North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter D - RULES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .3300 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE PRIVACY AND INFORMATION SECURITY LAW › Section 01D .3306 - STANDARDS FOR CONTINUED CERTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The period of certification is five years. Prior to the
					 expiration of the certification period, a certified specialist who desires
					 continued certification must apply for continued certification within the time
					 limit described in Rule .3306(d) below. No examination will be required for
					 continued certification. However, each applicant for continued certification as
					 a specialist shall comply with the specific requirements set forth below in
					 addition to any general standards required by the board of all applicants for
					 continued certification.
(a)
				  Substantial Involvement - The specialist must demonstrate that, for each of the
				  five years preceding application for continuing certification, he or she has
				  had substantial involvement in the specialty as defined in Rule .3305(b) of
				  this subchapter.
(b) Continuing
				  Legal Education - The specialist must earn no less than 60 hours of accredited
				  CLE credits in privacy and information security law and related fields during
				  the five years preceding application for continuing certification. Of the 60
				  hours of CLE, at least 30 hours shall be in privacy and information security
				  law, and the balance of 30 hours may be in related field CLE or technical
				  (non-legal) CE. At least six credits each year must be earned in privacy and
				  information security law. A list of the topics that qualify as related-field
				  CLE and technical CE shall be maintained by the board on its official
				  website.
(c) Peer Review - The
				  applicant must provide, as references, the names of at least six lawyers or
				  judges, all of whom are licensed and currently in good standing to practice law
				  in North Carolina or another jurisdiction in the United States; however, no
				  more than three reference may be licensed in another jurisdiction. References
				  must be familiar with the competence and qualification of the applicant as a
				  specialist. For an application to be considered, completed peer reference forms
				  must be received from at least three of the references. All other requirements
				  relative to peer review set forth in Rule .3305(d) of this subchapter apply to
				  this standard.
(d) Time for
				  Application - Application for continued certification shall be made not more
				  than 180 days, nor less than 90 days, prior to the expiration of the prior
				  period of certification.
(e) Lapse
				  of Certification - Failure of a specialist to apply for continued certification
				  in a timely fashion will result in a lapse of certification. Following such a
				  lapse, recertification will require compliance with all requirements of Rule
				  .3305 of this subchapter, including the examination.
(f) Suspension or Revocation of Certification
				  - If an applicant's certification was suspended or revoked during a period of
				  certification, the application shall be treated as if it were for initial
				  certification under Rule .3305 of this subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Adopted by the Supreme
					 Court September 28, 2017;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court:
					 March 27, 2019.