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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 24-1205

THE COURTS

Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART IV. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW

[204 PA. CODE CH. 71]

Order Amending Rule 213 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules; No. 989 Supreme Court Rules Docket

[54 Pa.B. 5472]
[Saturday, August 31, 2024]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 21st day of August, 2024, upon the recommendation of the Board of Law Examiners, the proposal having been published for public comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at volume 54, no. 7 (February 17, 2024):

 It Is Ordered, pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 213 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules is amended in the attached form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective immediately.

 Additions to the rule are shown in bold and are underlined.

 Deletions from the rule are shown in bold and brackets.

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART IV. ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW

CHAPTER 71. PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES

Subchapter B. ADMISSION TO THE BAR GENERALLY

PROCEEDINGS BEFORE BOARD
 

Rule 213. Hearings Before the Board.

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 (b) Hearing. Within 30 days after receipt of the request of an applicant for a hearing under this Rule the Board shall hold a hearing at which the applicant shall be present. The applicant may be represented by counsel at the hearing. The Board shall not be bound by the formal rules of evidence and such relevant evidence may be introduced at the hearing as may be necessary for the Board to make a final determination upon the application. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant to establish that he or she possesses the character, fitness and general qualifications that are compatible with the standards expected to be observed by a member of the Bar of this Commonwealth. The applicant may call and examine witnesses, cross-examine adverse witnesses and present such evidence as is relevant to the issue before the Board. The Board may in its discretion limit the number of witnesses who may be heard upon any issue to eliminate repetitious or cumulative evidence. At any such hearing the applicant and his or her counsel shall be permitted to inspect such portion of the record of the applicant bearing upon the issues before the Board as does not constitute confidential information. A stenographic or other verbatim record shall be made of any such hearing, but hearings before the Board shall not be open to the public. The Board shall have the power to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of documentary evidence at the hearing.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 24-1205. Filed for public inspection August 30, 2024, 9:00 a.m.]


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