Iowa Code 523A.505 – Duty to disclose
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 523A.505
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- 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
523A.505 Duty to disclose.
1. A sales agent, and any person who owns at least five percent of a preneed seller
business, shall have an ongoing duty to disclose to the commissioner all felony crimes and those misdemeanor-level crimes involving dishonesty or false statement for which the sales agent or person has been found guilty, or for which the sales agent or person has pled guilty or no contest. Such disclosure shall be made to the commissioner within thirty calendar days of the date that the sales agent or person has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, or of the date the sales agent or person pleads guilty or no contest.
2. A sales agent, and any person who owns at least five percent of a preneed seller business, shall have an ongoing duty to disclose to the commissioner all liens and judgments over twenty thousand dollars that have been entered against the sales agent or person, and all bankruptcy petitions that have been filed by the sales agent or person. Such disclosure shall be made to the commissioner within thirty calendar days of the date on which the lien or judgment is entered, or of the date on which the sales agent or person files a petition for bankruptcy.
2022 Acts, ch 1047, §4; 2022 Acts, ch 1153, §53
Referred to in §523A.807
1. A sales agent, and any person who owns at least five percent of a preneed seller
business, shall have an ongoing duty to disclose to the commissioner all felony crimes and those misdemeanor-level crimes involving dishonesty or false statement for which the sales agent or person has been found guilty, or for which the sales agent or person has pled guilty or no contest. Such disclosure shall be made to the commissioner within thirty calendar days of the date that the sales agent or person has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction, or of the date the sales agent or person pleads guilty or no contest.
2. A sales agent, and any person who owns at least five percent of a preneed seller business, shall have an ongoing duty to disclose to the commissioner all liens and judgments over twenty thousand dollars that have been entered against the sales agent or person, and all bankruptcy petitions that have been filed by the sales agent or person. Such disclosure shall be made to the commissioner within thirty calendar days of the date on which the lien or judgment is entered, or of the date on which the sales agent or person files a petition for bankruptcy.
2022 Acts, ch 1047, §4; 2022 Acts, ch 1153, §53
Referred to in §523A.807