Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 125.77 (2026)

Service of notice

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Upon the filing of an application pursuant to section 125.75, the clerk shall docket the case and immediately notify a magistrate who is admitted to the practice of law in this state, who shall review the application and accompanying documentation. The clerk shall send copies of the application and supporting documentation, together with the notice informing the respondent of the procedures required by this subchapter, to the sheriff, for immediate service upon the respondent. If the respondent is taken into custody under section 125.81, service of the application, documentation, and notice upon the respondent shall be made at the time the respondent is taken into custody. [C75, 77, §125.19(2); C79, 81, §229.51(3); 82 Acts, ch 1212, §5] 91 Acts, ch 108, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 130, §39; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76; 2023 Acts, ch 66, §37 Referred to in §125.84, 125.85, 229.21, 229.45

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2006–2006 · leading case: In The Matter Of S.p., Alleged To Be A Chronic Substance Abuser, S.p., 719 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 2006).

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In The Matter Of S.p., Alleged To Be A Chronic Substance Abuser, S.p., 719 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 2006). “§ 125.77. The court then schedules a hearing not less than forty-eight hours after notice of the application is served upon the respondent.”

In Re Sp, 719 N.W.2d 535 (Iowa 2006). “§ 125.77. The court then schedules a hearing not less than forty-eight hours after notice of the application is served upon the respondent.”

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