House File 2508 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2508 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 566) A BILL FOR An Act relating to garnishment proceedings and service of a 1 garnishee. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5614HV (2) 88 as/jh

H.F. 2508 Section 1. Section 642.2, subsection 5, Code 2020, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 5. Except as provided in subsection 1 , service upon the 3 garnishee shall be made by serving an original notice with a 4 copy of the judgment against the defendant, and with a copy of 5 the questions specified in section 642.5 , by certified mail 6 or by personal service by the sheriff of the county where 7 the garnishee is located upon the attorney general, county 8 attorney, city attorney, secretary of the school district, 9 or legal counsel of the appropriate governmental unit. The 10 garnishee shall be required to answer within thirty days 11 following receipt of the notice. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill relates to garnishment proceedings and service of 16 a garnishee. 17 The bill requires that service upon a garnishee shall be made 18 by certified mail, or by the sheriff of the county where the 19 garnishee is located personally serving an original notice with 20 a copy of the judgment against the defendant, and with a copy 21 of the questions specified in Code section 642.5. 22 -1- LSB 5614HV (2) 88 as/jh 1/ 1