663.16 Power of officer. If the defendant hides, or refuses admittance to the person attempting to serve the writ, or if the defendant attempts wrongfully to carry the plaintiff out of the county or the state afterthe service of the writ, the sheriff, or the person who is attempting to serve or who has servedit, is authorized to arrest the defendant and bring the defendant, together with the plaintiff,forthwith before the officer or court before whom the writ is made returnable. [C51, §2227; R60, §3815; C73, §3463; C97, §4431; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12483; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.16] Referred to in §822.1 Sat Dec 23 12:23:28 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 663.16 (16, 0)
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