{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-66.19","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 66.19","heading":"Temporary officer.","body":"Upon a suspension, the board or person authorized to fill a vacancy in the office shall temporarily fill the office by appointment. In case of a suspension of a sheriff, the district court may designate an acting sheriff until a temporary sheriff is appointed. Orders of suspension and temporary appointment of county and township officers shall be certified to the county auditor for entry in the election book; those of city officers, certified to the clerk and entered upon the records; in case of other officers, to the person or body making the original appointment.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 66 - REMOVAL FROM OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/66.19.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"adc2d86304d8f83d68a52a67df2fc6813b38960cc1743e2b69724dd5cdf1818c","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-66.18","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-66.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}