Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 642.13 (2026)

Judgment against garnishee

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If in any of the above methods it is made to appear that the garnishee was indebted to the defendant, or had any of the defendant’s property in the garnishee’s hands, at the time of being served with the notice of garnishment, the garnishee will be liable to the plaintiff, in case judgment is finally recovered by the plaintiff, to the full amount thereof, or to the amount of such indebtedness or property held by the garnishee, and the plaintiff may have a judgment against the garnishee for the amount of money due from the garnishee to the defendant in the main action, or for the delivery to the sheriff of any money or property in the garnishee’s hands belonging to the defendant in the main action within a time to be fixed by the court, and for the value of the same, as fixed in said judgment, if not delivered within the time thus fixed, unless before such judgment is entered the garnishee has delivered to the sheriff such money or property. Property so delivered shall thereafter be treated as if levied upon under the writ of attachment in the usual manner. [C51, §1871, 1873; R60, §3207, 3209; C73, §2986, 2988; C97, §3946; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12169; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.13]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2022 · leading case: Hubbard v. Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 323 N.W.2d 238 (Iowa 1982).
Hubbard v. Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 323 N.W.2d 238 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 6× “The first issue requires interpretation of section 642.13, which addresses the subject of judgment against the garnishee.”
Shodeen v. Davenport Cement Co. (In Re Aztec Concrete, Inc.), 143 B.R. 537 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 1992). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 642.13 does appear to support Davenport Concrete’s position by providing: If [the garnishee is indebted to or holds property of defendant], at the time of being served with the notice of garnishment, the garnishee will be liable to the plaintiff .”
Conklin v. Iowa Dist. Court for Scott Cnty., 482 N.W.2d 444 (Iowa 1992). · cites it 2× “13 (1989), provides that if “the garnishee has delivered to the sheriff [the debtor’s] money or property [the] [p]roperty so delivered shall thereafter be treated as if levied upon under the writ of attachment....” Iowa Code chapter 639 governing attachment provides as follows:…”
L.F. Noll, Inc. v. Premiere Bus. Solutions, LLC (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 23× “Compare Iowa Code § 642.13 (2020), with id. § 1873 (1851).”
Shenyang Jinli Metals v. Sivyer Steel Corp. (Iowa Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “Shenyang asserted (1) Sivyer “was in default, but [TBK] lost its priority by failing to take affirmative steps to enforce its right of setoff”; (2) TBK “waived its right of setoff”; 3 and (3) “TBK was liable to [Shenyang]” for the amount of the garnishment under Iowa Code…”
State of Iowa v. Tywon Stanton (Iowa Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Instead, they were held by the State pursuant to the operation of the notice of garnishment and section 642.13. Furthermore, the fact the State initiated garnishment proceedings while the property was being held as seized property should not bar the garnishment from proceeding.”
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