Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 321.511 (2026)

Dismissal — effect

✓ current as of July 2026

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The dismissal of an action after the nonresident has entered a general appearance under the substituted service authorized in section 321.498, sections 321.500 through 321.502, and sections 321.504 through 321.510, shall bar the recommencement of the same action against the same defendant unless the recommenced action is accompanied by actual personal service of the original notice of suit on the defendant in this state. [C31, 35, §5079-d24; C39, §5038.14; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.511] 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §157 Referred to in §321.507

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1964–1971 · leading case: Kraft v. Bahr, 128 N.W.2d 261 (Iowa 1964).

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Kraft v. Bahr, 128 N.W.2d 261 (Iowa 1964). · cites it 2× “, with the commissioner * * Section 321.504 provides, in lieu of the mailing of notification to defendant in a foreign state, that plaintiff may have the notice served personally.”

Trenery v. Winberg, 186 N.W.2d 636 (Iowa 1971). · cites it 4× “” Section 321.511. We do not believe the legislature intended such technical interpretation to apply to “general appearance” in section 321.”

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