Iowa Code Title XV. Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures [Chs. 595-686] § 616.6. Transfer--attached property held

Should such action be brought against a resident of this state in any other county than that of the defendant's residence, the defendant may have the place of trial changed to the district court of the county wherein the defendant resides, in the same manner and upon the same terms as provided in rule of civil procedure 1.808, and the property attached shall not be released because said action was brought in the wrong county, but shall be held and subject in the same manner as if said action had been brought in the county of defendant's residence.