Iowa § 331.656 Management of condemnation funds

Iowa Statutes

§ 331.656 — Management of condemnation funds

Iowa § 331.656

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 331COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION

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Iowa Code § 331.656 (2026).

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1.A sheriff receiving funds from a condemnation proceeding shall list the funds in detail in a book kept for that purpose. The sheriff shall pay the funds to the persons entitled to them upon final adjudication of a condemnation case. If the funds are held after final adjudication of the case until the end of the fiscal year, the funds shall be paid to the treasurer as provided in subsection 2.

2.Not later than July 1 of each year, the sheriff shall make a detailed report under oath of allfundsreceivedandinthesheriff’spossessionfromcondemnationproceedingswhichhave been finally adjudicated. The report shall include the names of the parties to whom the funds belong, when the funds were received, and a description of the property condemned. The report shall be filed with the treasurer and t

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1. A sheriff receiving funds from a condemnation proceeding shall list the funds in detail
in a book kept for that purpose. The sheriff shall pay the funds to the persons entitled to them
upon final adjudication of a condemnation case. If the funds are held after final adjudication
of the case until the end of the fiscal year, the funds shall be paid to the treasurer as provided
in subsection 2.
2. Not later than July 1 of each year, the sheriff shall make a detailed report under oath of
allfundsreceivedandinthesheriff’spossessionfromcondemnationproceedingswhichhave
been finally adjudicated. The report shall include the names of the parties to whom the funds
belong, when the funds were received, and a description of the property condemned. The
report shall be filed with the treasurer and the amount of the condemnation funds specified
in the report shall be paid to the treasurer. The sheriff shall be given a detailed receipt for
the funds.
3. If the sheriff possesses condemnation funds which have not been finally adjudicated,
the sheriff shall prepare a detailed report of those funds, including the same information as
requiredinsubsection2,whichreportshallbefiledwiththeauditorforexaminationandaudit
by the board. When a sheriff’s term of office expires, the sheriff shall pay the condemnation
funds which are not finally adjudicated to the sheriff’s successor. The outgoing sheriff shall
receive a detailed receipt for the funds.
4. The treasurer shall keep a record of the condemnation funds received from the sheriff
inabookkeptforthatpurpose. Thebookshallincludealistofthenamesofpersonstowhom
the funds are due, a description of the property condemned, and the amount due for each
propertyitem. Thetreasurershallpaytheamountduetoeachpersonfromthecondemnation
fund on warrants ordered by the board and issued by the auditor. The treasurer and the bond
sureties of the treasurer are liable for the condemnation funds in the same manner as for
other funds received by the treasurer in an official capacity.
5. The sheriff and the bond sureties of the sheriff are liable for the condemnation funds
received by the sheriff until the funds are paid to the persons to which the funds are due, the
treasurer, or the sheriff’s successor as provided in this section.