331.656 - MANAGEMENT OF CONDEMNATION FUNDS.

        331.656  MANAGEMENT OF CONDEMNATION FUNDS.         1.  A sheriff receiving funds from a condemnation proceeding shall      list the funds in detail in a book kept for that purpose.  The      sheriff shall pay the funds to the persons entitled to them upon      final adjudication of a condemnation case.  If the funds are held      after final adjudication of the case until the end of the fiscal      year, the funds shall be paid to the treasurer as provided in      subsection 2.         2.  Not later than July 1 of each year, the sheriff shall make a      detailed report under oath of all funds received and in the sheriff's      possession from condemnation proceedings which have been finally      adjudicated.  The report shall include the names of the parties to      whom the funds belong, when the funds were received, and a      description of the property condemned.  The report shall be filed      with the treasurer and the amount of the condemnation funds specified      in the report shall be paid to the treasurer.  The sheriff shall be      given a detailed receipt for the funds.         3.  If the sheriff possesses condemnation funds which have not      been finally adjudicated, the sheriff shall prepare a detailed report      of those funds, including the same information as required in      subsection 2, which report shall be filed with the auditor for      examination and audit by the board.  When a sheriff's term of office      expires, the sheriff shall pay the condemnation funds which are not      finally adjudicated to the sheriff's successor.  The outgoing sheriff      shall receive a detailed receipt for the funds.         4.  The treasurer shall keep a record of the condemnation funds      received from the sheriff in a book kept for that purpose.  The book      shall include a list of the names of persons to whom the funds are      due, a description of the property condemned, and the amount due for      each property item.  The treasurer shall pay the amount due to each      person from the condemnation fund on warrants ordered by the board      and issued by the auditor.  The treasurer and the bond sureties of      the treasurer are liable for the condemnation funds in the same      manner as for other funds received by the treasurer in an official      capacity.         5.  The sheriff and the bond sureties of the sheriff are liable      for the condemnation funds received by the sheriff until the funds      are paid to the persons to which the funds are due, the treasurer, or      the sheriff's successor as provided in this section.  
         Section History: Early Form
         [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5193--5197; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66,      71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 337.15--337.19; S81, § 331.656; 81 Acts, ch      117, § 655]         Referred to in § 331.552