If the contempt consists in an omission to perform an act which is yet in the power of the person to perform, the person may be imprisoned until the person performs it. In that case the act to be performed must be specified in the warrant of the commitment.
Iowa Code § 665.5
Imprisonment
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Amro v. Iowa District Court for Story County (1988)
Most recently applied in Upon the Petition of Brandy Marie Myers, and Concerning, Todd Alan Cosby (October 2015)
[C51, §1601; R60, §2691; C73, §3494; C97, §4463; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12544; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §665.5]
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