{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-331.755","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 331.755","heading":"Prohibited actions — outside counsel authorized.","body":"1. A county attorney shall not:\na. Accept a fee or reward from or on behalf of a person for services rendered in a prosecution or the conduct of official business.\nb. Engage directly or indirectly as an attorney or an agent for a party other than the state or the county in an action or proceeding arising in the county that is based upon substantially the same facts as a prosecution or proceeding that has been commenced or prosecuted by the county attorney in the name of the state or the county. This prohibition also applies to the members of a law firm with which the county attorney is associated.\nc. Receive assistance from another attorney who is interested in any civil action in which a recovery is asked based upon matters involved in a criminal prosecution commenced or prosecuted by the county attorney.\n2. A board of supervisors may, with a majority vote of the board, obtain outside counsel to represent the board of supervisors or any other county official.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 331 - COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION","Subchapter V - COUNTY OFFICERS","Part 6 - COUNTY ATTORNEY"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/331.755.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:09Z","sha256":"64792e1b3490f4337eb50a3a016c29ad7942d3e23218ec98d29ebc9dab021f35","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-331.754","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-331.756"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}