House File 2192 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2192 BY HUSER A BILL FOR An Act relating to the qualifications of a resident fiduciary 1 under the Iowa probate code. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5067HH (6) 83 rh/jp:nh
H.F. 2192 Section 1. Section 633.63, subsection 1, Code 2009, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. Any natural person of full age, who is a resident of this 3 state, is qualified to serve as a fiduciary, except any of the 4 following: 5 a. One who is under legal incompetency or is a chronic 6 alcoholic or a spendthrift. A person who has been adjudicated 7 legally incompetent. 8 b. A person who has been convicted of a felony as defined 9 in section 701.7 or an offense classified as a felony under 10 federal law. 11 c. A person who is not a citizen of the United States and 12 who is not domiciled in the United States. 13 b. d. Any other person whom the court determines to be 14 unsuitable. 15 EXPLANATION 16 This bill relates to the qualifications of a resident 17 fiduciary under the Iowa probate code. 18 The bill exempts a person who has been adjudicated legally 19 incompetent, has been convicted of a felony as defined in 20 Code section 701.7 or an offense classified as a felony under 21 federal law, or is not a citizen of the United States and 22 who is not domiciled in the United States from serving as a 23 fiduciary under the Iowa probate code, in addition to any other 24 person whom the court determines to be unsuitable. Current 25 law exempts a person who is “under legal incompetency” or who 26 is a chronic alcoholic or a spendthrift from serving in such 27 a capacity. 28 -1- LSB 5067HH (6) 83 rh/jp:nh 1/ 1