Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 546 - Department of Commerce

• Account: means the same as defined in section 554. See Iowa Code 554E.1
• Appraisal: A determination of property value.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the engineering and land surveying examining board provided by this chapter. See Iowa Code 542B.2
• Commission: means the real estate commission as established by chapter 543B. See Iowa Code 543C.1
• Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance. See Iowa Code 510.1B
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Department: means the department of commerce. See Iowa Code 546.1
• Director: means the director of the department of commerce. See Iowa Code 546.1
• engineering: means "professional engineer" or "professional engineering". See Iowa Code 542B.2
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Internet site: means a specific location on the internet that is determined by internet protocol numbers, by a domain name, or by both, including but not limited to domain names that use the designations ". See Iowa Code 4.1
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• land surveying: means "professional land surveyor" or "professional land surveying". See Iowa Code 542B.2
• Money: means the same as defined in section 554. See Iowa Code 554E.1
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Record: means the same as defined in section 554D. See Iowa Code 554E.1
• Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1