Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 252.13 (2026)

Recovery by county

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Any county having expended money for the assistance or support of a poor person under this chapter, may recover the money as follows:

1. If the poor person is living, from the person if the person becomes able, by action brought within two years after the person becomes able.

2. a. If the poor person is deceased, from the person’s estate, by filing the claim as provided by law.

b. There shall be allowed against the person’s estate a claim of the sixth class for that portion of the liability to the county which exceeds the total amount of all claims of the first through the fifth classes, inclusive, as defined in section 633.425, which are allowed against that estate. [C51, §806; R60, §1374; C73, §1350; C97, §2222; C24, 27, 31, 35, §5309; C39, §3828.085; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §252.13] 92 Acts, ch 1212, §11; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §54; 2015 Acts, ch 14, §1 Referred to in §252.14 Claims against estate, §633.410 et seq. \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1958–1985 · leading case: In Re Est. of Frentress, 89 N.W.2d 367 (Iowa 1958).
In Re Est. of Frentress, 89 N.W.2d 367 (Iowa 1958). · cites it 18× “It is appellant’s contention that the county was not authorized to take security for relief granted under chapter 252 and that at least so far as its lien is concerned such mortgages do not create a valid lien; that the county in seeking reimbursement for relief granted is…”
Woodbury Cnty. v. Anderson, 164 N.W.2d 129 (Iowa 1969). · cites it 6× “The court concluded the county was entitled to recover from defendant the amount paid basing its conclusion upon Code section 252.13 which provides: “Recovery by county.”
State v. Rogers, 251 N.W.2d 239 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 2× “An illustration is § 252.13 of the Code, which provides that counties shall have the right of reimbursement under certain circumstances for payments from the poor fund.”
Jensen v. Voshell, 193 N.W.2d 86 (Iowa 1971). “3, in which case the statute would not begin to run pursuant to § 252.13 until public support expense was paid.”
State ex rel. Palmer v. Bd. of Supervisors, 365 N.W.2d 35 (Iowa 1985). “” § 252.13. A similar plan for services for mentally retarded is provided in Iowa Code chapters 222 and 230.”
State Ex Rel. Andrew v. Cardella, 282 N.W.2d 117 (Iowa 1979). “3, in which case the statute would not begin to run pursuant to § 252.13 until public support expense was paid.”
Butler Cnty. v. Strange, 221 N.W.2d 281 (Iowa 1974). “Quoting from § 5309 of the 1927 Code (now § 252.13), we held the county could recover only if the payments had been made pursuant to that chapter.”
Elgar v. State Bd. of Soc. Welfare, 122 N.W.2d 355 (Iowa 1963). · cites it 8× “It is also argued the only right the county has to reimbursement for expenditures for decedents’ respective last sicknesses is contained in Code section 252.13 and, since it does not provide otherwise, the county’s claim is only that of the third class within Code section 635.”
State Ex Rel. Palmer v. BD. OF SUP'RS OF POLK, 365 N.W.2d 35 (Iowa 1985). “" § 252.13. A similar plan for services for mentally retarded is provided in Iowa Code chapters 222 and 230.”
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