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Iowa Code § 573.17 (2026)

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The official board or officer letting the contract, the principal contractor, all claimants for labor and material who have filed their claim, and the surety on any bond given for the performance of the contract shall be joined as plaintiffs or defendants. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10314; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §573.17] Referred to in §573.15A

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Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1961–2024 · leading case: Accurate Controls, Inc. v. Cerro Gordo Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 627 F. Supp. 2d 976 (N.D. Iowa 2009).
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Accurate Controls, Inc. v. Cerro Gordo Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 627 F. Supp. 2d 976 (N.D. Iowa 2009). · cites it 6× “Analysis Iowa Code § 573.17 provides as follows: The official board or officer letting the contract, the principal contractor, all claimants for labor and material who have filed their claim, and the surety on any bond given for the performance of the contract shall be joined as…”
Iowa Supply Co. v. Grooms & Co. Constr., 428 N.W.2d 662 (Iowa 1988). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 573.17 (1987). Grooms appealed the judgment and asserted that the court did not have jurisdiction because Smothers failed to properly file its claim.”
Cmty. Sch. Dist. of Eldora v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co. of Des Moines, 194 F. Supp. 733 (N.D. Iowa 1961). · cites it 2× “” Section 573.17 of Chapter 573 provides: “The official board or officer letting the contract, the-principal contractor, all claimants for labor and material who have filed their claim, and the surety on any bond given for the performance of the contract shall be joined as…”
Smith v. Iowa Ass'n of Cmty. Coll. Trs., No. 22-2098 (Iowa Ct. App. Feb. 7, 2024). · cites it 2× “For example, section 573.17 defines the “parties” involved under the statute as: “The official board or officer letting the contract, the principal contractor, all claimants for labor and material who have filed their claim, and the surety on any bond given for the performance…”
Cmty. Sch. Dist. of Eldora v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 194 F. Supp. 733 (N.D. Iowa 1961). · cites it 2× “" Section 573.17 of Chapter 573 provides: "The official board or officer letting the contract, the principal contractor, all claimants for labor and material who have filed their claim, and the surety on any bond given for the performance of the contract shall be joined as…”
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