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If, on being served with the order of the court requiring the person to do so, any person fails to appear in accordance therewith, or if, having appeared, the person refuses to answer any questions which the court thinks proper to be put to the person in the course of such examination, or if the person fails to comply with the order of the court requiring the person to deliver any such property or effects to the receiver, the person may be committed to the jail of the county until the person does.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title XV. Judicial Branch and Judicial Procedures [Chs. 595-686] § 680.11. Contempt - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-xv-judicial-branch-and-judicial-procedures-chs-595-686/ia-code-sect-680-11/
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