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2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.12 - Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.

556.12 Notice and publication of lists of abandoned property.
1. If a report has been filed with the treasurer of state, or property has been paid or delivered to the treasurer of state, for the fiscal year ending on June 30 or, in the case of unclaimed demutualization proceeds, for the preceding calendar year as required by section 556.11, the treasurer of state shall provide for the publication annually of at least one notice not later than the following November 30. Each notice shall be published at least once each week for two successive weeks in an English language newspaper of general circulation in the county in this state in which is located the last known address of any person to be named in the notice. If an address is not listed or if the address is outside this state, the notice shall be published in the county in which the holder of the abandoned property has its principal place of business within this state.
2. The published notice shall contain:
a. The names in alphabetical order and last known addresses, if any, of persons listed in the report and entitled to notice within the county as hereinbefore specified.
b. A statement that information concerning the amount or description of the property and the name and address of the holder may be obtained by any persons possessing an interest in the property by addressing an inquiry to the state treasurer.
3. The treasurer of state is not required to publish in such notice any item of less than one hundred dollars unless the treasurer deems the publication to be in the public interest.
4. The treasurer of state may mail a notice to each person listed in a report filed by the holder of unclaimed property, at the last known address of that person if the treasurer deems such notice to be in the best interests of that person and has reason to believe that the address submitted by the holder is sufficient to ensure that delivery of such notice will likely occur.
5. The mailed notice shall contain a statement that, according to a report filed with the treasurer of state, property is being held to which the addressee appears entitled.
6. This section is not applicable to sums payable on traveler’s checks, money orders, cashier’s checks, official checks, or similar instruments presumed abandoned under section 556.2.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.12]
84 Acts, ch 1295, §15; 95 Acts, ch 34, §4; 2003 Acts, ch 46, §4, 5; 2003 Acts, ch 64, §5, 6; 2007 Acts, ch 37, §2, 3
Referred to in §216A.102, 556.2C, 556.9B, 556.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.13 - Payment or delivery of abandoned property.

556.13 Payment or delivery of abandoned property.
1. Except for property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository, upon filing the report required by section 556.11, the holder of property presumed abandoned shall pay, deliver, or cause to be paid or delivered to the administrator the property described in the report as unclaimed, but if the property is an automatically renewable deposit, and a penalty or forfeiture in the payment of interest would result, the time for compliance is extended until a penalty or forfeiture would no longer result. At the direction of the treasurer of state, the holder of tangible property held in a safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository shall deliver the property to the treasurer of state at the same time as or after filing the abandoned property report required in section 556.11.
2. If the property reported to the treasurer of state is a security or security entitlement under the Uniform Commercial Code, chapter 554, article 8, the treasurer of state is an appropriate person to make an indorsement, instruction, or entitlement order on behalf of the apparent owner to invoke the duty of the issuer or its transfer agent or the securities intermediary to transfer or dispose of the security or the security entitlement in accordance with the Uniform Commercial Code, chapter 554, article 8.
3. If the holder of property reported to the treasurer of state is the issuer of a certificated security, the treasurer of state has the right to obtain a replacement certificate pursuant to section 554.8405 but an indemnity bond is not required.
4. An issuer, the holder, and any transfer agent or other person acting pursuant to the instructions of and on behalf of the issuer or holder in accordance with this section is not liable to the apparent owner and shall be indemnified against claims of any person in accordance with section 556.14.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.13]
84 Acts, ch 1295, §16; 92 Acts, ch 1243, §32; 96 Acts, ch 1173, §7; 98 Acts, ch 1100, §76; 2007 Acts, ch 37, §4
Referred to in §556.2, 556.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.15 - Income accruing after payment or delivery.

556.15 Income accruing after payment or delivery.
When property other than money is paid or delivered to the treasurer of state under this chapter, the owner is entitled to receive from the treasurer of state any dividends, interest, or other increments realized or accruing on the property at or before liquidation or conversion into money.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.15]
84 Acts, ch 1295, §18
Referred to in §524.1305, 524.1310
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.16 - Periods of limitation not a bar.

556.16 Periods of limitation not a bar.
The expiration of any period of time specified by statute or court order, during which an action or proceeding may be commenced or enforced to obtain payment of a claim for money or recovery of property, shall not prevent the money or property from being presumed abandoned property, nor affect any duty to file a report required by this chapter or to pay or deliver abandoned property to the state treasurer.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.16]
Referred to in §524.1305, 524.1310, 556.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.18 - Deposit of funds.

556.18 Deposit of funds.
1. Except as provided in subsection 3, all funds received under this chapter, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property under section 556.17, shall be deposited quarterly by the treasurer of state in the general fund of the state. However, the treasurer of state shall retain in a separate trust fund a sufficient amount from which the treasurer of state shall make prompt payment of claims duly allowed under section 556.20. Before making the deposit, the treasurer of state shall record the name and last known address of each person appearing from the holders’ reports to be entitled to the abandoned property and the name and last known address of each insured person or annuitant, and with respect to each policy or contract listed in the report of a life insurance corporation, its number, the name of the corporation, and the amount due. The record shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable business hours.
2. Before making any deposit to the credit of the general funds, the state treasurer may deduct:
a. Any costs in connection with sale of abandoned property.
b. Any costs of mailing and publication in connection with any abandoned property.
c. Reasonable service charges.
d. Any costs in connection with information on outstanding state warrants addressed pursuant to section 556.2C.
3. The treasurer of state shall annually credit all moneys received under section 556.4 to the general fund of the state. Moneys credited to the general fund of the state pursuant to this subsection are subject to the requirements of subsections 1 and 2 and section 8.60.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.18]
83 Acts, ch 191, §13, 14, 27; 84 Acts, ch 1295, §20; 88 Acts, ch 1175, §4; 89 Acts, ch 287, §6; 91 Acts, ch 253, §24; 91 Acts, ch 260, §1248; 93 Acts, ch 131, §26, 27; 94 Acts, ch 1107, §96, 97, 100; 94 Acts, ch 1188, §38; 2006 Acts, ch 1185, §103
Referred to in §524.1305, 524.1310, 556.9B, 556.17
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.19 - Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered.

556.19 Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered.
Any person claiming an interest in any property delivered to the state under this chapter may file a claim thereto or to the proceeds from the sale thereof on the form prescribed by the state treasurer.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.19]
Referred to in §22.7(32), 524.1305, 524.1310, 556.9B, 714.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.20 - Determination of claims.

556.20 Determination of claims.
1. The treasurer of state shall consider any claim filed under this chapter and may hold a hearing and receive evidence concerning the claim. If a hearing is held, the treasurer shall prepare a finding and a decision in writing on each claim filed, stating the substance of any evidence heard by the treasurer and the reasons for the treasurer’s decision. The decision shall be a public record.
2. If the claim is allowed, the treasurer of state shall make payment forthwith. The claim shall be paid without deduction for costs of notices or sale or for service charges. The treasurer or an employee thereof shall not be held liable in any action for any claim paid in good faith pursuant to this section. However, a claimant, attorney in fact, or attorney or any other person representing a claimant to whom such payment is made may be held liable to a person who proves a superior right to the payment.
3. As a condition precedent to payment of any claim filed under this chapter, the treasurer of state may require that the claimant or owner of the unclaimed or abandoned property furnish the treasurer with a surety bond containing terms and provisions acceptable to the treasurer and issued by a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state or with such other form of indemnification and protection that is determined by the treasurer to be acceptable and sufficient to protect the treasurer and the state against any loss, liability, or damage which may arise out of or result from the payment of the claim by the treasurer. The claimant or owner shall be responsible for all premiums, costs, fees, or other expenses associated with any such surety bond or other form of indemnification and protection required pursuant to this subsection.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.20]
83 Acts, ch 191, §15, 27; 84 Acts, ch 1295, §21; 2007 Acts, ch 37, §5
Referred to in §499.30A, 501A.1008, 524.1305, 524.1310, 556.9B, 556.18, 642.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.21 - Judicial action upon determinations.

556.21 Judicial action upon determinations.
Any person aggrieved by a decision of the state treasurer or as to whose claim the treasurer has failed to act within ninety days after the filing of the claim, may commence an action in the district court to establish that person’s claim. The proceeding shall be brought within ninety days after the decision of the treasurer or within one hundred eighty days from the filing of the claim if the treasurer fails to act. The action shall be tried de novo without a jury.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.21]
Referred to in §499.30A, 501A.1008, 524.1305, 524.1310
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.22 - Elections by the treasurer of state.

556.22 Elections by the treasurer of state.
1. The treasurer of state may elect to allow a holder to file a report as provided in section 556.11, or to deliver or pay property to the treasurer, before the property is presumed abandoned, upon consent of the treasurer and according to terms and conditions prescribed by the treasurer.
2. The treasurer of state, after receiving reports of property deemed abandoned pursuant to this chapter, may decline to receive any property reported which the treasurer deems to have a value less than the cost of giving notice and holding sale, or the treasurer may, if the treasurer deems it desirable because of the small sum involved, postpone taking possession until a sufficient sum accumulates. Unless the holder of the property is notified to the contrary within one hundred twenty days after filing the report required under section 556.11, the treasurer shall be deemed to have elected to receive the custody of the property.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.22]
95 Acts, ch 34, §5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.23 - Examination of records.

556.23 Examination of records.
The treasurer of state may at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice examine the records of any person if the treasurer of state has reason to believe that the person has failed to report property that should have been reported pursuant to this chapter. If an examination of the records of a person results in the disclosure of property reportable and deliverable under this chapter, the treasurer of state may assess the cost of the examination against the holder at a rate not to exceed one hundred dollars a day for each examiner, but in no case may the charges exceed the value of the property found to be reportable and deliverable.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.23]
84 Acts, ch 1295, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.24 - Proceeding to compel delivery of abandoned property.

556.24 Proceeding to compel delivery of abandoned property.
If any person refuses to deliver property to the state treasurer as required under this chapter, the treasurer shall bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to enforce such delivery.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.24]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.24A - Public records.

556.24A Public records.
1. The treasurer of state shall maintain a public record of the name and last known address of each person appearing to be entitled to unclaimed or abandoned property paid or delivered to the treasurer pursuant to this chapter.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any other identifying information set forth in any report, record, claim, or other document submitted to the treasurer of state pursuant to this chapter concerning unclaimed or abandoned property is a confidential record as provided in section 22.7 and shall be made available for public examination or copying only in the discretion of the treasurer.
2007 Acts, ch 37, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.25 - Interest and penalties.

556.25 Interest and penalties.
1. A person who fails to pay or deliver property within the time prescribed by this chapter shall pay the treasurer of state interest at the annual rate of ten percent on the property or value of the property from the date the property should have been paid or delivered but in no event prior to July 1, 1984.
2. A person who willfully fails to pay or deliver property to the treasurer of state as required under this chapter shall pay a civil penalty equal to twenty-five percent of the value of the property that should have been paid or delivered.
3. The interest or penalty or any part of the interest or penalty as imposed in subsection 1 or 2 may be waived or remitted by the treasurer of state if the person’s failure to pay abandoned funds or deliver property is satisfactorily explained to the treasurer of state and if the failure has resulted from a mistake by the person in understanding or applying the law or the facts which require that person to pay abandoned funds or deliver property as provided in this chapter.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.25]
84 Acts, ch 1295, §23; 85 Acts, ch 195, §51; 93 Acts, ch 178, §35, 36
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.27 - Effect of laws of other states.

556.27 Effect of laws of other states.
This chapter shall not apply to any property that has been presumed abandoned or escheated under the laws of another state prior to July 1, 1967.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.27]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.28 - Interstate agreements and cooperation.

556.28 Interstate agreements and cooperation.
1. The treasurer of state may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The treasurer of state by rule may require the reporting of information needed to enable compliance with agreements made pursuant to this section and prescribe the form.
2. To avoid conflicts between the treasurer of state’s procedures and the procedures of unclaimed property administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the uniform unclaimed property Act, the treasurer of state, so far as is consistent with the purposes, policies, and provisions of this chapter, before adopting, amending or repealing rules, shall advise and consult with the unclaimed property administrators in other jurisdictions that enact substantially the uniform unclaimed property Act and take into consideration the rules of unclaimed property administrators in other jurisdictions that enact the uniform unclaimed property Act.
3. The treasurer of state may join with other states to seek enforcement of this chapter against any person who is or may be holding property reportable under this chapter.
4. At the request of another state, the attorney general of this state may bring an action in the name of the unclaimed property administrator of the other state in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the unclaimed property laws of the other state against a holder in this state of property subject to escheat or a claim of abandonment by the other state, if the other state has agreed to pay expenses incurred by the attorney general in bringing the action.
5. The treasurer of state may request that the attorney general of another state or any other person bring an action in the name of the unclaimed property administrator in the other state. The state shall pay all expenses including attorney’s fees in any action under this subsection. Any expenses paid pursuant to this subsection may not be deducted from the amount that is subject to the claim by the owner under this chapter.
84 Acts, ch 1295, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556 - DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED PROPERTY › Section 556.29 - Uniformity of interpretation.

556.29 Uniformity of interpretation.
This chapter shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556.28]
C85, §556.29
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556A - UNSOLICITED GOODS, WARES, AND MERCHANDISE › Section 556A.1 - Gift of unsolicited goods.

556A.1 Gift of unsolicited goods.
Unless otherwise agreed, where unsolicited goods are mailed to a person, that person has a right to accept delivery of such goods as a gift only, and is not bound to return such goods to the sender. If such unsolicited goods are either addressed to or intended for the recipient, the recipient may use them or dispose of them in any manner without any obligation to the sender, and in any action for goods sold and delivered, or in any action for the return of the goods, it shall be a complete defense that the goods were mailed voluntarily and that the defendant did not actually order or request such goods, either orally or in writing.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §556A.1]
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556B - ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES OR OTHER PROPERTY › Section 556B.1 - Removal — notice to sheriff.

556B.1 Removal — notice to sheriff.
1. The owner or other lawful possessor of real property may remove or cause to be removed any motor vehicle or other personal property which has been unlawfully parked or placed on that real property, and may place or cause such personal property to be placed in storage until the owner of the same pays a fair and reasonable charge for towing, storage or other expense incurred. The real property owner or possessor, or the owner’s or possessor’s agent, shall not be liable for damages caused to the personal property by the removal or storage unless the damage is caused willfully or by gross negligence.
2. The real property owner or possessor shall notify the sheriff of the county where the real property is located of the removal of the motor vehicle or other personal property. If the owner of the motor vehicle or other personal property can be determined, the owner shall be notified of the removal by the sheriff by certified mail, return receipt requested. If the owner cannot be identified, notice by one publication in one newspaper of general circulation in the area where the personal property was parked or placed is sufficient to meet all notice requirements under this section. If the personal property has not been reclaimed by the owner within six months after notice has been effected, it may be sold by the sheriff at public or private sale. The net proceeds after deducting the cost of the sale shall be applied to the cost of removal and storage of the property, and the remainder, if any, shall be paid to the county treasurer.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §556B.1]
83 Acts, ch 123, §190, 209
Referred to in §331.427, 331.653
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556C - RIGHTS TO DIES, MOLDS, AND FORMS › Section 556C.1 - Definitions.

556C.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise:
1. “Customer” means a person who causes a molder to fabricate, cast, or otherwise make a die, mold, or form to be used for the manufacture of plastic products.
2. “Molder” means a person, including but not limited to a tool or die maker, who fabricates, casts, or otherwise makes a die, mold, or form to be used for the manufacture of plastic products.
84 Acts, ch 1066, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556C - RIGHTS TO DIES, MOLDS, AND FORMS › Section 556C.2 - Rights to dies, molds, or forms.

556C.2 Rights to dies, molds, or forms.
1. In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, the customer has all rights and title to a die, mold, or form in the possession of the molder as provided in this section.
2. If a customer does not claim possession from a molder of a die, mold, or form within three years following the last use of the die, mold, or form, all rights and title to the die, mold, or form are transferred to the molder for the purpose of destroying or disposing of the die, mold, or form.
3. The molder shall notify the customer by certified mail sent to the customer’s last known address at least ninety days prior to the transfer provided in subsection 2. The notice shall indicate that all rights and title to the die, mold, or form will be transferred pursuant to this section.
4. If the customer does not respond in person or by mail within ninety days following the date the notice was sent or does not make other contractual arrangements with the molder for storage of the die, mold, or form the rights and title of the customer to the die, mold, or form shall transfer to the molder. After a transfer has occurred the molder may destroy or otherwise dispose of the particular die, mold, or form as the molder’s own property without liability to the customer. This section does not affect the right of the customer under federal patent or copyright law or a state or federal law relating to unfair competition.
84 Acts, ch 1066, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556D - CONSIGNMENTS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND ART DEALERS › Section 556D.1 - Definitions.

556D.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
1. “Art dealer” means a person engaged in the business of selling works of fine art, in a shop or gallery devoted in the majority to works of fine art, other than a person engaged in the business of selling goods of general merchandise or at a public auction.
2. “Artist” means the person who creates a work of fine art or, if such person is deceased, the person’s personal representative.
3. “Consignment” means a delivery of a work of fine art under which no title to, estate in, or right to possession superior to that of the consignor vests in the consignee, notwithstanding the consignee’s power or authority to transfer and convey to a third person all of the right, title, and interest of the consignor in and to the fine art.
4. “Fine art” means a painting, sculpture, drawing, mosaic, photograph, work of graphic art, including an etching, lithograph, offset print, silk screen, or work of graphic art of like nature, a work of calligraphy, or a work in mixed media including a collage, assemblage, or any combination of these art media which is one of a kind or is available in a limited issue or series. “Fine art” also means crafts which include work in clay, textiles, fiber, wood, metal, plastic, glass, or similar materials which is one of a kind or is available in a limited issue or series.
5. “Stated value” means the amount agreed to be paid to the consignor.
86 Acts, ch 1233, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556D - CONSIGNMENTS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND ART DEALERS › Section 556D.2 - Consignment.

556D.2 Consignment.
1. If an artist delivers or causes to be delivered a work of fine art of the artist’s own creation to an art dealer in this state for the purpose of exhibition or sale on a commission, fee, or other basis of compensation, the delivery to and acceptance of the work of fine art by the art dealer is a consignment, unless the delivery to the art dealer is an outright sale for which the artist receives or has received full compensation upon delivery.
2. When an art dealer accepts a work of fine art for the purposes of sale or exhibition and sale to the public on a commission, fee, or other basis of compensation, there shall be a contract or agreement between the artist and art dealer which shall include the following provisions:
a. That the amount of the proceeds due the artist from the sale of the work of fine art shall be delivered to the artist at a time agreed upon by the artist and the art dealer.
b. That the art dealer shall be responsible for the stated value of the work of fine art in the event of the loss of or damage to the work of fine art while it is in the possession of the art dealer.
c. That the work of fine art shall be sold by the art dealer only for the amount agreed upon by the artist in the contract or agreement and that the art dealer will take only the commission or fee agreed upon.
d. That the work of fine art may be used or displayed by the art dealer or any other person only with the prior written consent of the artist. The artist may require that the artist be acknowledged in the use of the work of fine art.
86 Acts, ch 1233, §2; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556D - CONSIGNMENTS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND ART DEALERS › Section 556D.3 - Conditions of consignment.

556D.3 Conditions of consignment.
The following apply to consignment:
1. The art dealer, after delivery of the work of fine art, becomes an agent of the artist for the purpose of sale or exhibition of the consigned work of fine art.
2. The work of fine art shall be held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the consignor and is not subject to claim by a creditor of the consignee.
3. The consignee is responsible for the loss of or damage to the work of fine art, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing between the artist and art dealer in which case the art dealer shall be required to exercise all due diligence and care with regard to the work of fine art. In case of a waiver, the burden shall be on the dealer to demonstrate the waiver was entered into in good faith.
4. The proceeds from the sale of the work of fine art shall be held in trust by the consignee for the benefit of the artist. The proceeds shall first be applied to pay any balance due the artist unless the artist expressly agrees otherwise in writing.
86 Acts, ch 1233, §3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556D - CONSIGNMENTS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND ART DEALERS › Section 556D.4 - Consignment — trust arrangement.

556D.4 Consignment — trust arrangement.
A consignment remains trust property, even if purchased by the art dealer, until the price is paid in full to the artist. If the work is resold to a bona fide purchaser before the artist has been paid in full, the proceeds of the resale received by the art dealer constitute funds held in trust for the benefit of the artist to the extent necessary to pay any balance still due to the artist and the trusteeship continues until the fiduciary obligation of the art dealer with respect to the transaction is discharged in full.
86 Acts, ch 1233, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.1 - Fraudulent marking.

556E.1 Fraudulent marking.
Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made, in whole or in part, of gold or any alloy of gold, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed, any mark indicating or designed to indicate that the gold or alloy in such article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality thereof, unless the actual fineness thereof, in the case of flatware or watchcases, be not less by more than three one-thousandths parts, and in case of all other articles be not less by more than one-half carat than the fineness indicated by the marks stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of such article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which such article is enclosed according to the standards and subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a fraudulent practice.
[S13, §5077-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1906; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.1]
C93, §556E.1
Referred to in §556E.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.2 - Tests.

556E.2 Tests.
In any test for the ascertainment of the fineness of the gold or alloy in any such article, according to the foregoing standards, the part of the gold or alloy taken for the test shall be such portion as does not contain or have attached thereto any solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of said article; and in addition to the foregoing tests and standards, the actual fineness of the entire quantity of gold and its alloys contained in any article mentioned in this and section 556E.1, except watchcases and flatware, including all solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of the article, all such gold, alloys, and solder being assayed as one piece, shall not be less than the fineness indicated by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon such article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed.
[S13, §5077-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1907; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.2]
C93, §556E.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.3 - “Sterling silver.”

556E.3 “Sterling silver.”
Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver and having marked, stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed, the words “sterling silver” or “sterling” or any colorable imitation thereof, unless nine hundred twenty-five one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal purporting to be silver of which such article is manufactured are pure silver, subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a fraudulent practice, but in the case of all such articles there shall be allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousandths parts from the foregoing standard.
[S13, §5077-b1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1908; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.3]
C93, §556E.3
Referred to in §556E.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.4 - “Coin silver.”

556E.4 “Coin silver.”
Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver and having marked, stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any box, package, cover, or wrapper in which such article is enclosed, the words “coin” or “coin silver”, or any colorable imitation thereof, unless nine hundred one-thousandths of the component parts of the metal appearing or purporting to be silver of which such article is manufactured are pure silver, subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a fraudulent practice; but in case of all such articles there shall be allowed a divergence in fineness of four one-thousandths parts from the foregoing standards.
[S13, §5077-b1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1909; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.4]
C93, §556E.4
Referred to in §556E.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.5 - Other articles of silver.

556E.5 Other articles of silver.
Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of silver or of any alloy of silver and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed, any mark or word, other than the word “sterling” or the word “coin”, indicating, or designed to indicate that the silver or alloy of silver in said article is of a greater degree of fineness than the actual fineness or quality, unless the actual fineness of the silver or alloy of silver of which said article is composed be not less by more than four one-thousandths parts than the actual fineness indicated by the said mark or word, other than the word “sterling” or “coin”, stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon any part of said article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed, subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth, is guilty of a fraudulent practice.
[S13, §5077-b1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1910; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.5]
C93, §556E.5
Referred to in §556E.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.6 - Tests for articles.

556E.6 Tests for articles.
In any test for the ascertainment of the fineness of any such article mentioned in this section and sections 556E.3 through 556E.5, according to the foregoing standards, the part of the article taken for the test shall be such portion as does not contain or have attached thereto any solder or alloy of inferior metal used for brazing or uniting the parts of such article, and provided further and in addition to the foregoing test and standards, that the actual fineness of the entire quantity of metal purporting to be silver contained in any article mentioned in sections 556E.3 through 556E.5, including all solder or alloy of inferior fineness used for brazing or uniting the parts of any such article, all such silver, alloy, or solder being assayed as one piece, shall not be less by more than ten one-thousandths parts than the fineness indicated according to the foregoing standards, by the mark stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted upon such article, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed.
[S13, §5077-b1; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1911; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.6]
C93, §556E.6
2021 Acts, ch 76, §135; 2022 Acts, ch 1032, §97
Section amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.7 - Gold-plated or gold-filled articles.

556E.7 Gold-plated or gold-filled articles.
Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal having deposited or plated thereon, or brazed or otherwise affixed thereto, a plate, plating, covering, or sheet of gold or of any alloy of gold and which article is known in the market as “rolled gold-plate”, “gold-plate”, “gold-filled”, or “gold-electroplate”, or by any similar designation, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is enclosed, any word or mark usually employed to indicate the fineness of gold, unless said word be accompanied by other words plainly indicating that such article or part thereof is made of rolled gold-plate, or gold-plate, or gold-electroplate, or is gold-filled, as the case may be, is guilty of a fraudulent practice.
[S13, §5077-b2; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1912; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.7]
C93, §556E.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.8 - Silver-plated articles.

556E.8 Silver-plated articles.
Any person making for sale, selling, or offering to sell or dispose of, or having in possession with intent to sell or dispose of, any article of merchandise made in whole or in part of inferior metal having deposited or plated thereon, or brazed or otherwise affixed thereto, a plate, plating, covering, or sheet of silver or of any alloy of silver, and which article is known in the market as “silver-plate” or “silver-electroplate”, or by any similar designation, and having stamped, branded, engraved, or imprinted thereon, or upon any tag, card, or label attached thereto, or upon any container in which said article is encased or enclosed, the word “sterling” or the word “coin” either alone or in conjunction with any other words or marks, is guilty of a fraudulent practice.
[S13, §5077-b3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1913; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.8]
C93, §556E.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.9 - Violation.

556E.9 Violation.
Every person guilty of a violation of the provisions of this chapter, and every officer, manager, director, or agent of any such person directly participating in such violation or consenting thereto, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor; but nothing in this chapter shall apply to articles manufactured prior to June 13, 1907.
[S13, §5077-b4; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1914; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.9]
C93, §556E.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556E - GOLD AND SILVER ALLOY › Section 556E.10 - “Person” defined.

556E.10 “Person” defined.
The term “person” as used in this chapter shall embrace persons, firms, partnerships, companies, corporations, and associations.
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1915; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §119.10]
C93, §556E.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.1 - Definitions.

556F.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1.
2000 Acts, ch 1148, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.1A - Taking up vessels, rafts, logs and lumber.

556F.1A Taking up vessels, rafts, logs and lumber.
If any person shall stop or take up any vessel or watercraft, or any raft of logs, or part thereof, or any logs suitable for making lumber or hewn timber, or sawed lumber, found adrift within the limits or upon the boundaries of this state, of the value of five dollars or upwards, including the cargo, tackle, rigging, and other appendages of such vessel or watercraft, such person, within five days thereafter, provided the same shall not have been previously proved and restored to the owner, shall go before some district judge, district associate judge, judicial magistrate or district court clerk where such property is found, and make affidavit setting forth the exact description of such property; where and when the same was found; whether any, and if so what cargo, tackle, rigging, or other appendages were found on board or attached thereto; and that the same has not been altered or defaced, either in whole or in part, since the taking up, either by the person or by any other person to the person’s knowledge.
[C51, §876 – 878; R60, §1506; C73, §1509, 1512; C97, §2371; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12199; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.1]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.1
C2001, §556F.1A
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.2 - Warrant — appraisal — return — record.

556F.2 Warrant — appraisal — return — record.
The district judge, district associate judge, judicial magistrate, or district court clerk shall thereupon issue a warrant, directed to some peace officer, commanding the peace officer to summon three respectable householders of the neighborhood, who shall proceed without delay to examine and appraise the property, including cargo, tackle, rigging, and other appendages if applicable, and to submit a report regarding the examination and appraisal to the magistrate, judge, or clerk issuing the warrant, who shall transmit a certified copy to the county auditor to be recorded in a lost property book in the auditor’s office.
[C51, §878 – 880; R60, §1506; C73, §1509, 1512; C97, §2371; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12200; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.2]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.2
95 Acts, ch 49, §18
Referred to in §331.502, 602.6405
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.3 - Value under twenty dollars.

556F.3 Value under twenty dollars.
In all cases where the appraisement of any such property shall not exceed the sum of twenty dollars, the finder shall advertise the same on the door of the courthouse, and in three other of the most public places in the county, within five days after the appraisement, and if no person shall appear to claim and prove such property within six months of the time of taking up, it shall vest in the finder.
[C51, §879, 880; R60, §1507; C73, §1513; C97, §2372; S13, §2372; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12201; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.3]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.4 - Value exceeding twenty dollars.

556F.4 Value exceeding twenty dollars.
If the value thereof shall exceed the sum of twenty dollars, the county auditor, within five days from the time of the reception of the magistrate, judge or clerk’s certificate at the auditor’s office, shall cause an advertisement to be posted on the door of the courthouse, and at three other of the most public places in the county, and also a notice to be published once each week for three weeks successively, in some newspaper printed in this state; and if such property be not claimed or proved within ninety days after the advertisement of the same, as aforesaid, the finder shall deliver the same to the sheriff of the county wherein it was taken up, who shall thereupon proceed to sell it at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, having first given ten days’ notice of the time and place of sale, and the proceeds of all such sales, after deducting the costs and other necessary expenses, shall be paid into the county treasury.
[C51, §881; R60, §1507; C73, §1513; C97, §2372; S13, §2372; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12202; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.4]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.4
Referred to in §331.502
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.5 - Advertisement — when title vests.

556F.5 Advertisement — when title vests.
In all cases where any vessel, watercraft, logs, or lumber shall be taken up as aforesaid, which shall be of a value less than five dollars, the finder shall advertise the same by posting a notice of such finding in three of the most public places in the neighborhood; but in such cases the finder shall keep and preserve the same in the finder’s possession, and shall make restitution thereof to the owner, without fee or reward, except the same be given voluntarily when the owner claims the same, provided it shall be done in three months from such taking up or finding; but, if no owner shall claim such property within the time aforesaid, the exclusive right to it shall be vested in the finder.
[C51, §876, 877; R60, §1510; C73, §1516; C97, §2375; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12203; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.5]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.6 - Lost goods or money.

556F.6 Lost goods or money.
If any person shall find any lost goods, money, bank notes, or other things of any description whatever, of the value of five dollars and over, such person shall inform the owner thereof, if known, and make restitution thereof.
[C51, §876 – 879; R60, §1508; C73, §1514; C97, §2373; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12204; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.6]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title XIV - PROPERTY › Chapter 556F - LOST PROPERTY › Section 556F.7 - When owner unknown.

556F.7 When owner unknown.
If the owner is unknown, the finder shall, within five days after finding the property, take the money, bank notes, and a description of any other property to the county sheriff of the county or the chief of police of the city in which the property was found, and provide an affidavit describing the property, the time when and place where the property was found, and attesting that no alteration has been made in the appearance of the property since the finding. The sheriff or chief of police shall send a copy of the affidavit to the county auditor who shall enter a description of the property and the value of the property, as nearly as the auditor can determine it, in the auditor’s lost property book, together with the copy of the affidavit of the finder.
[R60, §1508; C73, §1514; C97, §2373; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12205; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §644.7]
94 Acts, ch 1188, §27
C95, §556F.7
95 Acts, ch 49, §19; 2000 Acts, ch 1043, §2
Referred to in §331.502