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Iowa Code § 66.11 (2026)

Duty of county attorney

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The county attorney of any county in which an action is instituted under section 66.10 shall, at the request of the attorney general, appear and assist in the prosecution of such action. In all other cases instituted in that county, the county attorney shall appear and prosecute when the officer sought to be removed is other than that county attorney. [S13, §1258-d; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1099; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.11] Referred to in §331.756(15)

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Cited in 5 cases, 1950–2020 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Abraham K. Watkins, 914 N.W.2d 827 (Iowa 2018).
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State of Iowa v. Abraham K. Watkins, 914 N.W.2d 827 (Iowa 2018). · cites it 2× “After Brown met with Watkins and learned he would not resign voluntarily, Brown filed the petition to remove Watkins from office pursuant to Iowa Code sections 66.11 and 331.754(4) on September 29.”
City of Des Moines v. Dist. Court of Polk Cnty., 41 N.W.2d 36 (Iowa 1950). · cites it 4× “The accused shall be named as defendant * * Section 66.11 states: “Duty of county attorney.”
State ex rel. Doyle v. Benda, 319 N.W.2d 264 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “Swailes, who had appointed this counsel after finding the county attorney and his assistant were unable to perform their duties under section 66.11, The Code. The court awarded plaintiffs’ counsel expenses and fees in the sum of $5,614.”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Abraham K. Watkins (Iowa 2020). “Following the board’s investigation and two closed sessions to discuss the allegations and how to handle them, the board filed a petition in district court seeking to remove Watkins from office pursuant to Iowa Code sections 66.11 and 331.754(4) (2015). The removal petition…”
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Abraham K. Watkins (Iowa 2020). “Following the board of supervisor’s investigation and two closed sessions to discuss the allegations and how to handle them, the board filed a petition in district court seeking to remove Watkins from office pursuant to Iowa Code sections 66.11 and 331.754(4) (2015). The removal…”
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