IOLTA account definition

IOLTA account. ’ means an interest- or divi- dend-bearing account established by a lawyer or law firm for clients’ funds at an eligible institution from which funds may be withdrawn upon request by the depositor without delay. An IOLTA account shall include only client or third person funds, except as permitted by subsection (i) (6) below. The determination of whether or not an interest- or dividend-bearing account meets the requirements of an IOLTA account shall be made by the organi- zation designated by the judges of the Superior Court to administer the program pursuant to sub- section (i) (4) below.
IOLTA account means an interest- or dividend-bearing trust account benefiting the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois, established in an eligible institution for the deposit of nominal or short-term funds of clients or third persons as defined in (d) and from which funds may be withdrawn upon request as soon as permitted by law.
IOLTA account means a pooled trust account earning interest or dividends at an eligible institution in which a lawyer or law firm holds funds on behalf of client(s), which funds are small in amount or held for a short period of time such that they cannot earn interest or dividends for the client in excess of the costs incurred to secure such income.

Examples of IOLTA account in a sentence

  • In determining the highest rate or dividend available, the IOLTA participating institution may consider factors in addition to the IOLTA account balance that are customarily considered by the institution at that branch or main office location when setting interest rates or dividends for its customers, provided the institution does not discriminate between IOLTA accounts and accounts of non-IOLTA customers and that these factors do not include that the account is an IOLTA account.

  • An IOLTA account shall bear the highest non-promotional interest rate or dividend that is generally available to non-IOLTA customers at the same branch or main office location when the IOLTA account meets or exceeds the same eligibility qualifications, if any, including a minimum balance, required at that same branch or main office location.

  • The interest or dividends accruing on an IOLTA account, less any allowable reasonable fees, as allowed under par.

  • All other fees are the responsibility of, and may be charged to, the lawyer maintaining the IOLTA account.

  • Every lawyer shall comply with the reporting and production requirements of this subsection, including filing of an overdraft notification agreement for each IOLTA account, each draft-type trust account and each draft-type fiduciary account that is not subject to an alternative protection under sub.


More Definitions of IOLTA account

IOLTA account means a pooled interest- or dividend-bearing trust account benefiting the Alabama Law Foundation or the Alabama Civil Justice Foundation established in an eligible institution for the deposit of nominal or short-term funds of clients or third persons.
IOLTA account is defined is Paragraph 4.c of this Agreement.
IOLTA account means an account or investment product established and maintained pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6211 that is any of the following:
IOLTA account means an interest- or dividend-bearing trust account benefiting the Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation, Inc., established in an eligible institution for the deposit of nominal or short-term funds of clients or third persons, which may be withdrawn upon request as soon as permitted by law.
IOLTA account means a pooled interest- or dividend-bearing client trust account, established with an eligible financial institution with the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois designated as income beneficiary, for the deposit of nominal or short-term funds of clients or third persons as defined in paragraph (f) and from which funds may be withdrawn upon request as soon as permitted by law.
IOLTA account means a trust account benefiting the South Carolina Bar Foundation established in an eligible institution for the deposit of pooled nominal or short-term funds of clients or third persons. The account product may be an interest- bearing checking account; a money market account with or tied to check-writing; a sweep account which is a government money market fund or daily overnight financial institution repurchase agreement invested solely in or fully collateralized by United States government securities; or an open-end money market fund solely invested in or fully collateralized by United States government securities.
IOLTA account means a pooled trust account earning interest or dividends at an eligible institution in which a lawyer or law firm holds funds on behalf of client(s), which funds are small in amount or held for a short period of time