# Iowa Code § 691.7: Commissioner to accept federal or private grants

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.7

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 691.7
- **Heading:** Commissioner to accept federal or private grants
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XVI / Chapter 691 / Section 691.7

## Text

The commissioner of public safety may accept federal or private funds or grants to aid in the establishment or operation of the state criminalistics laboratory, and the director of health and human services or the state board of regents may accept federal or private funds or grants to aid in the establishment or operation of the position of state medical examiner.

[C71, 73, 75, 77, §749A.7; C79, 81, §691.7]86 Acts, ch 1245, §1604; 99 Acts, ch 208, §11, 142023 Acts, ch 19, §1297

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 691.1 Laboratory created.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.2 Presumption of qualification — evidence — testimony.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.3 Commissioner to make rules.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.4 Copy of finding to defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.5 State medical examiner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.6 Duties of state medical examiner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.6A Deputy state medical examiner creation and duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.6A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.6B Interagency coordinating council.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.6B.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.6C State medical examiner advisory council.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.6C.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.7 Commissioner to accept federal or private grants.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.8 Governor to transfer laboratory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 691.9 Criminalistics laboratory fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXVI_C691_S691.9.md)

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