Iowa § 626.50 Duty to levy — notice of ownership or exemption — notice to defendant

Iowa Statutes

§ 626.50 — Duty to levy — notice of ownership or exemption — notice to defendant

Iowa § 626.50

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 626EXECUTION

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Iowa Code § 626.50 (2026).

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1.An officer is bound to levy an execution on any personal property in the possession of, or that the officer has reason to believe belongs to, the defendant, or on which the plaintiff directs the officer to levy, after having received written instructions for the levy from the plaintiff or the attorney who had the execution issued to the sheriff, unless the officer has received notice in writing under oath from some other person, or that person’s agent or attorney, that the property belongs to the person, stating the nature of the person’s interests in the property, how and from whom the person acquired the property, and the consideration paid for the property; or from the defendant, that the property is exempt from execution.

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a.The officer making the levy in subsection 1 shall promp

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1. An officer is bound to levy an execution on any personal property in the possession of,
or that the officer has reason to believe belongs to, the defendant, or on which the plaintiff
directs the officer to levy, after having received written instructions for the levy from the
plaintiff or the attorney who had the execution issued to the sheriff, unless the officer has
received notice in writing under oath from some other person, or that person’s agent or
attorney, that the property belongs to the person, stating the nature of the person’s interests
in the property, how and from whom the person acquired the property, and the consideration
paid for the property; or from the defendant, that the property is exempt from execution.
2. a. The officer making the levy in subsection 1 shall promptly serve written notice of
the levy on the defendant. The notice shall be served in the same manner as provided for
original notice.
b. This subsection is not applicable to garnishment proceedings.