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§602.1101 - Definitions. PDF RTF
§602.1102 - Judicial branch. PDF RTF
§602.1201 - Supervision and administration. PDF RTF
§602.1202 - Judicial council. PDF RTF
§602.1203 - Personnel conferences. PDF RTF
§602.1204 - Procedures for judicial branch. PDF RTF
§602.1205 - Procedures for courts. PDF RTF
§602.1206 - Rules for judges and attorneys. PDF RTF
§602.1207 - Report of the condition of the judicial branch. PDF RTF
§602.1208 - State court administrator. PDF RTF
§602.1209 - General duties of the state court administrator. PDF RTF
§602.1209A - State court administrator may contractually limit vendor liability. PDF RTF
§602.1210 - Selection of chief judges. PDF RTF
§602.1211 - Duties of chief judges. PDF RTF
§602.1212 - Judges for public utility rate cases. PDF RTF
§602.1213 - District judicial conferences. PDF RTF
§602.1214 - District court administrator. PDF RTF
§602.1215 - Clerk of the district court. PDF RTF
§602.1216 - Retention of clerks of the district court. PDF RTF
§602.1217 - Chief juvenile court officer. PDF RTF
§602.1218 - Removal for cause. PDF RTF
§602.1301 - Budget and fiscal procedures. PDF RTF
§602.1302 - State funding. PDF RTF
§602.1303 - Local funding. PDF RTF
§602.1304 - Revenues — enhanced court collections fund. PDF RTF
§602.1305 - Distribution of revenues of the district court. PDF RTF
§602.1401 - Personnel system. PDF RTF
§602.1402 - Personnel control. PDF RTF
§602.1501 - Judicial salaries. PDF RTF
§602.1502 - State court administration salaries. PDF RTF
§602.1503 PDF RTF
§602.1504 PDF RTF
§602.1505 PDF RTF
§602.1506 PDF RTF
§602.1507 PDF RTF
§602.1508 - Compensation of referees. PDF RTF
§602.1509 - Expenses. PDF RTF
§602.1510 - Bond expense. PDF RTF
§602.1511 - Board of examiners for shorthand reporters. PDF RTF
§602.1512 - Commission on judicial qualifications. PDF RTF
§602.1513 - Per diem compensation. PDF RTF
§602.1514 - Judicial compensation commission. PDF RTF
§602.1601 - Judicial proceedings public. PDF RTF
§602.1602 - Sunday — permissible acts. PDF RTF
§602.1603 - Judge to be attorney. PDF RTF
§602.1604 - Judges shall not practice law. PDF RTF
§602.1605 - Special conditions for magistrates. PDF RTF
§602.1606 - Judicial officer disqualified. PDF RTF
§602.1607 - Court employees shall not practice law. PDF RTF
§602.1608 - Salaries exclusive. PDF RTF
§602.1609 - Compliance with ethics law. PDF RTF
§602.1610 - Mandatory retirement. PDF RTF
§602.1611 - Judicial retirement programs. PDF RTF
§602.1612 - Temporary service by retired judges. PDF RTF
§602.1613 - Court employee retirement. PDF RTF
§602.1614 - Acceptance, distribution, and retention of electronic records by the judicial branch. PDF RTF
§602.2101 - Authority. PDF RTF
§602.2102 - Commission on judicial qualifications. PDF RTF
§602.2103 - Operation of commission. PDF RTF
§602.2104 - Procedure before commission. PDF RTF
§602.2105 - Rules. PDF RTF
§602.2106 - Procedure before supreme court. PDF RTF
§602.2107 - Civil immunity. PDF RTF
§602.2201 - Impeachment. PDF RTF
§602.2301 - Judicial officer appointment— delay. PDF RTF
§602.3101 - Board of examiners. PDF RTF
§602.3102 - Terms of office. PDF RTF
§602.3103 - Public members. PDF RTF
§602.3104 - Meetings. PDF RTF
§602.3105 - Applications. PDF RTF
§602.3106 - Fees — appropriation. PDF RTF
§602.3107 - Examinations. PDF RTF
§602.3108 - Certification. PDF RTF
§602.3201 - Requirement of certification — use of title. PDF RTF
§602.3202 - Transcript fee. PDF RTF
§602.3203 - Revocation or suspension. PDF RTF
§602.3204 - Transcript integrity. PDF RTF
§602.3205 - Audio and video recordings. PDF RTF
§602.3206 - Exempt status. PDF RTF
§602.3301 - Misuse of confidential information — penalty. PDF RTF
§602.3302 - Violations punished. PDF RTF
§602.4101 - Justices — quorum. PDF RTF
§602.4102 - Jurisdiction. PDF RTF
§602.4103 - Chief justice. PDF RTF
§602.4103A - Transition provisions. PDF RTF
§602.4104 - Divisions — full court. PDF RTF
§602.4105 - Time and place court meets. PDF RTF
§602.4106 - Opinions — reports. PDF RTF
§602.4107 - Divided court. PDF RTF
§602.4108 - Attendance of sheriff of Polk county. PDF RTF
§602.4201 - Rules governing actions and proceedings. PDF RTF
§602.4202 - Rulemaking procedure. PDF RTF
§602.4301 - Clerk of supreme court. PDF RTF
§602.4302 - Deputy clerk — staff. PDF RTF
§602.4303 - Supreme court fees. PDF RTF
§602.4304 - Supreme court staff. PDF RTF
§602.4305 - Limitation on expenses. PDF RTF
§602.5101 - Court of appeals. PDF RTF
§602.5102 - Judges — quorum. PDF RTF
§602.5103 - Jurisdiction. PDF RTF
§602.5104 - Sessions — location. PDF RTF
§602.5105 - Chief judge. PDF RTF
§602.5106 - Decisions of the court — finality. PDF RTF
§602.5107 - Rules. PDF RTF
§602.5108 - When decisions effective. PDF RTF
§602.5109 - Process — style — seal. PDF RTF
§602.5110 - Records. PDF RTF
§602.5111 - Publication of opinions. PDF RTF
§602.5112 - Fees — costs. PDF RTF
§602.5201 - Clerk of court. PDF RTF
§602.5202 - Secretary to judge. PDF RTF
§602.5203 - Law clerks. PDF RTF
§602.5204 - Physical facilities. PDF RTF
§602.5205 - Limitation on expenses. PDF RTF
§602.6101 - Unified trial court. PDF RTF
§602.6102 - Appeals and writs of error. PDF RTF
§602.6103 - Court in continuous session. PDF RTF
§602.6104 - Judicial officers. PDF RTF
§602.6105 - Places of holding court — magistrate schedules. PDF RTF
§602.6106 - Sessions not at county seats — effect — duty of clerk. PDF RTF
§602.6107 - Reorganization of judicial districts and judicial election districts. PDF RTF
§602.6108 - Reassignment of personnel. PDF RTF
§602.6109 - Judicial election districts and judgeships. PDF RTF
§602.6110 - Peer review court. PDF RTF
§602.6111 - Identification information filed with the clerk. PDF RTF
§602.6112 - Regional litigation centers — prohibition. PDF RTF
§602.6113 - Apportionment of certain judicial officers — substantial disparity. PDF RTF
§602.6201 - Office of district judge — apportionment. PDF RTF
§602.6202 - Jurisdiction. PDF RTF
§602.6301 - Number and apportionment of district associate judges. PDF RTF
§602.6302 - Appointment of district associate judge in lieu of magistrates. PDF RTF
§602.6303 - Appointment of magistrates in lieu of district associate judge. PDF RTF
§602.6304 - Appointment and resignation of district associate judges. PDF RTF
§602.6305 - Term, retention, qualifications. PDF RTF
§602.6306 - Jurisdiction, procedure, appeals. PDF RTF
§602.6307 - Appointment of district associate judge in lieu of full-time associate juvenile judge. PDF RTF
§602.6401 - Number and apportionment. PDF RTF
§602.6402 - Additional magistrate allowed. PDF RTF
§602.6403 - Appointment, qualification, and resignation of magistrates. PDF RTF
§602.6404 - Qualifications. PDF RTF
§602.6405 - Jurisdiction — procedure. PDF RTF
§602.6501 - Composition of county magistrate appointing commissions. PDF RTF
§602.6502 - Prohibitions to appointment. PDF RTF
§602.6503 - Commissioners appointed by a county. PDF RTF
§602.6504 - Commissioners elected by attorneys. PDF RTF
§602.6505 - Vacancy. PDF RTF
§602.6601 - Court attendants. PDF RTF
§602.6602 - Referees and special masters. PDF RTF
§602.6603 - Court reporters. PDF RTF
§602.6604 - Dockets. PDF RTF
§602.6605 - Funds, reports. PDF RTF
§602.6606 - Administrative reports. PDF RTF
§602.6607 - Control of records — vacancies. PDF RTF
§602.6608 - Child support referee. PDF RTF
§602.6701 - Circuit court records. PDF RTF
§602.6702 - Counties bordering on Missouri river. PDF RTF
§602.6703 - Declaratory judgment to adjudicate constitutional nexus issues regarding taxation. PDF RTF
§602.7101 - Juvenile court. PDF RTF
§602.7102 - Court records. PDF RTF
§602.7103 - Associate juvenile judge — jurisdiction — appeals. PDF RTF
§602.7103A - Part-time associate juvenile judge — appointment — removal — qualifications. PDF RTF
§602.7103B - Appointment and resignation of full-time associate juvenile judges. PDF RTF
§602.7103C - Full-time associate juvenile judges — term, retention, qualifications. PDF RTF
§602.7104 - Physicians and nurses. PDF RTF
§602.7201 - Administration and supervision. PDF RTF
§602.7202 - Juvenile court officers. PDF RTF
§602.7203 - Juvenile victim restitution. PDF RTF
§602.8101 - Office of the clerk of the district court. PDF RTF
§602.8102 - General duties. PDF RTF
§602.8102A - Notices returned for unknown address — resending. PDF RTF
§602.8103 - General powers. PDF RTF
§602.8103A - Transmission of record on appeal. PDF RTF
§602.8104 - Records and books. PDF RTF
§602.8105 - Fees for civil cases and other services — collection and disposition. PDF RTF
§602.8106 - Collection of fees in criminal cases and disposition of fees and fines. PDF RTF
§602.8107 - Collection of court debt. PDF RTF
§602.8108 - Distribution of court revenue — court technology and modernization fund. PDF RTF
§602.8108A - Prison infrastructure fund. PDF RTF
§602.8109 - Settlement of accounts of cities and counties. PDF RTF
§602.9101 - System created. PDF RTF
§602.9102 - Administered by court administrator. PDF RTF
§602.9103 PDF RTF
§602.9104 - Deductions from judges’ salaries — contributions by state. PDF RTF
§602.9104A - Moneys deposited in the judicial retirement fund — limitations — intent. PDF RTF
§602.9105 - Rollovers of judges’ accounts. PDF RTF
§602.9106 - Retirement. PDF RTF
§602.9107 - Amount of annuity. PDF RTF
§602.9107A - Optional retirement and decreased annuity. PDF RTF
§602.9107B - Minimum annuity benefit. PDF RTF
§602.9107C - Iowa public employees’ retirement system — service credit. PDF RTF
§602.9108 - Individual accounts — refunding. PDF RTF
§602.9109 - Payment of annuities. PDF RTF
§602.9110 - Other public employment prohibited. PDF RTF
§602.9111 - Investment of fund. PDF RTF
§602.9112 - Voluntary retirement for disability. PDF RTF
§602.9113 - Retirement benefits for disability. PDF RTF
§602.9114 - Forfeiture of benefits — refund. PDF RTF
§602.9115 - Annuity for survivor of annuitant. PDF RTF
§602.9115A - Optional annuity for judge and survivor. PDF RTF
§602.9116 - Actuarial valuation. PDF RTF
§602.9201 - Short title. PDF RTF
§602.9202 - Definitions. PDF RTF
§602.9203 - Senior judgeship requirements — appointment and term. PDF RTF
§602.9204 - Salary — annuity of senior judge and retired senior judge. PDF RTF
§602.9205 - Practice of law prohibited. PDF RTF
§602.9206 - Temporary service by senior judge. PDF RTF
§602.9207 - Retirement of senior judge. PDF RTF
§602.9208 - Relinquishment of senior judgeship — removal for cause — retirement annuity. PDF RTF
§602.9209 - Survivor’s annuity. PDF RTF
§602.10101 - Admission to practice. PDF RTF
§602.10102 - Qualifications for admission. PDF RTF
§602.10103 - Board of law examiners. PDF RTF
§602.10104 - Examinations. PDF RTF
§602.10105 - Term of office. PDF RTF
§602.10106 - Oath — compensation. PDF RTF
§602.10107 - Temporary appointments — expenses. PDF RTF
§602.10108 - Fees — appropriation. PDF RTF
§602.10109 - Practitioners from other United States jurisdictions. PDF RTF
§602.10110 - Oath or affirmation. PDF RTF
§602.10111 - Non-Iowa attorney — appointment of Iowa attorney. PDF RTF
§602.10112 - Duties of attorneys and counselors. PDF RTF
§602.10113 - Deceit or collusion. PDF RTF
§602.10114 - Authority. PDF RTF
§602.10115 - Proof of authority. PDF RTF
§602.10116 - Attorney’s lien — notice. PDF RTF
§602.10117 - Release of lien by bond. PDF RTF
§602.10118 - Automatic release. PDF RTF
§602.10119 - Unlawful retention of money. PDF RTF
§602.10120 - Excuse for nonpayment. PDF RTF
§602.10121 - Revocation of license. PDF RTF
§602.10122 - Grounds of revocation. PDF RTF
§602.10123 - Proceedings. PDF RTF
§602.10124 - Costs. PDF RTF
§602.10125 - Attorney general — appropriateness of procedure — order for appearance. PDF RTF
§602.10126 - Copy of accusation — duty of clerk. PDF RTF
§602.10127 - Notice to attorney general — duty. PDF RTF
§602.10128 - Trial court. PDF RTF
§602.10129 - Time and place of hearing. PDF RTF
§602.10130 - Determination of issues. PDF RTF
§602.10131 - Record and judgment. PDF RTF
§602.10132 - Pleadings — evidence — preservation. PDF RTF
§602.10133 - Costs and expenses. PDF RTF
§602.10134 - Plea of guilty or failure to plead. PDF RTF
§602.10135 - Appeal. PDF RTF
§602.10136 - Certification of judgment. PDF RTF
§602.10137 - Renewals. PDF RTF
§602.10138 - Client security fund not an insurance company. PDF RTF
§602.10139 - Officers. PDF RTF
§602.10140 - Public members. PDF RTF
§602.10141 - Disclosure of confidential information. PDF RTF
§602.11101 - Implementation by court component. PDF RTF
§602.11102 - Accrued employee rights. PDF RTF
§602.11103 - Life, health, and disability insurance. PDF RTF
§602.11104 PDF RTF
§602.11105 - Hiring moratorium. PDF RTF
§602.11106 - Employee reclassification moratorium. PDF RTF
§602.11107 - Court property. PDF RTF
§602.11108 - Collective bargaining. PDF RTF
§602.11109 PDF RTF
§602.11110 - Judgeships for election districts 5A and 5C. PDF RTF
§602.11111 - Judicial nominating commissions for election districts 5A and 5C. PDF RTF
§602.11112 - Fifth judicial election district. PDF RTF
§602.11113 - Bailiffs employed as court attendants. PDF RTF
§602.11114 - Temporary service by certain retired judicial magistrates. PDF RTF
§602.11115 - District associate judges’ retirement. PDF RTF
§602.11116 - Associate juvenile judges and associate probate judges — retirement. PDF RTF