{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-616.17","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 616.17","heading":"Personal actions.","body":"Personal actions, except as otherwise provided, must be brought in a county in which some of the defendants actually reside, but if neither of them have a residence in the state, they may be sued in any county in which either of them may be found.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 616 - PLACE OF BRINGING ACTIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/616.17.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"ab1c1594e42fc2b758fc3685125de37f21169cdccfe04e6f9ac40b1d21d1db30","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-616.16","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-616.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}