and requiring the licensee to appear and show cause at a time and place within the county in which the licensed premises are located, not less than ten days after the date of the order, why the licensee’s license should not be revoked. The order to show cause shall be served upon the licensee as an original notice, or by certified mail, not less than eight days before the date fixed for the hearing thereof. A copy of the order shall forthwith be mailed to the owner of the premises, as shown by the records in the office of the county recorder at the owner’s last known post office address. A copy of the order shall at the same time be mailed to any other issuing authority, of which the authority issuing the order to show cause has knowledge, by which other licenses to that licensee may have been issued, and any such other authority may participate in the revocation proceedings after notifying the licensee and the officer or authority holding the hearing of its intention so to do on or before the date of hearing, and after the hearing take such action as it could have taken had it instituted the revocation proceedings in the first instance.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.5]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.6 - Licenses revoked — appeal.

99A.6 Licenses revoked — appeal.
1. If, upon the hearing of the order to show cause, the issuing authority finds that the licensee intentionally possessed or willfully kept upon the licensee’s licensed premises any gambling device, then the license or licenses under which the licensed business is operated, or used in the operation of such business on the licensed premises, shall be revoked.
2. Judicial review of actions of the issuing authorities may be sought in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A. Municipalities acting as issuing authorities shall be deemed state agencies solely for the purposes of bringing their actions under this chapter within the terms of section 17A.19. If the licensee has not filed a petition for judicial review in district court, revocation shall date from the thirty-first day following the date of the order of the issuing authority. If the licensee has filed a petition for judicial review, revocation shall date from the thirty-first day following entry of the order of the district court, if action by the district court is adverse to the licensee.
3. No new license or licenses shall be granted the licensee, nor for the same business if it is established that the owner had actual knowledge of the existence of the gambling devices resulting in the license revocation, upon the same premises, for the period of one year following the date of revocation.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.6]
2003 Acts, ch 44, §114; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §99A.7, 99A.9, 331.756(21)
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.7 - Attorney general — duty.

99A.7 Attorney general — duty.
The attorney general shall attend the hearing, interrogate the witnesses, and advise the issuing authority. The attorney general shall also appear for the issuing authority in any certiorari proceeding taken pursuant to section 99A.6.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.7]
94 Acts, ch 1173, §7
Referred to in §331.756(21)
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.8 - Witnesses.

99A.8 Witnesses.
The issuing authority may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses at any hearing. Witnesses duly subpoenaed and attending any such hearing shall be paid fees and mileage by the issuing authority equal to the fees and mileage paid witnesses in the district court.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.8]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.9 - Owner of premises — when penalized.

99A.9 Owner of premises — when penalized.
When the license is revoked under the provisions of this chapter, subject to the provisions of section 99A.6, the owner of the premises upon which any licensed business has been operated shall not be penalized by reason thereof unless it is established that the owner had knowledge of the existence of the gambling devices resulting in the license revocation.
[C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §99A.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99A - POSSESSION OF GAMBLING DEVICES › Section 99A.10 - Manufacture and distribution of gambling devices permitted.

99A.10 Manufacture and distribution of gambling devices permitted.
A person may manufacture or act as a distributor for gambling devices for sale out of the state in another jurisdiction where possession of the device is legal or for sale in the state or use in the state if the use is permitted pursuant to either chapter 99B or chapter 99G.
85 Acts, ch 32, §117; 86 Acts, ch 1052, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1062, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §101, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.2 - Administrative rules.

99B.2 Administrative rules.
The department may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Rules adopted by the department may include but are not limited to the following:
1. Descriptions of books, records and accounting required.
2. Requirements for qualified organizations.
3. Methods of displaying costs and explanations of games and rules.
4. Defining unfair or dishonest games, acts or practices.
[C77, 79, 81, §99B.13]
89 Acts, ch 231, §25; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
C2016, §99B.2
Former §99B.2 repealed by
2015 Acts, ch 99, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.4 - Penalties.

99B.4 Penalties.
In addition to any other penalty specified in this chapter, the following penalties shall apply:
1. A person who knowingly fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A commits a serious misdemeanor.
2. A person who intentionally files a false or fraudulent report or application as required by this chapter commits a fraudulent practice under chapter 714.
[C77, 79, 81, §99B.15]
86 Acts, ch 1002, §3; 89 Acts, ch 67, §22; 2003 Acts, ch 178, §105, 121; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §142; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §31, 56
C2016, §99B.4
Referred to in §99B.42, 99B.43
Former §99B.4 repealed by
2015 Acts, ch 99, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.5 - Allowable forms for payment.

99B.5 Allowable forms for payment.
1. Social gambling, registered amusement devices, and amusement concessions not at a permanent location, require payment solely by cash.
2. Except as provided by subsection 1, a participant in an activity authorized by this chapter may make payment by cash, personal check, money order, bank check, cashier’s check, electronic check, or debit card. In addition, a participant in an amusement concession at a fair as authorized by this chapter may also make payment by credit card.
3. The department shall adopt rules setting minimum standards to ensure compliance with applicable federal law and for the protection of personal information consistent with payment card industry compliance regulations.
[C77, 79, 81, §99B.17]
89 Acts, ch 231, §27; 2010 Acts, ch 1193, §110; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §34, 56
C2016, §99B.5
2018 Acts, ch 1014, §1
Former §99B.5 repealed by
2015 Acts, ch 99, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.6 - Attorney general and county attorney — prosecution.

99B.6 Attorney general and county attorney — prosecution.
Upon request of the department of inspections and appeals or the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety, the attorney general shall institute in the name of the state the proper proceedings against a person charged by either department with violating this chapter, and a county attorney, at the request of the attorney general, shall appear and prosecute an action when brought in the county attorney’s county.
[S81, §99B.19; 81 Acts, ch 44, §14]
84 Acts, ch 1220, §13; 87 Acts, ch 115, §15; 89 Acts, ch 231, §28; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
C2016, §99B.6
Former §99B.6 transferred to §99B.43;
2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.7 - Division of criminal investigation.

99B.7 Division of criminal investigation.
The division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety may investigate to determine licensee compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Investigations may be conducted either on the criminal investigation division’s own initiative or at the request of the department of inspections and appeals. The criminal investigation division and the department of inspections and appeals shall cooperate to the maximum extent possible on an investigation.
84 Acts, ch 1220, §2
C85, §99B.20
87 Acts, ch 115, §16; 89 Acts, ch 231, §29; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
C2016, §99B.7
Former §99B.7 repealed by
2015 Acts, ch 99, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.8 - Tax on prizes.

99B.8 Tax on prizes.
All prizes awarded pursuant to a gambling activity under this chapter are Iowa earned income and are subject to state and federal income tax laws. A person conducting a game of skill, game of chance, bingo, or a raffle shall deduct state income taxes, pursuant to section 422.16, subsection 1, from a cash prize awarded to an individual. An amount deducted from the prize for payment of a state tax shall be remitted to the department of revenue on behalf of the prize winner.
86 Acts, ch 1201, §12
C87, §99B.21
92 Acts, 2nd Ex, ch 1001, §232; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §35, 56
C2016, §99B.8
Former §99B.8 repealed by
2015 Acts, ch 99, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.11 - Definitions.

99B.11 Definitions.
As used in this subchapter and subchapter III, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Electronic bingo equipment” means an electronic device that assists an individual with a disability in the use of a bingo card during a bingo game.
2. “Large raffle” means a raffle where the cumulative value of cash and prizes is more than ten thousand dollars but not more than one hundred thousand dollars.
3. “Small raffle” means a raffle where the cumulative value of cash and prizes is more than one thousand dollars but not more than ten thousand dollars.
4. “Very large raffle” means a raffle where the cumulative value of cash and prizes is more than one hundred thousand dollars but not more than two hundred thousand dollars or the prize is real property.
5. “Very small raffle” means a raffle where the cumulative value of the cash prize or prizes is one thousand dollars or less and the value of all entries sold is one thousand dollars or less, or the cumulative value of the donated merchandise prize or prizes is five thousand dollars or less and the value of all entries sold is five thousand dollars or less.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §25, 56
Former §99B.11 transferred to §99B.61;
2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.13 - Licensed qualified organizations — general requirements.

99B.13 Licensed qualified organizations — general requirements.
A qualified organization licensed pursuant to section 99B.12 shall, as a condition of licensure under section 99B.12, comply with the requirements of this section.
1. Authorized gambling activities — display of license. A licensed qualified organization may only conduct gambling activities as authorized by the license and shall prominently display the license in the playing area where the gambling activities are conducted.
2. Location requirements.
a. Gambling activities, as authorized by the type of license, may be conducted on premises owned, leased, or rented by the licensee. The amount imposed and collected for rental or lease of such premises shall not be a percentage of, or otherwise related to, the amount of the receipts for the authorized gambling activities.
b. A gambling activity shall not take place on a gaming floor, as defined in section 99F.1, licensed by the state racing and gaming commission created in section 99D.5.
3. Participation requirements.
a. A person shall not receive or have any fixed or contingent right to receive, directly or indirectly, any profit, remuneration, or compensation from or related to a gambling activity conducted by a licensee, except any amount which the person may win as a participant on the same basis as the other participants.
b. The price to participate in a gambling activity, including any discounts for the gambling activity, shall be the same for each participant during the course of the gambling activity.
c. The person conducting the gambling activity shall not participate in the game.
4. Gambling activity requirements.
a. A gambling activity shall not be operated on a build-up or pyramid basis.
b. Bookmaking shall not be allowed.
c. Concealed numbers or conversion charts shall not be used in conducting any gambling activity.
d. A gambling activity shall not be adapted with any control device to permit manipulation of the gambling activity by the operator in order to prevent a player from winning or to predetermine who the winner will be.
e. The object of the gambling activity must be attainable and possible to perform under the rules stated from the playing position of the player.
f. The gambling activity shall be conducted in a fair and honest manner.
g. Rules for each gambling activity shall be posted.
h. Casino-style games shall only be allowed during a game night as specified under section 99B.26 or during card game tournaments under section 99B.27.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §28, 56
Former §99B.13 transferred to §99B.2;
2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.14 - Distribution of proceeds — licensed qualified organizations.

99B.14 Distribution of proceeds — licensed qualified organizations.
1. A licensed qualified organization shall certify that the receipts from all charitable gambling conducted by the organization under this chapter, less reasonable expenses, charges, fees, taxes, and deductions, either will be distributed as prizes to participants or will be dedicated and distributed for educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious uses. Reasonable expenses, charges, fees, taxes other than the state and local sales tax, and deductions allowed by the department shall not exceed forty percent of net receipts.
2. A licensed qualified organization shall dedicate and distribute the balance of the net receipts received within a calendar year and remaining after deduction of reasonable expenses, charges, fees, taxes, and deductions allowed by this chapter, before the annual report required under section 99B.16 is due.
a. A person desiring to hold the net receipts for a period longer than permitted under this subsection shall apply to the department for special permission and upon good cause shown the department may grant the request.
b. If permission is granted to hold the net receipts, the person shall, as a part of the annual report required by section 99B.16, report the amount of money being held and all expenditures of the funds. This report shall be filed even if the person no longer holds a gambling license.
3. Proceeds coming into the possession of a person under this section are deemed to be held in trust for payment of expenses and dedication to educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious uses as required by this section.
4. A licensed qualified organization or agent of the organization who willfully fails to dedicate the required amount of proceeds to educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious uses as required by this section commits a fraudulent practice under chapter 714.
5. Proceeds distributed to another charitable organization to satisfy the sixty percent dedication requirement shall not be used by the donee to pay any expenses in connection with the conducting of any gambling activity by the donor organization, or for any use that would not constitute a valid dedication under this section.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §30, 56
Referred to in §99B.21, 99B.27
Former §99B.14 transferred to §99B.3;
2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.15 - Prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations.

99B.15 Prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations.
1. Unless otherwise provided, a prize awarded by a licensed qualified organization shall comply with the following requirements:
a. Only merchandise prizes whose value does not exceed ten thousand dollars may be awarded for games of skill and games of chance. If a prize consists of more than one item, unit, or part, the aggregate value of all items, units, or parts shall not exceed ten thousand dollars.
b. A merchandise prize shall not be repurchased.
c. No prize shall be displayed which cannot be won.
d. A cash prize may only be awarded in bingo and raffles.
e. A prize shall be distributed on the day the prize is won, except that if the winner is not present, notification to the winner shall be made as soon as practical.
2. A licensed qualified organization awarding a prize for bingo is subject to the restrictions provided in section 99B.21. A licensed qualified organization awarding a prize for a raffle is subject to the restrictions provided in section 99B.24.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §32, 56
Former §99B.15 transferred to §99B.4;
2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.16 - Records and reports — licensed qualified organization.

99B.16 Records and reports — licensed qualified organization.
1. A qualified organization licensed pursuant to section 99B.12, unless otherwise provided, shall maintain proper books of account and records showing, in addition to any other information required by the department, the following:
a. Gross receipts and the amount of the gross receipts taxes collected or accrued with respect to gambling activities conducted by the licensed qualified organization.
b. All expenses, charges, fees, and other deductions.
c. The cash amounts, or the cost to the licensee of goods or other noncash valuables, distributed to participants in the licensed activity.
d. The amounts dedicated and the date and name and address of each person to whom distributed.
2. The books of account and records shall be made available to the department or a law enforcement agency for inspection at reasonable times, with or without notice. A failure to permit inspection is a serious misdemeanor.
3. A licensed qualified organization required to maintain records shall submit an annual report to the department on forms furnished by the department. The annual report shall be submitted by January 31 of each year for the prior calendar year period of January 1 through December 31.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §33, 56
Referred to in §99B.12, 99B.14, 99B.24, 99B.27
Former §99B.16 repealed by
2015 Acts, ch 99, §47
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.22 - Bingo conducted at a fair or community festival.

99B.22 Bingo conducted at a fair or community festival.
1. For purposes of this section:
a. “Community festival” means a festival of no more than six consecutive days in length held by a community group.
b. “Community group” means an Iowa nonprofit, tax-exempt organization which is open to the general public and established for the promotion and development of the arts, history, culture, ethnicity, historic preservation, tourism, economic development, festivals, or municipal libraries. “Community group” does not include a school, college, university, political party, labor union, fraternal organization, church, convention or association of churches, or organizations operated primarily for religious purposes, or which are operated, supervised, controlled, or principally supported by a church, convention, or association of churches.
2. Bingo may lawfully be conducted at a fair or a community festival if all the following conditions are met:
a. Bingo is conducted by the sponsor of the fair or community festival or a qualified organization licensed under section 99B.12 that has received permission from the sponsor of the fair or community festival to conduct bingo.
b. The sponsor of the fair or community festival or the qualified organization has submitted a license application and a fee of fifty dollars to the department, has been issued a license, and prominently displays the license at the area where the bingo occasion is being held. A license shall only be valid for the duration of the fair or community festival indicated on the application.
c. The number of bingo occasions conducted by a licensee under this section shall be limited to one for each day of the duration of the fair or community festival.
d. The rules for the bingo occasion are posted.
e. Except as provided in this section, the provisions of this chapter related to bingo shall apply.
3. An individual other than a person conducting the bingo occasion may participate in the bingo occasion conducted at a fair or community festival, whether or not conducted in compliance with this section.
4. Bingo occasions held under a license under this section shall not be counted in determining whether a qualified organization has conducted more than fifteen bingo occasions per month. In addition, bingo occasions held under this license shall not be limited to four consecutive hours.
2009 Acts, ch 181, §42
CS2009, §99B.5A
2011 Acts, ch 34, §26; 2011 Acts, ch 40, §1, 3; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §8 – 10, 56
C2016, §99B.22
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.23 - Bingo — licensing exception.

99B.23 Bingo — licensing exception.
A person shall be authorized to conduct a bingo occasion without a license as otherwise required by this chapter if all of the following requirements are met:
1. Participants in the bingo occasion are not charged to enter the premises where bingo is conducted.
2. Participants in the bingo occasion are not charged to play.
3. Any prize awarded at the bingo occasion shall be donated.
4. The bingo occasion is conducted as an activity and not for fundraising purposes.
2003 Acts, ch 77, §2
CS2003, §99B.12A
2010 Acts, ch 1193, §109; 2015 Acts, ch 99, §56
C2016, §99B.23
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.24 - Raffles.

99B.24 Raffles.
1. General provisions. A licensed qualified organization may conduct a raffle as permitted by the applicable license and in accordance with the following requirements:
a. The winner of a raffle shall not be required to be present to win.
b. If the winner is not present to win, notification to the winner shall be made as soon as practical.
c. A cash or merchandise prize may be awarded in a raffle. If a merchandise prize is awarded, the actual retail value of the prize, or if the prize consists of more than one item, unit, or part, the aggregate retail value of all items, units, or parts, shall not exceed the maximum value allowed for that raffle.
d. Calendar raffles and build-up or pyramid raffles are prohibited.
e. If a raffle is conducted at a fair, the licensed qualified organization shall receive written permission from the sponsor of the fair to conduct the raffle.
f. A licensed qualified organization shall, regardless of the number of licenses issued, only conduct one large raffle per calendar year. However, a licensed qualified organization issued a one-year qualified organization raffle license may conduct up to eight large raffles with each large raffle conducted in a different county during the one-year period.
2. Very large raffles. A licensed qualified organization may conduct one very large raffle per calendar year subject to the provisions of this subsection.
a. The licensed qualified organization shall submit a very large raffle license application and a fee of one hundred dollars to the department and be issued a license.
b. The licensed qualified organization shall prominently display the license at the drawing area of the raffle.
c. If the raffle prize is real property, the real property shall be acquired by gift or donation or shall have been owned by the licensed qualified organization for a period of at least five years.
d. The department shall conduct a special audit of a very large raffle to verify compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter concerning raffles and very large raffles.
e. The licensed qualified organization shall submit to the department within sixty days of the very large raffle drawing a cumulative report for the raffle on a form determined by the department and one percent of the gross receipts from the very large raffle. The one percent of the gross receipts shall be retained by the department to pay for the cost of the special audit.
3. Very small raffles. A qualified organization may conduct one very small raffle per calendar year without obtaining a qualified organization license. A qualified organization conducting a very small raffle as authorized by this subsection shall comply with the requirements for conducting a raffle by a licensed qualified organization, including payment of applicable sales tax. However, a qualified organization holding only one very small raffle per calendar year shall be exempt from the reporting requirements in section 99B.16.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §37
Referred to in §99B.12, 99B.15, 99B.25, 423.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 99B - SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE GAMBLING › Section 99B.25 - Electronic raffles.

99B.25 Electronic raffles.
1. A qualified organization with a two-year qualified organization license may conduct a raffle using an electronic raffle system, if the qualified organization complies with the requirements of section 99B.24 and this section.
2. The licensed qualified organization shall only use an electronic raffle system purchased from a manufacturer or distributor licensed pursuant to section 99B.32 and certified by an entity approved by the department. The electronic raffle system may include stationary and portable or wireless raffle sales units.
3. A licensed qualified organization shall hold only one raffle using an electronic raffle system per calendar day. A licensed qualified organization shall not hold a very large raffle using an electronic raffle system and may hold only one large raffle using an electronic raffle system per calendar year. A large raffle conducted using an electronic raffle system counts toward the limit of one large raffle per calendar year under section 99B.24, subsection 1, paragraph “f”.
4. Except for a large raffle conducted using an electronic raffle system, the prize for an electronic raffle shall be limited to the amount allowed for a small raffle.
5. Entries for a raffle using an electronic raffle system shall not be preprinted and shall be provided to the purchaser at the time of sale.
6. The electronic raffle receipt shall contain the following information:
a. The name of the licensed qualified organization.
b. The license identification number of the qualified organization.
c. The location, date, and time of the corresponding raffle drawing.
d. The unique printed entry number, or multiple entry numbers, of the raffle entry.
e. The price of the raffle entry.
f. An explanation of the prize to be awarded.
g. The statement, “Need not be present to win”, and the contact information, including name, telephone number, and electronic mail address, of the individual from the qualified organization responsible for prize disbursements.
h. The date by which the prize shall be claimed which shall be no fewer than fourteen days following the drawing.
7. Each electronic raffle entry shall reflect a single unique printed entry number on the entry.
8. The licensed qualified organization shall use a manual draw procedure for the electronic raffle which ensures a draw number is randomly selected as a winner from the entries sold.
a. The winning entry shall be verified as a sold and valid entry prior to awarding the prize.
b. The drawing of the winning entry shall be done in such manner as to allow the purchasers to observe the drawing.
9. If the prize is not claimed, the licensed qualified organization shall donate the unclaimed prize to an educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious use.
10. The department may determine any other requirements for conducting an electronic raffle by rule.
2015 Acts, ch 99, §38