Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 88A.11 (2026)

Exemptions

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The following amusement devices or rides or concession booths are exempt from the provisions of this chapter:

1. Nonmechanized playground equipment including, but not limited to, swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, slides, trampolines, swinging gates and physical fitness devices except where an admission fee is charged for usage or an admission fee is charged to areas where such equipment is located.

2. A concession booth, amusement device or ride which is owned and operated by a nonprofit religious, educational or charitable institution or association if such booth, device or ride is located within a building subject to inspection by the director or by any political subdivisions of the state under its building, fire, electrical, and related public safety ordinances.

3. The director may exempt amusement devices from the provisions of this chapter that have self-contained wiring installed by the manufacturer, that are operated manually by the use of hands or feet, that operate on less than one hundred twenty volts of electrical power, and that are fixtures or appliances within or part of a structure subject to the building code of this state or any political subdivision of this state.

4. The director may exempt playground equipment owned, maintained, and operated by any political subdivision of this state.

5. Vessels inspected by officers appointed by the director of the department of natural resources under chapter 462A. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §88A.11; 82 Acts, ch 1028, §1] 97 Acts, ch 40, §2; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1485, 1771 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1969–1974 · leading case: Porter v. Iowa Power & Light Co., 217 N.W.2d 221 (Iowa 1974).

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Porter v. Iowa Power & Light Co., 217 N.W.2d 221 (Iowa 1974). · cites it 2× “These specifications were based on asserted violation by Crees of three regulations promulgated by the employment safety commission pursuant to § 88A.11, The Code, 1971. Chapter 88A of the 1971 Code was repealed in 1972 by 64 G.”

Johnson Mach. Works, Inc. v. Parkins, 171 N.W.2d 139 (Iowa 1969). · cites it 8× “There was no showing that the ratings were within the standards recognized by section 88A.11. If not the evidence would be hearsay.”

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