Iowa Code § 331.659
Prohibited actions
Redline — January 1, 2012 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2022
As of January 1, 2012
1. a. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not:
1. a. Except for a civil claim for reimbursement under section 356.7, a sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not:
(1) Appear in any court as an attorney or legal counsel for another party.
(1) Appear in any court as an attorney or legal counsel for another party.
(2) Make or prepare a writing, document or process to commence a legal action or proceeding.
(2) Make or prepare a writing, document or process to commence a legal action or proceeding.
(3) Use a writing, document or process prepared by the sheriff or deputy sheriff in a legal action or proceeding.
(3) Use a writing, document or process prepared by the sheriff or deputy sheriff in a legal action or proceeding.
b. The document, writing, or process prepared or made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff in violation of this subsection is void.
b. The document, writing, or process prepared or made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff in violation of this subsection is void.
2. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not be the purchaser, directly or indirectly, of property which is being sold by the sheriff or deputy sheriff under process of law. A purchase made in violation of this subsection is void.
2. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not be the purchaser, directly or indirectly, of property which is being sold by the sheriff or deputy sheriff under process of law. A purchase made in violation of this subsection is void.
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