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§ 642.9

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642.9 Failure to appear or answer — cause shown. If, duly summoned, and the garnishee’s fees tendered when demanded, the garnishee fails to appear and answer the interrogatories propounded to the garnishee without sufficientexcuse, the garnishee shall be presumed to be indebted to the defendant to the full amount ofthe plaintiff’s demand, but for a mere failure to appear no judgment shall be rendered againstthe garnishee until the garnishee has had an opportunity to show cause against the same. [C51, §1869, 1870; R60, §3205, 3206; C73, §2984, 2985; C97, §3943; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12166; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.9] Sat Dec 23 12:20:29 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 642.9 (17, 0)