Ask a litigation question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified litigation lawyers.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 639.48

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
639.48 Perishable property — examination.
When the sheriff thinks the property attached is in danger of serious and immediate waste and decay, or when the keeping of the property will necessarily be attended with such expense as greatly to depreciate the amount of proceeds to be realized therefrom, or when the plaintiff makes an affidavit to that effect, the sheriff may summon three persons having the qualifications of jurors to examine the property.
[C51, §1881; R60, §3222; C73, §2999; C97, §3912; S13, §3912-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12124;
C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §639.48]
2023 Acts, ch 66, §146
Section amended