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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE:

 AMENDMENT OF RULES 219(a) 

AND 502(b) OF THE 

PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF 

DISCIPLINARY ENFORCEMENT 

AND RULE 1.15 OF THE RULES 

OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

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NO. 206

DISCIPLINARY RULES DOCKET

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 24th day of February, 2021, it is hereby ORDERED that Rules 

219(a) and 502(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement and Rule 1.15 of 

the Rules of Professional Conduct are amended in the attached form. These amendments 

shall be effective for the 2021-22 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 Rules 219(a) and 502(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of 

Disciplinary Enforcement and Rule 1.15 of the 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. 

Additions to the rule are shown in bold and are underlined.

Deletions from the rule are shown in bold and in brackets. 
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Rule 219. Annual Registration of Attorneys 

(a) Every attorney admitted to practice law in this Commonwealth shall pay an 

annual fee of [$140.00] $145.00 and electronically file the annual fee form provided for in 

this rule by July 1. The fee shall be collected under the supervision of the Attorney 

Registration Office, which shall make the annual fee form available for filing through a 

link on the Board’s website (http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org) or directly at 

https://ujsportal.pacourts.us. The said fee shall be used to defray the costs of disciplinary 

administration and enforcement under these rules, and for such other purposes as the 

Board shall, with the approval of the Supreme Court, from time to time determine. Upon 

an attorney’s written request submitted to the Attorney Registration Office and for good 

cause shown, the Attorney Registration Office shall grant an exemption from the 

electronic filing requirement and permit the attorney to file the annual fee form in paper 

form. 

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Rule 502. Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security 

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(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 fee of 

[$60.00] $50.00 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. All amounts received pursuant to 

this subdivision shall be credited to the Fund. 

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Rule 1.15. Safekeeping Property

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(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 [$25.00] $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. All amounts received pursuant to this 

subdivision shall be credited to the IOLTA Board. 

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