Iowa Code > Chapter 72 – Duties Relating to Public Contracts
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| § 72.1 | Contracts for excess expenditures — exception for coal |
| § 72.2 | Executive council may authorize indebtedness |
| § 72.3 | Divulging contents of sealed bids |
| § 72.4 | Penalty |
| § 72.5 | Life cycle cost |
Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 72 - Duties Relating to Public Contracts
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- 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.
- 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
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1