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Iowa Code Title IX. Local Government [Chs. 331-420] § 331.654. Faithful discharge of duties--penalty for disobedience

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The provisions of section 331.652, subsections 1 and 2, and section 331.653, subsections 1 and 2, do not relieve a sheriff or deputy sheriff from the full and faithful discharge of all duties required of the officer by law.

2. The disobedience of a sheriff or deputy sheriff to the command of a legal process is a contempt of the court from which the process is issued and is punishable as provided in chapter 665. The sheriff or deputy sheriff is also liable to action by any person injured by the disobedience.

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