Iowa § 400.14 - 400.14 Civil service status of chiefs.
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§ 400.14. 400.14 Civil service status of chiefs.
A police officer under civil service may be appointed chief of police and a fire fighter under civil service may be appointed chief of the fire department without losing civil service status, and shall retain, while holding the office of chief, the same civil service rights that the officer or fire fighter may have had immediately previous to appointment as chief, but nothing in this section shall be deemed to extend to such individual any civil service right upon which the individual may retain the position of chief. [C27, 31, 35, §5699-a1; C39, §5699.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §365.14; C75, 77, 79, 81, §400.14] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §208 Referred to in §400.6 Fri Dec 12 20:13:11 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 400.14 (20, 0)
Source: official Iowa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 400.14 ("400.14 Civil service status of chiefs.") 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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