{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-468.31","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 468.31","heading":"Paying or securing damages.","body":"The amount of damages or compensation finally determined in favor of any claimant shall be paid in the first instance by the parties benefited by the said improvement, or secured by bond in the amount of such damages and compensation with sureties approved by the auditor.","path":["Title XI - NATURAL RESOURCES (Ch. 455 - 485)","Chapter 468 - LEVEE AND DRAINAGE DISTRICTS AND IMPROVEMENTS","Subchapter I - ESTABLISHMENT","Part 1 - GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/468.31.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:12Z","sha256":"ecc8c749a0dd159466f0b9d8710a3cc2ee2649aa466745becc17afa0eb5cf277","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-468.30","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-468.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}