For the purposes of this chapter:
 1. “Government attorney” means an attorney employed by the state as a staff attorney in the attorney general’s office.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 23B.2

  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. “Private attorney” means any private attorney or law firm.
 3. “State” means the state of Iowa and includes state officers, departments, boards, commissions, divisions, bureaus, councils, and units of organization, however designated, of the executive branch of state government, and any of its agents.