Iowa § 331.659 Prohibited actions

Iowa Statutes

§ 331.659 — Prohibited actions

Iowa § 331.659

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 331COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION

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Bluebook

Iowa Code § 331.659 (2026).

Text

1. a. Except for a civil claim for reimbursement under section 356.7, a sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not:

(1)Appear in any court as an attorney or legal counsel for another party.

(2)Make or prepare a writing, document or process to commence a legal action or proceeding.

(3)Use a writing, document or process prepared by the sheriff or deputy sheriff in a legal action or proceeding. b. The document, writing, or process prepared or made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff in violation of this subsection is void. 2. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not be the purchaser, directly or indirectly, of property which is being sold by the sheriff or deputy sheriff under process of law. A purchase made in violation of this subsection is void.

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1. a. Except for a civil claim for reimbursement under section 356.7, a sheriff or a deputy
sheriff shall not:
(1) Appear in any court as an attorney or legal counsel for another party.
(2) Make or prepare a writing, document or process to commence a legal action or
proceeding.
(3) Use a writing, document or process prepared by the sheriff or deputy sheriff in a legal
action or proceeding.
b. The document, writing, or process prepared or made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff in
violation of this subsection is void.
2. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not be the purchaser, directly or indirectly, of property

which is being sold by the sheriff or deputy sheriff under process of law. A purchase made in
violation of this subsection is void.

Legislative History

[C51, §175, 176; R60, §388, 389; C73, §342, 343; C97, §546, 547; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5251, 5252; C46, 50, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §343.3, 343.4; S81, §331.659; 81 Acts, ch 117, §658]