RULE 19-736. CONSENT TO DISCIPLINE OR TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS
West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: April 1, 2023
Effective: April 1, 2023
MD Rules Attorneys, Rule 19-736
RULE 19-736. CONSENT TO DISCIPLINE OR TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS
(1) Joint Petition. An attorney may consent to disbarment or other discipline by joining with Bar Counsel in a petition for an order disbarring the attorney, suspending the attorney from the practice of law, or reprimanding the attorney. The petition shall be signed by the attorney and Bar Counsel and filed in the Supreme Court. If a suspension is requested, the petition shall state whether the suspension should be indefinite or for a stated period and shall set forth any conditions that the parties agree should be imposed. If a reprimand is requested, the petition shall state the proposed text of the reprimand and any conditions.
(3) Order of the Supreme Court. Upon the filing of the joint petition and the affidavit, the Supreme Court may enter an order, signed by the Chief Justice or a justice designated by the Chief Justice, disbarring the attorney by consent from the practice of law in the State, suspending the attorney by consent from the practice of law, or reprimanding the attorney by consent and imposing any conditions stated in the petition. The provisions of Rule 19-741 apply to an order entered under subsection (b)(3) of this Rule.
(1) Joint Petition. If competent to do so, an attorney may consent to transfer to disability inactive status by joining with Bar Counsel in a petition for an order transferring the attorney to disability inactive status. The petition shall be signed by the attorney and Bar Counsel and filed in the Supreme Court. The petition shall state whether the disability inactive status should be indefinite or until the occurrence of one or more specified events and shall set forth any conditions that the parties agree should be imposed.
(H) understands that the attorney may not be reinstated to practice law unless the attorney is able to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the attorney has regained the ability to render adequate legal services, that inactive status should be terminated, and that the attorney should be reinstated to active practice;
(3) Order of the Supreme Court. Upon the filing of the joint petition and affidavit, the Supreme Court may enter an order, signed by the Chief Justice or a justice designated by the Chief Justice, transferring the attorney to disability inactive status by consent pending further order of the Court and imposing any conditions stated in the petition. The provisions of Rule 19-743 apply to an order entered under subsection (c)(3) of this Rule.
Source: This Rule is derived from former Rule 16-772 (2016). Subsection (c)(4) is new.
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[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended July 9, 2021, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; April 21, 2023, eff. nunc pro tunc April 1, 2023.]
MD R Attorneys, Rule 19-736, MD R ATTORNEYS Rule 19-736
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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