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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.7 - Contributing to own support.

35D.7 Contributing to own support.
1. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 249A and other provisions of this chapter, a member of the home who receives a pension, compensation, or gratuity from the United States government, or income from any source of more than one hundred forty dollars per month, shall contribute to the member’s own maintenance or support while a member of the home. The amount of the contribution and the method of collection shall be determined by the commandant, but the amount shall in no case exceed the actual cost of keeping and maintaining the person in the home.
2. Sums paid to and received by the commandant for the support of members of the home shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2 and credited to the Iowa veterans home account referred to in section 35D.18, subsection 3.
3. The commandant may allow any member of the home to render assistance in the care of the home and its grounds as the member’s psychosocial and physical condition permit, as a phase of that member’s rehabilitation program. The commandant shall compensate each member who furnishes assistance at rates approved by the commission.
1,3. [S13, §2602-a, 2606-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3377; C39, §3384.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.14]
2. [S13, §2602-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3372; C39, §3384.17; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.17]
84 Acts, ch 1277, §7
C85, §219.7
92 Acts, ch 1140, §26
C93, §35D.7
2013 Acts, ch 36, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.9 - County of residence upon discharge.

35D.9 County of residence upon discharge.
A member of the home does not acquire residency in the county in which the home is located unless the member is voluntarily or involuntarily discharged from the home and the member meets county of residence requirements. For purposes of this section, “county of residence” means the same as defined in section 331.394.
[C97, §2605; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3370; C39, §3384.13; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.13]
84 Acts, ch 1277, §9
C85, §219.9
C93, §35D.9
2018 Acts, ch 1137, §20
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.10 - Payment to spouse.

35D.10 Payment to spouse.
Except as otherwise provided in chapter 249A and other provisions of this chapter, a member of the home who receives a pension or compensation and who has a spouse shall deposit with the commandant on receipt of the member’s pension or compensation check one-half of its amount, which shall be sent by the eighth day of the month or at once if any such pension or compensation is received after the eighth day of the month to the spouse.
[S13, §2606-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3379, 3384; C39, §3384.15; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.15]
84 Acts, ch 1277, §10
C85, §219.10
C93, §35D.10
2013 Acts, ch 36, §7
Referred to in §35D.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.11 - Handling of pension money and other funds.

35D.11 Handling of pension money and other funds.
1. Pension money deposited with the commandant is not assignable for any purpose except as provided in section 35D.10, or in accordance with subsection 2 of this section.
2. The commandant, if authorized by a member of the home, and pursuant to policies adopted by the commission, may act on behalf of that member in receiving, disbursing, and accounting for personal funds of the member received from any source. The authorization may be given by the member at any time and shall not be a condition of admission to the home.
[S13, §2606-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3383; C39, §3384.20; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.20]
84 Acts, ch 1277, §11
C85, §219.11
92 Acts, ch 1140, §28
C93, §35D.11
2013 Acts, ch 36, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.12 - Bank account for members’ deposits.

35D.12 Bank account for members’ deposits.
1. a. The Iowa veterans home, for the convenience of its members, may maintain a commercial account with a federally insured bank for the individual personal deposits of its members. The account shall be known as the Iowa veterans home membership account. The commandant shall record each member’s personal deposits individually and shall deposit the funds in the membership account, where the members’ deposits shall be held in the aggregate.
b. The Iowa veterans home may withdraw moneys from the account maintained pursuant to this subsection to establish certificates of deposit for the benefit of all members. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the administration of this paragraph.
2. The commandant, if authorized by a member of the home, and pursuant to policies adopted by the commission, may make withdrawals against that member’s personal account to pay regular bills and other expenses incurred by the member. The authorization may be given by the member at any time and shall not be a condition of admission to the home.
84 Acts, ch 1277, §12
C85, §219.12
92 Acts, ch 1140, §29
C93, §35D.12
2013 Acts, ch 36, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.13 - Commandant.

35D.13 Commandant.
1. The governor shall appoint a commandant, subject to senate confirmation, who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor as the chief executive of the home. The commandant shall report directly to the commission and shall have the immediate custody and control, subject to the orders of the commission, of all property used in connection with the home.
2. The commandant shall be a resident of the state of Iowa who served in the armed forces of the United States and was honorably discharged.
3. The salary of the commandant shall be fixed by the governor within salary guidelines or a range established by the general assembly. In addition to salary, the commission shall furnish the commandant with a dwelling house or with appropriate quarters and additional allowances, as provided in section 218.14 for executive heads of state institutions.
1. [C97, §2604; S13, §2604; SS15, §2604; C39, §3384.07; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.7; 81 Acts, ch 27, §4]
2. [C97, §2604; S13, §2604; SS15, §2604; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3374; C39, §3384.08; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.8]
3. [C97, §2604; S13, §2604; SS15, §2604; C24, 27, 31, 35, §3373; C39, §3384.09; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.9]
83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1277, §13
C85, §219.13
92 Acts, ch 1140, §30
C93, §35D.13
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §224; 2013 Acts, ch 36, §10
Referred to in §35A.1, 35D.1
Confirmation, see §2.32
Similar provisions, see §218.14 and 904.305
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.14 - Personnel — expenses — compensation.

35D.14 Personnel — expenses — compensation.
1. The commandant or the commandant’s designee shall employ such personnel as are necessary for the performance of the duties and responsibilities assigned to the commandant. All employees shall be selected on a basis of fitness for the work to be performed with due regard to training and experience and shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 8A, subchapter IV.
2. The commandant and employees of the Iowa veterans home are entitled to receive, in addition to salary, reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while engaged in the performance of official duties pursuant to section 35A.2, subsection 3.
92 Acts, ch 1140, §31; 92 Acts, ch 1247, §29; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §150; 2012 Acts, ch 1059, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.14A - Volunteer record checks.

35D.14A Volunteer record checks.
1. Persons who are potential volunteers or volunteers in the Iowa veterans home in a position having direct individual contact with patients or residents of the home shall be subject to criminal history and child and dependent adult abuse record checks in accordance with this section. The Iowa veterans home shall request that the department of public safety perform the criminal history check and the department of human services perform child and dependent adult abuse record checks of the person in this state and may request these checks in other states.
2. a. If it is determined that a person has been convicted of a crime under a law of any state or has a record of founded child or dependent adult abuse, the person shall not participate as a volunteer with direct individual contact with patients or residents of the Iowa veterans home unless an evaluation has been performed by the department of human services to determine whether the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse warrants prohibition of the person’s participation as a volunteer in the Iowa veterans home. The department of human services shall perform such evaluation upon the request of the Iowa veterans home.
b. In an evaluation, the department of human services shall consider the nature and seriousness of the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse in relation to the position sought or held, the time elapsed since the commission of the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse, the circumstances under which the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse was committed, the degree of rehabilitation, the likelihood that the person will commit the crime or founded child or dependent adult abuse again, and the number of crimes or founded child or dependent adult abuses committed by the person involved.
c. If the department of human services performs an evaluation for the purposes of this section, the department of human services has final authority in determining whether prohibition of the person’s participation as a volunteer is warranted. The department of human services may permit a person who is evaluated to participate as a volunteer if the person complies with the department’s conditions relating to participation as a volunteer which may include completion of additional training.
2009 Acts, ch 93, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.17 - Report by commandant.

35D.17 Report by commandant.
The commandant shall, biennially, make a full and detailed report to the governor, the commission, and the general assembly, showing the condition of the home, the number of members in the Iowa veterans home, the order and discipline enforced, and the needs of the home financially and otherwise, together with an itemized statement of all receipts and disbursements and any other matters of importance in the management and control of the Iowa veterans home.
[C39, §3384.21; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §219.21]
84 Acts, ch 1277, §16; 92 Acts, ch 1140, §34
C93, §35D.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35D - VETERANS HOME › Section 35D.18 - Net general fund appropriation — purpose.

35D.18 Net general fund appropriation — purpose.
1. The Iowa veterans home shall operate on the basis of a net appropriation from the general fund of the state. The appropriation amount shall be the net amount of state moneys projected to be needed for the Iowa veterans home for the fiscal year of the appropriation. The purpose of utilizing a net appropriation is to encourage the Iowa veterans home to operate with increased self-sufficiency, to improve quality and efficiency, and to support collaborative efforts among all providers of funding for the services available from the Iowa veterans home.
2. The net appropriation made to the Iowa veterans home may be used throughout the fiscal year in the manner necessary for purposes of cash flow management. The Iowa veterans home may temporarily draw more than the amount appropriated, provided the amount appropriated is not exceeded at the close of the fiscal year.
3. Revenues received that are attributed to the Iowa veterans home during a fiscal year shall be credited to the Iowa veterans home account and shall be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 8.2, including but not limited to all of the following:
a. United States department of veterans affairs payments.
b. Medical assistance program revenue received under chapter 249A.
c. Federal Medicare program payments.
d. Other revenues generated from current, new, or expanded services that the Iowa veterans home is authorized to provide.
4. For purposes of allocating moneys to the Iowa veterans home from the salary adjustment fund created in section 8.43, the Iowa veterans home shall be considered to be funded entirely with state moneys.
5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the Iowa veterans home annual appropriation or revenues that remains unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for specified purposes of the Iowa veterans home until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2005 Acts, ch 175, §57; 2008 Acts, ch 1187, §65, 97; 2009 Acts, ch 26, §6; 2013 Acts, ch 36, §13
Referred to in §35D.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 36 - EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS — VETERANS › Section 36.1 - Definitions.

36.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise provides:
1. “Agent Orange” means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.
2. “Chemicals” means chemical defoliants, herbicides, or other causative agents, including but not limited to Agent Orange.
3. “Veteran” means a person who was a resident of this state at the time of the person’s induction into the armed forces of the United States or who is a resident of this state July 1, 1983, and served in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos during the Vietnam Conflict.
83 Acts, ch 141, §1
CS83, §139A.1
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1712; 92 Acts, ch 1140, §13
C93, §36.1
2005 Acts, ch 115, §20, 21, 40; 2007 Acts, ch 202, §8; 2017 Acts, ch 59, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 36 - EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS — VETERANS › Section 36.5 - Attorney general powers.

36.5 Attorney general powers.
The attorney general may represent veterans who may have been injured because of contact with chemicals, in an action for release of information relating to exposure to such causative agents during military service and release of the veterans’ medical records.
83 Acts, ch 141, §5
CS83, §139A.5
C93, §36.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 36 - EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS — VETERANS › Section 36.10 - Veterans’ litigation awards.

36.10 Veterans’ litigation awards.
1. For purposes of this section, “Vietnam herbicide” means a herbicide, defoliant, or other causative agent containing dioxin, including, but not limited to, Agent Orange, used in the Vietnam Conflict at any time between December 22, 1961, and May 7, 1975, inclusive.
2. a. Notwithstanding any other law of this state, proceeds received pursuant to a judgment in, or settlement of, a lawsuit against the manufacturer or distributor of a Vietnam herbicide for damages resulting from exposure to the herbicide shall not be considered as income or an asset for determining the eligibility for state or local government benefit or entitlement programs. The proceeds are not subject to recoupment for the receipt of governmental benefits or entitlements and liens, except liens for child support, are not enforceable against these sums for any reason.
b. This exclusion of litigation proceeds from benefit or entitlement program calculations are available only to disabled veterans or their beneficiaries, whether payment is received in a lump sum or payable in installments over a period of years.
89 Acts, ch 249, §1
CS89, §139A.11
C93, §36.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.1 - Memorial buildings and monuments.

37.1 Memorial buildings and monuments.
Memorial buildings and monuments designed to commemorate the service rendered by soldiers, sailors, and marines of the United States may be erected and equipped at public expense in the manner provided by this chapter by:
1. Any county which has not heretofore made an appropriation for such purpose under any prior law.
2. Any city operating under any form of government.
[C97, §435, 436; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §483; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.2 - Petition.

37.2 Petition.
The petition for the erection and equipment of any such hall or monument shall request the submission of the proposition to a vote of the people and shall:
1. When it is proposed to erect the same at the expense of the county, be signed by ten percent of the registered voters thereof as shown by the election register used in the last preceding general election, or by a majority of the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Spanish-American War Veterans Association, Veterans of World War I, the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans of the World War, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Marine Corps League and American Veterans of World War II (AMVETS) of the county.
2. When it is proposed to erect the same at the expense of a city be subject to the provisions of section 362.4.
3. Set forth therein the purpose of the memorial proposed, as outlined in section 37.18.
[C97, §435; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §484; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.2]
95 Acts, ch 67, §53
Referred to in §35A.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.3 - Election.

37.3 Election.
Upon the filing of the requisite petition, the city council shall cause the proposition to be submitted at a regular election, or at a special election to be called if requested in the petition, in substantially the following form:
Shall the city of ........................ erect and equip (or purchase and equip) a memorial building (or erect a monument) as provided in chapter 37 of the Code for the purpose of ................................................................................. (set forth purpose of memorial as outlined in section 37.18) and issue bonds in the sum of ............ dollars to cover the expense of the building or monument (or levy a tax of ............ per thousand dollars of assessed value for a period of ............ years to defray the expense of the building or monument)?
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §485; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.3]
83 Acts, ch 123, §41, 209
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.4 - Notice.

37.4 Notice.
Notice of the election shall be given by publication in one newspaper published or having general circulation in the city as provided in section 362.3. The notice shall state the purpose of the memorial proposed as outlined in section 37.18.
[C97, §435; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §486; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.4]
83 Acts, ch 123, §42, 209
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.6 - Bonds.

37.6 Bonds.
Bonds issued by a county for the purposes of this chapter shall be issued under sections 331.441 through 331.449 relating to general county purpose bonds. Bonds issued by a city shall be issued under sections 384.24 through 384.36 relating to general corporate purpose bonds of a city.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §488; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §37.6; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1004]
2018 Acts, ch 1026, §18
Referred to in §37.28
City bonds, chapter 384, subchapter III
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.8 - Levy for maintenance.

37.8 Levy for maintenance.
For the development, operation, and maintenance of a building or monument constructed, purchased, or donated under this chapter, a city may levy a tax not to exceed eighty-one cents per thousand dollars of assessed value on all the taxable property within the city, as provided in section 384.12, subsection 2.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §490; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §37.8; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1005]
83 Acts, ch 123, §43, 209
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.10 - Qualification — appointment.

37.10 Qualification — appointment.
1. Each commissioner, except for a memorial hospital commissioner, shall be a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, and be a resident of the county in which the memorial hall or monument is located. Each commissioner for a memorial hospital shall be a resident of this state and reside within the memorial hospital’s service area.
2. Each commission member shall be appointed by the mayor with approval of the council or by the chairperson of the county board of supervisors in the case of a county or joint memorial building or monument.
[C97, §436; C24, 27, 32, 35, 39, §492; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.10]
89 Acts, ch 296, §10; 96 Acts, ch 1216, §28; 99 Acts, ch 36, §2; 99 Acts, ch 180, §13; 99 Acts, ch 208, §47; 2012 Acts, ch 1084, §1
Referred to in §331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.15 - Ex officio voting member.

37.15 Ex officio voting member.
If a memorial hall or building is a city hall, coliseum, or auditorium, the mayor of the city may be an ex officio voting member of the commission created in section 37.9.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §497; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.15]
95 Acts, ch 114, §2
Referred to in §331.321
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.16 - Disbursement of funds — purchasing regulations — reports.

37.16 Disbursement of funds — purchasing regulations — reports.
All funds voted under the provisions of this chapter shall be disbursed by the county or city officers, only with the approval of the commission. However, the commission may adopt purchasing regulations to govern the purchase of specified goods and services without the prior approval of the commission. The purchasing regulations shall conform to generally accepted practices followed by public purchasing officers. The commission shall report to and make settlement with the board of supervisors or the city council, as the case may be, at the time and in the manner required of county and city officers.
[C97, §436; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §498; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.16]
92 Acts, ch 1024, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.17 - Gifts and bequests.

37.17 Gifts and bequests.
Gifts and bequests to any county or city, or to the commission, for any of the purposes provided in this chapter, may be accepted and the property shall be used in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and as may be expressly designated by the donor.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §499; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.17]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.18 - Name — uses.

37.18 Name — uses.
1. Any such memorial hall or building shall be given an appropriate name and shall be available so far as practical for the following purposes:
a. The special accommodations of soldiers, sailors, marines, nurses, and other persons who have been in the military or naval service of the United States.
b. For military headquarters, memorial rooms, library, assembly hall, gymnasium, natatorium, club room, and rest room.
c. County or city hall offices for any county or municipal purpose, community house, recreation center, memorial hospital, and municipal coliseum or auditorium.
d. Similar and appropriate purposes in general community and neighborhood uses, under the control and regulation of the custodians thereof.
e. Athletic contests, sport and entertainment spectaculars, expositions, meetings, conventions and all food and beverage services incident thereto.
2. The term “memorial hall” or “memorial building” as in this chapter provided shall also mean and include such parking grounds, ramps, buildings or facilities as the commission may build, acquire by purchase or lease or gift to be used for purposes not inconsistent with the uses as set out in this section.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §500; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.18]
2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Referred to in §37.2, 37.3, 37.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.20 - Funds, monuments, and memorials previously initiated.

37.20 Funds, monuments, and memorials previously initiated.
1. In any case of funds heretofore raised or in the process of being raised, by tax levy or other provision of law heretofore existing, for any of the purposes provided by this chapter, the board of supervisors or the city council, as the case may be, shall cause such funds to be used and applied to all intents and purposes for the acquisition of necessary ground and the purchase, erection, construction or reconstruction and equipment of such monument or memorial building in the same manner and to the same extent as if such funds had been raised for said purpose by a bond issue, as provided in this chapter, and all the provisions of this chapter shall apply to said funds.
2. All other provisions of this chapter shall apply to any monument or memorial heretofore constructed or hereafter constructed from funds raised under any provision of law heretofore existing.
3. In all cases covered by this section, the taking effect of this chapter shall fix the time for the selection and appointment of the commissioners to all intents and purposes the same as an election on the proposition to erect a memorial building or monument, as provided in this chapter.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §502; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.20]
2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Section enacted in 40 Ex GA, SF 19 (1924)
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.21 - Joint memorials.

37.21 Joint memorials.
Any city may join with the county or township in which such city is located in the joint erection or purchase of memorial buildings or monuments and suitable ground and equipment therefor, and the maintenance thereof, providing the council of such city and the board of supervisors of such county or the township trustees can so agree, but in cases where commissioners have already been appointed under section 37.9, such agreement shall be between such commissioners, but if only one of such parties has appointed commissioners, then such agreement shall be between the commissioners already appointed and the council of such city or the board of supervisors of such county or the township trustees, as the case may be.
[C27, 31, 35, §502-b1; C39, §502.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.21]
Referred to in §360.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.22 - Unexpended funds.

37.22 Unexpended funds.
Whenever in any county, funds have been raised by taxation for the purpose of erecting and maintaining memorial buildings or monuments, and said funds are under control of a commission as provided in this chapter, and said funds have remained unexpended for a period of five years or more, and when no unpaid obligation exists against said funds, the said commission, or a majority of the members thereof, may disburse said funds for the erection, purchase or improvement of one or more memorial buildings, monuments, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, homes or club rooms for duly incorporated and acting posts or chapters of veterans’ organizations operating under a United States congressional charter, in the county.
[C31, 35, §502-c1; C39, §502.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.22]
Referred to in §37.24, 37.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.23 - Contract to repay.

37.23 Contract to repay.
When such erection, purchase or improvement has been made, the commission shall take from the posts or chapters which are beneficiaries of such erection, purchase or improvement, the promissory obligation of such posts or chapters to repay the amount expended by the commission with or without annual interest, together with such security as the commission may require.
[C31, 35, §502-c2; C39, §502.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.23]
Referred to in §37.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.24 - Investment of funds.

37.24 Investment of funds.
Funds not disbursed as provided in section 37.22 may be invested by said commission in such securities as are authorized by section 636.23.
[C31, 35, §502-c3; C39, §502.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.24]
Referred to in §37.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.25 - Accumulations.

37.25 Accumulations.
All interest accumulations shall become part of the principal fund and all uninvested funds shall be kept on deposit with the county treasurer.
[C31, 35, §502-c4; C39, §502.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.25]
Referred to in §37.26
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.26 - General powers.

37.26 General powers.
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 37.22 through 37.25, the commission shall have authority to receive and to convey title to real estate, to take mortgage or other security and to release or transfer the same.
[C31, 35, §502-c5; C39, §502.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §37.26]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §18
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.27 - Nursing homes with memorial hospitals.

37.27 Nursing homes with memorial hospitals.
If a memorial building has been constructed for the purpose of a hospital pursuant to this chapter, additions for hospital purposes, and nursing homes to be operated in conjunction with the hospital may be erected or acquired by following the procedure outlined in chapter 347 and by issuing general county purpose bonds in accordance with sections 331.441 through 331.449, with the commissioners acting in the same manner and fashion as the hospital trustees under chapter 347, and with the procedure in all other respects to be identical.
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §37.27; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1006]
2021 Acts, ch 80, §19
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.28 - Anticipatory warrants.

37.28 Anticipatory warrants.
If the funds raised under this chapter are insufficient for any fiscal year to pay the principal and interest due in that year on bonds issued for hospital purposes under section 37.6 and to pay the expenses of the operation and maintenance of the hospital and any other hospital expenses authorized by this chapter for the fiscal year, the commission may issue anticipatory warrants drawn on the funds to be raised. The warrants shall be in denominations of one hundred, five hundred and one thousand dollars and shall draw interest at a rate not exceeding that permitted by chapter 74A. These warrants are not a general obligation of any political subdivision which owns the hospital.
[C79, 81, S81, §37.28; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1007; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §2]
83 Acts, ch 123, §44, 209
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.29 - Contents of warrants.

37.29 Contents of warrants.
All tax anticipatory warrants shall be signed by the chairperson of the commission and attested by the auditor of a political subdivision which owns the hospital with the auditor’s official seal attached thereto, and dated as of the date of sale, and shall not be sold for less than par value. The warrants may be drawn and sold from time to time as the need for funds to carry out the purpose of this chapter arises.
[C79, 81, §37.29]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 37 - MEMORIAL HALLS AND MONUMENTS › Section 37.30 - Registration — call.

37.30 Registration — call.
All anticipatory warrants drawn under this chapter shall be numbered consecutively, be registered in the office of the treasurer of a political subdivision which owns the hospital and be subject to call in numerical order at any time when sufficient money derived from the tax levied is in the hands of the treasurer to retire any of the warrants together with accrued interest.
[C79, 81, S81, §37.30; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1008; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §3]
83 Acts, ch 123, §45, 209
Referred to in §331.552
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.1 - General election.

39.1 General election.
The general election shall be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
[C51, §239; R60, §459; C73, §573; C97, §1057; S13, §1057-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §504; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.1]
Iowa Constitution, Art. II, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.4 - Proclamation concerning revision of Constitution.

39.4 Proclamation concerning revision of Constitution.
1. In the years in which the Constitution requires, or at other times when the general assembly by law provides for, a vote on the question of calling a convention and revising the Constitution, the governor shall at least sixty days before the general election issue a proclamation directing that at the general election there be proposed to the people the following question:
Shall there be a convention to revise the Constitution, and propose amendment or amendments to same?
2. The question proposed pursuant to this section shall be considered a public measure for the purposes of sections 49.43 through 49.47.
[C97, §1061; SS15, §1061; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §507; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.4]
2021 Acts, ch 147, §2, 54
Iowa Constitution, Art. X, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.6 - Notice of special election.

39.6 Notice of special election.
A proclamation shall be issued before any election ordered by the governor, designating the office to be filled or the public question to be submitted at the election and designating the time at which such election shall be held; and the commissioner of each county in which such election is to be held shall give notice thereof, as provided in section 49.53.
[R60, §462, 464; C73, §577, 579; C97, §1061, 1063; SS15, §1061; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §506, 509; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §39.3, 39.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, §39.6]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.7 - Time of choosing officer.

39.7 Time of choosing officer.
At the general election next preceding the expiration of the term of any officer, a successor shall be elected.
[R60, §461; C73, §575; C97, §1059; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §510; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.8 - Term of office.

39.8 Term of office.
The term of office of all officers chosen at a general election for a full term shall commence on the first day of January following the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday, except when otherwise provided by the Constitution or by statute; that of an officer chosen to fill a vacancy shall commence as soon as the officer has qualified therefor.
[R60, §462; C73, §576; C97, §1060; S13, §1060; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §511; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.8]
Governor and lieutenant governor, Iowa Constitution, Art. IV, §15
Judges of supreme and district courts, Iowa Constitution, Art. V, §17
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.9 - State officers — term.

39.9 State officers — term.
The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, secretary of agriculture, and attorney general shall be elected for a term of four years at the general election held in the year 1974 and every four years thereafter.
[C51, §239; R60, §465, 466; C73, §580, 581; C97, §1064, 1065; S13, §1065; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §512; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.9]
Referred to in §20.17, 43.6, 43.78, 68A.405A
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.10 - United States senators.

39.10 United States senators.
Senators in the Congress of the United States shall be elected in the same manner in which state officers are elected.
[R60, §674; C73, §26; C97, §30; S13, §1087-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §513; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.10]
Term of office, United States Constitution, Amendment 17
Vacancy in United States senate, see §69.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.11 - More than one office prohibited.

39.11 More than one office prohibited.
1. Statewide elected officials and members of the general assembly shall not hold more than one elective office at a time. All other elected officials shall not hold more than one elective office at the same level of government at a time. This section does not apply to the following offices: county agricultural extension council or soil and water conservation district commission.
2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, an elected official may hold a second elective office if not more than thirty days remain in the term of the first office and the elected official did not seek reelection for the first office in the most recent election.
93 Acts, ch 143, §4; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §3, 54
Referred to in §39.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.12 - Failure to vacate.

39.12 Failure to vacate.
An elected official who has been elected to another elective office to which section 39.11 applies shall choose only one office in which to serve unless otherwise permitted pursuant to section 39.11, subsection 2. The official shall resign from all but one of the offices to which section 39.11 applies before the beginning of the term of the office to which the person was most recently elected unless otherwise permitted pursuant to section 39.11, subsection 2. Failure to submit the required resignation will result in a vacancy in the first elective office to which the person was elected.
93 Acts, ch 143, §5; 2021 Acts, ch 147, §4, 54
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.13 - Conference boards — appointment — limitations.

39.13 Conference boards — appointment — limitations.
1. Notwithstanding section 441.2, for the purposes of conducting the business of a conference board established pursuant to section 441.2, a person shall not serve in a voting unit of a conference board if such service would be incompatible with another office held by that person.
2. If a person is a member of more than one body whose members make up a voting unit on the conference board, that person shall waive the person’s position on the conference board for all but one of the bodies the person represents. A waiver pursuant to this subsection does not cause the person to vacate any elective office.
2021 Acts, ch 12, §2, 73
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.15 - State senators.

39.15 State senators.
Senators in the general assembly shall be elected at the general election in the respective senatorial districts and shall hold office for the term of four years.
[C51, §239; R60, §471; C73, §588; C97, §1071; S13, §1071; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §518; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.16 - Representatives.

39.16 Representatives.
Members of the house of representatives shall be elected at the general election in the respective representative districts and hold office for the term of two years.
[C51, §239; R60, §470; C73, §587; C97, §1070; S13, §1070; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §519; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.16]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.17 - County officers.

39.17 County officers.
1. There shall be elected in each county at the general election to be held in the year 1976 and every four years thereafter, an auditor and a sheriff, each to hold office for a term of four years.
2. There shall be elected in each county at the general election to be held in 1974 and each four years thereafter, a treasurer, a recorder, and a county attorney who shall each hold office for a term of four years.
[C51, §96, 239; R60, §224, 472, 473; C73, §589; C97, §1072; S13, §1072; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §520; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.17]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10015, 10201; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §9
Referred to in §43.6, 43.77, 49.37, 69.14A, 331.661, 331.752, 331.753
Combining duties of county officers; §331.323
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.18 - Board of supervisors.

39.18 Board of supervisors.
There shall be elected biennially in counties, members of the board of supervisors to succeed those whose terms of office will expire on the first day of January following the election which is not a Sunday or legal holiday. The term of office of each supervisor shall be four years, except as otherwise provided by section 331.208 or 331.209.
[C51, §239; R60, §475; C73, §295, 591; C97, §411, 1074; S13, §1074; SS15, §411; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §521; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §39.18; 81 Acts, ch 117, §1202]
87 Acts, ch 68, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.20 - City officers.

39.20 City officers.
The times at which officers of cities shall be elected and their terms of office shall be as provided by or established pursuant to sections 376.1 and 376.2.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §39.20]
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.21 - Nonpartisan offices.

39.21 Nonpartisan offices.
There shall be elected at each general election, on a nonpartisan basis, the following officers:
1. County public hospital trustees as required by section 347.25.
2. Soil and water conservation district commissioners as required by section 161A.5.
3. County agricultural extension council members as provided in section 176A.6.
4. Township officers as provided in section 39.22, subsection 2.
[C77, 79, 81, §39.21]
87 Acts, ch 23, §2; 90 Acts, ch 1149, §8; 93 Acts, ch 48, §10; 2001 Acts, ch 158, §6; 2005 Acts, ch 152, §1
Referred to in §49.31
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.24 - School officers.

39.24 School officers.
Members of boards of directors of community and independent school districts, and boards of directors of merged areas shall be elected at the school election. Their terms of office shall be four years, except as otherwise provided by section 260C.11, 260C.13, 275.23A, 275.37, or 275.37A.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §39.24]
83 Acts, ch 77, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1115, §1, 21
School corporation board of directors, §274.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.25 - Gender not a disqualification.

39.25 Gender not a disqualification.
A person shall not be disqualified on account of the person’s gender from holding any office created by the statutes of this state.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §526; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.25]
2020 Acts, ch 1063, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.26 - Candidate qualifications.

39.26 Candidate qualifications.
Any person seeking election to an elective office under the laws of this state shall be an eligible elector at the time of any election at which the person’s name appears on the ballot.
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §3, 115
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.27 - Qualifications for public office.

39.27 Qualifications for public office.
Any person elected to an office under the laws of this state shall be an eligible elector. At the time an elected official takes office the official shall be a resident of the state, district, county, township, city, or ward by or for which the person was elected, or in which the duties of the office are to be exercised. An elected official shall continue to be a resident of the state, district, county, township, city, or ward by or for which the person was elected, or in which the duties of the office are to be exercised for the duration of the term of office. This section shall not apply to United States senators or representatives in Congress or to members of the general assembly.
2002 Acts, ch 1134, §4, 115
Referred to in §45.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES › Chapter 39 - ELECTIONS, ELECTORS, APPOINTMENTS, TERMS, AND OFFICERS › Section 39.28 - Actions — intervention.

39.28 Actions — intervention.
1. A political party, as defined in section 43.2, or a nonparty political organization organized pursuant to chapter 44, may intervene in a proceeding under chapter 17A or an action filed in the district court, court of appeals, or supreme court to challenge a provision of this chapter and chapters 39A through 62 or a rule adopted to implement such a provision.
2. A political party, as defined in section 43.2, or a nonparty political organization organized pursuant to chapter 44, may petition the district court to modify or vacate an injunction against the enforcement of a provision of this chapter and chapters 39A through 62. A denial of a petition to modify or vacate an injunction is appealable as a matter of right as a final judgment.
2021 Acts, ch 147, §5, 54; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §11
Section amended