Iowa Statutes
§ 663.40 — Plaintiff retained in custody
Iowa § 663.40
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 663.40 (2026).
Text
Until the sufficiency of the cause of restraint is determined, the defendant may retain the
plaintiff in the defendant’s custody, and may use all necessary and proper means for that
purpose.
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Legislative History
[C51, §2250; R60, §3838; C73, §3487; C97, §4455; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12507; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.40]
Nearby Sections
15
§ 663.1
Petition§ 663.10
Penalty for refusing§ 663.11
Issuance on judge’s own motion§ 663.12
County attorney notified§ 663.13
Service of writ§ 663.14
Mode§ 663.15
Defendant not found§ 663.16
Power of officer§ 663.17
Arrest§ 663.19
Defects in writ§ 663.20
Penalty for eluding writ§ 663.21
Refusal to give copy of process§ 663.22
Preliminary writ§ 663.23
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Iowa § 663.40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ia/663.40.