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Iowa Code § 2.20

Warrant — execution

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Iowa Code § 2.20, Warrant — execution, Iowa, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2214079
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Imprisonment for contempt shall be effected by a warrant, under the hand of the presiding officer, for the time being, of the house ordering it, countersigned by the acting secretary or clerk, in the name of the state, and directed to the sheriff or jailer of the proper county. Under such warrant, the proper officer will be authorized to commit and detain the person.