Title IX, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)

1. The recorder shall make available any information required by the county or state auditor concerning the fees collected under section 331.604, subsection 2 , for the purposes of determining the amount of fees collected and the uses for which such fees are expended. 2. A record…

1. In addition to other requirements specified by law, the recorder shall note in the county system the date of filing of each instrument, the number and character of the instrument, and the name of each grantor and grantee named in the instrument. In numbering the instruments, t…

1. Definitions. a. “Personally identifiable information” means one or more of the following specific unique identifiers when combined with an individual’s name: (1) Social security number. (2) Checking, savings, or share account number, credit, debit, or charge card number. b. “P…

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 , the county recorder shall refuse any document or instrument presented for recording that does not meet the following requirements: a. Each document or instrument shall consist of one or more individual pages not permanently bound …

The recorder shall keep the following books and records: 1. Military personnel records as provided in section 331.608 . 2. An index of unemployment contribution liens as provided in section 96.14, subsection 3 . 3. A record of fees as provided in section 331.902 . 4. An index of …

1. The recorder shall maintain a record in which, upon request, the discharge of a veteran shall be recorded without charge. 2. If an official discharge was not issued or if the veteran was killed in action or died in service, the recorder shall record an official certificate, ge…

1. a. Notices of liens, certificates, and other notices affecting federal tax liens or other federal liens must be filed or recorded in accordance with this section . b. Notices of liens upon real property for obligations payable to the United States, and certificates and notices…

If the office of county recorder is abolished in a county, the auditor of that county shall be referred to as the county auditor and recorder. After abolition of the office of county recorder, references in the Code requiring filing or recording of documents with the county recor…

1. The recorder shall be the county registrar and carry out duties as provided in chapter 144 . 2. The duties include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Register and maintain certifications of birth as provided in sections 144.13 through 144.18 , 144.45 , and 144.46 . b. …

1. The office of sheriff is an elective office. However, if a vacancy occurs in the office, the first deputy shall assume the office after qualifying as provided in this section . The first deputy shall hold the office until a successor is appointed or elected to the unexpired te…

1. The sheriff may call upon any person for assistance to: a. Keep the peace or prevent the commitment of crime. b. Arrest a person who is liable to arrest. c. Execute a process of law. 2. The sheriff, when necessary, may summon the power of the county to carry out the responsibi…

The sheriff shall: 1. Execute and return all writs and other legal process issued to the sheriff by legal authority. The sheriff shall execute and return any legal process in the sheriff’s possession at the expiration of the sheriff’s term of office and if a vacancy occurs in the…

1. The provisions of section 331.652, subsections 1 and 2 , and section 331.653, subsections 1 and 2 , do not relieve a sheriff or deputy sheriff from the full and faithful discharge of all duties required of the officer by law. 2. The disobedience of a sheriff or deputy sheriff …

1. The sheriff shall collect the following fees: a. For serving a notice and returning it, for the first person served, thirty dollars, and for each additional person, thirty dollars, except that the fee for serving additional persons in the same household shall be twenty dollars…

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 adjudicati…

1. The sheriff and the full-time deputy sheriffs shall wear the standard uniform and display a standard badge of office when on duty except: a. The sheriff may designate other apparel to be worn when the sheriff or a deputy sheriff is engaged in assignments involving special inve…

1. The sheriff shall provide board and care for prisoners in the sheriff’s custody in the county jail without personal compensation except for the sheriff’s annual salary. 2. The county shall pay the costs of the board and care of the prisoners in the county jail, which costs, in…

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. …

1. Two or more county boards of supervisors may adopt resolutions proposing to share the services of a county sheriff. The resolutions shall also propose that the question of establishing the office of multicounty sheriff be submitted to the electorate of the counties proposing t…

1. The office of county attorney is an elective office except that if a vacancy occurs in the office, a successor shall be elected or appointed to the unexpired term as provided in chapter 69 . 2. A person elected or appointed to the office of county attorney shall be a registere…

1. The board may provide that the county attorney is a full-time or part-time county officer in the manner provided in this section . A full-time county attorney shall refrain from the private practice of law. 2. The board may provide, by resolution, that the county attorney shal…

1. If two or more counties agree, pursuant to chapter 28E , to share the services of a county attorney, the county attorney shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast for the office of county attorney in all of the counties which the county attorney will serve as provided i…

1. In case of absence, sickness, or disability of the county attorney and the assistant county attorneys, the board of supervisors may appoint an attorney to act as county attorney. Upon application of the county attorney or the attorney general, the chief judge or the chief judg…

1. A county attorney shall not: a. Accept a fee or reward from or on behalf of a person for services rendered in a prosecution or the conduct of official business. b. Engage directly or indirectly as an attorney or an agent for a party other than the state or the county in an act…

The county attorney shall: 1. Diligently enforce or cause to be enforced in the county, state laws and county ordinances, violations of which may be commenced or prosecuted in the name of the state, county, or as county attorney, except as otherwise provided. 2. Appear for the st…

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 county attorney may: 1. Administer oaths and take affirmations as provided in section 63A.2 . 2. Appoint and remove deputies, clerks and assistants subject to the requirements of sections 331.757 and 331.903 . [C97, §303; S13, §303-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5238, 5240; C46, 5…

At any stage of legal proceedings in which a county attorney is authorized to represent a county officer acting in the officer’s official capacity, the county attorney may apply to the court for permission to withdraw from representation of the officer for cause. If the court all…

1. A county medical examiner shall be appointed by the board for a two-year term. The term of office shall commence on the first day in January which is not a Sunday or holiday and continue for two years or until a successor is appointed and qualifies as provided in this section …

1. A person’s death that affects the public interest as specified in subsection 3 shall be reported to the county medical examiner or the state medical examiner by the physician in attendance, any law enforcement officer having knowledge of the death, the funeral director, or any…

Upon application and payment of a fee determined by the board, the county medical examiner shall provide an examination certificate to the person requesting it and file a copy of the certificate in the medical examiner’s office. The certificate is not required in the case of a st…

1. After an investigation has been completed, including an autopsy if one is performed, the body shall be prepared for transportation. The body shall be transported by a funeral director chosen by a person authorized to control the remains of the deceased person under section 144…

1. When a death occurs in the manner specified in section 331.802, subsection 3 , the body, clothing, and any articles upon or near the body shall not be disturbed or removed from the position in which it is found, and physical or biological evidence shall not be obtained or coll…

1. Except as otherwise provided by state law, a county officer shall furnish to the governor or either house of the general assembly, upon their request, any information which the officer possesses. 2. A county officer shall not appear as an agent, attorney, or solicitor for anot…

1. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, the fees and other charges collected by the auditor, treasurer, recorder, and sheriff, and their deputies or employees, belong to the county. 2. Each elective officer specified in subsection 1 shall maintain a record in the co…

1. The auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, and county attorney may each appoint, with approval of the board, one or more deputies, assistants, or clerks for whose acts the principal officer is responsible. The number of deputies, assistants, and clerks for each office shall be…

1. a. The annual base salary of the first and second deputy officer of the office of auditor, treasurer, and recorder, the deputy in charge of elections administration, the deputy in charge of the motor vehicle registration and title division, and the deputy in charge of driver’s…

1. A board of supervisors may vote to establish a county compensation board subject to the provisions of this section . The county compensation board shall be composed of seven members who are residents of the county. The members of the county compensation board shall be selected…

1. The annual compensation of the auditor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, county attorney, and supervisors shall be determined as provided in this section . The county compensation board annually shall review the compensation paid to comparable officers in other counties of this s…

A motor vehicle purchased or used by a county to provide county services shall not operate on gasoline other than ethanol blended gasoline as defined in section 214A.1 . The motor vehicle shall also be affixed with a brightly visible sticker which notifies the traveling public th…

1. A county or multicounty consortium of agencies providing health, counseling, economic assistance, education, law enforcement, or therapeutic services may establish a multidisciplinary team for the more effective planning and delivery of services to an individual or family unde…

1. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to enable appropriate care and treatment to be provided to a person with a substance use disorder or a mental illness, across state lines from the person’s state of residence, in qualified hospitals, centers, and facilities. 2. Definitio…