Unlawful retention of money
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Aaron J. Thomas (2014)
Most recently applied in Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. MacHelle Lee Crum (March 2015)
[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]
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.
83 Acts, ch 186, §10202(2)
CS83, §602.10119
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.