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Iowa Ct. R. 34.8
Retention of disciplinary board records
34.8(1) The disciplinary board must maintain files and records relating to allegations of
misconduct by an attorney until destruction is authorized pursuant to the following schedule:
a. Files and records relating to potential complaints the director declines to open pursuant to
Iowa Court Rule 35.4(1) may be destroyed one year from the date of the last action on the file.
b. Files and records relating to complaints the disciplinary board dismisses may be destroyed
five years from the date of the last action on the file.
c. All other files and records relating to allegations of respondent misconduct may be
destroyed after death of the respondent.
d. For purposes of this rule, destruction of paper files is permitted immediately after the files
have been transferred to computer storage.
34.8(2) Notwithstanding any required destruction of documents, the disciplinary board
must permanently maintain a summary of all complaint matters containing the name of the
complainant and the respondent, the disposition of the complaint, and the respective dates on
which the complaint was opened and closed.
History
[Court Order January 26, 2016, effective April 1, 2016; December 13, 2017, effective January 1, 2018; September 14, 2021, effective October 1, 2021; December 12, 2023, effective January 1, 2024]
Provenance
- Source
- www.legis.iowa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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