{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-636.3","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 636.3","heading":"Defects rectified.","body":"A defective bond or other security or affidavit in any case shall not prejudice the party giving or making the bond, security, or affidavit, provided that the defect is rectified, within a reasonable time after the defect is discovered, so as not to cause essential injury to the other party.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 636 - SURETIES — FIDUCIARIES — TRUSTS — INVESTMENTS","Subchapter I - SURETY BONDS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/636.3.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"aad98145d94794c0ecbfd4daeb1318b251143113c4794e5bdfb3468cd89fe70d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-636.2","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-636.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}