2177 Amendments to the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Board relating to retention of records; notice of proposed rulemaking

[204 PA. CODE CH. 93]

Amendments to the Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Board Relating to the Retention of Records; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

[26 Pa.B. 6178]

   Notice is hereby given that The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is considering amending its Rules of Organization and Procedure as set forth in Annex A.

   The Rules of Organization and Procedure of the Board currently provide that the Board will maintain permanent records of all matters processed by the Board and the disposition thereof, but that the permanent retention of correspondence, transcripts, briefs and other similar documents which underlie the final disposition of a matter by the Board is not required. 204 Pa. Code § 93.54. The Rules are silent, however, as to how long correspondence, transcripts, briefs, etc. must be retained. The Board is proposing to amend its Rules to specify that the materials that are not retained permanently will be retained for ten years.

   Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed amendments to the Office of the Secretary, The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, First Floor, Two Lemoyne Drive, Lemoyne, PA 17043, on or before January 17, 1997.

By The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of
   Pennsylvania

ELAINE BIXLER,   
Secretary

Annex A

TITLE 204.  JUDICIAL SYSTEM
GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V.  PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Subpart C.  DISCIPLINARY BOARD OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

CHAPTER 93.  ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION

Subchapter C.  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

§ 93.54.  Powers and duties of Office of the Secretary.

   The Office of the Secretary shall have the power and duty:

   (1)  To maintain permanent records of all matters processed by the Board and the disposition thereof. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the permanent retention of correspondence, transcripts, briefs and other similar documents which underlie the final disposition of a matter by the Board, but shall include the findings of any hearing committee or special master and the action and any related opinion or opinions of the Board with respect thereto, and any other information which these rules expressly require to be made a matter of record. Correspondence, transcripts, briefs and other similar documents which underlie the final disposition of a matter by the Board shall be retained for ten years.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-2177. Filed for public inspection December 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]