Iowa § 331.755 - 331.755 Prohibited actions — outside counsel authorized.
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§ 331.755. 331.755 Prohibited actions — outside counsel authorized.
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 action or proceeding arising in the county that is based upon substantially the same facts as a prosecution or proceeding that has been commenced or prosecuted by the county attorney in the name of the state or the county. This prohibition also applies to the members of a law firm with which the county attorney is associated. c. Receive assistance from another attorney who is interested in any civil action in which a recovery is asked based upon matters involved in a criminal prosecution commenced or prosecuted by the county attorney. 2. A board of supervisors may, with a majority vote of the board, obtain outside counsel to represent the board of supervisors or any other county official. [C97, §305; C24, §13677; C27, 31, 35, §1580-a3; C39, §5180.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §336.5; S81, §331.755; 81 Acts, ch 117, §755] 2025 Acts, ch 100, §1, 2 Section amended Fri Dec 12 20:01:15 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 331.755 (22, 2)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 331.755 ("331.755 Prohibited actions — outside counsel authorized.") 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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