Collection of court costs and other fees

39.17(1) As a part of the annual statement provided by rule 39.8(1), the office of professional regulation must assess against each active attorney all fees, penalties, or court costs due any district court clerk or the clerk of the supreme court, or the office of professional regulation, and any client security trust fund claim reimbursement due the Client Security Commission, that are a personal obligation of such attorney, as of the preparation date of the annual statement. October 2025 CLIENT SECURITY COMMISSION Ch 39, p.11 39.17(2) As a condition to continuing or regaining membership in the bar of the supreme court, including the right to practice before Iowa courts, every bar member must pay to the supreme court through the office of professional regulation, all fees, penalties, court costs, and client security trust fund claim reimbursements assessed on the annual statement. 39.17(3) Assessments are due on or before March 10 of each year. 39.17(4) The executive director of the office of professional regulation must pay to the state general fund all fees, penalties, and court costs due the state general fund and collected under this provision. [Court Order November 20, 2015, effective January 1, 2016; December 10, 2012; December 13, 2017, effective January 1, 2018; September 14, 2021, effective October 1, 2021]