Iowa § 218.96 - 218.96 Gifts, grants, devises, and bequests.
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§ 218.96. 218.96 Gifts, grants, devises, and bequests.
The director may accept gifts, grants, devises, or bequests of real or personal property from the federal government or any source. The director may exercise such powers with reference to the property accepted as deemed essential to the property’s preservation and the purposes for which given, granted, devised, or bequeathed. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §218.96] 83 Acts, ch 96, §157, 159; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §413 Thu Dec 11 19:00:19 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 218.96 (20, 0)
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Section 218.96 ("218.96 Gifts, grants, devises, and bequests.") 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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