Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 80A · 21 active provisions
As used in this chapter unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Bail enforcement agent” means a person engaged in the bail enforcement business, including licensees and persons engaged in the bail enforcement business whose principal place of business is in a state other than Iowa. 2. “Bail enforcement business” mea…
This chapter does not apply to the following: 1. An officer or employee of the United States, of a state, or a political subdivision of the United States or of a state while the officer or employee is engaged in the performance of official duties. 2. A peace officer engaged in the private security business or the priva…
1. A person shall not operate a bail enforcement business, private investigation business, or private security business, or otherwise employ persons in the operation of such a business located within this state unless the person is licensed by the commissioner in accordance with this chapter. 2. A license issued under…
1. A bail enforcement agent employed by a licensee shall not take or attempt to take into custody the principal on a bail bond without notifying the chief law enforcement officer of the local governmental subdivision where the defendant is believed to be present. The bail enforcement agent shall disclose the location w…
1. Applications for a license or license renewal shall be submitted to the commissioner in the form the commissioner prescribes. A license or license renewal shall not be issued unless the applicant: a. Is eighteen years of age or older. b. Is not a peace officer. c. Has never been convicted of a felony or aggravated m…
1. An applicant for a license or license renewal shall deposit with each application the fee for the license and if necessary the fees associated with processing the fingerprints. 2. If the application is approved, the deposited amount shall be applied on the license fee. If the application is disapproved, the deposite…
A licensee shall conspicuously display the license in the principal place of business of the agency or business.
1. The department shall issue to each licensee and to each employee of the licensee an identification card in a form approved by the commissioner. The application for a permanent identification card shall include a temporary identification card valid for fourteen days from the date of receipt of the application by the…
A duplicate license shall be issued by the commissioner upon the payment of a fee in the amount of five dollars and upon receiving for filing, in the form prescribed, a statement under oath that the original license has been lost or destroyed and that, if the original license is recovered, the original or the duplicate…
1. A licensee or an employee of a licensee shall not use a badge in connection with the activities of the licensee’s business unless the badge has been prescribed or approved by the commissioner. 2. A licensee or an employee of a licensee shall not use an identification card other than the card issued by the department…
1. A license shall not be issued unless the applicant files with the department a surety bond, in a minimum amount as follows: a. Five thousand dollars in the case of an agency licensed to conduct only a bail enforcement business, private security business, or a private investigation business. b. Ten thousand dollars i…
Notwithstanding the minimum bond amount that must be filed in accordance with section 80A.10, a license shall not be issued unless the applicant furnishes proof acceptable to the commissioner of the applicant’s ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents or wrongdoings occurring subsequent to th…
The licensee shall furnish, upon the client’s request, a written report describing all the work performed by the licensee for that client.
The commissioner may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke a license issued, for any of the following reasons: 1. Fraud in applying for or obtaining a license. 2. Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. 3. If a licensee or employee of a licensee has been adjudged guilty of a crime involving moral turpit…
An individual employed by a college or university, or by a private security business holding a contract with a college or university, who performs private security duties on a college or university campus and who carries a weapon while performing these duties shall meet all of the following requirements: 1. File with t…
Fees received by the commissioner shall be paid to the treasurer of state and deposited in the operating account of the department to offset the cost of administering this chapter. Any unspent balance as of June 30 of each year shall revert to the general fund as provided by section 8.33.
The commissioner may adopt administrative rules pursuant to chapter 17A to carry out this chapter.
1. A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter where no other penalty is provided is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. 2. A person who does any of the following is guilty of a fraudulent practice: a. Makes a false statement or representation in an application or statement filed with the commissioner, as r…
1. A person other than a defendant who is injured in person or property by the actions of a bail enforcement agent in taking or attempting to take a defendant into custody may bring a civil action for damages against such agent and the bail enforcement business for breach of any applicable standard of care. 2. Notwiths…
1. a. All complaint files, investigation files, other investigation reports, and other investigative information in the possession of the department or its employees or agents which relate to licensee discipline are privileged and confidential except that they are subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal…
1. A person who holds a valid license to act as a private investigator or as a private security officer issued by a proper authority of another state, based on requirements and qualifications similar to the requirements of this chapter, may be issued a temporary permit to so act in this state, if the person’s licensing…