Rule 31.13 - Proofs of qualifications; oath or affirmation(1)Required certificates. To qualify for admission under rule 31.12, an applicant must file the following with the office of professional regulation: a. A certificate of admission in the applicant's state of licensure.b. A certificate from one or more of the following individuals establishing that the applicant was regularly engaged in the practice of law in the applicant's state or states of licensure for at least five of the last seven years immediately preceding the date of the application: a clerk or judge of a court of record, a judge advocate general, or an administrative law judge. If, due to the nature of the applicant's practice, the applicant cannot obtain a certificate from a clerk, judge, judge advocate general, or an administrative law judge, the applicant must file a petition seeking leave to file an alternative certificate demonstrating good cause why the certificate cannot be obtained. If the supreme court grants the petition, the applicant must file an affidavit detailing the nature, dates, and locations of the applicant's practice, along with an affidavit of a supervising attorney or another lawyer attesting to the applicant's practice over that period.(2)Oath or affirmation.a. An applicant whose application for admission without examination is granted must appear for admission before a supreme court justice, unless the supreme court orders otherwise based upon a satisfactory showing of exceptional circumstances.b. An applicant may file a petition seeking permission to file a written lawyer's oath or affirmation. The petition must set forth in detail the exceptional circumstances that render the applicant unable to appear for admission before an Iowa Supreme Court justice.c. If the supreme court grants the petition, the office of professional regulation will forward all required documents to the applicant. The supreme court will deem the applicant to be admitted to the Iowa bar on the date the completed documents are filed with the office of professional regulation.d. Within six months after the date the application for admission on motion is granted, the applicant must take the lawyer's oath or affirmation from an Iowa Supreme Court justice or file the written oath or affirmation. If the applicant's oath or affirmation is not completed within six months, the supreme court will deem the application to be denied.Court Order July 2, 1975; December 30, 1982; December 30, 1983; April 23, 1985; November 8, 1985; January 17, 1995, effective 3/1/1995; 6/5/1996, effective 7/1/1996; (Prior to 7/1/1996, Court Rule 115 ); 11/9/2001, effective 2/15/2002; 5/31/2006; 10/31/2006; 2/14/2008, effective 4/1/2008; 10/15/2008; 1/19/2010; 12/10/2012; 10/15/2015; 12/13/2017, effective 1/1/2018; Order November 16, 2018, effective 12/15/2018; October 24, 2019, effective 1/1/2020; court order September 14, 2021, effective 10/1/2021; court order March 11, 2022, effective 4/1/2022.