Section 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 following such disposition.

(2) To assemble signed vouchers for the expenses specified in § 93.111 (relating to determination of reimbursable expenses) incurred in:

(i) the investigation and prosecution of disciplinary proceedings for purposes of the taxation of expenses pursuant to § 89.205(b) (relating to informal admonition or private reprimand following formal hearing) and § 89.209 (relating to expenses of formal proceedings); and

(ii) the investigation and processing of petitions for reinstatement for purposes of the imposition of expenses on respondent-attorneys pursuant to § 89.278 (relating to expenses of reinstatement proceedings).

(3) To exercise the powers and perform the duties expressly vested in the Secretary or the Office of the Secretary by these rules.

The provisions of this § 93.54 amended April 8, 1983, effective April 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 1244; amended November 14 and 17, 1989 and December 6 and 20, 1989, 20 Pa.B. 2009; amended April 25, 1997, effective April 26, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 2037. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (203551) to (203552).