Rule 37.1 - Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law(1) There is created a commission for the abatement of the unauthorized practice of law, which is known as the Commission on the Unauthorized Practice of Law (commission). This commission comprises seven lawyer members and two nonlawyer members, all of whom are appointed by the supreme court. The supreme court may accept nominations for appointment to the commission from any association of lawyers that maintains an office within the State of Iowa or any lawyer licensed in Iowa. The court will designate annually one lawyer commission member to be the chair. Members may serve no more than three three-year terms, and a member who has served three full terms is not eligible for reappointment. The commission's purpose is to receive complaints and make investigations with respect to the alleged unauthorized practice of law within this state.(2) The executive director of the office of professional regulation will designate the director of boards and commissions of the office of professional regulation to serve as the principal administrator for the commission on the unauthorized practice of law. Wherever in this chapter a reference to the "director" appears, it refers to the director of boards and commissions of the office of professional regulation.(3) Commission expenses must be paid from the disciplinary fee account of the Clients' Security Trust Fund of the Bar of Iowa. The executive director of the office of professional regulation must, annually on or before May 1 or on a date otherwise specified by the supreme court, submit a budget to the supreme court for the next fiscal year.Comm. Unauth. P. Law 37.1
Court Order April 17, 1990, effective 6/1/1990; 5/2/1997; 11/9/2001, effective 2/15/2002; 6/28/2004, effective 5/1/2004; 4/20/2005, effective 7/1/2005; 12/5/2007; 12/10/2012, effective 7/1/2013; 11/20/2015, effective 1/1/2016; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018; court order September 14, 2021, effective 10/1/2021.