When party fails to obey subpoena.
Iowa Code § 622.79
in effect622.79. When party fails to obey subpoena.
In addition to the remedies provided in sections 622.76 through 622.78, if a party to an action in the party’s own right, on being duly subpoenaed, fails to appear and give testimony, the other party may, at the other party’s election, have a continuance of the cause at the cost of the delinquent.
[C51, §2421; R60, §4024; C73, §3683; C97, §4667; C24, 27, 31,35, 39, §11336; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §622.79] 2013 Acts, ch 90, §174
Source: Iowa Legislature (legis.iowa.gov)URL: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/622.79.pdfFetched: 10/20/2026
