Iowa Code § 641.5

In case any sheriff shall be held liable to pay any damages by reason of the wrongful execution of any writ of attachment issued under sections 641.2 to 641.4 and if a judgment is rendered therefor, the amount thereof, when paid by such sheriff, shall become a claim against the state in the sheriff’s favor, and a warrant therefor shall be drawn by the director of the department of administrative services upon proper proof.