Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 639.31 (2026)

Notice to defendant — return

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When any property is attached, the officer making the levy shall at once give written notice thereof to the defendant, if found within the county in which the levy is made, and the fact of the giving of such notice, or that the defendant is not found within the county, shall be shown by the officer’s return. [C51, §1859, 1860; R60, §3194; C73, §2967; C97, §3900; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12107; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.31] Referred to in §537.5110

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1970–1970 · leading case: Mullenger v. Clause, 178 N.W.2d 420 (Iowa 1970).

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Mullenger v. Clause, 178 N.W.2d 420 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 4× “Code section 639.31. Defendants appeared specially, challenging the court's jurisdiction because an extraterritorial personal service in an in personam damage action confers no jurisdiction over them.”

Miller v. Farmers Coop. Co., Lost Nation, 176 N.W.2d 832 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 2× “Section 639.31, Code, 1966; Schoonover v.”

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