Iowa § 331.757 Temporary and full-time assistants

Iowa Statutes

§ 331.757 — Temporary and full-time assistants

Iowa § 331.757

Title IXLOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 331COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION

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Bluebook

Iowa Code § 331.757 (2026).

Text

1.The county attorney may employ, with the approval of a judge of the district court, a temporary assistant to assist in the trial of a person charged with a felony. The temporary assistant shall be paid a reasonable compensation as determined by the board upon certification of the services rendered by the district judge before whom the defendant was tried.

2.The county attorney may appoint, with the approval of the board, an assistant county attorneytoserveasafull-timeprosecutor. Afull-timeprosecutorshallrefrainfromtheprivate practice of law. The county attorney shall determine the compensation paid to a full-time prosecutor within the budget set for the county attorney’s office by the board. Except in counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand, the annual salary of

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1. The county attorney may employ, with the approval of a judge of the district court, a
temporary assistant to assist in the trial of a person charged with a felony. The temporary
assistant shall be paid a reasonable compensation as determined by the board upon

certification of the services rendered by the district judge before whom the defendant was
tried.
2. The county attorney may appoint, with the approval of the board, an assistant county
attorneytoserveasafull-timeprosecutor. Afull-timeprosecutorshallrefrainfromtheprivate
practice of law. The county attorney shall determine the compensation paid to a full-time
prosecutor within the budget set for the county attorney’s office by the board. Except in
counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand, the annual salary of an
assistant county attorney shall not exceed eighty-five percent of the maximum annual salary
of a full-time county attorney.

Legislative History

[C97, §303; S13, §303-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5243; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §341.7; C77, 79, 81, §341.7, 341.9; S81, §331.757; 81 Acts, ch 117, §757]