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100.0% of applicable categories indexed (11/11)

Category	Status	Index volume
Constitution & Foundation	Indexed	1 sections shown · 1,100 indexed network-wide
Federal Statutes	Indexed	5 sections shown · 241,909 indexed network-wide
Federal Regulations	Indexed	5 sections shown · 2,810,482 indexed network-wide
Federal Notices & Orders	Indexed	5 sections shown · 10,887,843 indexed network-wide
State Statutes	Indexed	5 sections shown · 660,447 indexed network-wide
State Administrative	Indexed	364,634 sections in our index
County Ordinances	Indexed	460,067 sections in our index
Municipal Code	Indexed	1,167,970 sections in our index
Court Decisions	Indexed	5,422,565 sections in our index
Attorney General Opinions	Indexed	15,791 sections in our index
Agency Guidance	Indexed	18,067 sections in our index

Top sections in each category

Constitution & Foundation (1 sections)

Iowa Constitution Constitution of Iowa Iowa source
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Federal Statutes (5 sections)

1 U.S.C. § 1 § 1. Words denoting number, gender, and so forth Amendments Short Title of 2022 Amendment Short Title of 2012 Amendment Short Title of 2002 Amendment Short Titl federal source
In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, unless the context indicates otherwise— words importing the singular include and apply to several persons, parties, or things; words importing the plural include the singular; words importing the masculine gender include the feminine as well; words used in the present tense include the future as well as the present; the words “insane” and “insane person” shall include every idiot, insane person, and person non compos mentis; …
1 U.S.C. § 2 § 2. “County” as including “parish”, and so forth federal source
The word “county” includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. The word “county” includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States.…
1 U.S.C. § 3 § 3. “Vessel” as including all means of water transportation federal source
The word “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water. The word “vessel” includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.…
1 U.S.C. § 4 § 4. “Vehicle” as including all means of land transportation federal source
The word “vehicle” includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. The word “vehicle” includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land.…
1 U.S.C. § 5 § 5. “Company” or “association” as including successors and assigns federal source
The word “company” or “association”, when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words “successors and assigns of such company or association”, in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. The word “company” or “association”, when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words “successors and assigns of such company or association”, in like manner as if these last-named words, or…

Federal Regulations (5 sections)

1 CFR § 12.1 § 12.1 Federal Register. federal source
(a) The Federal Register, issued under the authority of the Administrative Committee, is officially maintained online and is available on at least one Government Publishing Office website. (b) Requests for subscriptions to the Federal Register may be made as follows: (1) Requests from a Member of Congress or any other office of the United States for a specific issue or a subscription may be submitted via a Government Publishing Office website or by email to an email address p…
1 CFR § 18.17 § 18.17 Effective dates and time periods. federal source
(a) Each document submitted for publication in the Federal Register that includes an effective date or time period should either set forth a date certain or a time period measured by a certain number of days after publication in the Federal Register. When a document sets forth a time period measured by a certain number of days after publication, Office of the Federal Register staff will compute the date to be inserted in the document as set forth in paragraph (b) of this sect…
1 CFR § 21.19 § 21.19 Composition of part headings. federal source
Each part heading shall indicate briefly the general subject matter of the part. Phrases such as “Regulations under the Act of July 28, 1955” or other expressions that are not descriptive of the subject matter may not be used. Introductory expressions such as “Regulations governing” and “Rules applicable to” may not be used.…
1 CFR § 301.4 § 301.4 Activities. federal source
(a) The Conference may study the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the administrative procedure used by administrative agencies in carrying out administrative programs. Subjects for inquiry by the Conference are developed by the Chairman, the Council, the committees, and the Assembly. The committees, with the assistance of staff and consultants, conduct thorough studies of these subjects and develop proposed recommendations and supporting reports. Reports and recommendati…
1 CFR § 304.1 § 304.1 General provisions. federal source
(a) This subpart contains the rules that the Administrative Conference of the United States (“ACUS” or “the agency”) follows in processing requests for disclosure of records under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA” or “the Act”), 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended, and in meeting its responsibilities under the Act. Note that electronic records are treated as records for the purposes of the FOIA. These rules should be read together with the text of the FOIA itself and the Uniform Fr…

Federal Notices & Orders (5 sections)

93-30302 Housing Preservation Grants Federal source
Housing Preservation Grants The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) announces that it is soliciting competitive applications under its Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) program. This action is taken to comply with Agency regulations found in 7 CFR part 1944, Subpart N, which requires the Agency to announce the opening and closing dates for receipt of preapplications for HPG funds from eligible applicants. The intended effect of this Notice is to provide public agencies, privat…
93-31089 Endangered and Threatened Species; Status of Sacramento River Winter- run Chinook Salmon Federal source
Endangered and Threatened Species; Status of Sacramento River Winter- run Chinook Salmon NMFS has determined that the Sacramento River winter-run chinook salmon should be reclassified from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). NMFS has determined that the current biological status of the species is endangered based on the continued decline and increased variability of run sizes since its first listing as a threatened species in 1989, the ex…
93-31152 Amendment of FIRMR Provisions Relating to FIRMR Applicability, FIRMR Bulletins, Present Value Analysis, and Recycled Federal Information Processing (FIP) Resour Federal source
Amendment of FIRMR Provisions Relating to FIRMR Applicability, FIRMR Bulletins, Present Value Analysis, and Recycled Federal Information Processing (FIP) Resources This notice proposes to amend the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR) to: Revise FIRMR applicability provisions relating to the replacement of embedded Federal information processing (FIP) equipment, the delivery of a small amount of FIP resources under non-FIP procurements, and the availab…
93-31710 Collection of Debts by Federal Tax Refund Offset Federal source
Collection of Debts by Federal Tax Refund Offset The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is amending its regulations, pursuant to the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, to add regulations on procedures for the collection of debts by Federal tax refund offset. This rule outlines the procedures that EEOC will follow for collection of a past-due, legally enforceable debt owed to EEOC by referring such debt to the internal Revenue Service (IRS) for offset against any over…
93-31812 Dietary Supplements; Establishment of Date of Application Federal source
Dietary Supplements; Establishment of Date of Application The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is publishing this final rule to establish July 1, 1995, as the date on which it will apply the mandatory nutrition labeling and nutrient content claims provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act) to dietary supplements of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other similar nutritional substances (hereinafter referred to as dietary supplements). This action is in ac…

State Statutes (5 sections)

Iowa Code § 105.10 License or certification required — exceptions Iowa source
1. Except as provided in section 105.11, a person shall not operate as a contractor or install or repair plumbing, mechanical, HVAC, refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic systems without obtaining a license issued by the board, or install or repair medical gas piping systems without obtaining a valid certification approved by the board. 2. Except as provided in section 105.11, a person shall not engage in the business of designing, installing, or repairing plumbing, mech…
Iowa Code § 105.11 Chapter inapplicability Iowa source
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to do any of the following: 1. Apply to a person licensed as an engineer pursuant to chapter 542B, licensed as a manufactured home retailer or certified as a manufactured home installer pursuant to chapter 103A, licensed as an architect pursuant to chapter 544A, or licensed as a landscape architect pursuant to chapter 544B who provides consultations or develops plans or other work concerning plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration…
Iowa Code § 105.12 Form of license Iowa source
1. A contracting, plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic license shall be in the form of a certificate under the seal of the department, signed by the director of the department, and shall be issued in the name of the board. The license number shall be noted on the face of the license. 2. In addition to the certificate, the board shall provide each licensee with a wallet-sized licensing identification card. 2007 Acts, ch 198, §12; 2008 Acts, …
Iowa Code § 105.15 Registry of licenses Iowa source
The name, location, license number, and date of issuance of the license of each person to whom a license has been issued shall be entered in a registry kept in the office of the department to be known as the plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic registry. The registry may be electronic and shall be open to public inspection. However, the licensee’s home address, home telephone number, and other personal information as determined by rule shall be c…
Iowa Code § 105.16 Change of residence Iowa source
If a person licensed to practice as a contractor or a plumbing, mechanical, HVAC-refrigeration, sheet metal, or hydronic professional under this chapter changes the person’s residence or place of practice, the person shall so notify the board. 2007 Acts, ch 198, §16; 2008 Acts, ch 1089, §10, 12; 2009 Acts, ch 151, §17; 2013 Acts, ch 77, §15, 36…

Municipal Code

Has Building Code	Yes
Municipal Code · Publisher	municode
Municipal Code Publisher	municode
Municipal Code URL	https://library.municode.com/ia/grimes-city-iowa

Sources: Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS · Refreshed 2026-04-12

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Barbara Kimich

County Clerk · https://grimescountytexas.gov

Donald G. Sowell

Sheriff · https://grimescountyso.org

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