Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 64.2 (2026)

Conditions of bond of public officers

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1. All other public officers, except as otherwise specially provided, shall give bond with the conditions, in substance, as follows: That as ................................................ (naming the office), in ................................ (city, township, county, or state of Iowa), the officer will render a true account of the office and of the officer’s doings therein to the proper authority, when required thereby or by law; that the officer will promptly pay over to the officer or person entitled thereto all moneys which may come into the officer’s hands by virtue of the office; that the officer will promptly account for all balances of money remaining in the officer’s hands at the termination of the office; that the officer will exercise all reasonable diligence and care in the preservation and lawful disposal of all money, books, papers, securities, or other property appertaining to that office, and deliver them to the officer’s successor, or to any other person authorized to receive the same; and that the officer will faithfully and impartially, without fear, favor, fraud, or oppression, discharge all duties now or hereafter required of the office by law. \n Tue Dec 09 22:30:42 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 64 (25, 0) §64.2, OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE BONDS 2\n\n 2. The attachment of a renewal certificate to an existing bond shall not constitute compliance with this section. [C51, §324; R60, §554, 1084, 1132; C73, §504, 514, 674; C97, §1183; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1059; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §64.2] Referred to in §64.3, 64.13, 336.10 Construction of official bonds, §666.1 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2024 · leading case: State v. Olson, 86 N.W.2d 214 (Iowa 1958).

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State v. Olson, 86 N.W.2d 214 (Iowa 1958). · cites it 2× “Franck failed to qualify as an assistant to the county attorney by posting bond and taking an oath of office and was therefore improperly before the grand jury.”

Smith v. Miller, 40 N.W.2d 597 (Iowa 1950). · cites it 2× “Section 64.2, Code, 1946. Aside from statutory requirements a sheriff owes a general duty to a prisoner to save him from harm and he is personally liable.”

State Ex Rel. Switzer v. Overturff, 33 N.W.2d 405 (Iowa 1948). · cites it 4× “2, Code, 1946, requires the bond to be conditioned that the official “will render a true account of his office and of his doings therein to the proper authority, when required thereby or by law; that he will promptly pay over to the officer or person entitled thereto all moneys…”

Stephen Johns v. S. Redeker, Charles Twist v. S. Redeker, 406 F.2d 878 (8th Cir. 1969). “19,141 and assertion is made that the treasurers have illegally collected the excess tuition charged in violation of their statutory bonds executed pursuant to Iowa Code § 64.2 . After judgment was entered in case No.”

McManus v. Sears, 109 N.W.2d 630 (Iowa 1961). · cites it 2× “The conditions of the guardian’s bond are substantially those set out in section 64.2, Code, 1958 (see also section 64.”

Close v. City of Bellevue Iowa (N.D. Iowa 2024). · cites it 4× “, at 27) (citing Iowa Code § 64.2 (1)). Plaintiffs argue that Iowa Code Section 63.”

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