Terms Used In Iowa Code 639.40

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • security: includes , but is not limited to, a certificated security, an uncertificated security, and a security account. See Iowa Code 633D.2
 Personal property subject to a security interest may be levied on under attachment in the method provided for levying execution thereon.