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2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10125 - Attorney general — appropriateness of procedure — order for appearance.

602.10125 Attorney general — appropriateness of procedure — order for appearance.
If an action is commenced on the petition of an individual, the court shall notify and refer the matter to the attorney general. The attorney general, within thirty days of the referral, shall submit a report to the court concerning the appropriateness of bringing the action under this chapter. The court shall not proceed with consideration of the merits of the complaint until the report from the attorney general is received. If the court deems the accusation sufficient to justify further action, the court shall determine whether the complaint is more appropriately pursued under this chapter rather than the procedures established under
Iowa court rules, ch. 35
. If the court finds that proceeding under this chapter is more appropriate, it shall cause an order to be entered requiring the accused to appear and answer in the court where the accusation has been filed on the day fixed in the order, and shall cause a copy of the accusation and order to be served upon the accused personally.
[C51, §1623; R60, §2713; C73, §220; C97, §326; C24, §10933; C27, 31, 35, §10934-b1; C39, §10934.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.27]
83 Acts, ch 101, §122; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10125
93 Acts, ch 85, §5; 2006 Acts, ch 1010, §153
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10126 - Copy of accusation — duty of clerk.

602.10126 Copy of accusation — duty of clerk.
The clerk of the district court shall immediately certify to the clerk of the supreme court a copy of the accusation.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b2; C39, §10934.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.28]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10126
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10127 - Notice to attorney general — duty.

602.10127 Notice to attorney general — duty.
Thereupon the chief justice of the supreme court shall notify the attorney general of such accusation and cause a copy thereof to be delivered to the attorney general, and it shall thereupon become the duty of the attorney general to superintend either through the attorney general’s office, or through a special assistant to be designated by the attorney general, the prosecution of such charges.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b3; C39, §10934.3; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.29]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10127
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10128 - Trial court.

602.10128 Trial court.
The supreme court shall designate three district judges to sit as a court to hear and decide such charges.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b4; C39, §10934.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.30]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10128
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10129 - Time and place of hearing.

602.10129 Time and place of hearing.
The hearing shall be at such time as the chief justice of the supreme court may designate, and shall be held within the county where the accusation was originally filed.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b5; C39, §10934.5; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.31]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10129
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10130 - Determination of issues.

602.10130 Determination of issues.
The determination of all issues shall be heard before the said judges selected by the supreme court as herein provided for.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b6; C39, §10934.6; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.32]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10130
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10131 - Record and judgment.

602.10131 Record and judgment.
The records and judgment at such trial shall constitute a part of the records of the district court in the county in which the accusations are originally filed.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b7; C39, §10934.7; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.33]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10131
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10132 - Pleadings — evidence — preservation.

602.10132 Pleadings — evidence — preservation.
To the accusation, the accused may plead or demur and the issues joined thereon shall in all cases be tried by said judges so selected and all of the evidence at such trial shall be reduced to writing, filed and preserved.
[C51, §1624; R60, §2714; C73, §221; C97, §327; C24, §10934; C27, 31, 35, §10934-b8; C39, §10934.8; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.34]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10132
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10133 - Costs and expenses.

602.10133 Costs and expenses.
The court costs incident to such proceedings and the reasonable expense of the judges in attending the hearing after being approved by the supreme court shall be paid as an expense authorized by the executive council from the appropriations addressed in section 7D.29.
[C27, 31, 35, §10934-b9; C39, §10934.9; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.35]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10133
2011 Acts, ch 131, §38, 158
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10134 - Plea of guilty or failure to plead.

602.10134 Plea of guilty or failure to plead.
If the accused pleads guilty, or fails to answer, the court shall proceed to render such judgment as the case requires.
[C51, §1625; R60, §2715; C73, §222; C97, §328; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10935; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.36]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10134
2020 Acts, ch 1062, §63
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10135 - Appeal.

602.10135 Appeal.
In case of a removal or suspension being ordered, an appeal therefrom lies to the supreme court, and all the original papers, together with a transcript of the record, shall thereupon be transferred to the supreme court, to be there considered and finally acted upon. A judgment of acquittal by a court of record is final.
[C51, §1626; R60, §2716; C73, §223; C97, §329; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10936; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.37]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10135
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10136 - Certification of judgment.

602.10136 Certification of judgment.
When a judgment has been entered in any court of record in the state revoking or suspending the license of any attorney at law to practice in the said court, the clerk of the court in which the judgment is rendered shall immediately certify to the clerk of the supreme court the order or judgment of the court in said cause.
[S13, §329-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10937; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.38]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10136
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10137 - Renewals.

602.10137 Renewals.
The right to practice law in this state shall be renewed in multiyear intervals by the supreme court upon such conditions as the court shall determine. Any moneys received from those persons admitted to practice law and which are designated for a client security fund or similar fund created by the supreme court shall be separately retained and administered by said court in accordance with rules promulgated by it.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §610.45]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10137
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10138 - Client security fund not an insurance company.

602.10138 Client security fund not an insurance company.
A client security fund established by the supreme court is not an insurance company and the insurance laws of this state and the rules of the commissioner of insurance are not applicable to such a client security fund.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §610.46]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10138
See
Iowa Ct.R. 39.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10139 - Officers.

602.10139 Officers.
The board shall organize following its appointment and shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson.
[S13, §311-a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10910; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §610.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, §610.47]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10139
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10140 - Public members.

602.10140 Public members.
The public members of the board shall be allowed to participate in the administrative, clerical, or ministerial functions incident to giving the examination, but shall not determine the content of the examination or determine the correctness of the answers. The public members shall participate in the determination of whether or not each applicant meets the requisite character requirements.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §610.48]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10140
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.10141 - Disclosure of confidential information.

602.10141 Disclosure of confidential information.
1. A member of the board shall not disclose information relating to the following:
a. Criminal history or prior misconduct of the applicant.
b. Information relating to the contents of the examination.
c. Information relating to the examination results other than final score except for information about the results of an examination which is given to the person who took the examination.
2. A member of the board who willfully communicates or seeks to communicate such information, and any person who willfully requests, obtains, or seeks to obtain such information, is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §610.49]
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10141
2013 Acts, ch 30, §261
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11102 - Accrued employee rights.

602.11102 Accrued employee rights.
1. Persons who were paid salaries by the counties or judicial districts immediately prior to becoming state employees as a result of this chapter shall not forfeit accrued vacation, accrued sick leave, or longevity, except as provided in this section.
2. As a part of its rulemaking authority under section 602.11101, the supreme court, after consulting with the state comptroller, shall prescribe rules to provide for the following:
a. Each person referred to in subsection 1 shall have to the person’s credit as a state employee commencing on the date of becoming a state employee the number of accrued vacation days that was credited to the person as a county employee as of the end of the day prior to becoming a state employee.
b. Each person referred to in subsection 1 shall have to the person’s credit as a state employee commencing on the date of becoming a state employee the number of accrued days of sick leave that was credited to the person as a county employee as of the end of the day prior to becoming a state employee. However, the number of days of sick leave credited to a person under this subsection and eligible to be taken when sick or eligible to be received upon retirement shall not respectively exceed the maximum number of days, if any, or the maximum dollar amount as provided in section 70A.23 that state employees generally are entitled to accrue or receive according to rules in effect as of the date the person becomes a state employee.
c. Commencing on the date of becoming a state employee, each person referred to in subsection 1 is entitled to claim the person’s most recent continuous period of service in full-time county employment as full-time state employment for purposes of determining the number of days of vacation which the person is entitled to earn each year. The actual vacation benefit, including the limitation on the maximum accumulated vacation leave, shall be determined as provided in section 70A.1 according to rules in effect for state employees of comparable longevity, irrespective of any greater or lesser benefit as a county employee.
d. Notwithstanding paragraphs “b” and “c”, for the period beginning July 1, 1984, and ending June 30, 1986, court reporters who become state employees as a result of this chapter are not subject to the sick leave and vacation accrual limitations generally applied to state employees. However, court reporters are subject to the maximum dollar limitation upon retirement as provided in section 70A.23.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10302; 85 Acts, ch 195, §57; 85 Acts, ch 197, §32
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11103 - Life, health, and disability insurance.

602.11103 Life, health, and disability insurance.
1. Persons who were covered by county employee life insurance and accident and health insurance plans prior to becoming state employees as a result of this chapter shall be permitted to apply prior to becoming state employees for life insurance and health and accident insurance plans that are available to state employees so that those persons do not suffer a lapse of insurance coverage as a result of this chapter. The supreme court, after consulting with the state comptroller, shall prescribe rules and distribute application forms and take other actions as necessary to enable those persons to elect to have insurance coverage that is in effect on the date of becoming state employees. The actual insurance coverage available to a person shall be determined by the plans that are available to state employees, irrespective of any greater or lesser benefits as a county or judicial district employee.
2. Commencing on the date of becoming a state employee, each person referred to in this section is entitled to claim the person’s most recent continuous period of service in full-time county or judicial district employment as full-time state employment for purposes of determining disability benefits as provided in section 70A.20 according to rules in effect for state employees of comparable longevity, irrespective of any greater or lesser benefit as a county or judicial district employee.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10303; 85 Acts, ch 197, §33; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11105 - Hiring moratorium.

602.11105 Hiring moratorium.
1. Commencing one year prior to each category of employees becoming state employees as a result of
1983 Iowa Acts, ch. 186
, new employees shall not be hired and vacancies shall not be filled, except as provided in subsection 2, with respect to any of the following agencies or positions:
a. Offices of the clerks of the district court.
b. District court administrators.
c. Juvenile probation offices.
d. Court reporters.
e. Any other position of employment that is supervised by a district court judicial officer or by a person referred to or employed in an office referred to in paragraph “a”, “b”, “c”, or “d”.
2. A new employee position or vacancy that is subject to subsection 1 may be filled upon approval by the chief judge of the judicial district. The employer seeking to fill the new position or vacancy shall submit a request to the chief judge in the form prescribed by the supreme court, and shall be governed by the decision of the chief judge. The chief judge shall obtain the advice of the district judges of the judicial district respecting decisions to be made under this subsection.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10305; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §133
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11106 - Employee reclassification moratorium.

602.11106 Employee reclassification moratorium.
Commencing one year prior to county employees becoming state employees as a result of
1983 Iowa Acts, ch. 186
, the county employees shall not be promoted or demoted, and shall not be subject to a reduction in salary or a reduction in other employee benefits, except after approval by the chief judge of the judicial district. An employer wishing to take any of these actions shall apply to the chief judge in a writing that discloses the proposed action, the reasons for the action, and the statutory or other authority for the action. The chief judge shall not approve any proposed action that is in violation of an employee’s rights or that is extraordinary when compared with customary practices and procedures of the employer. The chief judge shall obtain the advice of the district judges of the judicial district respecting decisions to be made under this section.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10306; 2014 Acts, ch 1092, §134
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11108 - Collective bargaining.

602.11108 Collective bargaining.
1. A person who becomes a state employee as a result of this chapter is a public employee, as defined in section 20.3, subsection 9, for purposes of chapter 20. The person may bargain collectively on and after July 1, 1983, as provided by law for a court employee. However, if the person is subject to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated prior to July 1, 1983, the person is entitled to the rights and benefits obtained by the person pursuant to that contract after July 1, 1983, until that contract expires. If the person is subject to a collective bargaining agreement negotiated by a public employer other than the state court administrator on or after July 1, 1983, the person is not entitled to any rights or benefits obtained by the person pursuant to that contract after becoming a state employee.
2. Commencing one year prior to each category of employees becoming state employees as a result of this chapter, the state court administrator shall assume the position of public employer of those employees of that category for the sole purpose of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement with those employees to be effective upon the date those employees became state employees as a result of this chapter.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10308; 85 Acts, ch 197, §34; 2019 Acts, ch 24, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11110 - Judgeships for election districts 5A and 5C.

602.11110 Judgeships for election districts 5A and 5C.
As soon as practicable after January 1, 1985, the supreme court administrator shall recompute the number of judgeships to which judicial election districts 5A and 5C are entitled. Notwithstanding section 602.6201, subsection 2, the seventeen incumbent district judges in judicial election district 5A on December 31, 1984, may reside in either judicial election district 5A or 5C beginning January 1, 1985. The supreme court administrator shall apportion to judicial election district 5C those incumbent district judges who were appointed to replace district judges residing in Polk county or who were appointed to fill newly created judgeships while residing in Polk county. The incumbent district judges residing in Polk county on January 1, 1985, who are not so apportioned to judicial election district 5C shall be apportioned to judicial election district 5A but shall be reapportioned to judicial election district 5C, in the order of their seniority as district judges, as soon as the first vacancies occur in judicial election district 5C due to death, resignation, retirement, removal, or failure of retention. Such a reapportionment constitutes a vacancy in judicial election district 5A for purposes of section 602.6201. Notwithstanding section 602.6201, subsection 2, the seventeen incumbent district judges in judicial election district 5A on December 31, 1984, shall stand for retention in the judicial election district to which the district judges are apportioned or reapportioned under this section. Commencing on January 1, 1985, vacancies within judicial election districts 5A and 5C shall be determined and filled under section 602.6201, subsections 4 through 8. For purposes of the recomputations, the supreme court administrator shall determine the average case filings for the latest available three-year period by reallocating the actual case filings during the three-year period to judicial election districts 5A and 5C as if they existed throughout the three-year period.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10310; 85 Acts, ch 197, §35
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11111 - Judicial nominating commissions for election districts 5A and 5C.

602.11111 Judicial nominating commissions for election districts 5A and 5C.
The membership of district judicial nominating commissions for judicial election districts 5A and 5C shall be as provided in chapter 46, subject to the following transition provisions:
1. Those judicial nominating commissioners of judicial election district 5A who are residents of Polk county shall be disqualified from serving in election district 5A on January 1, 1985, and their offices shall be deemed vacant. The vacancies thus created shall be filled as provided in section 46.5 for the remainder of the unexpired terms.
2. After January 1, 1985, the governor shall appoint five eligible electors of judicial election district 5C to the district judicial nominating commission for terms commencing immediately upon appointment. Two of the appointees shall serve terms ending January 31, 1988, two of the appointees shall serve terms ending January 31, 1990, and the remaining appointee shall serve a term ending January 31, 1992, as determined by the governor. At the end of these terms and each six years thereafter the governor shall appoint commissioners pursuant to section 46.3.
3. After January 1, 1985, elective judicial nominating commissioners for judicial election district 5C shall be elected as provided in chapter 46 to terms of office commencing immediately upon election. One of those elected shall serve a term ending January 31, 1988, two shall serve terms ending January 31, 1990, and two shall serve terms ending January 31, 1992, as determined by the drawing of lots by the persons elected. At the end of these terms and every six years thereafter elective commissioners shall be elected pursuant to chapter 46.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10311
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11112 - Fifth judicial election district.

602.11112 Fifth judicial election district.
The provisions of section 602.6109, Code 2003, relating to the division of the fifth judicial district into judicial election districts 5A, 5B, and 5C take effect January 1, 1985.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10312; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §97
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11113 - Bailiffs employed as court attendants.

602.11113 Bailiffs employed as court attendants.
Persons who were employed as bailiffs and who were performing services for the court, other than law enforcement services, immediately prior to July 1, 1983, shall be employed by the district court administrators as court attendants under section 602.6601 on July 1, 1983.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10313; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §177; 2015 Acts, ch 138, §48, 161, 162
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11114 - Temporary service by certain retired judicial magistrates.

602.11114 Temporary service by certain retired judicial magistrates.
Persons who retired before January 1, 1981, and who were judicial magistrates at the time of retirement and who meet the qualifications of a district associate judge are considered to be district associate judges for the purposes of section 602.1612.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10201, 10314
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11115 - District associate judges’ retirement.

602.11115 District associate judges’ retirement.
If a full-time judicial magistrate who became a district associate judge on January 1, 1981, pursuant to statute or a person who was appointed a district associate judge between January 1, 1981, and June 30, 1984, is a member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system on June 30, 1984, the district associate judge may elect, by informing the state court administrator by June 30, 1984, one of the following retirement benefit options to be effective July 1, 1984:
1. To remain covered under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system pursuant to chapter 97B.
2. To commence coverage under the judicial retirement system pursuant to article 9, part 1, effective July 1, 1984, but to become an inactive member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system pursuant to chapter 97B and remain eligible for benefits under sections 97B.49A through 97B.49H for the period of membership service under chapter 97B.
3. To commence coverage under the judicial retirement system pursuant to article 9, part 1, retroactive to the date the district associate judge became a district associate judge or a full-time judicial magistrate, whichever was earlier, and to cease to be a member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, effective July 1, 1984. The department of personnel shall transmit by January 1, 1985, to the state court administrator for deposit in the judicial retirement fund the district associate judge’s accumulated contributions as defined in section 97B.1A, subsection 2 for the judge’s period of membership service as a district associate judge or full-time judicial magistrate, or both. Before July 1, 1986, or at retirement previous to that date, a district associate judge who becomes a member of the judicial retirement system pursuant to this subsection shall contribute to the judicial retirement fund an amount equal to the difference between four percent of the district associate judge’s total basic salary for the entire period of service before July 1, 1984, as a district associate judge or judicial magistrate, or both, and the district associate judge’s accumulated contributions transmitted by the department of personnel to the state court administrator pursuant to this subsection. The district associate judge’s contribution shall not be limited to the amount specified in section 602.9104, subsection 1. The state court administrator shall credit a district associate judge with service under the judicial retirement system for the period of service for which contributions at the four percent level are made.
84 Acts, ch 1285, §28; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §73, 82; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2004 Acts, ch 1086, §98
Referred to in §602.1611
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 602 - JUDICIAL BRANCH › Section 602.11116 - Associate juvenile judges and associate probate judges — retirement.

602.11116 Associate juvenile judges and associate probate judges — retirement.
If a full-time associate juvenile judge or full-time associate probate judge is a member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system on June 30, 1998, the associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge shall elect, by informing the state court administrator by June 30, 1998, one of the following retirement benefit options to be effective July 1, 1998:
1. To remain a member under the Iowa public employees’ retirement system pursuant to chapter 97B.
2. To commence membership under the judicial retirement system pursuant to article 9, part 1, effective July 1, 1998, but to become an inactive member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system pursuant to chapter 97B and remain eligible for benefits under sections 97B.49A through 97B.49H, as applicable, for the period of membership service under chapter 97B.
3. To commence membership under the judicial retirement system pursuant to article 9, part 1, retroactive to the date the associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge became an associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge, and to cease to be a member of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, effective July 1, 1998. The department of personnel shall transmit by January 1, 1999, to the state court administrator for deposit in the judicial retirement fund the associate juvenile judge’s or associate probate judge’s accumulated contributions as defined in section 97B.1A, subsection 2, for the judge’s period of membership service as an associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge. Before July 1, 2000, or at retirement previous to that date, an associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge who becomes a member of the judicial retirement system pursuant to this subsection shall contribute to the judicial retirement fund an amount equal to the difference between four percent of the associate juvenile judge’s or associate probate judge’s total salary received for the entire period of service before July 1, 1998, as an associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge, and the associate juvenile judge’s or associate probate judge’s accumulated contributions transmitted by the department of personnel to the state court administrator pursuant to this subsection. The associate juvenile judge’s or associate probate judge’s contribution shall not be limited to the amount specified in section 602.9104, subsection 1. The state court administrator shall credit an associate juvenile judge or associate probate judge with service under the judicial retirement system for the period of service for which contributions at the four percent level are made.
98 Acts, ch 1183, §103, 104; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §104
Referred to in §602.1611
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.1 - Declaration of policy.

607A.1 Declaration of policy.
It is the policy of this state that all persons be selected at random from a fair cross section of the population of the area served by the court, and that a person shall have both the opportunity in accordance with the provisions of law to be considered for jury service in this state and the obligation to serve as a juror when selected.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §9
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.2 - Prohibition of discrimination.

607A.2 Prohibition of discrimination.
A person shall not be excluded from jury service or from consideration for jury service in this state on account of age if the person is eighteen years of age or older, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, economic status, physical disability, or occupation.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §10
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.3 - Definitions.

607A.3 Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Clerk” means clerk of the district court or the clerk’s designee.
2. “Court” means the district court of this state and includes, when the context requires, a judicial officer as defined in section 602.1101.
3. “Electronic data processing system” means an electronic jury management system as designated by the state court administrator.
4. “Identification” means the random drawing of names in a manner immune to any subjective bias so that no recognizable class of the population from which names are being randomly drawn can be purposefully included or excluded.
5. “Juror” means any person identified for service on either the grand or petit jury who attends court when originally instructed to report or is deferred to a future date uncertain, or is on-call and available to report to court when so needed and so requested by the court.
6. “Jury pool” means the sum total of prospective jurors reporting for service.
7. “Jury wheel” means a physical device or electronic data processing system for storage of the names and addresses or identifying numbers of prospective jurors.
8. “Master jury list” means the list of names taken from the source lists for possible jury service.
9. “Motor vehicle operators list and nonoperators identification list” means the official records maintained by the state of the names and addresses of those individuals in the respective counties retaining valid motor vehicle driver’s licenses or nonoperator’s identification cards.
10. “Panel” means those jurors drawn or assigned for service to a courtroom, judge, or trial.
11. “Person with a disability” means a person who is not physically able to operate a motor vehicle or use public transportation without assistance due to a physical disability.
12. “Source lists” means the voter registration list, the motor vehicle operators list, the nonoperators identification list, and other comprehensive lists of persons residing in a county as identified pursuant to section 607A.22.
13. “Term of service” means the period of time a juror is requested to serve.
14. “Voter registration list” means the official records maintained by the state of names and addresses of persons registered to vote.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §11; 87 Acts, ch 85, §1, 2; 90 Acts, ch 1233, §37; 96 Acts, ch 1163, §1; 96 Acts, ch 1219, §31; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §10 – 12
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.4 - Jury service — minimum qualifications — disqualification — documentation.

607A.4 Jury service — minimum qualifications — disqualification — documentation.
1. To serve or to be considered for jury service, a person must possess the following minimum qualifications:
a. Be eighteen years of age or older.
b. Be a citizen of the United States.
c. Be able to understand the English language in a written, spoken, or manually signed mode.
d. Be able to receive and evaluate information such that the person is capable of rendering satisfactory juror service.
2. However, a person possessing the minimum qualifications for service or consideration for service may be disqualified for service or consideration for service if the person has, directly or indirectly, requested to be placed on a list for juror service.
3. A person who claims disqualification for any of the grounds identified in this section may, upon the person’s own volition, or shall, upon the court’s volition, submit in writing to the court’s satisfaction, documentation that verifies disqualification from juror service.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §12
Referred to in §48A.30
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.5 - Automatic excuse from jury service.

607A.5 Automatic excuse from jury service.
A person shall be excused from jury service if the person submits written documentation verifying, to the court’s satisfaction, that the person is solely responsible for the daily care of a person with a permanent disability living in the person’s household and that the performance of juror service would cause substantial risk of injury to the health of the person with a disability, or that the person is the mother of a breastfed child and is responsible for the daily care of the child. However, if the person is regularly employed at a location other than the person’s household, the person shall not be excused under this section.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §13; 94 Acts, ch 1196, §22; 96 Acts, ch 1129, §104
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.6 - Discretionary excuse from jury service.

607A.6 Discretionary excuse from jury service.
The court may defer a term of grand or petit juror service upon a finding of hardship, inconvenience, or public necessity; however the juror may be required to serve at a later date established by the court. The court may excuse a person from grand juror service, considering the length of grand juror service, in part or in full, upon a finding that such service would threaten the person’s economic, physical, or emotional well-being, or the well-being of another person who is dependent upon the person, or other similar findings of extreme hardship. The courts shall exercise this authority strictly. However, in exercising this authority the court shall allow the employer of the person being asked to serve to give testimony in support of a request by the person for deferral or excuse. The court may dismiss a juror at any time in the interest of justice.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.7 - False excuse — prohibited requests — penalty.

607A.7 False excuse — prohibited requests — penalty.
A person who knowingly makes a false affidavit, statement, or claim, for the purpose of relieving the person or another person from juror service, or a person who requests the court to select the person as a juror for a particular case, commits contempt.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §15
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.8 - Fees and expenses for jurors.

607A.8 Fees and expenses for jurors.
1. A grand juror and a petit juror in all courts shall receive thirty dollars as compensation for each day’s service or attendance, including attendance required for the purpose of being considered for service. The supreme court may adopt rules that allow additional compensation for jurors whose attendance and service exceeds seven days.
2. A grand juror and a petit juror in all courts shall receive reimbursement for mileage expenses at the rate specified by the supreme court for each mile traveled each day to and from the residence of the juror to the place of service or attendance, and shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses of parking, as determined by the clerk of the district court. A juror who is a person with a disability may receive reimbursement for the costs of alternate transportation from the residence of the juror to the place of service or attendance. A juror shall not receive reimbursement for mileage expenses or actual expenses of parking when the juror travels in a vehicle for which another juror is receiving reimbursement for mileage and parking expenses.
3. A grand juror or a petit juror in all courts may waive the right of the juror to receive compensation under subsection 1 or reimbursement under subsection 2.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §16; 96 Acts, ch 1163, §2; 96 Acts, ch 1219, §32; 2005 Acts, ch 171, §8; 2007 Acts, ch 210, §4; 2010 Acts, ch 1159, §11
Referred to in §602.11101
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.20 - Jury manager.

607A.20 Jury manager.
The chief judge of the judicial district shall appoint an individual to serve as the jury manager for each county in that district. A jury manager shall be responsible for the implementation of this chapter for the jury manager’s county and shall assist the state court administrator in implementing this chapter. A jury manager shall retain proper records to document, as directed by the chief judge or state court administrator, that the procedures used to randomly identify prospective jurors meet the requirements of this chapter.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §28; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §13
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.21 - Master jury list.

607A.21 Master jury list.
The electronic data processing system shall create a master jury list by merging all of the names from the source lists and removing duplicative entries. The state court administrator shall ensure the electronic data processing system updates the master jury lists from the source list at least once every year. The names entered in the master jury lists constitute the grand and petit master jury lists, from which grand and petit jurors shall be identified.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §29; 87 Acts, ch 85, §5; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §14
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.22 - Use of source lists — information provided.

607A.22 Use of source lists — information provided.
1. The state court administrator shall ensure the following source lists are merged in the electronic data processing system when preparing grand and petit master jury lists:
a. The current voter registration list.
b. The current motor vehicle operators list and nonoperators identification list.
2. A jury manager may use any other current comprehensive list of persons residing in the county which the state court administrator or the jury manager determines are useable for the purpose of a juror source list.
3. The applicable state and local government officials shall furnish, upon request, the state court administrator or the jury manager with copies of lists necessary for the formulation of source lists at no cost.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §30; 87 Acts, ch 85, §6; 92 Acts, ch 1093, §1; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §184; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §15
Referred to in §607A.3
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.23 - Judicial division of county.

607A.23 Judicial division of county.
In counties which are divided for judicial purposes, and in which court is held at more than one place, each division shall be treated as a separate county, and the grand and petit jurors, selected to serve in the respective courts, shall be drawn from the division of the county in which the court is held and at which the persons are required to serve.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §31
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.25 - Storing and security of master jury lists.

607A.25 Storing and security of master jury lists.
The master jury lists shall be stored in the electronic data processing system, and shall be accessible to only the state court administrator or state court administrator’s designee, or the jury manager or jury manager’s designee.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §33; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §16
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.26 - Preservation of records.

607A.26 Preservation of records.
The clerk or jury manager shall preserve all records and lists compiled and maintained in connection with the identification and service of jurors for four years, or for any longer period ordered by the state court administrator or chief judge of the judicial district.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §34; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §17
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.29 - Length of service.

607A.29 Length of service.
In any two-year period, a person shall not be required:
1. To serve or attend court for prospective juror service for more than a term of service ordered by the court, not to exceed three months, unless necessary to complete service in a particular case.
2. To serve on more than one grand jury.
3. To serve or attend as both a grand and a petit juror.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §37
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.30 - Drawing of jury pools.

607A.30 Drawing of jury pools.
1. At times necessary for the identification of grand and petit jurors, the jury manager shall arrange for the electronic data processing system to draw the necessary number of grand and petit jurors from the master jury list.
2. The chief judge of the judicial district may by order prescribe the time for the drawing by the jury manager.
3. The jurors identified constitute the jury pool and shall be notified by the clerk or jury manager by regular mail when called.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §38; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §18
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.33 - Electronic data processing system — identifying jurors.

607A.33 Electronic data processing system — identifying jurors.
The designated electronic data processing system shall be used for the identification of jurors.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §41; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §19
Referred to in §607A.35
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.35 - Notice to report.

607A.35 Notice to report.
After the jurors have been identified in the manner provided in section 607A.33, and immediately upon the request of the court, the clerk shall issue a notice to report, by regular mail, to the persons identified to appear at the courthouse at times as the court prescribes, for service as petit or grand jurors.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §43; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §20; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §168
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.36 - Contempt.

607A.36 Contempt.
If a person fails to appear when notified to report or at a regularly scheduled meeting, without providing a sufficient cause, the court may issue an order requiring the person to appear and show cause why the person should not be punished for contempt, and unless the person provides a sufficient cause for the failure, the person may be punished for contempt.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §44
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.37 - Cancellation for illegality.

607A.37 Cancellation for illegality.
If the court determines that the petit or grand jurors have been illegally identified or notified to report, the court may set aside the order under which the jurors were identified or notified and direct that a new identification and notification of a sufficient number of replacement jurors take place.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §45; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §21
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.38 - Discharged jurors — notification.

607A.38 Discharged jurors — notification.
Jurors who have been discharged for any reason may, during the calendar quarter, be instructed to again report if the business of the court necessitates such action.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §46
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.39 - Additional jurors.

607A.39 Additional jurors.
The court may order as many additional jurors identified for a jury pool or panel as the court deems necessary.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §47; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §22
Referred to in §607A.41
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.40 - Discharge of panel.

607A.40 Discharge of panel.
The court may at any time discharge the panel of jurors, or any part of it, and order a new panel, or the number of jurors as deemed necessary, to be drawn.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §48
Referred to in §607A.41
2023 Iowa Code › Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES › Chapter 607A - JURIES › Section 607A.41 - Method of subsequent drawing.

607A.41 Method of subsequent drawing.
The names of the new or additional jurors shall be drawn from the jurors identified under sections 607A.39 and 607A.40 by the electronic data processing system that was used to draw the original jury pool or panel.
86 Acts, ch 1108, §49; 2017 Acts, ch 133, §23; 2018 Acts, ch 1026, §169