Iowa § 89A.15 - 89A.15 Inspections by local authorities.
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§ 89A.15. 89A.15 Inspections by local authorities.
A city or other governmental subdivision shall not make or maintain any ordinance, bylaw, or resolution providing for the licensing of special inspectors. An ordinance or resolution relating to the inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, or operation of conveyances within the limits of the city or governmental subdivision which conflicts with this chapter or with rules adopted pursuant to this chapter is void. The director, in the director’s discretion, may accept inspections by local authorities in lieu of inspections required by section 89A.6, but only upon a showing by the local authority that applicable laws and rules will be consistently and literally enforced and that inspections will be performed by special inspectors. [C75, 77, 79, 81, §104.15] C87, §89A.15 2004 Acts, ch 1107, §25, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 16, §14; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1817 Referred to in §331.304 Wed Dec 10 22:33:40 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 89A.15 (20, 0)
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Section 89A.15 ("89A.15 Inspections by local authorities.") 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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