# Iowa Code § 614.6: Nonresident or unknown defendant

> Iowa · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.6

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 614.6
- **Heading:** Nonresident or unknown defendant
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 614 / Section 614.6

## Text

(1) The period of limitation specified in sections 614.1 through 614.5 shall be computed omitting any time when:

(1) (a) The defendant is a nonresident of the state, or

(1) (b) In those cases involving personal injuries or death resulting from a felony or indictable misdemeanor, while the identity of the defendant is unknown after diligent effort has been made to discover it.

(2) The provisions of this section shall be effective January 1, 1970, and to this extent the provisions are retroactive.

[C51, §1664; R60, §2745; C73, §2533; C97, §3451; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11013; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.6]2015 Acts, ch 30, §178; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §111

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 614.1 Period.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.2 Death of party to be charged.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.3 Judgments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.4 Fraud — mistake — trespass.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.4A Identity theft.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.4A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.5 Open account.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.6 Nonresident or unknown defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.7 Bar in foreign jurisdiction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.8 Minors and persons with mental illness.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.8A Damages for child sexual abuse — time limitation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.8A.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.9 Exception in case of death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.10 Failure of action.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.11 Admission in writing — new promise.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 614.12 Counterclaim.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C614_S614.12.md)

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