§ 523I.104 — Reserved

Iowa § 523I.104

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 523I: IOWA CEMETERY ACT

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SUBCHAPTER II
ADMINISTRATION AND
ENFORCEMENT
523I.201 Administration.
1. This chapter shall be administered by the commissioner. The commissioner may
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employ officers, attorneys, accountants, and other employees as needed for administering
this chapter.
2. Itisunlawfulforthecommissioneroranyadministrativestafftouseforpersonalbenefit
any information which is filed with or obtained by the commissioner and which is not made
public. Thischapterdoesnotauthorizethecommissioneroranystaffmembertodiscloseany
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
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.