{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-8a.509","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 8A.509","heading":"Defense to claim.","body":"The penal provisions in sections 8A.507 and 8A.508 are subject to any legal defense which the officer may have against the account as stated by the director, but judgment for costs shall be rendered against the officer in the action, whatever its result, unless the officer rendered an account within the time named in those sections.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 8A - DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES","Subchapter V - FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/8A.509.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:39:59Z","sha256":"71f9974713b092c49b8991a789a32093f7658f0f182a11dc63541961701af6d6","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-8a.508","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-8a.510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}