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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9E - ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM › Section 9E.8 - Disclosure of program participant address in legal proceedings — protective order.

9E.8 Disclosure of program participant address in legal proceedings — protective order.
1. If a program participant’s address is protected under section 9E.5, a person shall not be compelled to disclose the program participant’s address during discovery or during a proceeding before a court or other tribunal unless the court or other tribunal finds all of the following:
a. A reasonable belief exists that the address is needed to obtain information or evidence without which the investigation, prosecution, or litigation cannot proceed.
b. No other practicable means is available of obtaining the information or evidence from any other source.
2. The court or other tribunal shall provide the program participant with notice that disclosure of the program participant’s address is sought and provide the program participant an opportunity to present evidence at a hearing regarding the potential harm to the safety of the program participant if the program participant’s address is disclosed. In determining whether to compel disclosure, the court or other tribunal shall consider whether the potential harm to the safety of the program participant is outweighed by the interest in disclosure relating to the investigation, prosecution, or litigation. In a criminal proceeding, the court or other tribunal shall order disclosure of a program participant’s address if protecting the program participant’s address would violate a defendant’s constitutional right to confront a witness.
3. Disclosure of a program participant’s address under this section shall be limited under the terms of the order by the court or other tribunal to ensure that the disclosure and dissemination of the address will be no wider than necessary for the purposes of the investigation, prosecution, or litigation.
4. This section does not prevent the court or other tribunal from issuing a protective order to prevent disclosure of information other than the program participant’s address that could reasonably lead to the discovery of the program participant’s location.
5. This section shall apply to a participant in an out-of-state address confidentiality program substantially similar to the address confidentiality program established in this chapter.
2016 Acts, ch 1016, §2
Referred to in §9E.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9F - CENSUS › Section 9F.1 - Federal and state cooperation.

9F.1 Federal and state cooperation.
The secretary of state is authorized, so far as practicable, to cooperate with the census bureau of the United States in the gathering, compilation, and publication of census statistics.
[S13, §177-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §424; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1978
C93, §9F.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9F - CENSUS › Section 9F.2 - Federal census.

9F.2 Federal census.
The secretary of state shall, whenever a general census is taken by the federal government, procure from the supervisor of such census, or other proper federal official, a copy of such part of said census as gives the population of the state of Iowa by counties, by townships, and by cities, and file the same in the secretary of state’s office and attach thereto, dated and signed by the secretary, a certificate that the same is the census report furnished by said federal official.
[S13, §177-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.2]
C93, §9F.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9F - CENSUS › Section 9F.3 - Certification.

9F.3 Certification.
When certified by the secretary of state the census shall be in full force and effect throughout the state.
[S13, §177-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §426; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.3; 81 Acts, ch 29, §1]
C93, §9F.3
2021 Acts, ch 142, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9F - CENSUS › Section 9F.4 - Publication — official register.

9F.4 Publication — official register.
The legislative services agency may publish the federal census report in each copy of the Iowa official register as provided in section 2A.5.
[S13, §177-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §427; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.4]
C93, §9F.4
98 Acts, ch 1119, §25; 98 Acts, ch 1164, §40; 2003 Acts, ch 35, §24, 48, 49
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9F - CENSUS › Section 9F.5 - Evidence.

9F.5 Evidence.
The certified census records in the office of the secretary of state shall be competent evidence of all matters therein contained.
[S13, §177-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §428; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.5]
C93, §9F.5
2003 Acts, ch 35, §25, 49
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9F - CENSUS › Section 9F.6 - Population of counties, townships and cities.

9F.6 Population of counties, townships and cities.
Whenever the population of any county, township or city is referred to in any law of this state, it shall be determined by the last preceding certified federal census unless otherwise provided. Whenever a special federal census is taken by any city, the mayor and council shall certify the census as soon as possible to the secretary of state and to the treasurer of state as otherwise herein provided, and upon the failure to do so, the treasurer of state shall, after six months from the date of the special census, withhold allocation from the state to the city of any moneys the amount of which is based on the population of the city, and shall continue to do so until such time as certification by the mayor and council is made, or until the next decennial federal census. If there be a difference between the original certified record in the office of the secretary of state and the published census the former shall prevail.
[C97, §177; S13, §177-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §429; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §26.6]
C93, §9F.6
Similar provision, §4.1(22)
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.1 - Records.

9G.1 Records.
The books and records of the land office shall be so kept as to show and preserve an accurate chain of title from the general government to the purchaser of each smallest subdivision of land; to preserve a permanent record, in books suitably indexed, of all correspondence with any of the departments of the general government in relation to state lands; and to preserve, by proper records, copies of the original lists furnished by the selecting agents of the state, and of all other papers in relation to such lands which are of permanent interest.
[R60, §92, 95; C73, §83; C97, §72; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §89; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.1]
C93, §9G.1
2022 Acts, ch 1032, §2
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.2 - Separate grants.

9G.2 Separate grants.
Separate tract books shall be kept for the university lands, the saline lands, the half-million acre grant, the sixteenth sections, the swamplands, and such other lands as the state now owns or may hereafter own, so that each description of state lands shall be kept separate from all others, and each set of tract books shall be a complete record of all the lands to which they relate.
[R60, §94; C73, §84; C97, §73; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §90; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.2]
C93, §9G.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.3 - Tract books.

9G.3 Tract books.
Said tract books shall be ruled in a manner similar to those used in the United States land offices, so as to record each tract by its smallest legal subdivisions, its section, township, and range, to whom sold, and when, the price per acre, to whom patented, and when.
[R60, §93; C73, §85; C97, §74; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §91; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.3]
C93, §9G.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.4 - Land office — how kept — certified copies.

9G.4 Land office — how kept — certified copies.
The land office shall be kept open during business hours. The documents and records therein shall be subject to inspection by parties having an interest therein, and certified copies thereof, signed by the secretary, with the seal of office attached, shall be deemed presumptive evidence of the facts to which they relate, and on request they shall be furnished by the secretary for a reasonable compensation.
[R60, §101; C73, §86; C97, §75; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §92; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.4]
C93, §9G.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.5 - Patents.

9G.5 Patents.
Patents for lands shall issue from the land office, shall be signed by the governor and recorded by the secretary; and each patent shall contain therein a marginal certificate of the book and page on which it is recorded, which certificate shall be signed by the secretary, and all patents shall be delivered free of charge.
[R60, §97; C73, §87; C97, §76; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §93; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.5]
C93, §9G.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.6 - When patents issued.

9G.6 When patents issued.
1. Patents shall not be issued for any lands belonging to the state, except upon the certificate of the person or officer specially charged with the custody of the patents, setting forth the appraised value per acre, the name of the person to whom sold, the date of sale, the price per acre, the amount paid, the name of the person making final payment, and the name of the person who is entitled to the patent. If a person is entitled to a patent due to an assignment from the original purchaser, the certificate shall set forth fully the assignment and shall be filed and preserved in the land office.
2. Whenever the governor is satisfied that the purchase price has been paid by the person to whom the sale has been made and that a patent has not been issued to the purchaser, a patent shall be issued, signed by the governor and secretary of state and recorded by the secretary of state. The passage of seventy-five years from the date of sale without issuance of a patent shall be conclusive proof that the purchase price has been paid.
[R60, §98, 99; C73, §88; C97, §77; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §94; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.6]
C93, §9G.6
2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §2; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §3
Subsection 1 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.7 - Corrections.

9G.7 Corrections.
The secretary of state is authorized and required to correct all clerical errors of the secretary’s office in name of grantee and description of tract of land conveyed by the state, found upon the records of such office. The secretary shall attach an official certificate to each conveyance so corrected, giving the reasons therefor; record the same with the record of the original conveyance, and make the necessary corrections in the tract and plat books of the secretary’s office. Such corrections, when made in accordance with this section, shall have the force and effect of a deed originally correct, subject to prior rights accrued without notice.
[C73, §89; C97, §78; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §95; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.7]
C93, §9G.7
2009 Acts, ch 41, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.8 - Maps — field notes — records — papers.

9G.8 Maps — field notes — records — papers.
The secretary of state shall receive and safely keep in the secretary’s office, as public records, any field notes, maps, records, or other papers relating to the public survey of this state, whenever turned over to the state in pursuance of law; the United States at all times to have free access thereto for the purpose of taking extracts therefrom or making copies thereof.
[C73, §90; C97, §79; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §96; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.8]
C93, §9G.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.9 - Color of title relinquished.

9G.9 Color of title relinquished.
Whenever the governor is satisfied by the commissioner of the general land office that the title to any lands which may have been certified to the state under any of the several grants is inferior to the rights of any valid interfering pre-emptor or claimant, the governor is authorized and required to release by deed of relinquishment such color of title to the United States, to the end that the requirements of the interior department may be complied with, and that such tract or tracts of land may be patented by the general government to the legal claimants.
[C73, §91; C97, §80; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §97; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.9]
C93, §9G.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.10 - Quitclaim deeds.

9G.10 Quitclaim deeds.
Whenever the governor is satisfied by proper record evidence that any tract of land which may have been deeded by virtue of any donation or sale to the state is not the land intended to have been described, and that an error has been committed in making out the transfers, in order that such error may be corrected, the governor is authorized to quitclaim the same to the proper owner thereof, and to receive a deed or deeds for the lands intended to have been deeded to the state originally.
[C73, §92; C97, §81; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §98; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.10]
C93, §9G.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.11 - Lists of federal granted lands.

9G.11 Lists of federal granted lands.
In cases where lands have been granted to the state of Iowa by Act of Congress, and certified lists of lands inuring under the grant have been made to the state by the commissioner of the general land office, as required by Act of Congress, and such lands have been granted, by Act of the general assembly, to any person or company, and such person or company shall have complied with and fulfilled the conditions of the grant, the secretary of state is hereby authorized to prepare, on the application of such person or company, or on the application of a party claiming title to any land through such person or company, a list or lists of lands situated in each county inuring to such applicant, from the lists certified by the commissioner of the general land office, as aforesaid, which shall be signed by the governor of the state, and attested by the secretary of state, with the state seal, and then be certified to by the secretary to be true and correct copies of the lists made to this state, and deliver them to such applicant, who is hereby authorized to have them recorded in the proper county, and when so recorded they shall be notice to all persons the same as deeds now are, and shall be evidence of title in such grantee, or the grantee’s assigns, to the lands therein described, under the grant of Congress by which the lands were certified to the state, so far as the certified lists made by the commissioner aforesaid conferred title to the state; but where lands embraced in such lists are not of the character embraced by such Acts of Congress or the Acts of the general assembly of the state, and are not intended to be granted thereby, the lists, so far as these lands are concerned, shall be void; but lands in litigation shall not be included in such lists until the actions are determined and such lands adjudged to be the property of the company; nor shall the secretary include, in any of the lists so certified to the state, lands which have been adjudicated by the proper courts to belong to any other grant, or adjudicated to belong to any county or individual under the swampland grant, or any homestead or pre-emption settlement; nor shall said certificate so issued confer any right or title as against any person or company having any vested right, either legal or equitable, to any of the lands so certified.
[C73, §93; C97, §82; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §99; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.11]
C93, §9G.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.12 - Dubuque and Pacific Railroad lands.

9G.12 Dubuque and Pacific Railroad lands.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized upon the application of any person claiming title under the trust deeds executed by the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, to secure its construction bonds, to any lands included in the list of lands certified to the state of Iowa, by the commissioner of the general land office and approved by the secretary of the interior, as selected to satisfy the grant made to the state of Iowa, by Act of Congress approved May 15, 1856, 11 Stat. 9, in aid of the construction of a railroad from Dubuque to Sioux City; to certify said land as inuring to the grantees of the said Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, which certificate shall be signed by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state, with the seal of the state, and deliver the same to such applicant who is hereby authorized to have said certificate recorded in the county in which the land so certified is situated, and when so recorded, shall be notice to all persons the same as deeds now are, and shall be evidence of the title from the state of Iowa to any person deriving title to said land under the Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company, to the land therein described under the grant of Congress by which the land was certified to the state so far as the certified lists made by the commissioner aforesaid, conferred title to the state, but where lands embraced in such lists are not of the character embraced by such Acts of Congress or the Acts of the general assembly of the state, and are not intended to be granted thereby, the lists so far as these lands are concerned, shall be void; nor shall the secretary include, in any of the lists so certified to the state, lands which have been adjudicated by the proper courts to belong to any other grant, or adjudicated to belong to any county or individual under the swampland grant, or any homestead or preemption settlement; nor shall said certificate so issued confer any right or title as against any person or company having any vested right, either legal or equitable, to any of the lands so certified.
[C39, §99.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.12]
C93, §9G.12
2006 Acts, ch 1010, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.13 - University lands.

9G.13 University lands.
The secretary of state is hereby authorized to issue patents for lands, the legal title to which is vested in the state university of Iowa, in cases wherein it is shown to the satisfaction of the governor and attorney general that such lands have been in fact sold by the authority of the state and paid for, and that the certificates of purchase have been lost or destroyed.
[C97, §83; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §100; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.13]
C93, §9G.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9G - LAND OFFICE › Section 9G.14 - Effect of patents.

9G.14 Effect of patents.
The patents thus issued shall inure to the benefit of the original purchaser and the original purchaser’s grantees only, and a clause to this effect shall be inserted in the patent.
[C97, §84; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §101; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §10.14]
C93, §9G.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9H - CORPORATE OR PARTNERSHIP FARMING › Section 9H.3A - Penalties — injunctive relief.

9H.3A Penalties — injunctive relief.
The courts of this state may prevent and restrain violations of this chapter through the issuance of an injunction. The attorney general or a county attorney shall institute suits on behalf of the state to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter.
2003 Acts, ch 115, §12, 19
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.1 - Definitions.

9I.1 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter:
1. “Agricultural land” means land suitable for use in farming.
2. “Farming” means the cultivation of land for the production of agricultural crops, the raising of poultry, the production of eggs, the production of milk, the production of fruit or other horticultural crops, grazing or the production of livestock. Farming includes the production of timber, forest products, nursery products, or sod. Farming does not include a contract where a processor or distributor of farm products or supplies provides spraying, harvesting or other farm services.
3. “Foreign business” means a corporation incorporated under the laws of a foreign country, or a business entity whether or not incorporated, in which a majority interest is owned directly or indirectly by nonresident aliens. Legal entities, including but not limited to trusts, holding companies, multiple corporations and other business arrangements, do not affect the determination of ownership or control of a foreign business.
4. “Foreign government” means a government other than the government of the United States, its states, territories or possessions.
5. “Nonresident alien” means an individual who is not any of the following:
a. A citizen of the United States.
b. A person lawfully admitted into the United States for permanent residence by the United States immigration and naturalization service. An individual is lawfully admitted for permanent residence regardless of whether the individual’s lawful permanent resident status is conditional.
[C79, §567.10; C81, §567.1]
2002 Acts, ch 1066, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.1
Referred to in §10B.1, 10D.1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.2 - Alien rights.

9I.2 Alien rights.
A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government may acquire, by grant, purchase, devise or descent, real property, except agricultural land or any interest in agricultural land in this state, and may own, hold, devise or alienate the real property, and shall incur the same duties and liabilities in relation thereto as a citizen and resident of the United States.
[C97, §1641; S13, §1641; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8403; C46, 50, §491.67; C54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §491.67, 567.8; C81, §567.2]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.4 - Development of land acquired for nonfarming purposes.

9I.4 Development of land acquired for nonfarming purposes.
Development of the agricultural land which is not subject to the restrictions of section 9I.3, subsections 1 and 2, because the land or interest in the land was acquired for an immediate or pending use other than farming, shall convert the land to the purpose other than farming, within five years after the acquisition of the agricultural land or the acquisition of the interest in the agricultural land.
[C81, §567.4]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.5 - Land acquired by devise or descent.

9I.5 Land acquired by devise or descent.
A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or fiduciary thereof, which acquires agricultural land or an interest in agricultural land, by devise or descent after January 1, 1980, shall divest itself of all right, title and interest in the land within two years from the date of acquiring the land or interest. This section shall not require divestment of agricultural land or an interest in agricultural land, acquired by devise or descent from a nonresident alien, if such land or an interest in such land was acquired by any nonresident alien prior to July 1, 1979.
[C73, §1909; C97, §2889; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10214; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §567.1; C81, §567.5]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.6 - Change of status — divestment.

9I.6 Change of status — divestment.
A person or business which purchases or otherwise acquires agricultural land in this state except by devise or descent, after January 1, 1980, and whose status changes so that it becomes a foreign business or nonresident alien subject to this chapter, shall divest itself of all right, title and interest in the land within two years from the date that its status changed.
[C81, §567.6]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.7 - Registration.

9I.7 Registration.
A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or fiduciary thereof, which owns an interest in agricultural land within this state on or after January 1, 1980, shall register the agricultural land with the secretary of state. The registration shall be made within sixty days after January 1, 1980, or within sixty days after acquiring the land or the interest in land, whichever time is the later. The registration shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary and shall contain the name of the owner and the location and number of acres of the agricultural land by township and county. If the owner of the agricultural land or owner of the interest in agricultural land is an agent, trustee or fiduciary of a nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, the registration shall also include the name of any principal for whom that land, or interest in that land was purchased as agent.
[C81, §567.7]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.7
Referred to in §9I.10, 9I.12, 10B.4A
Exception for persons required to file a report under chapter 10B, see §10B.4A
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.8 - Reports.

9I.8 Reports.
A nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or fiduciary thereof, who acquires agricultural land not subject to the restrictions of section 9I.3 because the land was acquired for an immediate or pending use other than farming, shall file a report with the secretary of state before March 31 of each year. The report shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the secretary and shall contain the following:
1. The name of the owner of the agricultural land or owner of the interest in the agricultural land.
2. If the owner of the agricultural land or interest in agricultural land is an agent, trustee or fiduciary of a nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, the name of any principal for whom that land or interest in that land was acquired as agent.
3. The location and number of acres of the agricultural land by township and county.
4. The date the agricultural land or interest in agricultural land was acquired.
5. The immediate or pending use other than farming, for which the agricultural land or interest in agricultural land was acquired and the status of the land’s development for the purpose other than farming.
6. The present use of the agricultural land.
[C77, 79, §567.9; C81, §567.8]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.8
Referred to in §9I.10, 9I.12, 10B.4A
Exception for persons required to file a report under chapter 10B, see §10B.4A
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.9 - Lessees conducting research or experiments.

9I.9 Lessees conducting research or experiments.
Lessees of agricultural land under section 9I.3, subsection 3, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (3), for research or experimental purposes, shall file a report with the secretary of state on or before March 31 of each year on forms adopted pursuant to chapter 17A and supplied by the secretary of state. The report shall contain the following information for the last year:
1. The name and principal place of business of the lessee.
2. The location of the agricultural land used for research or experimental purposes.
3. The date that the lease became effective.
4. The name and address of each person purchasing breeding stock produced on the agricultural land.
5. The number or volume of breeding stock purchased by each person purchasing breeding stock produced on the agricultural land.
89 Acts, ch 311, §32
CS89, §567.8A
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.10 - Enforcement.

9I.10 Enforcement.
1. If the secretary of state finds that a nonresident alien, foreign business, foreign government, or an agent, trustee, or other fiduciary thereof, has acquired or holds title to or interest in agricultural land in this state in violation of this chapter or has failed to timely register as required under section 9I.7 or has failed to timely report as required under section 9I.8, the secretary shall report the violation to the attorney general.
2. Upon receipt of the report from the secretary of state, the attorney general shall initiate an action in the district court of any county in which the land is located.
3. The attorney general shall file a notice of the pendency of the action with the recorder of deeds of each county in which any of the land is located. If the court finds that the land in question has been acquired or held in violation of this chapter or the required registration has not been timely filed, it shall enter an order so declaring and shall file a copy of the order with the recorder of deeds of each county in which any portion of the land is located.
[C97, §2891; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10218; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §567.5; C81, §567.9]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.11 - Escheat.

9I.11 Escheat.
If the court finds that the land in question has been acquired in violation of this chapter or that the land has not been converted to the purpose other than farming within five years as provided for in this chapter, the court shall declare the land escheated to the state. When escheat is decreed by the court, the clerk of court shall notify the governor that the title to the real estate is vested in the state by decree of the court. Any real estate, the title to which is acquired by the state under this chapter, shall be sold in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of a mortgage on real estate for default of payment, the proceeds of the sale shall be used to pay court costs, and the remaining funds, if any, shall be paid to the person divested of the property but only in an amount not exceeding the actual cost paid by the person for that property. Proceeds remaining after the payment of court costs and the payment to the person divested of the property shall become a part of the funds of the county or counties in which the land is located, in proportion to the part of the land in each county.
[C97, §2891; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10218; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, §567.5; C81, §567.10]
83 Acts, ch 123, §192, 209; 2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.11
Referred to in §331.427
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 9I - NONRESIDENT ALIENS — LAND OWNERSHIP › Section 9I.12 - Penalty — failure to timely file.

9I.12 Penalty — failure to timely file.
A civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars shall be imposed, for each offense, upon a nonresident alien, foreign business or foreign government, or an agent, trustee or other fiduciary thereof, who fails to timely file the registration as required by section 9I.7, or who fails to timely file a report required by section 9I.8.
[C81, §567.11]
2002 Acts, ch 1095, §10
C2003, §9I.12
2013 Acts, ch 90, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.2 - Interests described.

10.2 Interests described.
As used in this chapter, all of the following apply:
1. A person holds an interest in agricultural land if the person either directly or indirectly owns or leases the agricultural land in this state.
2. A person holds an interest in a farmers entity if the person holds an interest as any of the following:
a. A shareholder of a networking farmers corporation.
b. A member of a networking farmers limited liability company.
c. A member of a farmers cooperative association.
d. A member of a farmers cooperative limited liability company.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §102, 301; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.3 - Landholdings restricted.

10.3 Landholdings restricted.
1. Notwithstanding section 9H.4, a networking farmers corporation may hold agricultural land in this state if it meets all of the following conditions:
a. The networking farmers corporation does not hold an interest in agricultural land of more than six hundred forty acres.
b. At least seventy-five percent of the networking farmers corporation’s gross receipts are from the sale of livestock or livestock products.
2. a. An interest in agricultural land held by a networking farmers corporation shall be attributable as an interest in agricultural land held by a shareholder having an interest in the networking farmers corporation. The shareholder shall be deemed to hold an interest in agricultural land held by the networking farmers corporation in proportion to the interest that the shareholder holds in the networking farmers corporation.
b. Except to the extent provided in this paragraph, a shareholder holding agricultural land by attribution shall be subject to landholding restrictions imposed pursuant to the Code, including sections 9H.4, 9H.5, 9I.3, and 501.103. However, notwithstanding section 9H.4, a cooperative association may hold an interest in any number of farmers entities, if the total number of acres held by the farmers entities and attributable to the cooperative association is six hundred forty acres or less.
c. The shareholder’s proportionate interest shall be calculated by multiplying the number of acres of agricultural land held by the networking farmers corporation by the percentage interest in the networking farmers corporation held by the shareholder.
3. In the event of a transfer of an interest in the networking farmers corporation by operation of law, the corporation may disregard the transfer for purposes of determining compliance with subsection 1 for a period of two years after the transfer.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §103, 301
Referred to in §10.4, 10.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.4 - Multiple interests restricted.

10.4 Multiple interests restricted.
1. A person who holds an interest in a networking farmers corporation holding an interest in agricultural land pursuant to section 10.3 shall not hold an interest in another farmers entity if any of the following applies:
a. The person holds a twenty-five percent or greater interest in a networking farmers corporation having six or fewer stockholders.
b. The person holds a fifteen percent or greater interest in a networking farmers corporation having seven or more stockholders.
2. A person who holds a majority interest in an authorized entity shall not hold a majority interest in a networking farmers corporation.
3. A qualified commodity share landlord who owns an interest in a networking farmers corporation holding agricultural land under section 10.3 must rent an additional one hundred fifty acres of agricultural land on a commodity share basis for each farmers entity holding agricultural land under this chapter in which the commodity share landlord acquires an interest.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §104, 301
Referred to in §10.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.5 - Landholdings restricted.

10.5 Landholdings restricted.
1. Notwithstanding section 9H.4, a networking farmers limited liability company may hold agricultural land in this state if it meets all of the following conditions:
a. The networking farmers limited liability company does not hold an interest in agricultural land of more than six hundred forty acres.
b. At least seventy-five percent of the networking farmers limited liability company’s gross receipts from farming are from the sale of livestock or livestock products.
2. a. An interest in agricultural land held by a networking farmers limited liability company shall be attributable as an interest in agricultural land held by a member having an interest in the networking farmers limited liability company. The member shall be deemed to hold an interest in agricultural land held by the networking farmers limited liability company in proportion to the interest that the member holds in the networking farmers limited liability company.
b. Except to the extent provided in this paragraph, a member holding agricultural land by attribution shall be subject to landholding restrictions imposed pursuant to the Code, including sections 9H.4, 9H.5, 9I.3, and 501.103. However, notwithstanding section 9H.4, a cooperative association may hold an interest in any number of farmers entities, if the total number of acres held by the farmers entities and attributable to the cooperative association is six hundred forty acres or less.
c. The member’s proportionate interest shall be calculated by multiplying the number of acres of agricultural land held by the networking farmers limited liability company by the percentage interest in the networking farmers limited liability company held by the member.
3. In the event of a transfer of an interest in the networking farmers limited liability company by operation of law, the networking farmers limited liability company may disregard the transfer for purposes of determining compliance with subsection 1 for a period of two years after the transfer.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §105, 301
Referred to in §10.6, 10.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.6 - Multiple interests restricted.

10.6 Multiple interests restricted.
1. A person who holds an interest in a networking farmers limited liability company holding an interest in agricultural land pursuant to section 10.5 shall not hold an interest in another farmers entity, if any of the following applies:
a. The person holds a twenty-five percent or greater interest in a networking farmers limited liability company having six or fewer members.
b. The person holds a fifteen percent or greater interest in a networking farmers limited liability company having seven or more members.
2. A person who holds a majority interest in an authorized entity shall not hold a majority interest in a networking farmers limited liability company.
3. A qualified commodity share landlord who owns an interest in a networking farmers limited liability company holding agricultural land under section 10.5 must rent an additional one hundred fifty acres of agricultural land on a commodity share basis for each farmers entity holding agricultural land under this chapter in which the commodity share landlord acquires an interest.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §106, 301
Referred to in §10.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.7 - Landholdings restricted.

10.7 Landholdings restricted.
1. Notwithstanding section 9H.4, a farmers cooperative association may hold agricultural land in this state if it meets all of the following conditions:
a. The farmers cooperative association does not hold an interest in agricultural land of more than six hundred forty acres.
b. The farmers cooperative association does not produce, including by planting or harvesting, forage or grain on agricultural land in which the farmers cooperative association holds an interest. However, the farmers cooperative association may enter into an agreement under a lease or production contract with a person to produce the forage or grain, if the farmers cooperative association does not receive forage or grain in payment under the agreement. The lease or contract may specify the type of forage or grain that must be produced and provide that the farmers cooperative association has a right to purchase the forage or grain on the same terms and conditions as the highest bona fide offer received by the person for the forage or grain, within a period agreed to by the parties to the lease or production contract.
2. a. Except as provided in this section, an interest in agricultural land held by a farmers cooperative association shall be attributable as an interest in agricultural land held by a member having an interest in the farmers cooperative association. The member shall be deemed to hold an interest in agricultural land held by the farmers cooperative association in proportion to the interest that the member holds in the farmers cooperative association.
b. Except to the extent provided in this paragraph, a member holding agricultural land by attribution shall be subject to landholding restrictions imposed pursuant to the Code, including sections 9H.4, 9H.5, 9I.3, and 501.103. However, notwithstanding section 9H.4, all of the following shall apply:
(1) A cooperative association may hold an interest in any number of farmers entities, if the total number of acres held by the farmers entities and attributable to the cooperative association is six hundred forty acres or less.
(2) An interest in agricultural land held by a farmers cooperative association shall not be attributable to a member who is an entity organized under state law, if the entity holds a five percent or less interest in the farmers cooperative association.
c. The member’s proportionate interest shall be calculated by multiplying the number of acres of agricultural land held by the farmers cooperative association by the percentage interest in the farmers cooperative association held by the member.
3. In the event of a transfer of an interest in a farmers cooperative association by operation of law, the association may disregard the transfer for purposes of determining compliance with subsection 1 for a period of two years after the transfer.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §107, 301
Referred to in §10.8, 10.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.8 - Multiple interests restricted.

10.8 Multiple interests restricted.
1. A person who holds an interest in a farmers cooperative association holding an interest in agricultural land pursuant to section 10.7 shall not hold an interest in another farmers entity if any of the following applies:
a. The person holds a twenty-five percent or greater interest in a farmers cooperative association having six or fewer members.
b. The person holds a fifteen percent or greater interest in a farmers cooperative association having seven or more members.
2. A person who holds a majority interest in an authorized entity shall not hold a majority interest in a farmers cooperative association.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §108, 301
Referred to in §10.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.11 - Landholding restrictions — penalties.

10.11 Landholding restrictions — penalties.
A person violating the landholding restrictions in section 10.3, 10.5, 10.7, or 10.10 shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars and shall divest itself of any land held in violation of the section within one year after judgment is entered ordering the farmers entity to comply with that section, as provided in section 10.13.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §111, 301
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.12 - Multiple interests restricted — penalties.

10.12 Multiple interests restricted — penalties.
1. A civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars may be imposed on a person who becomes one of the following:
a. A stockholder of a networking farmers corporation as prohibited in section 10.4.
b. A member of a networking farmers limited liability company as prohibited in section 10.6.
c. A member of a farmers cooperative association as prohibited in section 10.8.
2. The person violating the section shall divest the interest held by the person in a farmers entity or authorized entity as is necessary to comply with this chapter, as provided in section 10.13.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §112, 301
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.13 - Divestiture proceedings.

10.13 Divestiture proceedings.
The court may determine the method of divesting an interest held by a person found to be in violation of this chapter. A financial gain realized by a person who disposes of an interest held in violation of this chapter shall be forfeited to the state’s general fund. All court costs and fees shall be paid by the person holding the interest in violation of the section.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §113, 301
Referred to in §10.11, 10.12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10 - AGRICULTURAL LANDHOLDING RESTRICTIONS › Section 10.14 - Injunctive relief.

10.14 Injunctive relief.
The courts of this state may prevent and restrain violations of this chapter through the issuance of an injunction. The attorney general or a county attorney shall institute suits on behalf of the state to prevent and restrain violations of this chapter.
98 Acts, ch 1110, §114, 301
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10A - DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS › Section 10A.101 - Definitions.

10A.101 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Administrator” means a person coordinating the administration of a division of the department.
2. “Department” means the department of inspections and appeals.
3. “Director” means the director of inspections and appeals.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §501; 88 Acts, ch 1109, §1; 89 Acts, ch 231, §1; 2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1; 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §200, 201; 2002 Acts, ch 1162, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 44, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10A - DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS › Section 10A.102 - Department established.

10A.102 Department established.
The department of inspections and appeals is established. The director of the department shall be appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor subject to confirmation by the senate no less frequently than every four years, whether or not there has been a new director appointed during that time. If the office becomes vacant, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as provided for the original appointment.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §502
Referred to in §7E.5
Confirmation, see §2.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 10A - DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND APPEALS › Section 10A.103 - Purpose of the department.

10A.103 Purpose of the department.
The department is created for the purpose of coordinating and conducting various audits, appeals, hearings, inspections, and investigations related to the operations of the executive branch of state government.
86 Acts, ch 1245, §503