Iowa § 321.501 - 321.501 Manner of service.
Full text of Iowa Iowa Code § 321.501 — 321.501 Manner of service., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 321.501. 321.501 Manner of service.
The plaintiff in any action against a nonresident shall cause the original notice of suit to be served by doing all of the following: 1. By filing a copy of the original notice of suit with the director, together with a fee of two dollars. 2. By mailing to the defendant, and to each of the defendants if there are more than one, within ten days after said filing with the director, by restricted certified mail addressed to the defendant at the defendant’s last known residence or place of abode, a notification of the filing with the director. [C31, 35, §5079-d14; C39, §5038.04; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.501] 2021 Acts, ch 80, §178; 2022 Acts, ch 1021, §74 Referred to in §321.502, 321.507, 321.511, 321.556 Thu Dec 11 19:42:28 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 321.501 (29, 0)
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Section 321.501 ("321.501 Manner of service.") is part of the Iowa Code, the codified statutory law of Iowa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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