Terms Used In Iowa Code 1D.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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
 The standard time in this state is the solar time of the ninetieth meridian of longitude west of Greenwich, England, commonly known as central standard time, except that from 2:00 ante meridiem of the first Sunday of April in every year until 2:00 ante meridiem of the last Sunday of October in the same year, standard time shall be advanced one hour. The period of time so advanced shall be known as “daylight saving time”.