Iowa Code 27B.5 – Denial of state funds
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1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a local entity, including any entity under the jurisdiction of the local entity, shall be ineligible to receive any state funds if the local entity intentionally violates this chapter.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 27B.5
- 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.
- 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.
- Local entity: includes an officer or employee of a local entity or a division, department, or other body that is part of a local entity, including but not limited to a sheriff, police department, city attorney, or county attorney. See Iowa Code 27B.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
2. State funds shall be denied to a local entity pursuant to subsection 1 by all state agencies for each state fiscal year that begins after the date on which a final judicial determination that the local entity has intentionally violated this chapter is made in a civil action brought pursuant to section 27B.4, subsection 6. State funds shall continue to be denied until eligibility to receive state funds is reinstated under section 27B.6. However, any state funds for the provision of wearable body protective gear used for law enforcement purposes shall not be denied under this section.
3. The department of management shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to implement this section and section 27B.6 uniformly across state agencies from which state funds are distributed to local entities.