Title II, ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)

All contracts for the sale of bonds issued by the state shall be subject to the approval of the executive council. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1178; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §75.8 ]

This chapter does not prevent the exchange of bonds for legal indebtedness evidenced by bonds, warrants, judgments, or otherwise as provided by law. Bonds shall not be exchanged for notes issued pursuant to section 76.13 in anticipation of the issuance of bonds. [C24, 27, 31, 35,…

1. Issues of bonds of every kind and character by counties, cities, and school corporations shall be consecutively numbered. 2. a. The annual levy shall be sufficient to pay the interest and approximately such portion of the principal of the bonds as will retire them in a period …

Notwithstanding any other provision in the Code: 1. All public bonds or obligations issued before or after July 1, 1983, may be in registered form. An issuer of public bonds or obligations may designate for a term as agreed upon, one or more persons, corporations, partnerships, o…

Records of identity of owners of public bonds or obligations maintained as provided in section 76.10 or by the issuer of the bonds are confidential records entitled to protection under section 22.7, subsection 17 . However, the issuer of the bonds or a state or federal agency may…

1. A provision requiring that public bonds or obligations or certificates of ownership of public bonds or obligations issued by a public entity be executed or signed by particular public officers permits the signatures to be affixed by printing or other mechanical means. However,…

1. A public body authorized to issue bonds may issue project notes in anticipation of the receipt of any of the following: a. Proceeds from the issuance of public bonds or obligations previously authorized. b. Proceeds to be received pursuant to law or agreement from any state or…

As used in this chapter , unless the context otherwise requires, “public bond or obligation” means any obligation issued by or on behalf of the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state. 83 Acts, ch 90, §6 Referred to in §390.9

An underwriter employed to assist in the issuance of obligations by an authority, as defined in section 12.30 , state board of regents, or other political subdivision, instrumentality, or agency of the state, shall meet the requirements for doing business in Iowa sufficient to be…

A city, county, or other political subdivision of this state shall not be a debtor under chapter nine of the federal bankruptcy code, 11 U.S.C. §901 et seq., except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter . 87 Acts, ch 104, §2 ; 92 Acts, ch 1002, §1, 3 ; 2005 Acts, ch …

A city, county, or other political subdivision may become a debtor under chapter nine of the federal bankruptcy code, 11 U.S.C. §901 et seq., if it is rendered insolvent, as defined in 11 U.S.C. §101(32)(c), as a result of a debt involuntarily incurred. As used herein, “debt” mea…

1. A public body authorized to issue bonds may elect to issue bonds bearing a variable or fluctuating rate of interest which is determined on one or more intervals by reference to an index or standard, or as fixed by an interest rate indexing or remarketing agent retained by the …

A public issuer of bonds or other debt obligations may covenant that the issuer will comply with requirements or limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code to preserve the tax exemption of interest payable on the bonds or obligations and may carry out and perform other cove…

1. a. The governing authority of a political subdivision specified in section 76.1, subsection 1 , before issuing bonds shall, by resolution, provide for the assessment of an annual levy upon all the taxable property in the political subdivision sufficient to pay the interest and…

Tax limitations in any law or proposition for the issuance of bonds or obligations, including any law or proposition for the issuance of bonds or obligations in anticipation of levies or collections of taxes or both, shall be based on the latest equalized actual valuation then ex…

Whenever the governing authority of such political subdivision shall have on hand funds derived from any other source than taxation which may be appropriated to the payment either of interest or principal, or both principal and interest of such bonds, such funds may be so appropr…

Sections 76.1 through 76.4 apply only to bonds or other obligations payable from taxation, other than bonds which are payable out of the primary road fund. [C27, 31, 35, §1179-b4; C39, § 1179.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §76.5 ] 84 Acts, ch 1021, §1

The principal and interest of all public bonds or obligations of a public corporation in this state are payable at the office of the treasurer or public official charged with the duty of making payment, unless the proceedings of the governing body authorizing the issuance of the …

Counties, cities, and school corporations may at any time or times extend or renew any legal indebtedness or any part thereof they may have represented by bonds or certificates where such indebtedness is payable from a limited annual tax or from a voted annual tax, and may by res…

All laws relating to the issuance of funding or refunding bonds by counties, cities, and school corporations, as the case may be, not inconsistent with the provisions herein contained and to the extent the same may be applicable, shall govern the issuance of the funding and refun…

Sections 76.7 and 76.8 shall be construed as granting additional power without limiting the power already existing in counties, cities, and school corporations. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §76.9 ] 2024 Acts, ch 1043, §36