4.10 Reenactment of statutes — continuation.
A statute which is reenacted, revised or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior statute and not a new enactment, so far as it is the same as the prior statute.
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §4.10]
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 4 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES
Section 4.2 - Common law rule of construction.
Section 4.3 - References to other statutes.
Section 4.4 - Presumption of enactment.
Section 4.5 - Prospective statutes.
Section 4.6 - Ambiguous statutes — interpretation.
Section 4.7 - Conflicts between general and special statutes.
Section 4.8 - Irreconcilable statutes.
Section 4.9 - Official copy prevails.
Section 4.10 - Reenactment of statutes — continuation.
Section 4.11 - Conflicting amendments to same statutes — interpretation.
Section 4.12 - Acts or statutes are severable.
Section 4.13 - General savings provision.
Section 4.14 - General rules of construction for English language laws.