Rule 1.1409 – Defective return

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Iowa

If the return is defective, the court issuing the writ, on the court’s own motion or that of any party, may order a further return. The court may compel obedience to the writ or to such order by attachment or citation for contempt.

Iowa. R. Civ. P. 1.1409

Report 1943; October 31, 1997, effective January 24, 1998; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; October 31, 2008, effective January 1, 2009.