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2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.13 - Funds by grants or gifts.

29C.13 Funds by grants or gifts.
1. If the federal government or any agency or officer of the federal government offers to the state or through the state to any political subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the governor or the political subdivision, acting with the consent of the governor and through its executive officer or governing body, may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive the services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or the political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer and rules of the agency making the offer.
2. If any person offers to the state or to any political subdivision of the state, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan, for purposes of emergency management, the governor or executive officer of the political subdivision may accept the offer and, upon acceptance, the governor of the state or executive officer or governing body of the political subdivision may authorize any officer of the state or of the political subdivision to receive such services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds on behalf of the state or the political subdivision, and subject to the terms of the offer.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.9; C77, 79, 81, §29C.13]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §13
Referred to in §331.381
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.14 - Director of the department of administrative services to issue warrants.

29C.14 Director of the department of administrative services to issue warrants.
The director of the department of administrative services shall draw warrants on the treasurer of state for the purposes specified in this chapter, upon duly itemized and verified vouchers that have been approved by the director of the department of homeland security and emergency management.
[C62, §28A.9; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.10; C77, 79, 81, §29C.14]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §14; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2003 Acts, ch 179, §157; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.15 - Tax-exempt purchases.

29C.15 Tax-exempt purchases.
All purchases under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the taxes imposed by sections 423.2 and 423.5.
[C62, §28A.10; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.11; C77, 79, 81, §29C.15]
2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 2, §156, 205
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.16 - Prohibited political activities.

29C.16 Prohibited political activities.
A person employed by any organization for emergency management established under this chapter shall not:
1. During working hours or when performing official duties or when using public equipment or at any time on public property, take part in any way in soliciting any contribution for any political party or any person seeking political office.
2. Seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment to a position created under this chapter.
3. Use any official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results of an election.
[C62, §28A.11; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.12; C77, 79, 81, §29C.16]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §15; 2016 Acts, ch 1045, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.17 - Local emergency management fund.

29C.17 Local emergency management fund.
1. A local emergency management fund is created in the office of the county treasurer. Revenues provided and collected shall be deposited in the fund. An unencumbered balance in the fund shall not revert to county general revenues. Any reimbursement, matching funds, moneys received from sale of property, or moneys obtained from any source in connection with the local emergency management program shall be deposited in the local emergency management fund. The commission shall be the fiscal authority and the chairperson or vice chairperson of the commission is the certifying official.
2. For purposes consistent with this chapter, the local emergency management agency’s approved budget shall be funded by one or any combination of the following options, as determined by the commission:
a. A countywide special levy pursuant to section 331.424, subsection 1.
b. Per capita allocation funded from city and county general funds or by a combination of city and county special levies which may be apportioned among the member jurisdictions.
c. An allocation computed as each jurisdiction’s relative share of the total assessed valuation within the county.
d. A voluntary share allocation.
e. Other funding sources allowed by law.
3. A political subdivision may appropriate additional funds for the purpose of supporting commission expenses relating to special or unique matters extending beyond the resources of the agency.
4. Joint emergency response communications services under section 29C.9, subsection 6, shall be funded as provided for in the agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 28E.
5. Expenditures from the local emergency management fund shall be made on warrants drawn by the county auditor, supported by claims and vouchers signed by the emergency management coordinator or chairperson of the commission.
6. Subject to chapter 24, the commission shall adopt, certify, and provide a budget, on or before February 28 of each year, to the funding entities determined pursuant to subsection 2. The form of the budget shall be as prescribed by the department of management. Any portion of a tax levied by a county or city to support the local emergency management agency shall be identified separately on tax statements issued by the county treasurer.
[C62, §28A.12; C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.13; C77, 79, 81, §29C.17]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §16; 2011 Acts, ch 69, §8, 9; 2012 Acts, ch 1071, §2, 3; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §11
Referred to in §29C.9
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.17A - Mass notification and emergency messaging system fund.

29C.17A Mass notification and emergency messaging system fund.
1. A mass notification and emergency messaging system fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the department. The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department for placement in the fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the fund that remain unexpended or unobligated at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert to any other fund.
2. Amounts contained in the fund shall be used exclusively to provide for the purchase and ongoing operation of a system capable of providing mass notification and emergency messaging to the public. The system shall be purchased from a vendor selected by the department pursuant to a competitive bidding process, and shall, once purchased, be under the control of the department.
3. Information disseminated to the public through the mass notification and emergency messaging system shall be limited to imminent emergency and public safety-related issues. The department may provide access to the system for use at the county and local level. Access by a county or local government shall be at the department’s sole discretion, and if approved by the department, shall be under the control of the local commission. The commission shall establish an operational plan and procedure which meets standards adopted by the department by rule, and shall submit the operational plan and procedure for approval by the department prior to access being granted. Additional access criteria and procedures for administering the fund shall be established by the department by rule.
4. All personal information collected for use in the mass notification and emergency messaging system, including but not limited to the names and contact information of emergency messaging recipients, shall be considered confidential records under section 22.7. The director may, however, provide all or part of such confidential information to state or local governmental agencies possessing emergency planning or response functions if the director is satisfied that the need to know the information and its intended use are reasonable. An agency receiving confidential information pursuant to this subsection shall not redisseminate the information in any form without prior approval by the director. The release of confidential information by the department, a county or local government, or a state or local governmental agency other than as authorized pursuant to this section, and the sale of such confidential information, is strictly prohibited.
2014 Acts, ch 1136, §25
Referred to in §34A.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.18 - Enforcement duties.

29C.18 Enforcement duties.
1. Every organization for homeland security and emergency management established pursuant to this chapter and its officers shall execute and enforce the orders or rules made by the governor, or under the governor’s authority and the orders or rules made by subordinate organizations and not contrary or inconsistent with the orders or rules of the governor.
2. A peace officer, when in full and distinctive uniform or displaying a badge or other insignia of authority, may arrest without a warrant any person violating or attempting to violate in such officer’s presence any order or rule, made pursuant to this chapter. This authority shall be limited to those rules which affect the public generally.
[C66, 71, 73, 75, §29C.15; C77, 79, 81, §29C.18]
92 Acts, ch 1139, §17; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.19 - Rules and order exempted.

29C.19 Rules and order exempted.
Any order issued or rule promulgated by a state agency during a declared disaster emergency and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from being issued or promulgated as provided in chapter 17A.
[C77, 79, 81, §29C.19]
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.20C - Immunity — licensed architects and professional engineers.

29C.20C Immunity — licensed architects and professional engineers.
An architect licensed pursuant to chapter 544A or a professional engineer licensed pursuant to chapter 542B who, during a disaster emergency as proclaimed by the governor or a major disaster as declared by the president of the United States, in good faith and at the request of or with the approval of a national, state, or local public official, law enforcement official, public safety official, or building inspection official believed by the licensed architect or professional engineer to be acting in an official capacity, voluntarily and without compensation provides architectural, engineering, structural, electrical, mechanical, or other design professional services related to the disaster emergency or major disaster shall not be liable for civil damages for any acts or omissions resulting from the services provided, unless such acts or omissions constitute recklessness or willful and wanton misconduct. A licensed architect or professional engineer who receives expense reimbursement for the performance of services described in this section shall not be considered to have received compensation for such services.
2019 Acts, ch 89, §8, 22, 24; 2019 Acts, ch 111, §1, 2; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §379, 380
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.23 - Statewide interoperable communications system.

29C.23 Statewide interoperable communications system.
1. The statewide interoperable communications system shall be under the joint purview of the department of public safety and the department of transportation. The departments shall jointly submit a biannual report to the statewide interoperable communications system board established in section 80.28, beginning July 1, 2016.
2. The treasurer of state is authorized to enter into a financing agreement in accordance with the provisions of section 12.28 for the purpose of building the statewide interoperable communications system.
2015 Acts, ch 129, §1, 7, 8; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §8; 2016 Acts, ch 1103, §1; 2016 Acts, ch 1137, §23, 24
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 29C - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY › Section 29C.25 - Firearms and ammunition — limitations — exceptions — remedies.

29C.25 Firearms and ammunition — limitations — exceptions — remedies.
1. This chapter shall not be construed to authorize the governor or any other official of this state or any of its political subdivisions or any agent or person acting at the direction of the governor or any such official to do any of the following:
a. Prohibit, regulate, or curtail the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, transportation, or defensive use of firearms or ammunition.
b. Suspend or revoke, except in accordance with section 724.13, a permit issued pursuant to section 724.6, 724.7, or 724.19.
c. Seize or confiscate firearms and ammunition possessed in accordance with the laws of this state.
2. This section shall not prohibit any of the following:
a. The temporary closure or limitations on the operating hours of businesses that sell firearms or ammunition if the same operating restrictions apply to all businesses in the affected area.
b. The adoption or enforcement of regulations pertaining to firearms and ammunition used or carried for official purposes by law enforcement officers or persons acting under the authority of emergency management agencies or officials.
3. a. A person aggrieved by a violation of this section may seek relief in an action at law or in equity or in any other proper proceeding for actual damages, injunctive relief, or other appropriate redress against a person who commits or causes the commission of such violation.
b. In addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, a person aggrieved by the seizure or confiscation of a firearm or ammunition in violation of this section may make application pursuant to section 809.3 for its return in the office of the clerk of court for the county in which the property was seized.
c. In an action or proceeding to enforce this section, the court shall award the prevailing plaintiff reasonable court costs and attorney fees.
2017 Acts, ch 69, §36; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §18
Subsection 1, paragraph b amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 30 - CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES › Section 30.1 - Definitions.

30.1 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Committee” means a local emergency planning committee appointed by the department.
2. “Department” means the department of homeland security and emergency management.
3. “Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act” means Pub. L. No. 99-499, Tit. III, 42 U.S.C. §11001 et seq., as amended to January 1, 1989.
89 Acts, ch 204, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §180; 2017 Acts, ch 28, §2 – 4
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 30 - CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES › Section 30.3 - Duties to be allocated to department of natural resources — emergency and hazardous chemicals.

30.3 Duties to be allocated to department of natural resources — emergency and hazardous chemicals.
Agreements negotiated by the department and the department of natural resources shall provide for the allocation of duties to the department of natural resources as follows:
1. Material safety data sheets or a list of chemicals required to be submitted to the department under section 311 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11021, shall be submitted to the department of natural resources. Submission to the department of natural resources constitutes compliance with the requirement for notification to the department.
2. Emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms required to be submitted to the department under section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022, shall be submitted to the department of natural resources. Submission to the department of natural resources constitutes compliance with the requirement for notification to the department.
3. The department of natural resources shall advise the department of the failure of any facility owner or operator to submit information as required under sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11021 and 11022.
4. The department of natural resources shall make available to the public upon request during normal working hours the information forms in its possession pursuant to sections 312 and 324 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022 and 11044.
5. The department of natural resources shall compile data or information from the emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms required to be submitted to the department under section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022.
89 Acts, ch 204, §8
CS89, §30.7
91 Acts, ch 255, §6; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23; 97 Acts, ch 40, §1; 2007 Acts, ch 211, §32; 2017 Acts, ch 28, §6, 11
C2018, §30.3
2018 Acts, ch 1026, §13
Referred to in §30.2
Former §30.3 repealed by
2017 Acts, ch 28, §10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 30 - CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES › Section 30.4 - Duties to be allocated to department of natural resources.

30.4 Duties to be allocated to department of natural resources.
Agreements negotiated by the department and the department of natural resources shall provide for the allocation of duties to the department of natural resources as follows:
1. Emergency notifications of releases required to be submitted to the department under section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11004, shall be submitted to the department of natural resources. Submission to the department of natural resources constitutes compliance with the requirement for notification to the department.
2. The department of natural resources shall advise the department of the failure of any facility owner or operator to submit a notification as required under section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11004.
3. The department of natural resources shall make available to the public upon request during normal working hours the information in its possession pursuant to section 324 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11044.
4. The department of natural resources shall compile the data collected pursuant to section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11023, and shall make the compiled data available to the public upon request.
89 Acts, ch 204, §9
CS89, §30.8
91 Acts, ch 255, §7; 2017 Acts, ch 28, §7, 11
C2018, §30.4
2018 Acts, ch 1026, §14
Referred to in §30.2
Former §30.4 repealed by
2017 Acts, ch 28, §10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 30 - CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES › Section 30.5 - Powers of local emergency planning committees.

30.5 Powers of local emergency planning committees.
The local emergency planning committee appointed by the department for each local emergency planning district has the powers necessary to carry out the functions and duties specified in state law and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act.
89 Acts, ch 204, §11
CS89, §30.10
2017 Acts, ch 28, §8, 11
C2018, §30.5
Former §30.5 transferred to §30.2;
2017 Acts, ch 28, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 30 - CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES › Section 30.6 - Liability of committee members.

30.6 Liability of committee members.
A person appointed as a member of a local emergency planning committee is not personally liable for a claim based upon an act or omission of the person performed in the discharge of the functions and duties specified in the state law and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, except for acts and omissions which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or for a transaction from which the person derives an improper personal benefit.
89 Acts, ch 204, §12
CS89, §30.11
2017 Acts, ch 28, §11
C2018, §30.6
Former §30.6 repealed by
2017 Acts, ch 28, §10
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 30 - CHEMICAL EMERGENCIES › Section 30.7 - Civil action.

30.7 Civil action.
1. The department may commence a civil action against an owner or operator of a facility who has violated federal requirements to do any of the following:
a. Provide notification under section 302(c) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11002(c).
b. Submit a material safety data sheet or a list under section 311(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11021(a).
c. Make available information requested under section 311(c) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11021(c).
d. Complete and submit an inventory form under section 312(a) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022(a), containing tier I information unless tier II information is submitted for the same period of time.
e. Provide information under section 303(d) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11003(d).
f. Submit tier II information under section 312(e)(1) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act, 42 U.S.C. §11022(e)(1).
2. The Iowa district court shall have jurisdiction over actions brought under this section and may grant any appropriate relief.
89 Acts, ch 204, §13
CS89, §30.12
2017 Acts, ch 28, §9, 11
C2018, §30.7
Former §30.7 transferred to §30.3;
2017 Acts, ch 28, §11
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34 - EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (911) › Section 34.1 - Definitions.

34.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “911 service” means a service which provides the user of a public telephone system the ability to reach a public safety answering point by dialing the digits 9-1-1.
2. “Private safety entity” means a private entity which provides emergency fire, ambulance, or medical services whether by full or part-time employees or on a volunteer basis.
3. “Public agency” means the state government and any unit of local government or special purpose district located in whole or in part within the state that provides or has authority to provide fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
4. “Public safety agency” means a functional unit of a public agency that provides fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services.
5. “Public safety answering point” means a communications facility operated on a twenty-four hour basis and serving participating jurisdictions, that initially receives 911 calls and either directly dispatches emergency response services, or relays the calls to the appropriate public safety agency.
86 Acts, ch 1246, §763
C87, §477A.1
C93, §34.1
94 Acts, ch 1023, §6
Referred to in §321.234A, 321.276, 707.6A
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34 - EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (911) › Section 34.2 - 911 service.

34.2 911 service.
1. After July 1, 1986, when 911 service is established in a service area each public agency, public safety agency, and private safety entity serving territory within the service area shall participate in providing the 911 service. The 911 service shall be established according to a written plan which has the written approval of the governing bodies of each public agency, public safety agency, and private safety entity serving territory within the 911 service area.
2. This chapter does not prohibit or discourage participation in or the provision of 911 service covering the territory of more than one public agency, public safety agency, or private safety entity. A system established pursuant to this section may serve the territory of more than one public agency, public safety agency, or private safety entity or may include a part of their respective territories. Public agencies, public safety agencies, and private safety entities may enter into agreements under chapter 28E to provide 911 service.
3. The digits “911” shall be the primary emergency telephone number within the 911 service areas established under this section. A public safety agency or a private safety entity whose services are available through a 911 system may maintain a separate secondary backup number for emergencies, and shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone calls.
4. a. A 911 system shall be capable of transmitting requests for law enforcement, fire fighting, and emergency medical and ambulance services to a public safety agency or agencies that provide the requested service at the place where the call originates. A 911 system may also provide for transmitting requests for emergency management, poison control, suicide prevention, and other emergency services. The public safety answering point shall be capable of receiving calls from deaf and hard-of-hearing persons through a telecommunications device for the deaf and hard of hearing. Conferencing capability with counseling, aid to persons with disabilities, and other services as deemed necessary for identifying appropriate emergency response services may be provided by the 911 service.
b. A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities.
86 Acts, ch 1246, §764
C87, §477A.2
92 Acts, ch 1139, §32
C93, §34.2
93 Acts, ch 75, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §13; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.1 - Purpose.

34A.1 Purpose.
The general assembly finds that 911 emergency telephone communication systems and other emergency 911 notification devices further the public interest and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people of Iowa. The purpose of this chapter is to enable the orderly development, installation, and operation of 911 emergency telephone communication systems and other emergency 911 notification devices statewide. These systems are to be operated under governmental management and control for the public benefit.
88 Acts, ch 1177, §1
C89, §477B.1
C93, §34A.1
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §444; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.2A - Program manager — appointment — duties.

34A.2A Program manager — appointment — duties.
1. The director of the department of homeland security and emergency management shall appoint a 911 program manager to administer this chapter.
2. The 911 program manager shall act under the supervisory control of the director of the department of homeland security and emergency management, and in consultation with the 911 communications council, and shall perform the duties specifically set forth in this chapter and as assigned by the director.
98 Acts, ch 1101, §5, 16; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §446; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §33; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §4
Referred to in §16.161, 34A.2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.4 - Requirements of pay telephones and other telecommunications devices to allow 911 calls without depositing coins or other charge.

34A.4 Requirements of pay telephones and other telecommunications devices to allow 911 calls without depositing coins or other charge.
In a 911 service area, a person shall not install or offer for use within the 911 service area a pay station telephone or other fixed device unless the telephone or device is capable of making a 911 call without prior insertion of a coin or payment of any other charge, and unless the telephone or device displays notice of free 911 service.
88 Acts, ch 1177, §4
C89, §477B.4
C93, §34A.4
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §448; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.5 - Private listing subscribers and 911 service.

34A.5 Private listing subscribers and 911 service.
Private listing subscribers in a 911 service area waive the privacy afforded by nonlisted or nonpublished numbers to the extent that the name and address associated with the telephone number may be furnished to the 911 service system, for all routing, for automatic retrieval of location information, and for associated emergency services.
88 Acts, ch 1177, §5
C89, §477B.5
C93, §34A.5
2017 Acts, ch 136, §7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.8 - Local exchange service information — penalty.

34A.8 Local exchange service information — penalty.
1. A local exchange service provider shall furnish to the next generation 911 network service provider, designated by the department of homeland security and emergency management, all names, addresses, and telephone number information concerning its subscribers which will be served by the next generation 911 network and shall periodically update the local exchange service information. The 911 service provider shall furnish the addresses and telephone number information received from the local exchange service provider to the director for use in the mass notification and emergency messaging system as defined in section 29C.2. The local exchange service provider shall receive as compensation for the provision of local exchange service information charges according to its tariffs on file with and approved by the Iowa utilities board. The tariff charges shall be the same whether or not the local exchange service provider is designated as the next generation 911 network service provider by the department of homeland security and emergency management.
2. a. Subscriber information remains the property of the local exchange service provider.
b. The director, program manager, joint 911 service board, local emergency management commission established pursuant to section 29C.9, the designated next generation 911 network service provider, and the public safety answering point, and their agents, employees, and assigns shall use local exchange service information provided by the local exchange service provider solely for the purposes of providing 911 emergency telephone service or providing related mass notification and emergency messaging services as described in section 29C.17A utilizing only the subscriber’s information, and local exchange service information shall otherwise be kept confidential. A person who violates this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
c. This chapter does not require a local exchange service provider to sell or provide its subscriber names, addresses, or telephone number information to any person other than the designated next generation 911 network service provider.
88 Acts, ch 1177, §8
C89, §477B.8
C93, §34A.8
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §456; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2009 Acts, ch 32, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 40, §1, 2; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §11; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §16; 2018 Acts, ch 1076, §9, 11; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §20
Referred to in §34A.7
Subsection 1 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.9 - Telecommunications devices for persons with speech disorders and the deaf and hard of hearing.

34A.9 Telecommunications devices for persons with speech disorders and the deaf and hard of hearing.
Each public safety answering point shall provide for the installation and use of telecommunications devices for persons with speech disorders and for the deaf and hard of hearing.
89 Acts, ch 157, §1
CS89, §477B.9
C93, §34A.9
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §457; 2020 Acts, ch 1102, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.10 - Next generation 911 network access.

34A.10 Next generation 911 network access.
On and after July 1, 2017, only the program manager shall approve access to the next generation 911 network.
2004 Acts, ch 1175, §458; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §12
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.11 - Communications — single point-of-contact.

34A.11 Communications — single point-of-contact.
1. The joint 911 service board in each 911 service area shall designate a person to serve as a single point-of-contact to facilitate the communication of needs, issues, or concerns regarding emergency communications, interoperability, and other matters applicable to emergency 911 communications and migration to the next generation 911 network. The person designated as the single point-of-contact shall be responsible for facilitating the communication of such needs, issues, or concerns between public or private safety agencies within the service area, the 911 program manager, the 911 communications council, the statewide interoperable communications system board established in section 80.28, and any other person, entity, or agency the person deems necessary or appropriate. The person designated shall also be responsible for responding to surveys or requests for information applicable to the service area received from a federal, state, or local agency, entity, or board.
2. In the event a joint 911 service board fails to designate a single point-of-contact by November 1, 2013, the chairperson of the joint 911 service board shall serve in that capacity. The 911 service board shall submit the name and contact information for the person designated as the single point-of-contact to the 911 program manager by January 1 annually.
3. The provisions of this section shall be equally applicable to an alternative legal entity created pursuant to chapter 28E if such an entity is established as an alternative to a joint 911 service board as provided in section 34A.3. If such an entity is established, the governing body of that entity shall designate the single point-of-contact for the entity, and the chairperson or representative official of the governing body shall serve in the event a single point-of-contact is not designated.
2013 Acts, ch 129, §59; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.15 - 911 communications council established — duties.

34A.15 911 communications council established — duties.
1. A 911 communications council is established. The council consists of the following fourteen members:
a. One person appointed by the commissioner of public safety.
b. One person appointed by the Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ association.
c. One person appointed by the Iowa peace officers association.
d. One person appointed by the Iowa emergency medical services association.
e. One person appointed by the Iowa professional fire fighters.
f. One person appointed by the Iowa firefighters association.
g. One person appointed by the Iowa chapter of the national emergency number association.
h. One person appointed by the Iowa chapter of the association of public-safety communications officials—international, inc.
i. One person appointed by the Iowa emergency management directors association.
j. Two persons appointed by the Iowa telephone association, with one person appointed to represent telephone companies having fifteen thousand or more customers and one person appointed to represent telephone companies having less than fifteen thousand customers.
k. Two persons appointed by the Iowa wireless industry. One appointee shall represent cellular companies and the other appointee shall represent personal communications services companies.
l. One person appointed by the Iowa geographic information council established by executive order of the governor.
2. The auditor of state or the auditor of state’s designee shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.
3. The council shall advise and make recommendations to the director and program manager regarding the implementation of this chapter. Such advice and recommendations shall be provided on issues at the request of the director or program manager or as deemed necessary by the council.
4. The council may provide grants, subject to available moneys in the 911 emergency communications fund, to public safety answering points agreeing to consolidate pursuant to section 34A.7A, subsection 2, paragraph “f”.
5. A member of the council shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the member’s duties, if such member is not otherwise reimbursed for such expenses.
6. The authority of the council is limited to the issues specifically identified in this section and does not preempt the authority of the utilities board, created in section 474.1, to act on issues within the jurisdiction of the utilities board.
96 Acts, ch 1219, §64; 98 Acts, ch 1101, §10 – 13, 16; 2004 Acts, ch 1175, §459, 460; 2011 Acts, ch 25, §9; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §9; 2012 Acts, ch 1111, §11; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §37; 2016 Acts, ch 1100, §2; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §14, 15; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §181, 182
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.16 - Request for call location.

34A.16 Request for call location.
1. A wireless communications service provider shall provide call location information concerning a device to a law enforcement agency or officer or a public safety answering point upon a request for that information if the law enforcement agency or public safety answering point determines the information is needed in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm.
2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this section prohibits a wireless communications service provider from establishing protocols by which the provider could voluntarily disclose call location information to a law enforcement agency or officer or a public safety answering point upon a request for that information.
3. A claim or cause of action may not be brought against any wireless communications service provider or employee for providing call location information while acting reasonably and in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this section.
4. a. Wireless communications service providers authorized to do business in the state of Iowa, or submitting to the jurisdiction of Iowa, shall submit contact information to the department of public safety in order to facilitate requests from law enforcement agencies or public safety answering points pursuant to this section. Wireless communications service providers shall submit this contact information annually by June 15 or immediately upon any change in contact information.
b. The department of public safety shall maintain a database containing emergency contact information for all wireless communications service providers authorized to do business in the state and shall make the information immediately available upon request to any law enforcement agency or public safety answering point in the state.
5. A person filing a false report with, or providing false information to, a law enforcement agency or a public safety answering point that results in a request for call location information under this section may be subject to criminal penalty pursuant to section 718.6.
6. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a wireless communications service provider to act in a manner inconsistent with or in violation of federal law.
2015 Acts, ch 89, §1, 3
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.20 - 911 financing program — definitions — funding — bonds and notes.

34A.20 911 financing program — definitions — funding — bonds and notes.
1. As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “authority” means the Iowa finance authority.
2. The authority shall cooperate with the director in the creation, administration, and funding of the 911 program established in subchapter I.
3. The authority may issue its bonds and notes for the purpose of funding 911 nonrecurring and recurring costs of one or more 911 service areas.
4. The authority may issue its bonds and notes for the purposes of this chapter and may enter into one or more lending agreements or purchase agreements with one or more bondholders or noteholders containing the terms and conditions of the repayment of and the security for the bonds or notes. The authority and the bondholders or noteholders or a trustee agent designated by the authority may enter into agreements to provide for any of the following:
a. That the proceeds of the bonds and notes and the investments of the proceeds may be received, held, and disbursed by the authority or by a trustee or agent designated by the authority.
b. That the bondholders or noteholders or a trustee or agent designated by the authority may collect, invest, and apply the amount payable under the loan agreements or any other instruments securing the debt obligations under the loan agreements.
c. That the bondholders or noteholders may enforce the remedies provided in the loan agreements or other instruments on their own behalf without the appointment or designation of a trustee. If there is a default in the principal of or interest on the bonds or notes or in the performance of any agreement contained in the loan agreements or other instruments, the payment or performance may be enforced in accordance with the loan agreement or other instrument.
d. Other terms and conditions as deemed necessary or appropriate by the authority.
5. The powers granted the authority under this section are in addition to other powers contained in chapter 16. All other provisions of chapter 16, except section 16.28, subsection 4, apply to bonds or notes issued and powers granted to the authority under this section, except to the extent they are inconsistent with this section.
6. All bonds or notes issued by the authority in connection with the program are exempt from taxation by this state and the interest on the bonds or notes is exempt from state income tax, both personal and corporate.
90 Acts, ch 1144, §6
C91, §477B.20
C93, §34A.20
98 Acts, ch 1101, §14, 16; 2013 Acts, ch 29, §38; 2017 Acts, ch 136, §16
Referred to in §16.161, 34A.7, 34A.21, 422.7(2)(i)
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 34A - 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEMS › Section 34A.22 - Rules.

34A.22 Rules.
The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this subchapter.
90 Acts, ch 1144, §8
C91, §477B.22
C93, §34A.22
Referred to in §16.161, 34A.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35 - VETERANS AFFAIRS › Section 35.2 - Proof of veteran status for certain veterans.

35.2 Proof of veteran status for certain veterans.
In order to fulfill any eligibility requirements under Iowa law pertaining to veteran status, a veteran described in section 35.1, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, subparagraph (6) or (7), shall submit the veteran’s retirement points accounting statement issued by the armed forces of the United States, the state adjutant general, or the adjutant general of any other state, to confirm that the person has completed twenty years of service with the reserve forces or the national guard.
2005 Acts, ch 115, §5, 40
Referred to in §426A.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35 - VETERANS AFFAIRS › Section 35.3 - Veterans preference in private employment permitted.

35.3 Veterans preference in private employment permitted.
1. A private employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to an individual who is a veteran.
2. a. A private employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to the spouse of a veteran who has sustained a permanent, compensable service-connected disability as adjudicated by the United States veterans administration or by the retirement board of one of the armed forces of the United States.
b. A private employer may grant preference in hiring and promotion to the surviving spouse of a deceased member of the United States armed forces who died while serving on active duty during a time of military conflict or who died as a result of such service.
3. Granting a hiring or promotion preference under this section does not violate any state law or local ordinance regarding equal employment opportunity, including but not limited to chapter 216.
4. The hiring and promotion preferences allowable under this section shall only be granted if consistent with applicable federal laws and regulations.
2014 Acts, ch 1116, §29
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35 - VETERANS AFFAIRS › Section 35.6 - Contract with United States department of veterans affairs.

35.6 Contract with United States department of veterans affairs.
A state agency or a political subdivision of this state operating a hospital or medical facility may contract with the United States department of veterans affairs to receive and to provide medical services to patients who are the responsibility of a United States department of veterans affairs hospital or medical facility in the same jurisdiction or medical service area.
88 Acts, ch 1011, §1; 2009 Acts, ch 26, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT › Chapter 35A - DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS › Section 35A.1 - Definitions.

35A.1 Definitions.
1. “Commandant” means the commandant of the Iowa veterans home appointed in section 35D.13.
2. “Commission” means the commission of veterans affairs established in section 35A.2.
3. “Commissioner” means a member of the commission of veterans affairs.
4. “Department” means the Iowa department of veterans affairs established in section 35A.4.
5. “Director” means the executive director appointed pursuant to section 35A.8.
[C79, 81, §35A.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1704; 92 Acts, ch 1140, §7; 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §7; 2005 Acts, ch 115, §9, 40