1 OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE BONDS, §64.15
64.15 Bonds of deputy officers and clerks. 1. Bonds required by law of deputy state, county, and city officers shall, unless otherwise provided, be in such amounts as may be fixed by the governor, board of supervisors, or the council, as the case may be, with sureties as required for the bonds of the principal, and filed with the same officer. Any loss of moneys caused by a deputy shall be paid by the deputy or the surety on the deputy’s bond and the deputy’s principal is not liable for the loss. The reasonable cost of the bonds required of deputy county officers, clerks, and cashiers employed by county officers shall be paid by the county where the bond is filed. 2. The exemptions provided in section 561.16 and chapter 627 are applicable to any claim made against a deputy state, county, or city officer and each bond shall so provide. [C51, §411; R60, §642; C73, §766; C97, §1186; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1069; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §64.15] 89 Acts, ch 153, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 76, §150 Referred to in §64.3 Bonds of deputies, §14A.1, 331.903(3)
Wed Dec 10 22:26:36 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 64.15 (21, 1)