Iowa Code § 639.1 : JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES — SPECIAL ACTIONS — ATTACHMENT — Method TEXT PDF The plaintiff in a civil action may cause the property of the defendant not exempt from execution to be attached at the commencement or during the progress of the proceeding, by pursuing the course hereinafter prescribed. Iowa Code § 639.1 C51, §1846; R60, §3172; C73, §2949; C97, §3876; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12078; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 639.1