The petition must be sworn to by the person confined, or by someone in the confined person’s behalf, and presented to some court or officer authorized to allow the writ.
Iowa Code § 663.2
Verification — presentation to court
[C51, §2214; R60, §3802; C73, §3450; C97, §4418; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12469; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.2]
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