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Iowa Code § 665.10 (2026)

Warrant of commitment

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When the offender is committed, the warrant must state the particular facts and circumstances on which the court acted in the premises, and whether the same was in the knowledge of the court or was proved by witnesses. [C51, §1605; R60, §2695; C73, §3498; C97, §4467; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12549; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.10]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1946–2018 · leading case: Knox v. Mun. Court of City of Des Moines, 185 N.W.2d 705 (Iowa 1971).
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Knox v. Mun. Court of City of Des Moines, 185 N.W.2d 705 (Iowa 1971). · cites it 10× “§ 665.10. When the offender is committed, the warrant must state the particular facts and circumstances on which the court acted in the premises, and whether the same was in the knowledge of the court or was proved by witnesses.”
Gibb v. Hansen, 286 N.W.2d 180 (Iowa 1979). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 665.10, the order stated it shall stand as the warrant of commitment and that the contempt punished occurred in the personal presence of the court and was not proved by other witnesses.”
Bisignano v. Mun. Court of Des Moines, 23 N.W.2d 523 (Iowa 1946). · cites it 2× “” Section 12549 (section 665.10, Code, 1946) provides for warrant of commitment, and 12550 (section 665.”
Criswell v. Hendrickson, 344 N.W.2d 255 (Iowa Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “We find, after reviewing all of the evidence, that the proof of contempt was clear and satisfactory. The State was not required to disprove petitioners’ unsubstantiated allegations regarding fear of reprisals.”
Diercks v. Iowa Dist. Court for Marion Cnty., 526 N.W.2d 350 (Iowa Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 665.10 . Iowa law clearly provides “whenever the district court withholds commitment on an adjudication of contempt subject to certain conditions, due process requires notice and hearing before commitment can be ordered for failure to comply with these conditions.”
Dennis Workman v. Iowa Dist. Court for Muscatine Cnty., 922 N.W.2d 104 (Iowa Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “The court did not issue a warrant of commitment under section 665.10 as required to incarcerate an accused for contempt.”
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