331.659 - PROHIBITED ACTIONS. - Iowa Statutes

331.659 PROHIBITED ACTIONS. 1. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not: a. Appear in any court as an attorney or legal counsel for another party. b. Make or prepare a writing, document or process to commence a legal action or proceeding. c. Use a writing, document or process prepared by the sheriff or deputy sheriff in a legal action or proceeding. The document, writing, or process prepared or made by a sheriff or a deputy sheriff in violation of this subsection is void. 2. A sheriff or a deputy sheriff shall not be the purchaser, directly or indirectly, of property which is being sold by the sheriff or deputy sheriff under process of law. A purchase made in violation of this subsection is void.          Section History: Early Form [C51, § 175, 176; R60, § 388, 389; C73, § 342, 343; C97, § 546, 547; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5251, 5252; C46, 50, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 343.3, 343.4; S81, § 331.659; 81 Acts, ch 117, § 658]