Iowa Code 680.11 – Contempt
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 680.11
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
680.11 Contempt.
If, on being served with the order of the court requiring the person to do so, any person
fails to appear in accordance therewith, or if, having appeared, the person refuses to answer any questions which the court thinks proper to be put to the person in the course of such examination, or if the person fails to comply with the order of the court requiring the person to deliver any such property or effects to the receiver, the person may be committed to the jail of the county until the person does.
[C27, 31, 35, §12719-b2; C39, §12719.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §680.11]
If, on being served with the order of the court requiring the person to do so, any person
fails to appear in accordance therewith, or if, having appeared, the person refuses to answer any questions which the court thinks proper to be put to the person in the course of such examination, or if the person fails to comply with the order of the court requiring the person to deliver any such property or effects to the receiver, the person may be committed to the jail of the county until the person does.
[C27, 31, 35, §12719-b2; C39, §12719.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §680.11]