1.15 Attorney appointed by state in civil actions.
In all civil causes of action where the state of Iowa or any of its subdivisions or departments is a party, and a member of the Sac and Fox Indian settlement is a party, the district court of Iowa shall appoint competent legal counsel at all stages of hearing, appeal, and final determination for any Indian not otherwise represented by legal counsel, in any domestic relations matter, including, but not limited to, matters pertaining to dependency, neglect, delinquency, care, or custody of minors. The court shall fix and allow reasonable compensation for the services of the attorney, costs of transcripts and depositions, and investigative expense, which shall be paid as a claim out of any funds in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, upon filing the claim with the director of the department of administrative services.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §1.15]
83 Acts, ch 123, §27, 209; 94 Acts, ch 1173, §1; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286
Referred to in §1.13, 1.14
Structure Iowa Code
Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT
Chapter 1 - SOVEREIGNTY AND JURISDICTION OF THE STATE
Section 1.1 - State boundaries.
Section 1.3 - Concurrent jurisdiction.
Section 1.4 - Acquisition of lands by United States.
Section 1.5 - Federal wildlife and fish refuge.
Section 1.6 - Approval required.
Section 1.7 - Legislative grant.
Section 1.8 - Applicability of statute.
Section 1.9 - National forests.
Section 1.11 - Keokuk cemetery and Knoxville hospital — assumption of jurisdiction.
Section 1.12 - Jurisdiction of Indian settlement.
Section 1.13 - Existing trusts not affected.
Section 1.14 - Tribal ordinances or customs enforced.
Section 1.15 - Attorney appointed by state in civil actions.
Section 1.15A - Criminal jurisdiction — Sac and Fox Indian settlement.
Section 1.16 - Concurrent jurisdiction over lands and waters dedicated to national park purposes.
Section 1.17 - Cession or retrocession of federal jurisdiction.