Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 66.4 (2026)

Bond for costs

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If the petition for removal is filed by anyone other than the attorney general or the county attorney, the court shall require the petitioners to file a bond in such amount and with such surety or sureties as the court may require, said bond to be approved by the clerk, to cover the costs of such removal suit, including attorney fees, if final judgment is not entered removing the officer charged. [C35, §1093-e1; C39, §1093.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.4] Referred to in §602.8102(20) Presumption of approval of bond, §636.10

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Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2021 · leading case: Walters v. Bartel, 254 N.W.2d 321 (Iowa 1977).

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Walters v. Bartel, 254 N.W.2d 321 (Iowa 1977). · cites it 4× “Section 66.4, The Code, relates to removal proceedings, not election contests, and requires a bond “to cover the costs of such removal suit, including attorney fees.”

Ncjc, Inc. v. Wmg, L.C. (Iowa 2021). · cites it 2× “, Iowa Code § 66.4 (“[C]osts of such removal suit, including attorney fees .”

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