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IA Code § 331.751 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.751 - Office of county attorney.

331.751 Office of county attorney.   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 registered voter of the county, be admitted to the practice of law in the courts of this state as provided by law, qualify by taking the oath of office as provided in section 63.10, and give bond as provided in section 64.8. A person is not qualified for the office of county attorney while the person’s license to practice law in this or any other state is suspended or revoked.   3. The term of office of the county attorney is four years.  [C51, §96, 239; R60, §224; C97, §1072; S13, §308-b, 1072; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §520, 5179; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §39.17, 336.1; S81, §331.751; 81 Acts, ch 117, §750]  94 Acts, ch 1169, §64; 2010 Acts, ch 1033, §48
IA Code § 331.752 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.752 - Full-time or part-time attorney.

331.752 Full-time or part-time attorney.   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 shall be a full-time county officer. The resolution shall include an effective date which shall not be less than sixty days from the date of adoption. However, if the county attorney or county attorney-elect objects to the full-time status, the effective date of the change to a full-time status shall be delayed until January 1 of the year following the next general election at which a county attorney is elected. The board shall not adopt a resolution changing the status of the county attorney between March 1 and the date of the general election of the year in which the county attorney is regularly elected as provided in section 39.17.   3. The board may change the status of a full-time county attorney to a part-time county attorney by following the same procedures as provided in subsection 2. If the incumbent county attorney objects to the change in status, the change shall be delayed until January 1 following the next election of a county attorney.   4. A resolution changing the full-time or part-time status of a county attorney may take effect at any time before the sixty days expire upon agreement of the board of supervisors and the affected county attorney or county attorney-elect.   5. The resolution changing the status of a county attorney shall state the initial annual salary to be paid to the county attorney when the full-time or part-time status is effective. The annual salary specified in the resolution shall remain effective until changed as provided in section 331.907. Except in counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand, the annual salary of a full-time county attorney shall be an amount which is between forty-five percent and one hundred percent of the annual salary received by a district court judge.  [C79, 81, §332.61 – 332.63; S81, §331.752; 81 Acts, ch 117, §751, 752]  88 Acts, ch 1267, §18; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §28  Referred to in §236.3B, 236A.5, 331.323
IA Code § 331.753 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.753 - Multicounty office.

331.753 Multicounty office.   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 in the agreement. The election shall be conducted in accordance with section 47.2, subsection 2.   2. The effective date of the agreement shall be January 1 of the year following the next general election at which the county attorney is elected as provided by this section and section 39.17.  [C79, 81, §336.6; S81, §331.753; 81 Acts, ch 117, §753]  Referred to in §331.323
IA Code § 331.755 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.755 - Prohibited actions.

331.755 Prohibited actions.   A county attorney shall not:   1. Accept a fee or reward from or on behalf of a person for services rendered in a prosecution or the conduct of official business.   2. 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 which is based upon substantially the same facts as a prosecution or proceeding which 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.   3. 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.  [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]
IA Code § 331.757 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.757 - Temporary and full-time assistants.

331.757 Temporary and full-time assistants.   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 services rendered by the district judge before whom the defendant was tried.   2. The county attorney may appoint, with the approval of the board, an assistant county attorney to serve as a full-time prosecutor. A full-time prosecutor shall refrain from the private practice of law. The county attorney shall determine the compensation paid to a full-time prosecutor within the budget set for the county attorney’s office by the board. Except in counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand, the annual salary of an assistant county attorney shall not exceed eighty-five percent of the maximum annual salary of a full-time county attorney.  [C97, §303; S13, §303-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5243; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §341.7; C77, 79, 81, §341.7, 341.9; S81, §331.757; 81 Acts, ch 117, §757]  83 Acts, ch 123, §150, 209; 88 Acts, ch 1267, §19  Referred to in §331.758, 331.903
IA Code § 331.758 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.758 - General powers.

331.758 General powers.   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, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §341.1, 341.3; S81, §331.758; 81 Acts, ch 117, §758]
IA Code § 331.759 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.759 - Appointment of private legal counsel.

331.759 Appointment of private legal counsel.   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 allows the county attorney to withdraw, it shall appoint an attorney to represent the county officer. The costs of representing a county officer acting in the officer’s official capacity shall be paid from the court expense fund or the general fund of the county.  [S81, §331.759; 81 Acts, ch 119, §1]
IA Code § 331.801 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.801 - County medical examiner — appointment, qualifications, and assistance.

331.801 County medical examiner — appointment, qualifications, and assistance.   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. A vacancy shall be filled by the board for the unexpired term.   2. To serve as a county medical examiner a person shall be licensed in this state as a doctor of medicine and surgery, a doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, or an osteopathic physician. The medical examiner shall be appointed by the board from lists of two or more names submitted by the medical society and the osteopathic society of the county in which the candidate resides. If names are not submitted by either society, the board may appoint any licensed physician, osteopathic physician and surgeon, or osteopathic physician of the county. If a qualified physician of the county will not serve, the board may appoint a physician from another county. If a county medical examiner is unable to serve in a particular case or for a period of time, the medical examiner shall promptly notify the chairperson of the board who shall designate some other qualified physician to serve temporarily.   3. The board may provide laboratory facilities, deputy medical examiners, and other professional, technical and clerical assistance as required by the county medical examiner in the performance of official duties. However, the requirements shall be subject to prior approval by the state medical examiner.  1. [C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §339.1; S81, §331.801(1); 81 Acts, ch 117, §800, 805]  2. [C51, §201, 202; R60, §411, 412; C73, §367, 368; C97, §528, 529; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5217, 5218; C46, 50, 54, 58, §339.21, 339.22; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §339.2; S81, §331.801(2); 81 Acts, ch 117, §800]  3. [S13, §520; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5206; C46, 50, 54, 58, §339.9; C62, 66, §339.8; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §339.3; S81, §331.801(3); 81 Acts, ch 117, §800]  Referred to in §124.553, 141A.5, 142C.2, 331.321
IA Code § 331.803 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.803 - Examination certificate — fee.

331.803 Examination certificate — fee.   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 stillborn infant if a physician was present at the stillbirth and the cause of the stillbirth, as certified by the attending physician as provided in chapter 144, does not require an investigation by a medical examiner.  [C62, 66, §339.12; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §339.13; S81, §331.803; 81 Acts, ch 117, §802]  Referred to in §141A.5, 144.56
IA Code § 331.804 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.804 - Disposition of body and other property.

331.804 Disposition of body and other property.   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 144C.5, for burial or other appropriate disposition. A medical examiner shall not use influence in favor of a particular funeral director. However, if a person other than a funeral director assumes custody of a dead body, the person shall secure a burial transit permit pursuant to section 144.32. If no one claims a body, it shall be disposed of as provided in chapter 142.   2. If no one is entitled by law to the property or money found on a deceased person, the property shall be deposited with the clerk of the district court who shall dispose of it as provided by law.  [C51, §200; R60, §410; C73, §366; C97, §527, 532, 533; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5215, 5216; C46, 50, 54, 58, §339.19, 339.20; C62, 66, §339.10, 339.11; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §339.11, 339.12; S81, §331.804; 81 Acts, ch 117, §803]  2002 Acts, ch 1098, §4; 2008 Acts, ch 1051, §19, 22  Referred to in §141A.5, 144.56
IA Code § 331.902 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.902 - Collection and disposition of fees.

331.902 Collection and disposition of fees.   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 county system of each fee and charge collected. The record shall show the date, amount, payor, and type of service, and, when the fee is for recording an instrument, the names of the parties to the instrument. The record of the fees collected shall be retained for three years after audit of the county pursuant to section 11.6.   3. Each elective officer specified in subsection 1 shall make a quarterly report to the board showing, by type, the fees collected during the preceding quarter. The officer shall pay at least quarterly to the county treasury the fees and charges collected, except for the county auditor’s transfer fees, which shall be paid directly to the county treasurer by the county recorder. The officer shall receive a receipt and maintain a record of the date and amount of each payment into the county treasury. This subsection does not apply to the county treasurer if the county treasurer credits the fees daily to the county treasury and reports the receipts on the monthly report to the auditor and the board of supervisors.   4. When examining, settling, or verifying reports or accounts of fees or other monetary receipts of the county under section 331.401, subsection 1, paragraph “p”, this section, or chapter 12B, the cash on hand in the office of the county officer or employee subject to the settlement or examination need not be counted in the presence of, or by, the board of supervisors or other examining county officer. This section does not prohibit the actual counting of cash on hand in a county at the time of the examination or settlement if the examining authority requests the actual count.   5. Each elective officer specified in subsection 1 shall retain overpayments of fees and other charges paid to the county in an amount of five dollars or less, unless the payor has requested a refund of the overpayment.  [C51, §212; R60, §423, 431; C73, §3785, 3796; C97, §299, 480, 492, 495, 508; S13, §498, 508, 550-c; SS15, §479-a, 490-a, 495; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5245 – 5247; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §342.1 – 342.3; S81, §331.902; 81 Acts, ch 117, §901; 82 Acts, ch 1073, §1]  83 Acts, ch 6, §1; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10097, 10201; 84 Acts, ch 1125, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1079, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1025, §1; 97 Acts, ch 121, §9; 2000 Acts, ch 1085, §3; 2007 Acts, ch 75, §2  Referred to in §331.507, 331.508, 331.558, 331.602, 331.607, 331.655, 558.66
IA Code § 331.903 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.903 - Appointment of deputies, assistants, and clerks.

331.903 Appointment of deputies, assistants, and clerks.   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 determined by the board and the number and approval of each appointment shall be adopted by a resolution recorded in the minutes of the board.   2. When an appointment has been approved by the board, the principal officer making the appointment shall issue a written certificate of appointment which shall be filed and kept in the office of the auditor. A certificate of appointment may be revoked in writing by the principal officer making the appointment, which revocation shall also be filed and kept in the office of the auditor.   3. Each deputy officer shall give bond in an amount determined by the officer who has the authority to approve the bond of the deputy’s principal officer, with sureties to be approved by that officer. Upon approval, the bond shall be filed and kept in the office of the auditor. Each deputy officer shall take the same oath as the deputy’s principal officer which shall be endorsed on the certificate of appointment. The bond of a deputy sheriff shall be either a bond or liability policy as required by the sheriff with the approval of the board.   4. Each deputy officer, assistant and clerk shall perform the duties assigned by the principal officer making the appointment. During the absence or disability of the principal officer, the first deputy, or designee in those instances where there is no first deputy or in the absence or disability of the first deputy, shall perform the duties of the principal officer.   5. The auditor may also appoint temporary assistants as provided in section 331.503 and the county attorney may appoint temporary assistants or a full-time prosecutor as provided in section 331.757.   6. The maximum age for a person to be employed as a deputy sheriff appointed pursuant to this section is sixty-five years of age.  [C51, §411, 412, 415, 416; R60, §642, 643, 646, 647, 2069; C73, §766, 767, 769, 770, 1770; C97, §298, 303, 481, 491, 496, 510, 2734; S13, §303-a, 496; SS15, §298, 481, 491, 496, 510-b, 2734-b; C24, 27, §5238 – 5244; C31, 35, §5238 – 5241, 5241-d1, 5242 – 5244; C39, §5238 – 5241, 5241.1, 5242 – 5244; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §341.1 – 341.8; C77, 79, 81, §341.1 – 341.9; S81, §331.903; 81 Acts, ch 117, §902]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10098, 10201; 86 Acts, ch 1061, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §31; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §112  Referred to in §97B.49C, 97B.49G, 331.502, 331.503, 331.553, 331.603, 331.652, 331.758
IA Code § 331.905 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.905 - County compensation board.

331.905 County compensation board.   1. There is created in each county a county compensation board which shall be composed of seven members who are residents of the county. The members of the county compensation board shall be selected as follows:   a. Two members shall be appointed by the board of supervisors.   b. One member shall be appointed by each of the following county officers: the county auditor, county attorney, county recorder, county treasurer, and county sheriff.   2. The members of the county compensation board shall be appointed to four-year, staggered terms of office. The members of the county compensation board shall not be officers or employees of the state or a political subdivision of the state. A term shall be effective on the first of July of the year of appointment and a vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.   3. The members of the county compensation board shall receive no compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.   4. The county compensation board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson annually from among its membership. The county compensation board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon written request of a majority of its membership. The concurrence of a majority of the members of the county compensation board shall determine any matter relating to its duties.   5. The board of supervisors shall provide the necessary office facilities and the technical and clerical assistance requested by the county compensation board to carry out its duties.   6. The expenses of the county compensation board members, the salaries and expenses of any technical and clerical assistance, and the cost of providing any facilities shall be paid from the general fund of the county.  [C77, 79, 81, §340A.1, 340A.4, 340A.5, 340A.7; S81, §331.905; 81 Acts, ch 117, §904, 907; 82 Acts, ch 1104, §60]  87 Acts, ch 227, §28  Referred to in §331.321, 331.322
IA Code § 331.908 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT|Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION|Section 331.908 - Motor vehicles required to operate on ethanol blended gasoline.

331.908 Motor vehicles required to operate on ethanol blended gasoline.   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 that the motor vehicle is being operated on ethanol blended gasoline. However, the sticker is not required to be affixed to an unmarked vehicle used for purposes of providing law enforcement or security.  91 Acts, ch 254, §21; 93 Acts, ch 26, §7; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §68  Motor vehicle purchases, restrictions, fuel economy, see §8A.362