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Sec. 6.16. Cost of Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings Where Discipline Results

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 5. Attorneys and State Bar

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 5. Attorneys and State Bar
Chapter 1.--Appendix 1-a. Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
Rule 6. Formal Proceedings Before Supreme Court and Professional Responsibility Tribunal
T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 1-A, Sec. 6.16
Sec. 6.16. Cost of Investigations and Disciplinary Proceedings Where Discipline Results
The costs of investigation, the record, and disciplinary proceedings shall be advanced by the Oklahoma Bar Association (or the Professional Responsibility Commission, if provision therefor has been made in its budget). Where discipline results, the cost of the investigation, the record, and disciplinary proceedings shall be surcharged against the disciplined lawyer unless remitted in whole or in part by the Supreme Court for good cause shown. Failure of the disciplined lawyer to pay such costs within ninety (90) days after the Supreme Court's order becomes effective shall result in automatic suspension from the practice of law until further order of the Court.

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Adopted February 23, 1981, effective July 1, 1981.
Disciplinary Proceedings, Sec. 6.16, 5 O. S. A. Ch. 1, App. 1-A, OK ST DISC P Sec. 6.16
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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