Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 331.305 (2026)

Publication of notices — electronic delivery authorization

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1. Unless otherwise provided by state law, if notice of an election, hearing, or other official action is required by this chapter, the board shall publish the notice at least once, not less than four nor more than twenty days before the date of the election, hearing, or other action, in one or more newspapers which meet the requirements of section 618.14. Notice of an election shall also comply with section 49.53.

2. a. If the board is required or authorized by law to publish a notice or any other information regarding the county budget or a county property tax levy, the county shall also provide the notice or information by electronic means to all persons who have by electronic or other means authorized the receipt of such items under this subsection.

b. An authorization to receive notices or other information by electronic means under this subsection shall continue until revoked in writing by the person. Such revocation may be provided to the board electronically in a manner approved by the board.

c. Electronic means includes delivery to an electronic mail address or by other electronic means reasonably calculated to apprise the person of the information that is being provided, as designated by the authorizing person.

d. Information compiled or possessed by the board for the purposes of complying with authorizations for delivery by electronic means including but not limited to taxpayer electronic mail addresses, post office addresses, revocations, and passwords or other methods of protecting taxpayer information are not public records and are not subject to disclosure under chapter 22. [R60, §312(23); C73, §303(24); C97, §423; SS15, §423; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5261; C46, 50, 54, 58, §330.18, 345.1; C62, 66, §111A.6, 330.18, 345.1; C71, §111A.6, 313A.35, 330.18, 345.1; C73, §111A.6, 313A.35, 330.18, 345.1, 361.5; C75, 77, 79, §111A.6, 313A.35, 330.18, 332.3(13), 345.1, 361.5; C81, §111A.6, 313A.35, 330.18, 332.3(13), 345.1, 361.5, 444.9(2); S81, §331.305; 81 Acts, ch 117, §304] 2021 Acts, ch 132, §1 Referred to in §6B.11, 28J.21, 69.14A, 137.104, 306.30, 309.65, 311.12, 330.18, 331.301, 331.302, 331.361, 331.402, 331.425, 331.442, 331.443, 331.447, 331.464, 331.471, 331.479, 335.5, 335.6, 336.13, 336.16, 350.5, 357.4, 357C.3, 357E.4, 357H.3, 357H.10, 358.4, 358.6, 358.27, 358.29, 358.30A, 358.33, 358C.5, 358C.7, 358C.18, 358C.21, 358C.22, 359.7, 404.2, 404B.2, 404B.3, 427B.26, 461A.31A, 468.15 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1992–2022 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, 910 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2018).

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State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert, 910 N.W.2d 577 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 4× “The regulations shall not take effect until ten days after their adoption by the board and after their publication as provided in section 331.305 and after a copy of the regulations has been posted near each gate or principal entrance to the public ground to which they apply.”

Bushby v. Washington Cnty. Conservation Bd., 654 N.W.2d 494 (Iowa 2002). · cites it 2× “The board shall set forth its proposal in a resolution and shall publish notice of the time and place of a public hearing on the proposal, in accordance with section 331.305. b. After the public hearing, the board may make a final determination on the proposal by resolution.”

Stanfield v. Polk Cnty., 492 N.W.2d 648 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 4× “efore the board may institute proceedings for [a lease-purchase agreement] for an essential county purpose, a notice of the proposed action, including a statement of the amount and purposes of the [lease purchase agreement], and the time and place of the meeting at which the…”

Osage Conservation Club v. Bd. of Supervisors of Mitchell Cnty., 611 N.W.2d 294 (Iowa 2000). · cites it 3× “Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published as provided in section 331.305. The notice shall state the location of the district affected by naming the township and section, and the boundaries of the district shall be expressed in terms of streets or roads if…”

Angstrom v. Calhoun Cnty. (Iowa Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 6× “Then in 2018, the county attorney advised the Angstroms that the lease had been terminated because of their alleged breaches. In a separate letter, the county attorney contended the 3 lease was “void ab initio” because, before approving it, the Calhoun Board of Supervisors had…”

Sadusky v. Lake Creek (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 4× “The board shall direct the county auditor in whose office the petition is filed to cause notice to be given to all persons whom it may concern, without naming them, of the pendency and content of the petition, by publication of a notice as provided in section 331.305.[4] Proof…”

James Fettkether & Candice Fettkether v. Grundy Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, Barbara Smith, Charles Bakker, Heidi Nederhoff, James Ross & Mark Schildroth (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published as provided in section 331.305. The notice shall state the location of the district affected by naming the township and section, and the boundaries 2 See Little v.”

State of Iowa v. Michael Scheffert (Iowa 2017). · cites it 2× “after their publication as provided in section 331.305 and after a copy of the regulations has been posted near each gate or principal entrance to the public ground to which they apply.”

Homeowners Ass'n of the Coves of Sundown Lake v. Appanoose Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 331.305 . 9 part of the carefully proscribed issues a board may consider during the hearing.”

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