Iowa § 137C.7 - 137C.7 License required.
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§ 137C.7. 137C.7 License required.
A person shall not open or operate a hotel until the regulatory authority has inspected the hotel and issued a license to the person. The regulatory authority shall conduct inspections in accordance with standards adopted by the department by rule pursuant to chapter 17A. Each license shall expire one year from the date of issue. A license is renewable. All licenses issued under this chapter that are not renewed by the licensee on or before the expiration date shall be subject to a penalty of ten percent of the license fee per month if the license is renewed at a later date. A license is not transferable. [S13, §2527-l; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2809; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §170.2; C79, 81, §170B.4] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §66 C91, §137C.7 2002 Acts, ch 1119, §132; 2018 Acts, ch 1144, §2, 16 Wed Dec 10 22:55:04 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 137C.7 (21, 0)
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What does Iowa Code § 137C.7 cover?
Section 137C.7 ("137C.7 License required.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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