{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-663.31","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 663.31","heading":"Answer.","body":"The defendant in the answer must state whether the defendant then has, or at any time has had, the plaintiff under the defendant’s control and restraint, and if so the cause thereof.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 663 - HABEAS CORPUS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/663.31.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:17Z","sha256":"958152341e3b0a367879c54c7f1cda92d35abc232ef541763d0d87a42c7a4e6f","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-663.30","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-663.32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}