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2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 89B - HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS RISKS — RIGHT TO KNOW › Section 89B.14 - Signs identifying hazardous chemicals.

89B.14 Signs identifying hazardous chemicals.
If a building or structure has a floor space of five thousand square feet or less, an employer shall post signs on the outside of the building or structure identifying the type of each hazardous chemical contained in the building or structure. If the building has more than five thousand square feet, the employer shall post a sign at the place within the building where each hazardous chemical is permanently stored to identify the type of hazardous chemical. If the hazardous chemical or a portion of the hazardous chemical is moved within the building, the employer shall also move the sign or post an additional sign at the location where the hazardous chemical is moved. All letters and figures on signs required by this section shall be at least three inches in height. However, upon the written application of an employer, the division may permit less stringent sign posting requirements. The signs shall comply with the national fire protection association’s standard system for the identification of fire hazards of materials, based upon NFPA 704-1980. The division shall adopt rules exempting employers from the requirements of this section when a building or structure or a portion of a building or structure does not contain significant amounts of a hazardous chemical.
84 Acts, ch 1085, §14
C85, §455D.14
C87, §89B.14
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 89B - HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS RISKS — RIGHT TO KNOW › Section 89B.15 - Information for emergency response departments.

89B.15 Information for emergency response departments.
1. At the same time that an employer provides the information to employees required under subchapter II, the employer shall submit to the local fire department a list of hazardous chemicals which are consistently generated by, used by, stored at, or transported from the employer’s facility. The information shall be provided in sufficient specificity that the local fire department is informed of the nature of the hazardous chemicals, the hazards presented by the chemicals, and the appropriate response in dealing with an emergency involving the hazardous chemicals. The information shall conform to guidelines adopted by the labor commissioner. The employer shall send the information by certified mail. The labor commissioner shall adopt rules exempting employers from this requirement when buildings or structures do not contain significant amounts of a hazardous chemical.
2. A local fire department receiving information pursuant to subsection 1 shall make the information available only to other emergency response departments.
84 Acts, ch 1085, §15
C85, §455D.15
86 Acts, ch 1245, §942, 1899H
C87, §89B.15
2016 Acts, ch 1011, §121
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 89B - HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS RISKS — RIGHT TO KNOW › Section 89B.17 - Recommendations.

89B.17 Recommendations.
1. The director of public health, the labor commissioner, and the director of the department of natural resources or the director’s designee under written signatures of all these parties may recommend any of the following actions:
a. Expansion of the federal occupational safety and health administration’s list of hazardous chemicals or reporting required under this chapter. The division shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to expand the list of information required if the division decides to follow the recommendation.
b. Expansion of the list of hazardous wastes reported to the department of natural resources under 42 U.S.C. §6921 – 6934 as amended to January 1, 1981, or information required concerning the wastes. The department of natural resources shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to expand the list or information if the department decides to follow the recommendation.
2. However, the recommendations shall be made only upon scientific evidence that there may be a significant threat to public health and safety without the action.
84 Acts, ch 1085, §17
C85, §455D.17
86 Acts, ch 1245, §1899I, 1899J
C87, §89B.17
2002 Acts, ch 1162, §31; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
Referred to in §89B.13
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.1 - Definitions.

90A.1 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Boxer registry” means an entity certified by the association of boxing commissions for the purpose of maintaining records and identification of boxers.
2. “Commissioner” means the state commissioner of athletics, who is also the labor commissioner appointed pursuant to section 91.2, or the labor commissioner’s designee.
3. “Mixed martial arts match” means a professional or amateur mixed martial arts match or event that is open to the public and an admission fee is charged, a donation is requested from those in attendance, or merchandise or refreshments are available for purchase.
4. “Official” means a person who is employed as a referee, judge, timekeeper, or match physician for a match or event covered by this chapter.
5. “Participant” means a person involved in a match or event covered by this chapter, and includes contestants, seconds, managers, and similar event personnel.
6. “Physician” means a person licensed as a physician pursuant to chapter 148.
7. “Physician assistant” means a person licensed as a physician assistant pursuant to chapter 148C.
8. “Professional boxing or wrestling match” means a boxing or wrestling contest or exhibition open to the public in this state for which the contestants are paid or awarded a prize for their participation.
9. “Promoter” means a person or business that does at least one of the following:
a. Organizes, holds, advertises, or otherwise conducts a professional boxing or wrestling match.
b. Charges admission for the viewing of a professional boxing or wrestling match received through a closed-circuit, pay-per-view, or similarly distributed signal.
c. Organizes, holds, advertises, or otherwise conducts a mixed martial arts match.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.1; C79, 81, §99C.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.1
91 Acts, ch 137, §1; 97 Acts, ch 29, §1; 99 Acts, ch 68, §13; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §1 – 3; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §1
Referred to in §90A.4
NEW subsections 6 and 7 and former subsections 6 and 7 renumbered as 8 and 9
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.2 - License.

90A.2 License.
1. A person shall not act as a promoter of a professional boxing or wrestling match or a mixed martial arts match without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. This subsection shall not apply to a person distributing a closed-circuit, pay-per-view, or similarly distributed signal to a person acting as a promoter or to a person viewing the signal in a private residence.
2. The license application shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and shall contain information that is substantially complete and accurate. Any change in the information provided in the application shall be reported promptly to the commissioner. The application shall be submitted no later than seven days prior to the intended date of the match.
3. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a surety or cash bond in the sum of five thousand dollars, payable to the state of Iowa, which shall be conditioned upon the payment of the tax and any penalties imposed pursuant to this chapter.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.2; C79, 81, §99C.2]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §936, 944
C87, §90A.2
97 Acts, ch 29, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §4
Referred to in §90A.6, 90A.9, 90A.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.3 - Professional boxer registration.

90A.3 Professional boxer registration.
1. Each professional boxer residing in Iowa shall register with the commissioner. The registration application shall be in the form prescribed by the commissioner and shall be accompanied by the fee established by rule by the commissioner. The information required by the commissioner shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
a. The boxer’s name and address.
b. The boxer’s gender.
c. The boxer’s date of birth.
d. The boxer’s social security number or, if a foreign boxer, any similar citizen identification number or professional boxer number from the country of residence of the boxer.
e. The boxer’s personal identification number assigned to the boxer by a professional boxing registry certified by the association of boxing commissions if the boxer is registered with a registry.
f. Two copies of a recent photograph of the boxer.
g. An official government-issued photo identification containing the boxer’s photograph and social security number or similar foreign identification number.
2. The commissioner shall issue an identification card to a boxer registered pursuant to this chapter. The identification card shall contain a recent photograph, the boxer’s social security number or similar foreign identification number, and a personal identification number assigned to the boxer by a boxing registry.
3. A registration issued pursuant to this section shall be valid for two years from the date of issue.
4. This section does not apply to professional wrestlers or contestants in boxing elimination tournaments.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.3; C79, 81, §99C.3]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.3
97 Acts, ch 29, §3; 97 Acts, ch 40, §5
Referred to in §90A.6, 90A.8
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.4 - Promoter responsibility.

90A.4 Promoter responsibility.
A promoter shall be responsible for the conduct of all officials and participants at a match or event covered by this chapter. The commissioner may reprimand, suspend, deny, or revoke the participation of any promoter, official, or participant for violations of rules adopted by the commissioner. Rulings or decisions of a promoter or an official are not decisions of the commissioner and are not subject to procedures under chapter 17A. The commissioner may take action based upon the rulings or decisions of a promoter or an official. This section shall not apply to a promoter as defined in section 90A.1, subsection 9, paragraph “b”.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.4; C79, 81, §99C.4]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.4
91 Acts, ch 137, §2; 97 Acts, ch 29, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §5
Section not amended; internal reference change applied
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.5 - Emergency suspensions.

90A.5 Emergency suspensions.
1. Notwithstanding the procedural requirements of chapter 17A, the commissioner may orally suspend a license, registration, or participation immediately if the commissioner determines that any of the following have occurred:
a. A license or registration was fraudulently or deceptively obtained.
b. The holder of a license or registration fails at any time to meet the qualifications for issuance.
c. A contestant fails to pass a prefight physical examination.
d. A match promoter permits a nonregistered boxer to participate in a professional boxing match.
e. A match promoter permits a person whose license, registration, or authority, issued pursuant to this chapter, is under suspension to participate in a boxing event.
f. A match promoter or professional boxer is under suspension by any other state boxing regulatory organization.
g. A match promoter or professional boxer is under suspension in any state.
h. A match promoter, contestant, or participant is in violation of rules adopted pursuant to section 90A.7.
i. A contestant does not present adequate proof of age pursuant to section 90A.12.
2. A written notice of a suspension issued pursuant to this section shall be given to the person suspended within seven days of the emergency suspension. The provisions of chapter 17A shall apply once the written notice is given.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.5; C79, 81, §99C.5]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.5
97 Acts, ch 29, §5; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §6, 7
Referred to in §90A.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.6 - Suspensions, denials, and revocations.

90A.6 Suspensions, denials, and revocations.
1. The commissioner may suspend, deny, revoke, annul, or withdraw a license, registration, or authority to participate in a professional boxing or wrestling match or mixed martial arts match if any of the following occur:
a. Any of the reasons enumerated in section 90A.5.
b. Failure to pay fees or penalties due pursuant to section 90A.2, 90A.3, or 90A.9.
2. The provisions of chapter 17A shall apply to actions under this section.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.6; C79, 81, §99C.6]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.6
91 Acts, ch 137, §3; 97 Acts, ch 29, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §8
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.7 - Rules.

90A.7 Rules.
1. The commissioner shall adopt rules, pursuant to chapter 17A, that the commissioner determines are reasonably necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
2. The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing an event fee to cover the costs of the administration of this chapter.
3. The commissioner may adopt the rules of a recognized national or world boxing organization that sanctions a boxing match in this state to regulate the match if the organization’s rules provide protection to the boxers participating in the match which is equal to or greater than the protections provided by this chapter or by rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. As used in this paragraph, “recognized national or world boxing organization” includes, but is not limited to, the international boxing federation, the world boxing association, and the world boxing council.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.7; C79, 81, §99C.7]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.7
90 Acts, ch 1266, §38; 91 Acts, ch 137, §4; 92 Acts, ch 1032, §1; 97 Acts, ch 29, §7; 2013 Acts, ch 137, §33
Referred to in §90A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.8 - Required conditions for boxing matches.

90A.8 Required conditions for boxing matches.
1. A boxing match shall be not more than fifteen rounds in length and the contestants shall wear gloves weighing at least eight ounces during such contests. The commissioner may adopt rules requiring more stringent procedures for specific types of boxing.
2. A contestant shall not take part in a boxing match unless the contestant has presented a valid registration identification card issued pursuant to section 90A.3 to the commissioner prior to the weigh-in for the boxing match. The contestant shall pass a rigorous physical examination to determine the contestant’s fitness to engage in any such match within twenty-four hours of the start of the match. The examination shall be conducted by a licensed practicing physician or physician assistant designated or authorized by the commissioner.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.8; C79, 81, §99C.8]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.8
91 Acts, ch 137, §5; 97 Acts, ch 29, §8; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150; 2022 Acts, ch 1066, §2
Subsection 2 amended
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.9 - Written report filed — tax due — penalty.

90A.9 Written report filed — tax due — penalty.
1. The promoter of a professional boxing or wrestling match or event or a mixed martial arts match shall, within twenty days after the match or event, furnish to the commissioner a written report stating the number of tickets sold, the gross amount of admission proceeds of the match or event, and other matters the commissioner may prescribe by rule. The value of complimentary tickets in excess of five percent of the number of tickets sold shall be included in the gross admission receipts. Within twenty days of the match or event, the promoter shall pay to the treasurer of state a tax of five percent of its total gross admission receipts, after deducting state sales tax, from the sale of tickets of admission to the match or event.
2. If the promoter fails to make a timely report within the time prescribed, or if the report is unsatisfactory to the commissioner, the commissioner may examine or cause to be examined the books and records of the promoter, and subpoena and examine under oath witnesses, for the purpose of determining the total amount of the gross admission receipts for any match and the amount of tax due pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may, as the result of such examination, fix and determine the tax, and may also assess the promoter the reasonable cost of conducting the examination. If a promoter defaults in the payment of any tax due or the costs incurred in making such examination, the promoter shall forfeit to the state the sum of five thousand dollars, which may be recovered by the attorney general pursuant to the bond required under section 90A.2, subsection 3.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, §727A.9; C79, 81, §99C.9]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.9
97 Acts, ch 29, §9; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §9
Referred to in §90A.6, 90A.10, 90A.11
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.10 - Grants — appropriation.

90A.10 Grants — appropriation.
1. Moneys collected pursuant to section 90A.9 from a professional boxing event are appropriated to the department of workforce development and shall be used by the commissioner to award grants to organizations that promote amateur boxing matches in this state. All other moneys collected by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter are appropriated to the department of workforce development and shall be used by the commissioner to administer this chapter. Section 8.33 applies only to moneys in excess of the first twenty thousand dollars appropriated each fiscal year.
2. The commissioner shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish application procedures and criteria for the review and approval of grants awarded pursuant to this section.
3. An advisory committee composed of three members of the golden gloves association of America, incorporated — Iowa branch, who shall be appointed by the association, and three members of the United States of America amateur boxing federation — Iowa branch, who shall be appointed by the federation, shall advise the commissioner regarding the awarding of grants pursuant to this section.
84 Acts, ch 1106, §1
C85, §99C.10
86 Acts, ch 1245, §944
C87, §90A.10
87 Acts, ch 26, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1004, §1; 93 Acts, ch 15, §1; 97 Acts, ch 29, §10; 2013 Acts, ch 137, §34
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.11 - License penalties — cease and desist order.

90A.11 License penalties — cease and desist order.
1. A person who acts as a promoter without first obtaining a license commits a serious misdemeanor and shall be liable to the state for the taxes and penalties pursuant to section 90A.9.
2. a. Notwithstanding the procedural requirements of chapter 17A, the commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist a match or event if the criteria of this subsection are met. The county sheriff shall assist with service and enforcement of the commissioner’s order to cease and desist if requested by the commissioner. The provisions of chapter 17A shall apply after enforcement of the order to cease and desist.
b. The commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist a match or event if all of the following have occurred:
(1) The commissioner conducted an investigation and determined a promoter is organizing, advertising, holding, or conducting an event or match that is within the scope of section 90A.2.
(2) The promoter has not applied for or has been denied a license.
(3) The deadline to file a timely license application has passed.
3. a. A person who acts as a promoter without first obtaining a license is subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.
b. The commissioner shall notify the unlicensed promoter of a proposed civil penalty by service in the same manner as an original notice or by certified mail. If within fifteen business days from the receipt of the notice, the unlicensed promoter fails to file a notice of contest in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 17A, the penalty as proposed shall be deemed final agency action for purposes of judicial review.
c. The commissioner shall notify the department of revenue upon final agency action regarding the assessment of a civil penalty against an unlicensed promoter. Interest shall be calculated on the penalty from the date of final agency action.
d. Judicial review of final agency action pursuant to this section may be sought in accordance with the terms of section 17A.19. If no petition for judicial review is filed within sixty days after service of the final agency action of the commissioner, the commissioner’s findings of fact and final agency action shall be conclusive in connection with any petition for enforcement which is filed by the commissioner after the expiration of the sixty-day period. The clerk of court, unless otherwise ordered by the court, shall enter a decree enforcing the final agency action and shall transmit a copy of the decree to the commissioner and the unlicensed promoter named in the petition.
e. Civil penalties recovered pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted by the commissioner to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.
97 Acts, ch 29, §11; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §10; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §22
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 90A - BOXING, MIXED MARTIAL ARTS, AND WRESTLING › Section 90A.12 - Age requirement for amateur boxing and mixed martial arts contestants.

90A.12 Age requirement for amateur boxing and mixed martial arts contestants.
1. A person shall not participate as a contestant in an organized amateur boxing contest unless each contestant participating in the contest meets the age requirements of USA boxing incorporated, or its successor organization. A birth certificate, or similar document validating the contestant’s date of birth, must be submitted at the time of the prefight physical examination in order to determine eligibility.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to contestants in regional, national, or international organized amateur boxing contests or to organized amateur boxing contests involving contestants who are serving in the military service.
3. A person shall not be a contestant in a mixed martial arts match unless the contestant is eighteen years of age or older. Each contestant shall submit to the commissioner a certified birth certificate, or similar document, validating the contestant’s date of birth prior to the match in order to verify the contestant’s eligibility.
97 Acts, ch 29, §12; 2001 Acts, ch 188, §23; 2010 Acts, ch 1122, §11
Referred to in §90A.5
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.1 - Labor commissioner.

91.1 Labor commissioner.
The division of labor services of the department of workforce development, created under section 84A.1, is under the control of a labor commissioner, who shall have an office at the seat of government and shall devote the commissioner’s entire time to the duties of the office.
[C97, §2469; S13, §2469; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1510; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.1]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §918; 96 Acts, ch 1186, §23
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.2 - Appointment.

91.2 Appointment.
The governor shall appoint, subject to confirmation by the senate, a labor commissioner who shall serve for a period of six years beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19.
[C97, §2469; S13, §2470; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1511; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 82, §91.2]
85 Acts, ch 51, §1, 2; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §919
Referred to in §73A.21, 84A.5, 88.2, 88.3, 89A.1, 90A.1, 91E.1, 94A.1, 626.76
Confirmation, see §2.32
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.5 - Other duties — jurisdiction in general.

91.5 Other duties — jurisdiction in general.
The commissioner shall have jurisdiction and it shall be the commissioner’s duty to supervise the enforcement of:
1. All laws relating to safety appliances and inspection thereof and health conditions in manufacturing and mercantile establishments, workshops, machine shops, other industrial concerns within the commissioner’s jurisdiction and sanitation and shelter for railway employees.
2. All laws of the state relating to child labor.
3. All laws relating to employment agencies.
4. Such other provisions of law as are now or shall hereafter be within the commissioner’s jurisdiction.
[S13, §2477-f; SS15, §2477-g1, 4999-a5, -a10; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1514; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.5]
86 Acts, ch 1245, §921
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.8 - Traveling expenses.

91.8 Traveling expenses.
The commissioner, inspectors and other employees of the office shall be allowed their necessary traveling expenses while in the discharge of their duties.
[C97, §2477; S13, §2477; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1517; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.8; 81 Acts, ch 10, §10]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.9 - Right to enter premises.

91.9 Right to enter premises.
The labor commissioner and the inspectors shall have the power to enter any factory or mill, workshop, mine, store, railway facility, including locomotive or caboose, business house, or public or private work, when the same is open or in operation, for the purpose of gathering facts and statistics such as are contemplated by this chapter, and to examine into the methods of protection from danger to employees, and the sanitary conditions in and around such buildings and places, and make a record thereof.
[C97, §2472; S13, §2472; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1518; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.9]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.10 - Power to secure evidence.

91.10 Power to secure evidence.
The labor commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take testimony in all matters relating to the duties required of them. Witnesses subpoenaed and testifying before the commissioner or the commissioner’s designee shall be paid the same fees as witnesses under section 622.69, payment to be made out of the funds appropriated to the division of labor services.
[C97, §2471; S13, §2471; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1519; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.10]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10041, 10201; 99 Acts, ch 68, §16
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.11 - Prosecutions for violations.

91.11 Prosecutions for violations.
1. If the commissioner learns of any violation of any law administered by the division, the commissioner may give the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred written notice of the facts, whereupon that officer shall institute the proper proceedings against the person charged with the offense.
2. If the commissioner is of the opinion that the violation is not willful, or is an oversight or of a trivial nature, the commissioner may at the commissioner’s discretion fix a time within which the violation shall be corrected and notify the owner, operator, superintendent, or person in charge. If the violation is corrected within the time fixed, then the commissioner shall not cause prosecution to be begun.
[C97, §2472; S13, §2472; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1520; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.11]
99 Acts, ch 68, §17; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §21
Referred to in §331.756(16)
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.12 - Reports and records to division of labor services.

91.12 Reports and records to division of labor services.
1. An owner, operator, or manager of every factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, public or private work, or any other establishment where labor is employed, shall submit to the division of labor services reports in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, for the purpose of compiling labor statistics. The owner, operator, or business manager shall submit the reports within sixty days from receipt of notice, and shall certify under oath the accuracy of the reports.
2. Notwithstanding chapter 22, records containing identifiable financial institution or credit card account numbers obtained by the commissioner shall be kept confidential.
[C97, §2474; S13, §2474; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1521; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.12]
98 Acts, ch 1105, §4
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.15 - Definition of terms.

91.15 Definition of terms.
The expressions “factory”, “mill”, “workshop”, “mine”, “store”, “railway”, “business house”, and “public or private work”, as used in this chapter, shall be construed to mean any factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or private work, where wage earners are employed for a compensation.
[C97, §2473; SS15, §2473; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1524; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.15]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91 - LABOR SERVICES DIVISION › Section 91.16 - Violations — penalties.

91.16 Violations — penalties.
Persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished as in this section provided, respectively:
1. Any owner, superintendent, manager, or person in charge of any factory, mill, workshop, store, mine, hotel, restaurant, cafe, railway, business house, or public or private work, who shall refuse to allow the labor commissioner or any inspector or employee of the division of labor services to enter the same, or who shall hinder or deter the commissioner, inspector, or employee in collecting information which it is that person’s duty to collect shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
2. Any officer or employee of the division of labor services, or any person making unlawful use of names or information obtained by virtue of the person’s office, shall be guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
3. Any owner, operator, or manager of a factory, mill, workshop, mine, store, railway, business house, or public or private work, who shall neglect or refuse for thirty days after receipt of notice from the commissioner to furnish any reports or returns the commissioner may require to enable the commissioner to discharge the commissioner’s duties shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C97, §2471, 2472, 2474, 2475; S13, §2471, 2472, 2474; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1525; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §91.16]
2007 Acts, ch 22, §24
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.4 - Employment suspension or termination — how wages are paid.

91A.4 Employment suspension or termination — how wages are paid.
When the employment of an employee is suspended or terminated, the employer shall pay all wages earned, less any lawful deductions specified in section 91A.5 by the employee up to the time of the suspension or termination not later than the next regular payday for the pay period in which the wages were earned as provided in section 91A.3. However, if any of these wages are the difference between a credit paid against wages determined on a commission basis and the wages actually earned on a commission basis, the employer shall pay the difference not more than thirty days after the date of suspension or termination. If vacations are due an employee under an agreement with the employer or a policy of the employer establishing pro rata vacation accrued, the increment shall be in proportion to the fraction of the year which the employee was actually employed.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.4]
95 Acts, ch 37, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.5 - Deductions from wages.

91A.5 Deductions from wages.
1. An employer shall not withhold or divert any portion of an employee’s wages unless:
a. The employer is required or permitted to do so by state or federal law or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
b. The employer has written authorization from the employee to so deduct for any lawful purpose accruing to the benefit of the employee.
2. The following shall not be deducted from an employee’s wages:
a. Cash shortage in a common money till, cash box, or register operated by two or more employees or by an employee and an employer. However, the employer and a full-time employee who is the manager of an establishment may agree in writing signed by both parties that the employee will be responsible for a cash shortage that occurs within forty-five days prior to the most recent regular payday. Not more than one such agreement shall be in effect per establishment.
b. Losses due to acceptance by an employee on behalf of the employer of checks which are subsequently dishonored if the employee has been given the discretion to accept or reject such checks and the employee does not abuse the discretion given.
c. Losses due to breakage, damage to property, default of customer credit, or nonpayment for goods or services rendered so long as such losses are not attributable to the employee’s willful or intentional disregard of the employer’s interests.
d. Lost or stolen property, unless the property is equipment specifically assigned to, and receipt acknowledged in writing by, the employee from whom the deduction is made.
e. Gratuities received by an employee from customers of the employer.
f. Costs of personal protective equipment, other than items of clothing or footwear which may be used by an employee during nonworking hours, needed to protect an employee from employment-related hazards, unless provided otherwise in a collective bargaining agreement.
g. Costs of more than twenty dollars for an employee’s relocation to the place of employment. This paragraph shall apply only to an employer as defined in section 91E.1.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.5]
90 Acts, ch 1134, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1136, §7, 8
Referred to in §91A.3, 91A.4, 91A.7
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.5A - Holiday time off — Veterans Day.

91A.5A Holiday time off — Veterans Day.
1. An employer shall provide each employee who is a veteran, as defined in section 35.1, with holiday time off for Veterans Day, November 11, if the employee would otherwise be required to work on that day, as provided in this section.
2. An employer, in complying with this section, shall have the discretion of providing paid or unpaid time off on Veterans Day, unless providing time off would impact public health or safety or would cause the employer to experience significant economic or operational disruption.
3. a. An employee shall provide the employer with at least one month’s prior written notice of the employee’s intent to take time off for Veterans Day and shall also provide the employer with a federal certificate of release or discharge from active duty, or such similar federal document, for purposes of determining the employee’s eligibility for the benefit provided in this section.
b. The employer shall, at least ten days prior to Veterans Day, notify the employee if the employee shall be provided paid or unpaid time off on Veterans Day. If the employer determines that the employer is unable to provide time off for Veterans Day for all employees who request time off, the employer shall deny time off to the minimum number of employees needed by the employer to protect public health and safety or to maintain minimum operational capacity, as applicable.
2010 Acts, ch 1172, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.7 - Wage disputes.

91A.7 Wage disputes.
If there is a dispute between an employer and employee concerning the amount of wages or expense reimbursement due, the employer shall, without condition and pursuant to section 91A.3, pay all wages conceded to be due and reimburse all expenses conceded to be due, less any lawful deductions specified in section 91A.5. Payment of wages or reimbursement of expenses under this section shall not relieve the employer of any liability for the balance of wages or expenses claimed by the employee.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.7]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.8 - Damages recoverable by an employee.

91A.8 Damages recoverable by an employee.
When it has been shown that an employer has intentionally failed to pay an employee wages or reimburse expenses pursuant to section 91A.3, whether as the result of a wage dispute or otherwise, the employer shall be liable to the employee for any wages or expenses that are so intentionally failed to be paid or reimbursed, plus liquidated damages, court costs and any attorney’s fees incurred in recovering the unpaid wages and determined to have been usual and necessary. In other instances the employer shall be liable only for unpaid wages or expenses, court costs and usual and necessary attorney’s fees incurred in recovering the unpaid wages or expenses.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.8]
Referred to in §91A.3, 91A.10
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.9 - General powers and duties of the commissioner.

91A.9 General powers and duties of the commissioner.
1. The commissioner shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may hold hearings and investigate charges of violations of this chapter.
2. The commissioner may, consistent with due process of law, enter any place of employment to inspect records concerning wages and payrolls, to question the employer and employees, and to investigate such facts, conditions, or matters as are deemed appropriate in determining whether any person has violated the provisions of this chapter. However, such entry by the commissioner shall only be in response to a written complaint.
3. The commissioner may employ such qualified personnel as are necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Such personnel shall be employed pursuant to chapter 8A, subchapter IV.
4. The commissioner shall, in consultation with the United States department of labor, develop a database of the employers in this state utilizing special certificates issued by the United States secretary of labor as authorized under 29 U.S.C. §214, and shall maintain the database.
5. The commissioner shall promulgate, pursuant to chapter 17A, any rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.9]
2003 Acts, ch 145, §163; 2009 Acts, ch 136, §2
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.11 - Wage claims brought under reciprocity.

91A.11 Wage claims brought under reciprocity.
1. The commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the labor department or corresponding agency of any other state or its representatives for the collection in such other states of claims or judgments for wages and other demands based upon claims assigned to the commissioner.
2. The commissioner may, to the extent provided for by any reciprocal agreement entered into by law or with an agency of another state as provided in this section, maintain actions in the courts of such other state to the extent permitted by the laws of that state for the collection of claims for wages, judgments and other demands and may assign such claims, judgments and demands to the labor department or agency of such other state for collection to the extent that such an assignment may be permitted or provided for by the laws of such state or by reciprocal agreement.
3. The commissioner may, upon the written consent of the labor department or other corresponding agency of any other state or its representatives, maintain actions in the courts of this state upon assigned claims for wages, judgments and demands arising in such other state in the same manner and to the same extent that such actions by the commissioner are authorized when arising in this state. However, such actions may be maintained only in cases in which such other state by law or reciprocal agreement extends a like comity to cases arising in this state.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.11]
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.12 - Civil penalties.

91A.12 Civil penalties.
1. Any employer who violates the provisions of this chapter or the rules promulgated under it shall be subject to a civil money penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per pay period for each violation. The commissioner may recover such civil money penalty according to the provisions of subsections 2 through 5. Any civil money penalty recovered shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.
2. The commissioner may propose that an employer be assessed a civil money penalty by serving the employer with notice of such proposal in the same manner as an original notice is served under the rules of civil procedure. Upon service of such notice, the proposed assessment shall be treated as a contested case under chapter 17A. However, an employer must request a hearing within thirty days of being served.
3. If an employer does not request a hearing pursuant to subsection 2 or if the commissioner determines, after an appropriate hearing, that an employer is in violation of this chapter, the commissioner shall assess a civil money penalty which is consistent with the provisions of subsection 1 and which is rendered with due consideration for the penalty amount in terms of the size of the employer’s business, the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the employer, and the history of previous violations.
4. An employer may seek judicial review of any assessment rendered under subsection 3 by instituting proceedings for judicial review pursuant to chapter 17A. However, such proceedings must be instituted in the district court of the county in which the violation or one of the violations occurred and within thirty days of the day on which the employer was notified that an assessment has been rendered. Also, an employer may be required, at the discretion of the district court and upon instituting such proceedings, to deposit the amount assessed with the clerk of the district court. Any moneys so deposited shall either be returned to the employer or be forwarded to the commissioner for deposit in the general fund of the state, depending on the outcome of the judicial review, including any appeal to the supreme court.
5. After the time for seeking judicial review has expired or after all judicial review has been exhausted and the commissioner’s assessment has been upheld, the commissioner shall request the attorney general to recover the assessed penalties in a civil action.
[C77, 79, 81, §91A.12]
2009 Acts, ch 49, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §46
Referred to in §91A.6
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.13 - Travel time to worksite — when compensable.

91A.13 Travel time to worksite — when compensable.
Unless a collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise, an employee is not entitled to compensation for the time that an employee spends traveling to and from the worksite on transportation provided by the employer, when during that time, the employee performs no work, the transportation is provided by the employer as a convenience for the employee, and the employee is not required by the employer to use that means of transportation to the worksite. An employee is entitled to compensation for the time that an employee spends traveling between worksites if the travel is done during working hours.
2001 Acts, ch 121, §1
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91A - WAGE PAYMENT COLLECTION › Section 91A.15 - Franchisor-franchisee relationship.

91A.15 Franchisor-franchisee relationship.
1. For purposes of this section, “franchisee” and “franchisor” mean the same as defined in section 523H.1.
2. For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor shall not be considered to be an employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee unless any of the following conditions apply:
a. The franchisor has agreed in writing to be considered to be the employer of the franchisee or of the employees of the franchisee.
b. The franchisor has been found by the commissioner to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee’s employees that is not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor’s trademarks and brand.
2019 Acts, ch 21, §2, 6
Section applies to work performed on or after July 1, 2019;
2019 Acts, ch 21, §6
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91B - PERSONNEL INFORMATION › Section 91B.1 - Files — access by employees.

91B.1 Files — access by employees.
1. An employee, as defined in section 91A.2, shall have access to and shall be permitted to obtain a copy of the employee’s personnel file maintained by the employee’s employer, as defined in section 91A.2, including but not limited to performance evaluations, disciplinary records, and other information concerning employer-employee relations.
2. However, an employee’s access to a personnel file is subject to all of the following:
a. The employer and employee shall agree on the time the employee may have access to the employee’s personnel file, and a representative of the employer may be present.
b. An employee shall not have access to employment references written for the employee.
c. An employer may charge a reasonable fee for each page of a copy made by the employer for an employee of an item in the employee’s personnel file. For purposes of this paragraph, “reasonable fee” means an amount equivalent to an amount charged per page for copies made by a commercial copying business.
90 Acts, ch 1033, §1; 98 Acts, ch 1022, §1; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201
2023 Iowa Code › Title III - PUBLIC SERVICES AND REGULATION › Chapter 91B - PERSONNEL INFORMATION › Section 91B.2 - Information provided by employers about current or former employees — immunity.

91B.2 Information provided by employers about current or former employees — immunity.
1. An employer or an employer’s representative who, upon request by or authorization of a current or former employee or upon request made by a person who in good faith is believed to be a representative of a prospective employer of a current or former employee, provides work-related information about a current or former employee, is immune from civil liability unless the employer or the employer’s representative acted unreasonably in providing the work-related information.
2. For purposes of this section, an employer acts unreasonably if any of the following are present:
a. The work-related information violates a civil right of the current or former employee.
b. The work-related information knowingly is provided to a person who has no legitimate and common interest in receiving the work-related information.
c. The work-related information is not relevant to the inquiry being made, is provided with malice, or is provided with no good faith belief that it is true.
3. For purposes of this section, “employer” and “employee” are defined as provided in section 91A.2.
97 Acts, ch 179, §1