125.77 - SERVICE OF NOTICE.
125.77 SERVICE OF NOTICE.
Upon the filing of an application for involuntary commitment, the
clerk shall docket the case and immediately notify a district court
judge, a district associate judge, or magistrate who is admitted to
the practice of law in this state, who shall review the application
and accompanying documentation. The clerk shall send copies of the
application and supporting documentation, together with the notice
informing the respondent of the procedures required by this division,
to the sheriff, for immediate service upon the respondent. If the
respondent is taken into custody under section 125.81, service of the
application, documentation, and notice upon the respondent shall be
made at the time the respondent is taken into custody. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, § 125.19(2); C79, 81, § 229.51(3); 82 Acts, ch 1212, §
5] Section History: Recent Form
91 Acts, ch 108, §1
Referred to in § 125.84, 125.85, 229.21, 229.45