631.4 Service — time for appearance. The manner of service of original notice and the times for appearance shall be as provided in this section. 1. Actions for money judgment or replevin. In an action for money judgment or an action of replevin the clerk shall cause service to be obtained as follows, and the defendantis required to appear within the period of time specified: a. If the defendant is a resident of this state, or if the defendant is a nonresident of this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of the court under rule of civil procedure 1.306, theplaintiff may elect service under this paragraph, and upon receipt of the prescribed costs theclerk shall mail to the defendant by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt to theclerk requested, a copy of the original notice together with a conforming copy of an answerform. However, if the defendant is a corporation, partnership, or association, the clerk shallmail to the defendant by certified mail, return receipt to the clerk requested, a copy of theoriginal notice with a conforming copy of an answer form. The defendant is required toappear within twenty days following the date service is made. b. urn receipt to the clerk requested, a copy of theoriginal notice with a conforming copy of an answer form. The defendant is required toappear within twenty days following the date service is made. b. If the defendant is a resident of this state, or if the defendant is a nonresident of this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of the court under rule of civil procedure 1.306, theplaintiff may elect service under this paragraph, and upon receipt of the prescribed costs theclerk shall cause a copy of the original notice and a conforming copy of an answer form to bedelivered to a peace officer or other person for personal service as provided in rule of civilprocedure 1.302(5), 1.305, or 1.306. The defendant is required to appear within twenty daysfollowing the date service is made. c. If the defendant is a nonresident of this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of the court under rule of civil procedure 1.306, the plaintiff may elect service in any other mannerthat is approved by the court as provided in that rule, and the defendant is required to appearwithin sixty days after the date of service. d. .306, the plaintiff may elect service in any other mannerthat is approved by the court as provided in that rule, and the defendant is required to appearwithin sixty days after the date of service. d. If the defendant is a nonresident of this state and is subject to the jurisdiction of the court under section 617.3, the plaintiff may elect that service be made as provided in thatsection. The clerk shall collect the prescribed fees and costs, and shall cause duplicate copiesof the original notice to be filed with the secretary of state and shall cause a copy of theoriginal notice and a conforming copy of an answer form to be mailed to the defendant in themanner prescribed in section 617.3. The defendant is required to appear within sixty daysfrom the date of filing with the secretary of state. 2. Actions for forcible entry and detainer. The manner of service of original notice and the times for appearance for an action for forcible entry and detainer shall be governed bythe requirements of chapter 648. 3. Actions for abandonment of manufactured or mobile homes or personal property pursuant to chapter 555B. a. ction for forcible entry and detainer shall be governed bythe requirements of chapter 648. 3. Actions for abandonment of manufactured or mobile homes or personal property pursuant to chapter 555B. a. In an action for abandonment of a manufactured or mobile home or personal property, the clerk shall set a date, time, and place for hearing, and shall cause service to be made asprovided in this subsection. b. Original notice shall be served personally on each defendant as provided in section 555B.4. [C73, §631.3 – 631.5; C75, 77, 79, 81, §631.4]84 Acts, ch 1322, §2; 86 Acts, ch 1077, §2; 93 Acts, ch 154, §19, 20; 95 Acts, ch 125, §13; 96 Acts, ch 1203, §7; 99 Acts, ch 155, §13, 14; 2001 Acts, ch 153, §15; 2001 Acts, ch 176, §80;2004 Acts, ch 1101, §85; 2009 Acts, ch 21, §12; 2010 Acts, ch 1017, §7, 11 Referred to in §631.3 Sat Dec 23 11:22:38 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 631.4 (20, 0)
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