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Terms Used In Iowa Code 646.5

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
646.5 Service on agent.
When the defendant is a nonresident having an agent of record for the property in the state, service may be made upon such agent in the same manner and with the like effect as though made on the principal.
[C51, §2004; R60, §3572; C73, §3249; C97, §4186; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12234; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §646.5]