Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 66.5 (2026)

Petition — other pleading

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The petition shall be filed in the name of the state of Iowa. The accused shall be named as defendant, and the petition, unless filed by the attorney general, shall be verified. The petition shall state the charges against the accused and may be amended as in ordinary actions, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of the county having jurisdiction. The petition shall be deemed denied but the accused may plead thereto. [S13, §1258-d, -e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §1094; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §66.5] Amendments, R.C.P. 1.402(4), (5)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1950–1951 · leading case: City of Des Moines v. Dist. Court of Polk Cnty., 41 N.W.2d 36 (Iowa 1950).

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City of Des Moines v. Dist. Court of Polk Cnty., 41 N.W.2d 36 (Iowa 1950). · cites it 2× “” Section 66.5 states that “the petition shall be filed in the name of the state of Iowa.”

Hild v. Polk Cnty., 49 N.W.2d 206 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 2× “Was appellee guilty of laches such as to bar a'recovery ? The laches, if any, is baseciupon the fact that appellee, after the commencement of case No.”

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