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Iowa Ct. R. 41.7

Inactive practitioners

activein force · 2018-01-01 – presentact-effective-date

A member of the bar who is not engaged in the practice of law

in the State of Iowa as defined in Iowa Court Rule 39.7, upon application to the commission, may be

granted a waiver of compliance with this chapter and obtain a certificate of exemption. No person

holding such certificate of exemption is permitted to practice law in this state until reinstated. The

supreme court will make rules and regulations governing the continuing legal education requirements

for reinstatement of attorneys who, for any reason, have not been entitled to practice law in this state

for any period of time subsequent to their admission to the bar. Applications for a certificate of

exemption must be submitted concurrently under Iowa Court Rules 39.7 and 42.6 and this rule.

History

[Court Order April 9, 1975; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; August 19, 2016, effective January 1, 2018; December 13, 2017, effective January 1, 2018]

Provenance

Source
www.legis.iowa.gov
Retrieved
2026-09-24
Edition
2026-09-24
Content hash
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