# Iowa Code § 446.10: Publication costs and service fees

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.10

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 446.10
- **Heading:** Publication costs and service fees
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title X / Chapter 446 / Section 446.10

## Text

(1) The compensation for publication shall not exceed four dollars for each separately described parcel and shall be paid by the county.

(2) A service fee not to exceed four dollars shall be collected as a fee for sale notice preparation and deposited into the county general fund. If the taxes are paid before the date of sale, the service fee shall be included as a part of the costs of collecting the taxes.

[C51, §498; R60, §764; C73, §873, 3833; C97, §1419; S13, §1419; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7247; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §446.10]86 Acts, ch 1139, §5; 91 Acts, ch 191, §62; 2002 Acts, ch 1043, §9

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 446.1 Sale shown.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.2 Notice of sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.3 Section 446.3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.4 Section 446.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.5 Section 446.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.6 Section 446.6](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.7 Annual tax sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.9 Notice of sale — service — publication — costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.10 Publication costs and service fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.11 Substituted service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.12 Certificate of publication.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.13 Method of describing parcels, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.14 Irregularities in advertisement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.14.md)
- [Iowa Code § 446.15 Offer for sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C446_S446.15.md)

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