Section 102. General

(a) Purpose. These rules are adopted to assure that lawyers admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania continue their education to have and maintain the requisite knowledge and skill necessary to fulfill their professional responsibilities.

(b) Definitions. Subject to any definitions contained in subsequent rules, the following words and phrases, when used in these rules shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following meanings:

Active Lawyer—A member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, who is not an active or senior member of the judiciary. A lawyer who is active for any part of a year must comply with these rules.

Administrative Office—The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

Administrator—The head of the administrative staff of the Board.

Board—The Continuing Legal Education Board established by these rules.

CLE—Continuing legal education to be provided under these rules.

Compliance Period—The twelve month time period assigned to a lawyer within which he or she must comply with their annual CLE requirement, except during the implementation period from July 1, 1992 through December 31, 1993.

Fiscal Year—The fiscal year of the Board which shall end December 31.

Provider—A corporation or association which has been accredited by the Board to provide continuing legal education under these rules or a corporation or association which provides one (1) or more continuing legal education courses approved by the Board.

Supreme Court—The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania existing under Section 2 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.

Verified Statement—A document filed with the Board or the Supreme Court under these rules containing statements of fact and a statement by the signatory that it is made subject to the penalties of 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 4904 (relating to unsworn falsification to authorities).

(c) Gender; Number; Tense: In these rules the masculine shall include the feminine, and the feminine shall include the masculine; the singular shall include the plural, and the plural, the singular; words used in the past or present tense shall include the future.

(d) Effective date: These rules shall become effective on the first day of the sixth month following their adoption by the Supreme Court.

The provisions of this Rule 102 amended July 1, 1992, effective immediately, 22 Pa.B. 3724; amended February 1, 1994, effective immediately, 24 Pa.B. 1085; amended March 7, 1995, effective immediately, 25 Pa.B. 1079; amended September 16, 1996, effective immediately, 26 Pa.B. 4760. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (212255) to (212256).