§ 35D.1 Purpose of home — definitions
§ 35D.2 Right to admission
§ 35D.3 Rules — general management
§ 35D.4 Married couples — quarters — cottages
§ 35D.5 Surviving spouses of veterans
§ 35D.7 Contributing to own support
§ 35D.9 County of residence upon discharge
§ 35D.10 Payment to spouse
§ 35D.11 Handling of pension money and other funds
§ 35D.12 Bank account for members’ deposits
§ 35D.13 Commandant
§ 35D.14 Personnel — expenses — compensation
§ 35D.14A Volunteer record checks
§ 35D.15 Rules enforced — power to suspend and discharge members
§ 35D.17 Report by commandant
§ 35D.18 Net general fund appropriation — purpose

Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 35D - Veterans Home

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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
  • Child: includes child by adoption. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Commandant: means the commandant of the Iowa veterans home appointed pursuant to section 35D. See Iowa Code 35D.1
  • Commission: means the commission of veterans affairs established in section 35A. See Iowa Code 35D.1
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • 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
  • Member: means a patient or resident of the home. See Iowa Code 35D.1
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" and the abbreviation "A. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
  • year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1