252B.26 - SERVICE OF PROCESS.
252B.26 SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the unit may
serve a petition, notice, or rule to show cause under chapter 252A,
252C, 252F, 252H, 252K, 598, or 665 as specified in each chapter, or
as follows:
1. The unit may serve a petition, notice, or rule to show cause
by certified mail. Return acknowledgment is required to prove
service by certified mail, rules of civil procedure 1.303(5) and
1.308(5) shall not apply, and the return acknowledgment shall be
filed with the clerk of court.
2. The unit may serve a notice of intent under chapter 252H, or a
notice of decision under section 252H.14A, upon any party or parent
who is receiving family investment program assistance for the parent
or child by sending the notice by regular mail to the address
maintained by the department. Rules of civil procedure 1.303(5) and
1.308(5) shall not apply and the unit shall file proof of service as
provided in chapter 252H. If the notice is determined to be
undeliverable, the unit shall serve the notice as otherwise provided
in this section or by personal service. Section History: Recent Form
2005 Acts, ch 112, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 218, §142, 156
Referred to in § 252H.14A