{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-68.8","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 68.8","heading":"Appearance — answer — counsel.","body":"Upon the appearance of the person impeached, the person is entitled to a copy of the impeachment, and to a reasonable time in which to answer the same, and shall be allowed counsel as in an ordinary criminal prosecution.","path":["Title II - ELECTIONS AND OFFICIAL DUTIES (Ch. 39 - 79)","Chapter 68 - IMPEACHMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/68.8.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:01Z","sha256":"7d931c7d56f88f969fd360379daa6dcace6cf7e3a94962a0099bd2ce57fcca13","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-68.7","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-68.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}