{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-540.2","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 540.2","heading":"Refusal or neglect of creditor.","body":"If the creditor refuses or neglects to bring an action for ten days after request, and does not permit the surety to do so, and to furnish the surety with a true copy of the contract or other writing therefor, and enable the surety to have the use of the original when requisite in such action, the surety shall be discharged.","path":["Title XIII - COMMERCE (Ch. 505 - 554I)","Chapter 540 - SURETIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/540.2.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:14Z","sha256":"26129885397384dec7cb4df18b2bf661b7216bf5c04cafb91b26e02b69e65ccf","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-540.1","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-540.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}