Sec. 6.2A. Emergency Interim Suspension Orders and Related Relief
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 5. Attorneys and State BarEffective: June 1, 2023
Effective: June 1, 2023
T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 1-A, Sec. 6.2A
Sec. 6.2A. Emergency Interim Suspension Orders and Related Relief
(1) Verified Complaint and Service. The General Counsel, with the concurrence of the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Professional Responsibility Commission, upon receipt of sufficient evidence demonstrating that a lawyer subject to these Rules has committed conduct in violation of the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, and where such conduct poses an immediate threat of substantial and irreparable public harm, may file a verified complaint in accordance with Rule 6 hereof requesting interim suspension and other appropriate relief. A copy of the complaint shall be served personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the respondent by General Counsel; provided that, if a respondent refuses to sign for, or otherwise does not claim the certified mail, then the General Counsel may serve the complaint and any further papers, notices and orders in accordance with Rule 12.1 hereof.
(a) Any order of interim suspension may include such other orders to the respondent as may be necessary to preserve and recover funds and other property of respondent's clients or other persons, and the Court may, upon its own motion or upon application of the General Counsel, issue an order authorizing the General Counsel to initiate civil proceedings in the appropriate court to obtain an order to preserve any such funds maintained in a financial institution or elsewhere.
(b) In the event that the respondent does not file an objection to the order as set forth in Rule 6.2A(b) above, or in the event that such an objection is timely filed, but, after ruling on the matter, the order is entered, and the Court may, upon its own motion or upon application of the General Counsel:
(4) Further Proceedings-Accelerated. Disposition. In addition to the above, the respondent shall file an answer to the complaint with the Chief Justice pursuant to Rule 6.4, and, except as provided above, all proceedings thereafter shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings where no interim suspension is sought; provided that, the respondent may include in his/her answer a request for accelerated disposition, and, thereafter, the entire proceedings shall be concluded by the Professional Responsibility Tribunal and the Court without appreciable delay.
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Adopted effective April 6, 1992. Amended April 10, 2023, effective June 1, 2023.
Disciplinary Proceedings, Sec. 6.2A, 5 O. S. A. Ch. 1, App. 1-A, OK ST DISC P Sec. 6.2A
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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