{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-331.659","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 331.659","heading":"Prohibited actions.","body":"1. a. Except for a civil claim for reimbursement under section 356.7, a sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not:\n(1) Appear in any court as an attorney or legal counsel for another party.\n(2) Make or prepare a writing, document or process to commence a legal action or proceeding.\n(3) Use a writing, document or process prepared by the sheriff or deputy sheriff in a legal action or proceeding.\nb. The document, writing, or process prepared or made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff in violation of this subsection is void.\n2. 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.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION","Subchapter V - COUNTY OFFICERS","Part 4 - COUNTY SHERIFF"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/331.659.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"0594c8b3bd2a4c1c3e46734a69a514c52320db43b81ee934bf1e8f3dcb821acf","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-331.658","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-331.660"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}