§ 523A.705 — Reserved

Iowa § 523A.705

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 523A: CEMETERY AND FUNERAL MERCHANDISE AND FUNERAL SERVICES

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SUBCHAPTER VIII
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
523A.801 Administration.
1. This chapter shall be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner may
employ officers, attorneys, accountants, and other employees as needed for administering
this chapter.
2. It is unlawful for the commissioner or any administrative staff to use for personal
benefit any information which is filed with or obtained by the commissioner and which is not
made public. This chapter does not authorize the commissioner or any such staff member
to disclose any such information except among themselves or to other cemetery and funeral
administrators, regulatory authorities, or governmental agencies, or when necessary and
appropriate in a proceeding or investigation under this chapter or as required by chapter
22. This chapter neither creates nor derogates any privileges that exist at common law or
otherwise when documentary or other evidence is sought under a subpoena directed to the
commissioner or any administrative staff.
3. The commissioner shall submit an annual report to the general assembly’s standing
committees on government oversight by October 1 of each year reporting on the
administration of this chapter. The report shall set forth any recommendations for changes
in the law that the commissioner deems necessary or desirable to prevent abuses or evasions
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of this chapter or rules implementing this chapter or to rectify undesirable conditions in
connection with the administration of this chapter or rules implementing this chapter.