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Recent Amendments and New Rules

 

The following documents are amendments to the Iowa Court Rules or new court rules recently approved by the Iowa Supreme Court.

 

 

Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure (November 12, 2009)
      1.442(5) Filing of pleadings or papers with the court
            Supervisory Order and amended rule  (468 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (November 12, 2009)
      Rule 22.39 Staffing offices of clerks of court
Rule 22.40 Public business hours of offices of clerks of court
            Order and Rules  (365 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (November 9, 2009)
      Rule 22.28 Transcripts - transcript fee and expense report
Amended, effective immediately
            Order and Amended Rules 22.28  (657 kb)
            Supervisory Order and Rule 22, 28 Report  (578 kb)
            Staff Summary  (768 kb)
Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure (October 28, 2009)
      State's duty to disclose witnesses
Amended, effective immediately
            Rule 2.11(12)  (2045 kb)
            Staff Explanation  (211 kb)
            Nunc Pro Tunc  (1670 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (October 12, 2009)
      Basic skills course requirement
Effective immediately
            Rule 41.12 (new)  (483 kb)
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure (August 10, 2009)
      Deposition subpoena 1.715
Court reporter memorandum 1.903(3)
Judgment on the pleadings 1.954
Subpoena 1.1701
Forms 12,13, 14 and 15, 1.1901
Effective October 9, 2009
            New Rules and forms  (4849 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (August 10, 2009)
      Oral Argument, Rule 21.24
Effective immediately
            Amended rule  (273 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (August 10, 2009)
      Admission to the Bar
Rules 31.12, 35.1, 39.14, 42.7, 47.3, and 47.5
Amended, effective immediately

Rule 47.6 adopted
Old Rules 47.6-47.12 renumbered
Effective immediately
            Order and amendments  (1847 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (July 27, 2009)
      Rules 35.19, 35.20, 35.21
Filing Certificates of Noncompliance
Effective immediately
            Amended Rules  (1831 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (June 29, 2009)
      Service by e-mail
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.453
Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.34
Temporarily amended, effective immediately
Permanently effective August 28, 2009

Emancipation of minors
Rules of Juvenile Procedure 8.35
Temporarily adopted, effective immediately
Permanently effective August 28, 2009

            Supervisory Order and amendments  (768 kb)
Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure 6.701(7) (June 29, 2009)
      Service by e-mail
Rule 6.701(7)
Effective immediately
            Order and rule  (201 kb)
Iowa Court Rules ( June 3, 2009)
      Organization of Appellate Courts; Judicial Administration
Rules 21.24(3) and 22.30 are amended
Effective immediately
            Amended rules  (586 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (June 3, 2009)
      Admission to the Bar
Rule 31.18 adopted
Rules 31.14 and 31.25 forms 1 and 2 are amended
Effective immediately
            Chapter 31  (4765 kb)
Recent Amendments to Iowa Court Rules (April 15, 2009)
      Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure (April 15, 2009)
Rule 2.11(12)
Temporarily amended, effective immediately
Permanently effective June 15, 2009
            Supervisory Order and amendments  (1707 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (April 9, 2009)
      31.2 Admission to the Bar
Effective immediately
            Amended Rule  (336 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (April 9, 2009)
      25.5 Expanded Media Coverage
Effective immediately
            Amended Rule  (318 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (April 9, 2009)
      9.8(2) Child Support Guidelines
Correction to guidelines that take effect on July 1
            Amended Rule  (251 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (April 3, 2009)
      Iowa Rules of Evidence
5.502 Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product
5.615 Exclusion of witnesses
5.803 Hearsay exceptions
5.804 Hearsay exceptions
5.807 Residual Exception
Effective June 1, 2009
            new Rules of Evidence  (1527 kb)
Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure (April 3, 2009)
      Rule 2.4(6), 2.5(3) and 2.11(11)
Temporarily amended, effective immediately
Permanently effective June 1, 2009
            Supervisory Order and amendments  (2049 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (March 25, 2009)
      Amendments to Rules of Evidence 5.803, 5.902, and 5.1101
Effective May 25, 2009
            Amendments to Chapter 5  (940 kb)
Iowa Rules of Appellate Procedure (March 9, 2009)
      6.803, 6.807, 6.901 and 6.1208
Effective immediately
            Amended rules  (154 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 12.36 (March 9, 2009)
      Forms 32 and 33
Effective May 11, 2009
            Forms  (663 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapter 9 (March 9, 2009)
      Child Support Guidelines
Effective July 1, 2009
            Chapter 9, Guidelines and Worksheet  (2441 kb)
Iowa Rules of Criminal Procedure 2.4(6) and 2.5(3) (December 23, 2008)
      Minutes of evidence--witness information
Temporarily amended, effective immediately
Effective February 23, 2009
            Chapters 2.4(6) and 2.5(3)  (619 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapter 6-Appellate Rules (October 31, 2008)
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure 1.1010 and 1.1401 - 1.1412
Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.73
Iowa Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.21
      Effective January 1, 2009
            Chapter 6 and Amended Rules  (30755 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapters 22 and 51 (October 31, 2008)
      Senior judge program
Effective January 1, 2009
            Chapters 22 and 51  (1610 kb)
Iowa Court Rules 31.12 and 31.13 (October 16, 2008)
      Admission on motion
Effective immediately
            Rules 31.12 and 31.13  (1183 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapters 12 and 13 (October 1, 2008)
      Involuntary commitment proceedings
Effective December 15, 2008
            Chapters 12 and 13  (1081 kb)
Iowa Court Rules 31.3, 31.4 and 31.5 (September 17, 2008)
      Iowa Bar Examination
Effective immediately
            Admission to the Bar, Chapter 31  (1228 kb)
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.422 (July 31, 2008)
      Protected information
Effective October 1, 2008 Delayed until further order
            Rule 1.422  (141 kb)
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedures 1.903 and Rule 1.1901 Form 12 (July 31, 2008)
      Trial of issues
Court Reporter memorandum
Effective October 1, 2008
            Rule 1.1901 and Rule 1.1901 Form 12  (143 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapter 23 (June 27, 2008)
      Time Standards for case processing, notice of civil trial-setting conference and trial scheduling order
Effective September 1, 2008
            Chapter 23  (1836 kb)
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedures 1.906 (June 27, 2008)
      Civil trial-setting conference
Effective September 1, 2008
            Rule 1.906   (452 kb)
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.1901 and Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.32 (June 26, 2008)
      Rule of Civil Procedure 1.901 forms 8 and 9
Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.32 forms 1 and 2
Temporary adoption of amendments by supervisory order
Permanent effective date September 1, 2008
            Rules 1.1901 and 2.32  (1350 kb)
            Supervisory Order  (198 kb)
Approved Iowa court forms for child support modification (June 16, 2008)
            Order  (128 kb)
      Court Forms
           
Iowa Court Rules (June 5, 2008)
      Rules related to the Office of Professional Regulation
Effective July 1, 2008
            Chapters 24, 31, 35, 41, 43, 46 and 47  (3082 kb)
Iowa Court Rules 34.7 et al. (April 25, 2008)
      Amendments to 34.7, 35.13, 39.8, 39.14, 41.4, 41.5, 41.10 and 45.3
Effective immediately except for amendments to subrules 39.8(1) and 41.4(4) which take effect January 1, 2009
            Rules 34.7 et al.  (2327 kb)
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.1901 and Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.32 (April 14, 2008)
      Rule of Civil Procedure 1.1901 forms 8 and 9
Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.32 forms 1 and 2
Effective July 1, 2008
            Rule 1.1901 and 2.32  (167 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 7.11 (April 14, 2008)
      Report of probate referee
Effective July 1, 2008
            Rule 7.11  (59 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 35.11 (February 27, 2008)
      Appeals from grievance commission reports
Effective immediately
            Rule 35.11  (704 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 22.12 (February 27, 2008)
      Senior Judges
Effective immediately
            Rule 22.12  (356 kb)
Iowa Court Rules 21.21 and 21.41 (February 27, 2008)
      Allocation of proceedings/case statement form
Effective immediately
            Rules 21.21 and 21.41  (433 kb)
Iowa Court Rules (February 14, 2008)
      Rules related to the Office of Professional Regulation
Effective April 1, 2008
            Chapters 31 and 37, 14 and 15, 47 and 48  (1625 kb)
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, Chapter 1 (February 14, 2008)
      Discovery of electronically stored information
Effective May 1, 2008
            Chapter 1  (1382 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapters 35-44, 49 (December 5, 2007)
      Office of Professional Regulation
Effective immediately
            Chapters 35-44, 49  (9619 kb)
Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct (November 19, 2007)
      Rule 32:7.4 Fields of Practice
Effective immediately
            Rule 32:7.4  (556 kb)
Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct (November 19, 2007)
      Rule 32:7.2 Advertising
Effective immediately
            Rule 32:7.2  (2775 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 22.31(1) (October 22, 2007)
      Juror Compensation
Effective immediately
            Rule 22.31(1)  (242 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 12.36 (August 6, 2007)
      Amendment to Form 7, Appointment of Physician
Effective immediately
            Order and Form  (634 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 35.1(3) (August 7, 2007)
      Grievance Commission
Effective immediately
            Rule 35.1(3)  (274 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 31.12 (August 6, 2007)
      Admission of attorneys from other jurisdictions
Effective immediately
            Rule 31.12  (703 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 31 (June 20, 2007)
      31.5 (bar examination application) and 31.11 (appeal and review)
Effective July 1, 2007
            Chapter 31  (1938 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 35.25 (May 30, 2007)
      Costs
Effective immediately
            Rule 35.25  (394 kb)
Approved Iowa court forms for divorce with no minor children (May 17, 2007)
      Court Forms
           
Iowa Court Rule Chapter 17 (May 17, 2007)
      Self-represented litigants
Effective immediately
            Order and new rule  (549 kb)
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.411 (May 14, 2007)
      Requiring the inclusion of e-mail addresses on pleadings
Effective July 15, 2007
            Rule 1.411  (442 kb)
Iowa Court Rules 31.17, 31.25 (Form 3) and Iowa Rule of Professional Conduct 32:5.5 (May 14, 2007)
      Temporary Practice Rules
Effective immediately
            Rule 31.17, 31.25 and 32:5.5  (4632 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 22.4 (April 11, 2007)
      Order appointing chief judges
Effective immediately
            Rule 22.4  (39 kb)
Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 1.903 (March 16, 2007)
      Notification of where to find information on compensation rates for transcribing a court reporter's official notes
Effective June 1, 2007
            Rule 1.903  (104 kb)
Iowa Rule of Appellate Procedure 6.10(2)(f) and Iowa Court Rule 22.28 (March 16, 2007)
      Compensation rates for transcribing a court reporter's official notes
Effective immediately
            Amended rule  (168 kb)
Iowa Court Rule 37.4 (March 16, 2007)
      Domestic violence and sexual assault victim counselors
Effective immediately
            Rule 37.4  (86 kb)
Iowa Court Rules 31.14 and 31.25 (March 16, 2007)
      Pro hac vice rule and application forms
Effective immediately
            Rule and forms  (380 kb)
Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct (March 12, 2007)
      Amendments to 32:1.2, 32:4.2 and 32:7.4
Effective immediately
            Amendments  (202 kb)
Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure, 1.404, 1.442 and 1.423 (March 12, 2007)
      Limited appearance, limited representation and service of pleadings
Effective May 15, 2007
            Rule changes  (275 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapter 4 (January 31, 2007)
      Corrective order regarding Forms 4.3 and 4.4
Effective immediately
            Order and forms  (287 kb)
Iowa Court Rules Chapter 4 (January 30, 2007)
      No contact orders and protective orders
Effective immediately
            Chapter 4  (2148 kb)
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