Terms Used In Iowa Code 804.19

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
 When money or other property is taken from the defendant arrested on a charge of a public offense, the officer taking it shall, at the time, give duplicate receipts therefor, specifying particularly the amount of money and the kind of property taken. The officer shall deliver one of the receipts to the defendant, and shall retain the other receipt with the defendant’s file.