Iowa § 602.10120 Excuse for nonpayment

Iowa Statutes

§ 602.10120 — Excuse for nonpayment

Iowa § 602.10120

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 602JUDICIAL BRANCH

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Bluebook

Iowa Code § 602.10120 (2026).

Text

When the attorney claims to be entitled to a lien upon the money or property, the attorney
is not liable to the penalties of section 602.10119 until the person demanding the money
proffers sufficient security for the payment of the amount of the attorney’s claim, when it is
legally ascertained. Nor is the attorney in any case liable as aforesaid, provided the attorney
gives sufficient security that the attorney will pay over the whole or any portion thereof to the
claimant when the claimant is found entitled thereto.

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When the attorney claims to be entitled to a lien upon the money or property, the attorney
is not liable to the penalties of section 602.10119 until the person demanding the money
proffers sufficient security for the payment of the amount of the attorney’s claim, when it is
legally ascertained. Nor is the attorney in any case liable as aforesaid, provided the attorney
gives sufficient security that the attorney will pay over the whole or any portion thereof to the
claimant when the claimant is found entitled thereto.

Legislative History

[C51, §1628, 1629; R60, §2718, 2719; C73, §225, 226; C97, §331; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10928; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.22]