Iowa Code Title XV. Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures [Chs. 595-686] § 639.31. Notice to defendant--return

When any property is attached, the officer making the levy shall at once give written notice thereof to the defendant, if found within the county in which the levy is made, and the fact of the giving of such notice, or that the defendant is not found within the county, shall be shown by the officer's return.