1. Owners, occupants, and mortgagees of record who are residents of the county shall be personally served in the manner in which and for the time original notices in the district court are required to be served.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 306.30

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, having the property right in or title to an all-terrain vehicle. See Iowa Code 321I.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. Owners and mortgagees of record who do not reside in the county and owners and mortgagees of record who do reside in the county when the officer returns that they cannot be found in the county, shall be served by publishing the notice as provided in section 331.305 and also by mailing by certified mail a copy of the notice to the owner and mortgagee of record addressed to the owner’s and mortgagee of record’s last known address, and the county auditor shall furnish to the board of supervisors the county auditor’s affidavit that the notice has been sent, which affidavit shall be conclusive evidence of the mailing of the notice.
 3. Personal service outside the county but within the state shall take the place of service by publication.
 4. No service need be had on one who has exercised the right to select an appraiser.