Iowa Code 331.759 – Appointment of private legal counsel
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 331.759
- County attorney: means the county attorney or a deputy county attorney or assistant county attorney designated by the county attorney. See Iowa Code 331.101
- Officer: means a natural person elected or appointed to a fixed term and exercising some portion of the power of a city. See Iowa Code 362.2
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.