SUSPENSION OF INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE FOR NONPAYMENT

SECTION TWENTY-FOUR. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6) and Iowa Code 135.144(3), in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health, I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Admin Code rules 481-57.14(1)(e) and 58.40(1)(c), permitting a residential care facility or nursing facility to involuntarily discharge or transfer a resident for nonpayment for the resident's stay.

RETIRED PUBLIC DISASTER RESPONDERS

SECTION TWENTY-FIVE. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6) and 135.144(3), and in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, and at the request of the Iowa League of Cities on behalf of numerous local governmental bodies, I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 97B.48A and 97B.52A to the extent those provisions require the repayment or reduction of a member's retirement allowance if the member is reemployed or returns to employment during the pendency of this Disaster Emergency as a licensed health care professional employed by a hospital licensed pursuant to chapter 135B, any state or local government public health employee, any "protection occupation" as defined by Iowa Code 97B.49B(1)(e), or any sheriff or deputy sheriff as defined by Iowa Code 97B.49C(1)(b) or (c).

SECTION TWENTY-SIX. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6) and 135.144(3), and in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, and at the request of the Iowa League of Cities on behalf of numerous local governmental bodies, I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 411.3(3), 411.6(1)(c), and 411.21(3), to the extent those provisions limit a retired police officer or firefighter from continuing to receive service retirement allowances, without interruption, if reemployed as a police officer or firefighter during the pendency of this Disaster Emergency.

ONLINE APPRENTICESHIP INSTRUCTION

SECTION TWENTY-SEVEN. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6), I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 15B.4, to the extent they limit the use of online instruction in determining contact hours for apprenticeship sponsors or lead apprenticeship sponsors. Suspension of this provision is limited only to instruction provided during the duration of this Proclamation or any subsequent extension of this suspension.

MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE AND REGISTRATION RELIEF

SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6), I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 321.20A requiring the owner of a commercial vehicle subject to the apportioned registration provisions of chapter 326 to apply for a certificate of title within thirty days of purchase or transfer and pay the appropriate fee for new registration.

SECTION TWENTY-NINE. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6), I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code section 321.52(4)(b) prescribing a vehicle rebuilder, a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging vehicles of a type required to be registered in this state, or an insurer shall obtain a salvage certificate of title for a wrecked or salvage vehicle within thirty days after the date of assignment of the certificate of title of the vehicle.

SECTION THIRTY. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6), I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 326.14 prescribing a late filing penalty for renewals under the International Registration Plan and prescribing an enforcement deadline for the failure to display a registration plate and registration. Suspension of this provision is limited to renewals that have expired during the duration of this Proclamation or any subsequent extension of this Proclamation.

SUSPENSION OF COURT DEBT DELINQUENCY

SECTION THIRTY-ONE. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6) and 135.144(3), and in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 602.8107 to the extent court debt is deemed delinquent if not paid within thirty days after the date the debt was assessed, the date set out in a court order, or the date due in an installment agreement, and the case assigned by the Iowa Judicial Branch to a third party for collection. Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving any individual of their obligation to make payments of court debt once assessed. Suspension of these provisions shall apply during the duration of this Proclamation or any future extension of this suspension.

SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR SUSPENDED EVICTIONS

SECTION THIRTY-TWO. Pursuant to Iowa Code 29C.6(6) and 135.144(3), and in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, I temporarily suspend the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code 648.3 and 648.5 requiring service of a notice to quit or service of original notice before commencing an action under Iowa Code 648.1(2)-(6). Suspension of these provisions shall apply during the duration of this Proclamation and in conjunction with the suspension of regulatory provisions allowing for the termination of a rental agreement or eviction of a tenant in certain circumstances pursuant to Iowa Code chapters 562A, 562B, and 648.

IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION

SECTION THIRTY-THREE. The Iowa Department of Public Safety, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Iowa Department of Transportation, and other participating state agencies are hereby directed to monitor the operation and implementation of this proclamation to assure the public's health and safety.

SECTION THIRTY-FOUR. Nothing contained in this declaration shall be construed as an exemption from any other portion of the Iowa Code or Iowa Administrative Code not specifically identified in this proclamation.

The provisions of this proclamation shall be effective immediately, unless otherwise noted. This proclamation shall not be construed to otherwise modify the proclamations issued on March 17, 2020, March 19, 2020, or March 22, 2020. This state of public health disaster emergency shall continue to expire on April 16, 2020, at 11:59 p.m., unless sooner terminated or extended in writing by me

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