This chapter does not apply to the following:
 1. An officer or employee of the United States, of a state, or a political subdivision of the United States or of a state while the officer or employee is engaged in the performance of official duties.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 80A.2

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the department of public safety. See Iowa Code 80A.1
  • 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
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or other business entity. See Iowa Code 80A.1
  • Private investigation business: means the business of making, for hire or reward, an investigation for the purpose of obtaining information on any of the following matters:
  • Private security business: means a business of furnishing, for hire or reward, guards, watch personnel, armored car personnel, patrol personnel, or other persons to protect persons or property, to prevent the unlawful taking of goods and merchandise, or to prevent the misappropriation or concealment of goods, merchandise, money, securities, or other valuable documents or papers, and includes an individual who for hire patrols, watches, or guards a residential, industrial, or business property or district. See Iowa Code 80A.1
  • property: includes personal and real property. 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
  • United States: includes all the states. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. A peace officer engaged in the private security business or the private investigation business with the knowledge and consent of the chief executive officer of the peace officer’s law enforcement agency.
 3. A person employed full or part-time by one employer in connection with the affairs of the employer.
 4. An attorney licensed to practice in Iowa, while performing duties as an attorney.
 5. A person engaged exclusively in the business of obtaining and furnishing information regarding the financial rating or standing and credit of persons.
 6. A person exclusively employed in making investigations and adjustments for insurance companies.
 7. A person who is the legal owner of personal property which has been sold under a security agreement or a conditional sales agreement, or a secured party under the terms of a security interest while the person is performing acts relating to the repossession of the property.
 8. A person engaged in the process of verifying the credentials of physicians and allied health professionals applying for hospital staff privileges.
 9. A person engaged in the business of transporting prisoners under a contract with the Iowa department of corrections or a county sheriff, a similar agency from another state, or the federal government.
 10. A certified public accountant authorized to practice pursuant to chapter 542, while performing duties as a certified public accountant.