Advisory Opinions List
| Opinion Title and Update | Summary | Keywords |
|---|---|---|
| IECDB AO 2003-05 | Use of Campaign Funds to Pay for Traffic Tickets |
campaign funds, traffic ticket, 56.41, campaign purpose, 68a.402, use of campaign funds, personal benefit, civil penalty, criminal penalty, parking ticket, speeding ticket |
| IECDB AO 2003-04 | County Hospital Trustees are County Candidates |
county hospital trustee, county hospital trustees, 56.6, county candidate, city candidate, 68a.402 |
| IECDB AO 2003-03 *rule 4.31(3) |
Revocable and Living Trusts Not Required to Register as PACs |
revocable trust, living trust, trust, trusts, contribution, registration, committee registration, pac, registration, 2001-11, 2002-02 |
| IECDB AO 2003-02 see also rule 4.59 |
Effect of Granted Waiver on Repeat Delinquency/Opinion 2000-18 Rescinded |
waiver, delinquent, delinquency, waiver request, repeat delinquency, penalty, civil penalty |
| IECDB AO 2003-01 *rule 4.4(1) |
PACs Must Appoint a Separate Chair and Treasurer |
political committee, pac, treasurer, pac treasurer, chair, chairperson, pac chair, 56.3, 68a.203 |
| IECDB AO 2002-18 | Area Education Agency Employee Serving on School Board |
68b.2a, outside employment, outside activity, school board, Area Education Agency, AEA |
| IECDB AO 2002-17 *issued to Representative Wayne Ford |
Use of Campaign funds for Purchase of Humanitarian Award |
Ford, humanitarian awards, campaign funds, campaign purposes, constituency service, 56.41, 68a.302 |
| IECDB AO 2002-16 *issued to Mary Ann Spicer, Employment Appeal Board |
Member of Employment Appeal Board Running for School Board |
Spicer, Employment Appeal Board, 56.12a, 68a.505, public resources, public moneys |
| IECDB AO 2002-15 *issued to Pamela Jordan, Candidate for Dickinson County Supervisor |
County Supervisor Serving as Independent Contractor with other Public Offices |
Jordan, candidate, county supervisor, outside employment, outside activity, conflict of interest, 68a.2a |
| IECDB AO 2002-14 *rule 8.3 |
Discussions Concerning Gubernatorial Appointments Not Lobbying |
lobby, lobbying, lobbyist, appointment, gubernatorial appointment |
| IECDB AO 2002-13 *rule 5.5(4) |
Reimbursements to Governmental Bodies for Campaign Expenses |
56.12a, 68a.505, public resources, public moneys, reimbursement |
| IECDB AO 2002-12 * rescinded by opinion 2009-05 |
Parties/Central committees Automatically Created, Not When Financial Threshold Met |
2009-05, political party, state party, 56.2, 68a.201, county central committee, county committee |
| IECDB AO 2002-11 *issued to Ashley Super, Department of General Services |
State Employees Purchasing Items at Discounted Rate Offered to the State |
Super, Department of Gneral Services, 68b.22, gift, gifts, gift law, gift to all state employees, discount for all state employees, discount for state employees |
| IECDB AO 2002-10 *issued to Senator Dennis Black |
County Conservation Board Employees Using County Provided Residence |
Black, 68b.2a, outside employment, outside activity, county provided residence, home business |
| IECDB AO 2002-09 *rule 8.15 |
Prohibition on Lobbyist Contribution During Session Applies to Iowa Lobbyists Only |
56.15a,, 68a.504, during session, lobbyist, contributions, campaign contribution, contribution during session, lobbyist from another state, lobbyists from different state, lobbyists from other state |
| IECDB AO 2002-08 *issued to Joseph Frisbie, Sioux City Chief of Police |
Member of ILEA Council Voting on Regional Law Enforcement Training Facility |
Frisbie, police chief, conflict of interest, 68b.2a, outside employment |
| IECDB AO 2002-07 issued to Kim Reynolds, Clark County Treasurer/rules 8.2 & 8.3 |
Application of Executive Branch Lobbying Laws to Local Elected Officials |
Reynolds, County Treasurer, lobby, lobbying, lobbyist, register as a lobbyist, 68b.36 |
| IECDB AO 2002-06 *issued to Galen Howsare, West Des Moines Schools |
Polk County Public School Districts using Campaign Logo from Previous Election |
Howsare, 56.12a, 68a.505, public resources, public moneys, logo |
| IECDB AO 2002-05 | Incorporated Sole Proprietorships Subject to Ban on Corporate Contributions |
incorporated sole proprietorship, 56.15, 68a.503, corporation contributions, corporate contributions, corporation, sole proprietorship |
| IECDB AO 2002-04 *issued to Brian Gentry, Governor's Office |
Application of 68B.7 to Appointment of Tom Gronstal as Superintendent of Banking |
Gentry, 68b.7, post state employment, post-state employment, appointment, employment, prohibited use of influence, use of influence |
| IECDB AO 2002-03 issued to Daron Van Helden, AAA |
Providing Free Membership in AAA to Public Employees that Belong to Associations |
Van Helden, 68b.22, gift, gifts, gift law, indirect gift, restricted donor, AAA |
| IECDB AO 2002-02 *IECDB Advisory Opinion 2002-02 is hereby rescinded by IECDB AO 2012-05 |
Reporting Requirements for Trusts Giving in Excess of $500 -rescinded by 2012-05 |
boeyink, robinson, berardi, 2012-05, trust, 68a.502, campaign contributions, campaign contribution, PAC, dr-1, 68a.402, disclosure, schedule b, dr-3, dr-otc |
| IECDB AO 2002-01 *rule 4.46 |
Use of Corporate Computer to File Disclosure Report without Reimbursement |
56.15, 68a.503, corporation, contributions, corporate contributions, , corporation, corporate computer, file with corporate computer, file with corporate computer, express advocacy, voter education information |
| IECDB AO 2001-20 Iowa Code s 56.12A is now 68A.505 |
DMACC Establishing a Political Committee and Not Using Taxpayer Resources |
56.12a, 68a.505, Eide, DMACC, political committee, pac, public moneys, public resources, 2000-40 |
| IECDB AO 2001-19 * rescinded by opinion 2009-06, Iowa Code s 56.3 is now 68A.203, Iowa Code s 56.4 is now 68A.401 |
Length of Time that Campaign Records, Statements and Reports Must be Retained |
record, record retention, 2009-06, 56.3, 68a.203, 56.4, 68a.401, campaign records, preserving campaign records, retaining campaign records, records, records repository, repository |