HF 2508 (LSB 5614HV (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 2508

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 566)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to garnishment proceedings and service of a garnishee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 642.2, subsection 5, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Except as provided in subsection 1, service upon the garnishee shall be made by serving an original notice with a copy of the judgment against the defendant, and with a copy of the questions specified in section 642.5, by certified mail or by personal service by the sheriff of the county where the garnishee is located upon the attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, secretary of the school district, or legal counsel of the appropriate governmental unit. The garnishee shall be required to answer within thirty days following receipt of the notice.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to garnishment proceedings and service of a garnishee.
   The bill requires that service upon a garnishee shall be made by certified mail, or by the sheriff of the county where the garnishee is located personally serving an original notice with a copy of the judgment against the defendant, and with a copy of the questions specified in Code section 642.5.