{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-655.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 655.5","heading":"Instrument of satisfaction.","body":"When the judgment is paid in full, the mortgagee shall file with the clerk a satisfaction of judgment which shall release the mortgage underlying the action. A mortgagee who fails to file a satisfaction within thirty days of receiving a written request shall be subject to reasonable damages and a penalty of five hundred dollars plus reasonable attorney fees incurred by the aggrieved party, to be recovered in an action for the satisfaction by the party aggrieved.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 655 - SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/655.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"ff3e0f7b5ca0b1ea4dcbecdd197f3ca7ef7853cc47ff78001f77df66c3f0a364","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-655.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-655.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}