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Iowa Code § 65.4 (2026)

Sureties on bonds of public officers

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When any surety on the bond of a public officer desires to be relieved of obligation, the surety may petition the approving officer or board for relief, stating the grounds therefor. [C51, §421; R60, §652; C73, §775; C97, §1283; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1083; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §65.4] Referred to in §331.323 Approving officers, §64.19\n\nTue Dec 09 22:30:39 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 65 (19, 0) §65.5, ADDITIONAL SECURITY AND DISCHARGE OF SURETIES 2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. James Robert Keele, 795 N.W.2d 507 (Iowa 2011).
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Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. James Robert Keele, 795 N.W.2d 507 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 6× “, The Law of Lawyering § 65.4, at 65-9 (3d ed. 2009 Supp.) [hereinafter The Law of Lawyering ].”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Templeton, 784 N.W.2d 761 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “, The Law of Lawyering § 65.4, at 65-8 to 65-9 (3d ed. 2009 Supp.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Richard R. Schmidt, 796 N.W.2d 33 (Iowa 2011). · cites it 3× “et ah, The Law of Lauryering § 65.4, at 65-8 to 65-9 (3d ed.2009 Supp.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Ronald Lee Wheeler, 824 N.W.2d 505 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “, The Law of Lawyering § 65.4, at 65–8 to 65–10 (3d ed. 2009 Supp.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Dean A. Stowers, 823 N.W.2d 1 (Iowa 2012). · cites it 2× “, The Law of Lawyering § 65.4, at 65-10 (3d ed. Supp.2009) [hereinafter Hazard].”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Peter Sean Cannon, 821 N.W.2d 873 (Iowa 2012). “, The Law of Lawyering § 65.4, at 65-8 (3d ed. Supp. 2009)). The crux of the question centers on whether Cannon’s conduct demonstrates he has character defects that would detract from his ability to be trusted with “important controversies and confidential information.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. Vs. Mark A. Templeton, No. 10–0255 (Iowa July 2, 2010). · cites it 2× “, The Law of Lawyering § 65.4, at 65-8 to 65-9 (3d ed. 2009 Supp.”
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