627.17 Sending claims out of state.
Whoever, whether as principal, agent, or attorney, with intent to deprive a resident in good faith of the state of the benefit of the exemption laws thereof, sends a claim against such resident and belonging to a resident, to another state for action, or causes action to be brought on such claim in another state, or assigns or transfers such claim to a nonresident of the state, with intent that action thereon be brought in the courts of another state, the action in either case being one which might have been brought in this state, and the property or debt sought to be reached by such action being such as might, but for the exemptions laws of this state, have been reached by action in the courts of this state, shall be guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C97, §4018; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11770; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §627.17]
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Section 627.2 - Who deemed resident.
Section 627.3 - Failure to claim exemption.
Section 627.4 - Absconding debtor.
Section 627.5 - Purchase money.
Section 627.6 - General exemptions.
Section 627.6A - Exemptions for support — pensions and similar payments.
Section 627.7 - Motor vehicle.
Section 627.8 - Pension money.
Section 627.9 - Homestead bought with pension money.
Section 627.10 - Bankruptcy exemption.
Section 627.11 - Exception under decree for spousal support.
Section 627.12 - Exception under decree for child support.
Section 627.13 - Workers’ compensation.
Section 627.17 - Sending claims out of state.