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Iowa Code § 642.14 (2026)

Notice of garnishment proceedings

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Judgment against the garnishee shall not be entered until notice as required by section 642.14A or 642.14B has been served upon the defendant in the main action. [C51, §1861; R60, §3195; C73, §2975; C97, §3947; S13, §3947; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12170; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.14] 84 Acts, ch 1239, §10; 88 Acts, ch 1076, §1; 2014 Acts, ch 1090, §1; 2015 Acts, ch 79, §3 Referred to in §642.2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1980–2012 · leading case: Hubbard v. Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 323 N.W.2d 238 (Iowa 1982).
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Hubbard v. Des Moines Indep. Cmty. Sch. Dist., 323 N.W.2d 238 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 20× “Pursuant to chapter 684A, The Code, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has certified two questions of law to this court: Is a garnishee-employer obligated under Iowa Code § 642.14 or the common law to give notice to its employee whose wages have…”
New v. Gemini Capital Grp., 859 F. Supp. 2d 990 (S.D. Iowa 2012). · cites it 14× “Because New claims that Iowa’s garnishment notice statute, Iowa Code § 642.14 , is unconstitutional, the Iowa Attorney General was notified of the suit, but did not intervene.”
Struebin v. State of Ill., 383 N.W.2d 516 (Iowa 1986). · cites it 8× “See Iowa Code § 642.14 (1983). The latter responded with a special appearance attacking trial court’s jurisdiction on several grounds.”
Matter of Yetter, 112 B.R. 301 (Bankr. S.D. Iowa 1990). · cites it 2× “It further provides that the defendant in the main action may, by a suitable pleading, set up facts to show that the debt or the property with which it is sought to charge the garnishee is exempt or for any other reason not liable for the claim.”
Finberg v. Sullivan, 634 F.2d 50 (3rd Cir. 1980). “Iowa Code Ann. § 642.14 . The notice need not specify possible exemptions.”
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