§ 647.1 — Action in rem

Iowa § 647.1

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XV: JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
• Ch. 647: RESTORATION OF LOST RECORDS

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1. Whenever the public records in the office of any county official in this state have been
or shall hereafter be lost or destroyed in any material part, the said county on relation of said
public officer or the owner of any real estate affected thereby, may bring an action in rem in
equityinthedistrictcourtofthestateinandforthecountyinwhichsaidrealestateissituated
against all known and unknown persons, firms, or corporations that might have any interest
in said real estate affected by said record, to have said lost or destroyed records restored in
whole or in part.
2. Any number of parcels of land may be included in the same suit; and whenever said
action is brought by the owner, the public official in whose office said lost or destroyed public
records are required by law to be kept shall be made a defendant therein.

Legislative History

[S13, §4227-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12258; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §647.1]