Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

1. A legal publication designated as official by the legislative services agency as provided in sections 2.42 and 2A.1 is the authoritative and official electronic or print version of the statutes, administrative rules, or court rules of the state of Iowa. 2. a. The codified stat…

1. An edition of an official legal publication becomes effective on its publication date. A publication date is the date that an edition of a legal publication is conclusively presumed to be complete, incorporating all revisions or editorial changes. Nothing in this section affec…

1. The Iowa Code editor is the custodian of the official legal publications known as the Iowa Acts, Iowa Code, and Code Supplement for supplements to the Iowa Code for the years 1979 through 2011, and for any other supplements to the Iowa Code. The Iowa Code editor may attest to …

The Iowa Code editor and the administrative code editor, in accordance with policies established by the legislative council, may cause parts of the Iowa Code or administrative code to be made available for the use of public officers and other persons. This authority shall be exer…

There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated an amount sufficient to defray all expenses incurred in the carrying out of the provisions of this chapter . [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 177; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §14.…

This subchapter may be cited as the “Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act” . 2019 Acts, ch 92, §1

As used in this subchapter , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Electronic” means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. 2. “Legal material” means an edition, including any part of that edi…

1. This subchapter applies to all legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under the applicable provisions of section 2.42 , chapter 2A , and this chapter and which is first published electronically on or after January 16, 2020. 2. This subchapter app…

1. If the legislative services agency publishes legal material only in an electronic record, the legislative services agency shall do all of the following: a. Designate the electronic record as official. b. Comply with the applicable provisions of section 2.42 , chapter 2A , and …

1. The legislative services agency in publishing legal material in an electronic record that is designated as official under the applicable provisions of section 2.42 , chapter 2A , and this chapter shall authenticate the electronic record. To authenticate an electronic record, t…

1. Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated under section 2B.35 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material. 2. If another state has adopted a law substantially similar to this subchapter , legal material in an electronic record that is designated…

1. The legislative services agency in maintaining custodial information as provided in subchapter I and that is or was designated as official under the applicable provisions of section 2.42 , chapter 2A , and this chapter shall provide for the preservation and security of the rec…

The legislative services agency, in preserving legal material in an electronic record as required under section 2B.37 , shall ensure that the legal material is reasonably available for use by the public on a permanent basis. 2019 Acts, ch 92, §8

1. In implementing this subchapter , the legislative services agency may consider any of the following: a. The most recent standards regarding authentication of, preservation and security of, and public access to, legal material in an electronic record and other electronic record…

This subchapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act , 15 U.S.C. §7001 et seq. , but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that Act , 15 U.S.C. §7001(c) , or authorize electronic delivery of any of …

The administrative code editor shall do all of the following: 1. Supervise the publication of the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code as provided in section 2B.5A . 2. Notify the administrative rules coordinator if a rule is not in proper style or form. …

1. The legislative services agency shall control and maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial information used to produce the Iowa administrative bulletin and the Iowa administrative code. 2. In consultation with the administrative rules coordinator, the administrativ…

1. The legislative services agency shall control and maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial information used to produce the Iowa court rules. 2. The legislative services agency, upon direction by the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the policies of the legi…

The Iowa Code editor shall: 1. Submit recommendations as the Iowa Code editor deems proper to each general assembly for the purpose of amending, revising, codifying, and repealing portions of the statutes which are inaccurate, inconsistent, outdated, conflicting, redundant, or am…