THE COURTS

Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

[ 204 PA. CODE CH. 93 ]

Amendments to Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Order No. 85

[48 Pa.B. 4956]
[Saturday, August 18, 2018]

 By this Order, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is amending its Rules of Organization and Procedure to modify Rule § 93.148 regarding administrative change in status from administrative suspension to inactive status.

 The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania finds that:

 (1) To the extent that 42 Pa.C.S. § 1702 (relating to rule making procedures) and Article II of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L. 769, No. 240), known as the Commonwealth Documents Law, would otherwise require notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to the amendments adopted hereby, those proposed rulemaking procedures are inapplicable because the amendments adopted hereby relate to agency procedure and are perfunctory in nature.

 (2) The amendments to the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Board adopted hereby are not inconsistent with the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and are necessary and appropriate for the administration of the affairs of the Board.

 The Board, acting pursuant to Pa.R.D.E. 205(c)(12), orders:

 (1) Title 204 of the Pennsylvania Code is hereby amended as set forth in Annex A hereto.

 (2) The Secretary of the Board shall duly certify this Order, and deposit the same with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts as required by Pa.R.J.A. 103(c).

 (3) The amendments adopted hereby shall take effect 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Disciplinary Board of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

JULIA M. FRANKSTON-MORRIS, Esq., 
Secretary

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Subpart C. DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CHAPTER 93. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Subchapter G. FINANCIAL MATTERS

ANNUAL REGISTRATION OF ATTORNEYS

§ 93.148. Administrative change in status from administrative suspension to inactive status.

 (a) Enforcement Rule 219(k) provides that an inactive attorney who has been administratively suspended for failure to file the annual form and pay the annual fee required by § 93.146(b)(2) of these rules, may request an administrative change in status form from the Attorney Registration Office. The form must be filed by mail or delivered in person to the Attorney Registration Office and said Office shall change the status of an attorney eligible for inactive status under this subsection (a) upon receipt of:

 (1) the annual form required by § 93.142 of these rules;

 (2) payment of the annual fee required by § 93.141 of these rules;

 (3) payment of the annual fee that was due in the year in which the attorney was administratively suspended;

 [(3)] (4) payment of all collection fees and late payment penalties assessed under § 93.142(b)(2) and § 93.144 of these rules; and

 [(4)] (5) payment of an administrative processing fee of $100.00.

 Where a check in payment of the fees and penalties has been returned to the Board unpaid, the Attorney Registration Office shall immediately return the attorney to administrative suspension, and the arrears shall not be deemed to have been paid until a collection fee, as established by the Board under § 93.142(b)(2), shall also have been paid.

 (b) Enforcement Rule 219(k) provides that an active attorney who has been administratively suspended for failure to file the annual form required by § 93.142 and pay the annual fee required by § 93.141 must comply with § 93.145 (relating to reinstatement of administratively suspended attorneys) before becoming eligible to register as inactive or retired.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-1257. Filed for public inspection August 17, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]

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