Iowa § 147.87 - 147.87 Enforcement.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 147.87 — 147.87 Enforcement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 147.87. 147.87 Enforcement.
1. A board shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the board’s enabling statute and for that purpose may request the department to make necessary investigations. Every licensee and member of a board shall furnish the board or the department such evidence as the member or licensee may have relative to any alleged violation which is being investigated. 2. The department may administratively close a complaint that does not allege a violation of this chapter, the board’s enabling statute, or a rule of the board. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2523; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §147.87] 90 Acts, ch 1204, §19; 94 Acts, ch 1132, §26; 96 Acts, ch 1036, §25; 98 Acts, ch 1053, §23; 2007 Acts, ch 10, §64; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §37; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §53; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1914; 2024 Acts, ch 1170, §60; 2025 Acts, ch 30, §27 Referred to in §152.10, 156.9 Section amended Wed Dec 10 22:59:12 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 147.87 (25, 1)
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What does Iowa Code § 147.87 cover?
Section 147.87 ("147.87 Enforcement.") 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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