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Iowa Code § 822.3A

Pro se filings by applicants currently represented by counsel

Known as the Uniform Postconviction Procedure Act

The act spans §§ 822–822 (15 sections).

2019 Acts, ch 140, §35; 2022 Acts, ch 1110, §2

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, an applicant seeking relief under section 822.2 who is currently represented by counsel shall not file any pro se document, including an application, brief, reply brief, or motion, in any Iowa court. The court shall not consider, and opposing counsel shall not respond to, such pro se filings.

2. This section does not prohibit an applicant for postconviction relief from proceeding without the assistance of counsel.

3. A represented applicant for postconviction relief may file the following pro se documents:

a. A pro se motion seeking disqualification of counsel, which a court may grant upon a showing of good cause.

b. A pro se notice of appeal.

See also §814.6A

Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.