Iowa § 123.81 - 123.81 Forfeiture of bond.
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§ 123.81. 123.81 Forfeiture of bond.
If the owner of a property who has filed an abatement bond as provided in this chapter fails to abate the alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer nuisance on the premises covered by the bond, or fails to prevent the maintenance of any alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer nuisance on the premises at any time within a period of one year after entry of the abatement order, the court shall, after a hearing in which such fact is established, direct an entry of the violation of the terms of the owner’s bond to be made on the record and the undertaking of the owner’s bond shall be forfeited. [C24, 27, 31, §2041; C35, §1921-f82, 2041; C39, §1921.082, 2041; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, §123.82, 128.28; C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §123.81] 85 Acts, ch 32, §54; 2018 Acts, ch 1060, §42 Wed Dec 10 22:42:25 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 123.81 (22, 0)
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Section 123.81 ("123.81 Forfeiture of bond.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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