If any sheriff is held liable to pay any damages by reason of the wrongful execution of any writ of attachment issued under sections 641.2 through 641.4 and if a judgment is rendered for those damages, the amount of the judgment, when paid by such sheriff, shall become a claim against the state in the sheriff’s favor, and a warrant for that amount shall be drawn by the director of the department of administrative services upon proper proof.

[C73, §3009; C97, §3922; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12156; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §641.5] 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §370