Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 624.22 (2026)
Personal judgment — when authorized
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A personal judgment may be rendered against a defendant, whether the defendant appears or not, who has been served in any mode provided in this Code other than by publication, whether served within or without this state, if such defendant is a resident of the state. [R60, §3164; C73, §2881; C97, §3800; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11601; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §624.22]
\nNotes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1947–2019 · leading case: Edwards v. Smith, 29 N.W.2d 404 (Iowa 1947).
Edwards v. Smith, 29 N.W.2d 404 (Iowa 1947). “The decision had the effect of nullifying that part of section 3800 of the Code of 1897 (now section 624.22, Code, 1946) that purported to authorize personal judgment upon such service.”
State of Iowa v. Larry Gross (Iowa 2019). “Must the defendant be served “in any mode provided in this Code other than by publication”? Iowa Code § 624.22 . How is the entry of the award recorded in the court docket? See id.”
Moment v. Dubuque Cnty. Jail (N.D. Iowa 2019). “Must the defendant be served “in any mode provided in this Code other than by publication”? Iowa Code § 624.22 . How is the entry of the award recorded in the court docket? .”
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