Iowa § 144C.8 - 144C.8 Forfeiture of authority to control.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 144C.8 — 144C.8 Forfeiture of authority to control., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 144C.8. 144C.8 Forfeiture of authority to control.
A designee or person with the authority to control under this chapter shall forfeit all rights and authority under a declaration, or by operation of section 144C.5, and all rights and authority under the declaration, or by operation of section 144C.5, shall vest in and devolve upon an alternate designee, or if there is none, vest in and devolve pursuant to section 144C.5, under either of the following circumstances: 1. The designee or person with the authority to control under this chapter is charged with murder in the first or second degree or voluntary manslaughter in connection with the declarant’s death and those charges are known to a third party. 2. The designee or person with the authority to control under this chapter does not exercise the designee’s authority under the declaration within twenty-four hours of receiving notification of the death of the declarant or within forty hours of the declarant’s death, whichever is earlier. 2008 Acts, ch 1051, §13, 22; 2025 Acts, ch 22, §3 Referred to in §144C.5 Section amended Wed Dec 10 22:57:53 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 144C.8 (20, 1)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Iowa Code § 144C.8 cover?
Section 144C.8 ("144C.8 Forfeiture of authority to control.") 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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