Iowa Statutes
§ 602.10119 — Unlawful retention of money
Iowa § 602.10119
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Bluebook
Iowa Code § 602.10119 (2026).
Text
An attorney who receives the money or property of a client in the course of the attorney’s
professional business, and refuses to pay or deliver it in a reasonable time, after demand, is
guilty of a theft and punished accordingly.
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Related
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Aaron J. Thomas
844 N.W.2d 111 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2014)
Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. MacHelle Lee Crum
861 N.W.2d 595 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 2015)
Legislative History
[C51, §1627; R60, §2717; C73, §224; C97, §330; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10927; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §610.21]
Nearby Sections
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§ 602.10101
Admission to practice§ 602.10102
Qualifications for admission§ 602.10103
Board of law examiners§ 602.10104
Examinations§ 602.10105
Term of office§ 602.10106
Oath — compensation§ 602.10107
Temporary appointments — expenses§ 602.10108
Fees — appropriation§ 602.10110
Oath or affirmation§ 602.10112
Duties of attorneys and counselors§ 602.10113
Deceit or collusion§ 602.10114
Authority§ 602.10115
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