351 Amendment of Rule 502(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and Rule 1.15(u) of the Rules of Professional Conduct; No. 133 disciplinary rules doc.
Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT [ 204 PA. CODE CHS. 81 AND 83 ] Amendment of Rule 502(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and Rule 1.15(u) of the Rules of Professional Conduct; No. 133 Disciplinary Rules Doc. [45 Pa.B. 953]
[Saturday, February 28, 2015]Order Per Curiam
And Now, this 9th day of February, 2015, it is hereby Ordered that Rule 502(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and Rule 1.15(u) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct are amended in the following form. These amendments shall be effective for the 2015-16 annual attorney assessment and shall continue until further Order of this Court.
Pursuant to Rule 103 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration, the immediate amendment of Rule 502(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and Rule 1.15(u) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct is required in the interest of efficient administration.
This Order shall be processed in accordance with Rule 103(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration and shall be effective immediately.
Annex A TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER 81. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT Subchapter A. RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT § 81.4. Rules of Professional Conduct.
The following are the Rules of Professional Conduct:
CLIENT-LAWYER RELATIONSHIP Rule 1.15. Safekeeping Property.
* * * * * (u) Every attorney who is required to pay an active annual assessment under Rule 219 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement (relating to annual registration of attorneys) shall pay an additional annual fee of [$35.00] $30.00 for use by the IOLTA Board. Such additional assessment shall be added to, and collected with and in the same manner as, the basic annual assessment[, but the statement mailed by the Attorney Registration Office pursuant to Rule 219 shall separately identify the additional assessment imposed pursuant to this subdivision]. All amounts received pursuant to this subdivision shall be credited to the IOLTA Board.
* * * * * Subpart B. DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT CHAPTER 83. PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT Subchapter E. PENNSYLVANIA LAWYERS FUND FOR CLIENT SECURITY GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 502. Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security.
* * * * * (b) Additional fee. Every attorney who is required to pay an active annual fee under Rule 219 (relating to annual registration of attorneys) shall pay an additional annual fee of [$35.00] $45.00 for use by the Fund. Such additional fee shall be added to, and collected with and in the same manner as, the basic annual fee[, but the statement mailed by the Attorney Registration Office pursuant to Rule 219 shall separately identify the additional fee imposed pursuant to this subdivision]. All amounts received pursuant to this subdivision shall be credited to the Fund.
* * * * * [Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-351. Filed for public inspection February 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
