626.96 Duplicate issued in case of loss. When any person, firm, or corporation to whom a sheriff’s certificate of sale has been issued or an assignee thereof shall file in the office of the clerk of the district court in whichthe certificate was issued and in said action, a verified application signed by the purchaseror assignee, the purchaser’s or assignee’s agent, legal representative or attorney that theoutstanding sheriff’s certificate of sale in said action has been lost or destroyed, the courtshall fix a time for hearing thereon and prescribe the notice therefor and the manner of servicethereof on the parties to said action or their successors in interest, and on said hearing if thecourt finds that the sheriff’s certificate of sale issued in said cause has been lost or destroyed,shall order the sheriff of said county to issue a duplicate certificate of sale as of the date of theoriginal certificate which shall have the same force and effect as the original, and any deedexecuted thereunder shall have the same force and effect as if executed under the originalcertificate of sale. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.96] Sat Dec 23 11:21:43 2023 Iowa Code ted thereunder shall have the same force and effect as if executed under the originalcertificate of sale. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.96] Sat Dec 23 11:21:43 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 626.96 (17, 0)
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