1. A new Iowa Code shall be issued as soon as possible after the final adjournment of the second regular session of the general assembly. A new Code Supplement shall be issued as soon as possible after the first regular session of the general assembly. A Code Supplement may be issued after a special session of the general assembly or as required by the legislative council.
2. The entire Iowa Code shall be maintained on a computer data base which shall be updated as soon as possible after each session of the general assembly. The Iowa Code and Code Supplement shall be prepared and printed on a good quality of paper in one or more volumes, in the manner determined by the Iowa Code editor in accordance with the policies of the legislative council, as provided in section 2.42.
3. An edition of the Iowa Code or Code Supplement shall contain each Code section in its new or amended form. However, a new section or amendment which does not take effect until after the probable publication date of a succeeding Iowa Code or Code Supplement may be deferred for publication in that succeeding Iowa Code or Code Supplement. The sections shall be inserted in each edition in a logical order as determined by the Iowa Code editor in accordance with the policies of the legislative council.
4. Each section of an Iowa Code or Code Supplement shall be indicated by a number printed in boldface type and shall have an appropriate headnote printed in boldface type.
5. Appropriate historical references or source notes may be placed following each section.
6. The Iowa Code published after the second regular session of the general assembly shall include:
a. An analysis of the Code by titles and chapters.
b. The Declaration of Independence.
c. The Articles of Confederation.
d. The Constitution of the United States.
e. The laws of the United States relating to the authentication of records.
f. The Constitution of the State of Iowa.
g. The Act admitting Iowa into the union as a state.
h. A chapter title, number, and chapter analysis at the head of each chapter. The chapter number shall be printed at the top of each page.
i. All of the statutes of Iowa of a general and permanent nature, except as provided in subsection 3.
j. A comprehensive index and a summary index covering the Constitution and statutes of the state of Iowa.
7. The Code Supplement published after the first regular session of the general assembly shall include:
a. All of the statutes of Iowa of a general and permanent nature which were enacted or amended during that session, except as provided in subsection 3, and an indication of all sections repealed during that session, and any amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa approved by the voters at the preceding general election.
b. A chapter title and number for each chapter or part of a chapter included.
c. An index covering the material included.
8. A Code or Code Supplement may include appropriate tables showing the disposition of Acts of the general assembly and other reference material as determined by the Iowa Code editor in accordance with policies of the legislative council.
[C97, p. 5; S13, p. 3; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 168; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 14.12; 82 Acts, ch 1061, § 2--4]
91 Acts, ch 258, §12
C93, § 2B.12
94 Acts, ch 1107, § 19
See also § 2.42
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