# Iowa — US boiler and pressure vessel inspection requirements by state

For Iowa, governing body is Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing, Boilers & Pressure Vessel Inspection Bureau; statute citation is Iowa Code Chapter 89; Iowa Administrative Code Chapters 481-390 through 481-395; accepted inspector types is Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies and commissioned by the division are accepted in lieu of inspections made by a state inspector; exemptions is Section 89.4 identifies the objects that are exempted from section 89.3, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** Iowa _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Governing body:** Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing, Boilers & Pressure Vessel Inspection Bureau
- **Statute citation:** Iowa Code Chapter 89; Iowa Administrative Code Chapters 481-390 through 481-395
- **Accepted inspector types:** Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies and commissioned by the division are accepted in lieu of inspections made by a state inspector.
- **Exemptions:** Section 89.4 identifies the objects that are exempted from section 89.3. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> INSPECTIONS REQUIRED <http://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ico/chapter/89.pdf> Iowa Code Chapter 89 Section 89.3 identifies the different equipment types, inspection type(s), and the inspection schedule(s) to be performed. Section 89.4 identifies the objects that are exempted from section 89.3. INSURANCE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS 1.

## Source

- https://www.nationalboard.org/PrintAllSynopsis.aspx?Jurisdiction=Select

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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