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Iowa Code § 317.23 (2026)

Duty of county attorney

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It shall be the duty of the county attorney upon complaint of any citizen that any officer charged with the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter has neglected or failed to perform the officer’s duty, to enforce the performance of such duty. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4828; C39, §4829.21; C46, §317.22; C50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §317.23] Referred to in §331.756(47)

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Pettit v. Madison Cnty., 986 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa Ct. App. 2022).
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Pettit v. Madison Cnty., 986 N.W.2d 878 (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 4× “Pettit maintains the district court erred in its interpretation of Iowa Code section 317.23 because the meaning of “enforce” should not be limited to criminal prosecution.”
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