Rule 35.11 - Hearing-meetingsThe disciplinary board must hold hearing-meetings at least quarterly and may hold them telephonically. A majority of the disciplinary board constitutes a quorum. The chair, or the chair's designee, must see to the preparation of a record of hearing-meetings, which becomes a part of the permanent files of the supreme court. Any evidence must be taken under oath or affirmation and may be made of record. Upon completion of the consideration of any matter before the disciplinary board, the members, by majority vote of those present, must do one of the following:
(2) Dismiss the complaint and notify the complainant and the respondent of the dismissal.(3) Admonish the respondent, who must be notified in writing that the respondent has 30 days from the date of mailing to file an exception with the assistant director for attorney discipline, who upon receipt of the exception must then return the admonition to the disciplinary board. The disciplinary board may dismiss, admonish, reprimand, or file a formal complaint with the grievance commission. In cases of admonition, the disciplinary board must notify the complainant of the board's opinion concerning the matter and its communication with the attorney involved.(4) Reprimand the respondent and file the reprimand as provided in Iowa Court Rule 35.12.(5) File a complaint before the grievance commission and prosecute the complaint to final determination. Iowa. Sup. Ct. Att. Discip. Brd. R. P. 35.11
Court Order January 26, 2016, effective 4/1/2016; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018.COMMENT: Rule 35.11 formerly appeared as Iowa Court Rule 34.11. It is amended to conform an internal reference to the new rule numbers.