2383 Amendment of Rule 402 of the Pennsylvania Bar admission rules; no. 321 Supreme Court rules; doc. no. 1

Title 204--JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART IV.  ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW

[204 PA. CODE CH. 71]

Amendment of Rule 402 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules; No. 321 Supreme Court Rules; Doc. No. 1

[33 Pa.B. 6208]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 9th day of December, 2003, Rule 402 of the Pennsylvania Bar Admission Rules is amended to read as follows.

   To the extent that notice of proposed rulemaking would be required by Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration No. 103 or otherwise, the immediate amendment of Pa. B.A.R. 402 is hereby found to be required in the interest of justice and efficient administration.

   This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration No. 103(b) and shall be effective immediately.

Annex A

TITLE 204.  JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART IV.  ADMISSION TO PRACTICE LAW

CHAPTER 71.  PENNSYLVANIA BAR ADMISSION RULES

Subchapter D.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Rule 402.  Confidentiality.

   Except as otherwise prescribed in these rules, the actions and records of the Board shall not be open to inspection by the public. The Board may, however, publish a list of the names of applicants who successfully completed the bar examination administered by the Board, and may[,]:

   (1)  upon request from the dean of a law school, furnish the law school with the names of applicants from the law school who did not successfully complete the bar examination, provided the law school has agreed to only use such information internally within the law school and not to disclose the names of students who failed the bar examination to any person or organization outside of the law school, and

   (2)  upon written request from a state or county bar association located within this commonwealth, furnish such bar association with the names and addresses of those applicants who have successfully completed the bar examination administered by the board and who have not objected to the release of such information, provided the bar association has agreed to only use such information for purposes of offering applicants membership in and services provided by or through the bar association.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-2383. Filed for public inspection December 19, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]