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66.5 - PETITION -- OTHER PLEADING.

        66.5  PETITION -- OTHER PLEADING.
         The petition shall be filed in the name of the state of Iowa.  The
      accused shall be named as defendant, and the petition, unless filed
      by the attorney general, shall be verified.  The petition shall state
      the charges against the accused and may be amended as in ordinary
      actions, and shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the
      district court of the county having jurisdiction.  The petition shall
      be deemed denied but the accused may plead thereto.
         Section History: Early Form
         [S13, § 1258-d, -e; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1094; C46, 50, 54,
      58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 66.5]
         Amendments, R.C.P. 1.402(4), (5)