Iowa § 1.15 - 1.15 Attorney appointed by state in civil actions.
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§ 1.15. 1.15 Attorney appointed by state in civil actions.
In all civil causes of action where the state of Iowa or any of its subdivisions or departments is a party, and a member of the Sac and Fox Indian settlement is a party, the district court of Iowa shall appoint competent legal counsel at all stages of hearing, appeal, and final determination for any Indian not otherwise represented by legal counsel, in any domestic relations matter, including, but not limited to, matters pertaining to dependency, neglect, delinquency, care, or custody of minors. The court shall fix and allow reasonable compensation for the services of the attorney, costs of transcripts and depositions, and investigative expense, which shall be paid as a claim out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon filing the claim with the director of the department of administrative services. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §1.15] 83 Acts, ch 123, §27, 209; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286 Referred to in §1.13, 1.14 Wed Dec 10 21:39:19 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 1.15 (17, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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