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Iowa Ct. R. 31.7
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Rule 31.7 Affidavit of intent to practice
Rule Text
31.7(1) All applicants for the Iowa bar examination must demonstrate a bona fide intention to practice law in Iowa or another UBE jurisdiction. This showing must be by affidavit made before an officer authorized to administer oaths and having a seal.
31.7(2) The affidavit must include the applicant’s designation of the clerk of the supreme court as the applicant’s agent for service of process in Iowa for all purposes.
Amendment history: Court Order July 2, 1975; November 21, 1977; October 28, 1982; December 30, 1983; April 25, 1985; March 23, 1994, effective July 1, 1994; June 5, 1996, effective July 1, 1996; (Prior to July 1, 1996, Court Rule 105); November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002; October 15, 2015