Drainage of lands.

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Section
88.01

Definitions.

Section
88.02

Outstanding securities and contracts not affected.

Section
88.03

Drainage proceedings equitable in nature.

Section
88.04

General rules relating to signatures on petitions.

Section
88.05

General rules applicable to notices of hearings.

Section
88.06

General procedure for obtaining consent or approval of the court in drainage proceedings.

Section
88.07

General rules; drainage proceedings in court.

Section
88.08

Costs in drainage proceedings.

Section
88.09

Certiorari; drainage board decisions.

Section
88.032

Amendment of documents.

Section
88.065

General procedure for drainage board hearings.

Section
88.10

Guardian ad litem; failure to appoint.

Section
88.11

Assistance to drainage districts.

Section
88.12

Proceedings when drainage area is in more than one county.

Section
88.13

Right to enter lands of drainage district.

Section
88.14

Controversies between districts.

Section
88.16

Notification requirements, engineering study.

Section
88.17

Appointment and organization of drainage board.

Section
88.18

County treasurer to serve as treasurer of drainage districts.

Section
88.19

Board to keep records.

Section
88.20

Conflict of interest prohibited.

Section
88.21

General powers of the drainage board.

Section
88.22

Power of board to contract with the federal government and other agencies.

Section
88.23

Power of board to levy assessments for costs.

Section
88.24

Board to file annual report.

Section
88.27

Who may petition for organization of a drainage district.

Section
88.28

Contents of petition.

Section
88.29

Referral of petition to board; examination of lands; hearing by board.

Section
88.31

Special procedure in cases affecting navigable waters.

Section
88.32

Report to the court.

Section
88.33

Drainage project may be stopped prior to organization of district.

Section
88.34

Hearing by the court; organization of drainage district.

Section
88.35

Laying out drains, assessment of benefits and award of damages in newly organized district.

Section
88.36

Hearing on report.

Section
88.40

Assessments for costs to be certified to register of deeds; assessments are lien on lands.

Section
88.41

Payment of assessments for costs.

Section
88.42

Unpaid drainage assessments to be collected as taxes.

Section
88.43

Collection of assessments as delinquent taxes.

Section
88.44

Contesting validity of assessments.

Section
88.45

Procedure upon discovering omitted assessments.

Section
88.46

Reassessment of benefits.

Section
88.47

Apportionment of assessments when assessed parcel is divided.

Section
88.48

Assessment of county and municipal lands.

Section
88.49

Assessment of one district by another; judgment against district.

Section
88.50

When state lands subject to assessment; right-of-way across state lands.

Section
88.54

Borrowing money.

Section
88.55

Refunding district obligations.

Section
88.56

Compromise and discharge of obligations.

Section
88.61

Laying out drains, assessment of benefits and award of damages in existing drainage district.

Section
88.62

Conditions relative to doing of work.

Section
88.63

Maintenance and repair of drains.

Section
88.64

Assessment against municipalities for enlargement or maintenance of drains.

Section
88.66

Construction and repair of drains crossing railroad right-of-way.

Section
88.67

Construction and repair of drains crossing utility installations; laying utility installations across drains.

Section
88.68

Construction of drain across public highway; construction of bridges across drains.

Section
88.69

District liable for damage to land outside its boundaries.

Section
88.70

Formation of subdistrict to obtain more thorough drainage.

Section
88.71

Enlarging or supplementing existing drains.

Section
88.72

Removal of dams or other obstructions in drainage outlets.

Section
88.73

Providing drainage for lands assessed but not adequately drained.

Section
88.74

District corridors.

Section
88.77

Annexation of lands upon petition of owners.

Section
88.78

Annexation of benefited lands.

Section
88.79

Consolidation of drainage districts in process of organization.

Section
88.80

Withdrawal of lands from drainage district.

Section
88.81

Proceedings to suspend operations of drainage district.

Section
88.82

Dissolution of drainage districts.

Section
88.83

Transfer of district to municipal jurisdiction.

Section
88.87

Road grades not to obstruct natural drainage, landowners not to obstruct highway drainage; remedies.

Section
88.88

Railroad to construct ditch or sluiceway across right-of-way.

Section
88.89

Roads not to obstruct natural watercourse.

Section
88.90

Removal of obstructions from natural watercourses.

Section
88.91

Penalty for placing obstruction in ditches.

Section
88.92

Private drains not to be connected with district drains.

Section
88.93

Right to take water from drainage ditch.

Section
88.94

Drains for individual landowners.

Section
88.145

Limitation of damages and suits.

Section
88.161

Transition for certain drainage districts.

Section
88.172

Limited liability of drainage board members.

Section
88.212

Required actions for the drainage board.

Section
88.215

Landowner petitions.

Section
88.405

Assessment for connection to district drain.

Section
88.785

Certain annexations prohibited.

Section
88.791

Consolidation of existing drainage districts.

Section
88.815

Dissolution of suspended drainage districts.

Section
88.817

Leola drainage district.