Iowa § 256.155 - 256.155 Fees.

§ 256.155. 256.155 Fees.

1. It is the intent of the general assembly that licensing fees established by the board be sufficient to finance the activities of the board under this part. 2. Licensing fees are payable to the treasurer of state and shall be deposited with the executive director of the board. The executive director shall deposit twenty-five percent of the fees collected annually with the treasurer of state and the fees shall be credited to the general fund of the state. The remaining licensing fees collected during the fiscal year shall be retained by and are appropriated to the board for the purposes related to the board’s duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33, licensing fees retained by and appropriated to the board pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the activities of the board as provided in this part until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 3. The executive director shall keep an accurate and detailed account of fees received, including fees paid to the treasurer of state and fees retained by the board. 4. The board shall submit a detailed annual financial report by January 1 to the general assembly and the legislative services agency. 5. The fees established by the board for the administrative costs of processing complaints and conducting hearings pursuant to section 256.146, subsection 22, may include a fee for personal service by a sheriff, a fee for legal notice when placed in a newspaper, transcription service or court reporter fee, and other fees assessed as costs by the board. The fees collected annually in accordance with this subsection shall be retained by and are appropriated to the board for the purposes related to the board’s duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33, fees retained by and appropriated to the board pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the activities of the board as provided in this part until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. [S13, §2634-f1; C24, 27, 31, §3867; C35, §3872-e6; C39, §3872.06; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §260.10] 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1446; 89 Acts, ch 265, §11 C93, §272.10 2006 Acts, ch 1180, §23; 2014 Acts, ch 1135, §21; 2021 Acts, ch 170, §30; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2572, 2603 C2024, §256.155 Thu Dec 11 19:19:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 256.155 (30, 0)