Iowa Ct. R. 7.6

7.6(1) The clerk’s report to the presiding judge required by Iowa Code section 633.32 of

all delinquent initial plans, inventories, and reports in estates, trusts, conservatorships, and

adult guardianships shall contain, in addition to the information required by Iowa Code section

633.32(3) for estates, trusts, and conservatorships, a copy of each delinquency notice and, if

they do not appear on the face of the delinquency notice, the following information for each

delinquent initial plan, inventory, or report:

a. The probate number of the matter.

b. The title of the matter.

c. An indication of whether the matter is an estate, trust, conservatorship, or adult

guardianship.

d. The name and address of the fiduciary.

e. The name and address of the attorney, if any, for the fiduciary.

f. The type of delinquent initial plan, inventory, or report.

g. The date notice of delinquency was given.

h. A statement that the required initial plan, inventory, or report, or an order extending time for

a specified period, was not filed within 60 days after the giving of notice of delinquency.

i. The date the matter was opened.

j. The name and date of filing of the last submission filed by the fiduciary or attorney in the

case.

k. The number, including “zero” if appropriate, of previous delinquency notices given in the

matter and ignored.

7.6(2) In addition to submitting the report to the presiding judge as required by Iowa Code

section 633.32(2), the clerk shall submit a copy of the report to the chief judge of the judicial

district and the state court administrator. If an order extending time for a specified period was

filed but not complied with, the clerk shall proceed as in instances in which an order is not filed.

7.6(3) The state court administrator shall utilize the reports in the discharge of the duties

prescribed in Iowa Code section 602.1209 and, in addition, shall prepare a list of the attorneys for

fiduciaries who have received and ignored a notice of delinquency. The state court administrator

shall transmit the list of attorneys, together with other relevant information, to the Iowa Supreme

Court Attorney Disciplinary Board and to the Client Security Commission.

7.6(4) The Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board, as a commission of the supreme

court pursuant to Iowa Ct. R. 35.2, shall communicate with each attorney licensed to practice

law in Iowa whose name appears on the list transmitted to the board pursuant to rule 7.6(3).

If the board determines there is reasonable cause to believe an attorney for a fiduciary has

violated Iowa R. of Prof’l Conduct 32:1.3 or 32:3.2 for failure to file a required inventory or

report within 60 days after receiving notice of delinquency, or within an extension of time for

a specified period granted by order, the board shall initiate appropriate disciplinary action. The

board chairperson shall include the number of attorneys investigated and complaints initiated and

processed pursuant to this rule, a synopsis of each such complaint, and the disposition thereof, in

the annual board report to the supreme court required by Iowa Ct. R. 35.25.

7.6(5) The assistant court administrator of the disciplinary system is authorized to inquire into

the status of any delinquent probate inventory or report.