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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The legislative services agency shall control and maintain in a secure electronic repository custodial information used to produce the Iowa court rules.
2. The legislative services agency, upon direction by the Iowa supreme court and in accordance with the policies of the legislative council pursuant to section 2.42, shall prescribe a uniform style and form required for filing a document for publication in the Iowa court rules. The document shall correlate each rule to the uniform numbering system. The legislative services agency shall provide for the publication of an electronic version of the Iowa court rules. The legislative services agency shall review all submitted documents for style and form and notify the Iowa supreme court if a rulemaking document is not in proper style or form, and may return or revise a document which is not in proper style and form.
3. a. The legislative services agency shall publish the Iowa court rules in accordance with section 2.42. However, the legislative services agency may publish supplements in lieu of the Iowa court rules. The legislative services agency shall provide for arrangement of the Iowa court rules in consultation with the Iowa supreme court.
b. The Iowa court rules shall include all of the following:
(1) Rules prescribed by the supreme court, which may include the Iowa rules of civil procedure, the Iowa rules of criminal procedure, the Iowa rules of evidence, the Iowa rules of appellate procedure, the Iowa rules of professional conduct, and the Iowa code of judicial conduct.
(2) A comprehensive method to search and identify its contents, including court rules.
(a) An electronic version may include search and retrieval programming and index.
(b) A print version may include an index.
c. The Iowa court rules may include all of the following:
(1) A preface.
(2) Tables, including tables of corresponding rule numbers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Iowa Code Title I. State Sovereignty and Management [Chs. 1-38D] § 2B.5B. Iowa court rules - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ia/title-i-state-sovereignty-and-management-chs-1-38d/ia-code-sect-2b-5b/
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