Iowa § 9C.5 - 9C.5 Issuance of license.
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§ 9C.5. 9C.5 Issuance of license.
Upon receiving an application for a transient merchant’s license, the secretary of state shall investigate or cause to be investigated, the reputation and character of the applicant. If, upon making such investigation, the secretary of state is satisfied that the statements and representations contained in the application are true, and that the applicant is of good reputation and character, and the holder of an Iowa sales or use tax permit, and if a foreign corporation, has authority to do business in the state of Iowa, the secretary shall issue to the applicant a license as a transient merchant upon payment of the fee as herein prescribed for the period of time requested in said application and for use at the location and place where it is stated in said application the sale will be held or the business conducted, both of which shall be set out in said license. Such license shall be valid only for the period of time and at the location and place described therein. [C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §81A.5] C93, §9C.5 2022 Acts, ch 1138, §2 Wed Dec 10 21:50:20 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 9C.5 (18, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9C.5 ("9C.5 Issuance of license.") 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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