631.3 Commencement of actions — clerk to furnish forms — subpoena. 1. All actions shall be commenced by the filing of an original notice with the clerk. At the time of filing, the clerk shall enter on the original notice and the copies to be served, the filenumber and the date the action is filed. 2. The clerk shall furnish standard forms as provided in section 631.15, as such pleadings may be required. The clerk may furnish information to any party to enable the party tocomplete a form. 3. The clerk shall cause to be entered upon each copy of the original notice and in the docket the time within which the defendant is required to appear, which time shall bedetermined in accordance with section 631.4. 4. Upon the request of a party to the action, the clerk or a judicial officer shall issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses at a hearing. Sections 622.63 through 622.67,622.69, 622.76, and 622.77 apply to subpoenas issued pursuant to this chapter. [C73, §631.3, 631.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.3]83 Acts, ch 186, §10117, 10201; 84 Acts, ch 1322, §1; 2021 Acts, ch 80, §359 Sat Dec 23 11:22:38 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 631.3 (17, 0)
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