Rule 42.7 - Reinstatement of inactive practitioners(1) Inactive practitioners who have been granted a waiver of compliance with these regulations and obtained a certificate of exemption must, prior to engaging in the practice of law in the State of Iowa as defined in Iowa Court Rule 39.7, satisfy the following requirements for reinstatement: a. Submit written application for reinstatement to the commission upon forms prescribed by the commission together with payment of all late filing penalties due at the time the exemption was granted.b. Furnish in the application evidence of one of the following:(1) Having engaged in the full-time practice of law, as defined in Iowa Court Rule 39.7, in another state of the United States or the District of Columbia and completion of continuing legal education for each year of inactive status substantially equivalent in the opinion of the commission to that required under chapter 41 of the Iowa Court Rules.(2) Successful completion of an Iowa state bar examination conducted within one year immediately prior to the submission of such application for reinstatement.(3) Completion of a total number of hours of accredited continuing legal education computed by multiplying 15 by the number of years a certificate of exemption has been in effect for such applicant, but limited to a maximum requirement of 100 hours. The continuing legal education required for reinstatement includes hours devoted specifically to legal ethics, attorney wellness, and diversity and inclusion in accordance with the requirements in effect for the years the attorney was in exempt or inactive status. Alternatively, the legal ethics requirement may be satisfied by obtaining a scaled score of 80 or higher on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination within one year immediately prior to submission of the application for reinstatement.(2) Notwithstanding that an applicant for reinstatement has not fully complied with the requirements for reinstatement set forth in rule 42.7(1)(b), the commission may conditionally reinstate such applicant on such terms and conditions as it may prescribe regarding the period of time in which the applicant must furnish evidence of compliance with the requirements of rule 42.7(1)(b).Regul. Comm. Cont. Lega. Educ. 42.7
Court Order November 25, 1975; July 28, 1977; January 8, 1988; December 15, 1994, effective 1/3/1995; 4/10/1997; 11/9/2001, effective 2/15/2002; 8/10/2009; 12/10/2012; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018; October 24, 2019, effective 1/1/2020; court order December 12, 2023, effective 1/1/2024; court order September 9, 2024, effective 9/9/2024.