{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-573.4","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 573.4","heading":"Deposit in lieu of bond.","body":"A deposit of money, a certified check on a solvent bank of the county in which the improvement is to be located, a credit union certified share draft, state or federal bonds, bonds issued by a city, school corporation, or county of this state, or bonds issued on behalf of a drainage or highway paving district of this state may be received in an amount equal to the amount of the bond and held in lieu of a surety on the bond, and when so received the securities shall be held on the terms and conditions applicable to a surety.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 573 - LABOR AND MATERIAL ON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/573.4.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"fcd43562e4bce05d80e60327f38d66fdcb6911cef1a2bb21c7d3240a74edc48b","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-573.3","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-573.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}