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Iowa Code § 28E.2 (2026)

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For the purposes of this chapter:

1. “Private agency” shall mean an individual and any form of business organization authorized under the laws of this or any other state.

2. “Public agency” shall mean any political subdivision of this state; any agency of the state government or of the United States; and any political subdivision of another state. For purposes of this chapter only, “public agency” also includes any federally recognized Indian tribe.

3. “State” shall mean a state of the United States and the District of Columbia. [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §28E.2] 2013 Acts, ch 30, §9; 2018 Acts, ch 1053, §1 Referred to in §28F.2, 28G.2, 256B.6, 256I.8, 455B.301, 717F.1, 904.308 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1970–2014 · leading case: Hawkeye Foodservice Distrib., Inc. v. Iowa Educators Corp., 812 N.W.2d 600 (Iowa 2012).
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Hawkeye Foodservice Distrib., Inc. v. Iowa Educators Corp., 812 N.W.2d 600 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 28E.2. IEC itself is a legal entity just like any other nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 504.”
Goreham v. Des Moines Metro. Area Solid Waste Agency, 179 N.W.2d 449 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 4× “Section 28E.2 provides definitions, and section 28E.”
First Iowa State Bank v. Iowa Dep't of Nat. Resources, 502 N.W.2d 164 (Iowa 1993). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code §§ 28E.2, 455B.301(2). 3 . This section was amended to provide a civil penalty not to exceed $5000 for each day of violation.”
Ne. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Easton Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 857 N.W.2d 488 (Iowa 2014). “§ 28E.2(2); see also id. § 274.1 (“Each school district shall continue a body politic as a school corporation, unless changed as provided by law, and as such may sue and be sued, hold property, and exercise all the powers granted by law.”
— Iowa Code § 28E.2(2) — 1 case
Ne. Cmty. Sch. Dist. v. Easton Valley Cmty. Sch. Dist., 857 N.W.2d 488 (Iowa 2014). “§ 28E.2(2); see also id. § 274.1 (“Each school district shall continue a body politic as a school corporation, unless changed as provided by law, and as such may sue and be sued, hold property, and exercise all the powers granted by law.”
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