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Iowa Code § 331.757 (2026)

Temporary and full-time assistants

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1. The county attorney may employ, with the approval of a judge of the district court, a temporary assistant to assist in the trial of a person charged with a felony. The temporary assistant shall be paid a reasonable compensation as determined by the board upon\n\nTue Dec 09 22:15:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 331 (101, 6) 139 COUNTY HOME RULE IMPLEMENTATION, §331.801\n\ncertification of the services rendered by the district judge before whom the defendant was tried.

2. The county attorney may appoint, with the approval of the board, an assistant county attorney to serve as a full-time prosecutor. A full-time prosecutor shall refrain from the private practice of law. The county attorney shall determine the compensation paid to a full-time prosecutor within the budget set for the county attorney’s office by the board. Except in counties having a population of more than two hundred thousand, the annual salary of an assistant county attorney shall not exceed eighty-five percent of the maximum annual salary of a full-time county attorney. [C97, §303; S13, §303-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5243; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §341.7; C77, 79, 81, §341.7, 341.9; S81, §331.757; 81 Acts, ch 117, §757] 83 Acts, ch 123, §150, 209; 88 Acts, ch 1267, §19 Referred to in §331.758, 331.903 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1994–2016 · leading case: Polk Cnty. Conf. Bd. v. Sarcone, 516 N.W.2d 817 (Iowa 1994).

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Polk Cnty. Conf. Bd. v. Sarcone, 516 N.W.2d 817 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 3× “, Iowa Code § 331.757 (allowing county attorney to appoint temporary assistants); Cetrulo v.”

Amended June 21, 2016 State of Iowa v. Mark Gabriel Martin (Iowa 2016). “§ 331.757(2). Thus, the citizens of a county do not actually “have the power .”

— Iowa Code § 331.757(2) — 1 case

Amended June 21, 2016 State of Iowa v. Mark Gabriel Martin (Iowa 2016). “§ 331.757(2). Thus, the citizens of a county do not actually “have the power .”

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