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RULE 19-706. SANCTIONS AND REMEDIES

West's Annotated Code of MarylandMaryland RulesEffective: April 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Maryland Rules
Title 19. Attorneys
Chapter 700. Discipline, Inactive Status, Resignation
General Provisions [Rules 19-701 to 19-709]
Effective: April 1, 2023
MD Rules Attorneys, Rule 19-706
RULE 19-706. SANCTIONS AND REMEDIES
Currentness
(a) For Professional Misconduct. An attorney who is found to have committed professional misconduct is subject to one or more of the following sanctions and remedies:
(1) disbarment by the Supreme Court;
(2) suspension, for a fixed period or indefinitely, by the Supreme Court;
(3) probation under terms and conditions as specified by the Supreme Court;
(4) reprimand by the Supreme Court or, with the attorney's consent, by the Commission;
(5) conditional diversion in accordance with a Conditional Diversion Agreement;
(6) dismissal of the complaint with or without a letter of cautionary advice or, with the attorney's consent, a letter of admonition; or
(7) placement on permanent retired status.
(b) For Incapacity. An attorney who is found to have an incapacity is subject to the following:
(1) transfer to disability inactive status, subject to further order of the Supreme Court;
(2) conditional diversion in accordance with a Conditional Diversion Agreement; or
(3) placement on permanent retired status.
Source: This Rule is derived in part from former Rule 16-721 (2016) and is in part 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 19-706, MD R ATTORNEYS Rule 19-706
Current with amendments received through February 1, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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