# Iowa Code § 447.10: Service by publication — fees

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.10

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 447.10
- **Heading:** Service by publication — fees
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title X / Chapter 447 / Section 447.10

## Text

If notice in accordance with section 447.9 cannot be served upon a person entitled to notice in the manner prescribed in that section, then the holder of the certificate of purchase shall cause the required notice to be published once in an official newspaper in the county. If service is made by publication, the affidavit required by section 447.12 shall state the reason why service in accordance with section 447.9 could not be made. Service of notice by publication shall be deemed complete on the day of the publication. Fees for publication, if required under section 447.13, shall not exceed the customary publication fees for official county publications.

[C73, §894; C97, §1441; S13, §1441; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §7280; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §447.10]86 Acts, ch 1139, §8; 97 Acts, ch 121, §23

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 447.1 Redemption — terms.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.1.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.2 Nonallowable penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.2.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.3 Agricultural college lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.3.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.4 Redemption from sale for part of tax.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.4.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.5 Certificate of redemption — issued by treasurer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.6 Documentation of corrections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.7 Redemption by persons with a legal disability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.7.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.8 Redemption after delivery of deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.8.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.9 Notice of expiration of right of redemption — county right of redemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.9.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.10 Service by publication — fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.10.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.11 Agent of nonresident.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.11.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.12 When service deemed complete presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.12.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.13 Cost — fee — report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.13.md)
- [Iowa Code § 447.14 Law in effect at time of sale.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TX_C447_S447.14.md)

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