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SCR 3.960 Third Party Referrals

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes AnnotatedRules of the Supreme Court

Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated
Rules of the Supreme Court
III Practice of Law (Refs & Annos)
Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR), Rule 3.960
SCR 3.960 Third Party Referrals
Currentness
(1) Any person may contact KYLAP and request or suggest that KYLAP offer assistance to a member of the Kentucky legal community who is suffering or may be suffering from an actual or potential impairment.
(2) When a person contacts KYLAP pursuant to this Rule, his or her communication with KYLAP shall be confidential in nature and shall be held in strict confidence by KYLAP's staff and by all other persons involved in the implementation and delivery of KYLAP's services. Further, if KYLAP proceeds to communicate with the member of the Kentucky legal community who is the subject matter of the contact, KYLAP shall not disclose any information about its communications with the person who made the third-party referral, except as authorized by that person.
(3) Any person who contacts KYLAP pursuant to this Rule shall be immune from any liability to the person who is the subject matter of the contact, or to any other person, by reason of contacting KYLAP.

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HISTORY: Adopted by Order 2003-4, eff. 1-1-04; temporary amendment adopted eff. 3-17-03 (Order 2003-2)
Note: Former Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) were amended and redesignated as Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR) by Order of the Supreme Court effective January 1, 1978. Prior Rules of the Court of Appeals (RCA) had been redesignated as Rules of Appellate Procedure effective March 12, 1976.
Sup. Ct. Rules, Rule 3.960, KY ST S CT Rule 3.960
Current with amendments received through June 1, 2023. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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