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 .2500 - CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR THE CRIMINAL LAW SPECIALTY › Section 01D .2509 - STANDARDS FOR CONTINUED CERTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LAW

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The period of certification is five years. A certified
					 specialist who desires continued certification must apply for continued
					 certification within the time limit described in Rule .2509(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 the five years preceding reapplication he or she has
				  had substantial involvement in the specialty or subspecialty as defined in Rule
				  .2508(b).
(b) Continuing Legal
				  Education - The specialist must have earned no less than 65 hours of accredited
				  continuing legal education credits in criminal law and juvenile delinquency law
				  with not less than six credits earned in any one year. Of the 65 hours, at
				  least 20 hours shall be in juvenile delinquency law, and the balance may be in
				  the following related fields: substantive criminal law, criminal procedure,
				  trial advocacy, and evidence.
(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 this state, practice in the field of juvenile delinquency
				  law or criminal law or preside over juvenile delinquency or criminal law
				  proceedings, and are familiar with the competence and qualification of the
				  applicant as a specialist. An applicant must receive a minimum of three
				  favorable peer reviews to be considered by the board for compliance with this
				  standard. All other requirements relative to peer review set forth in Rule
				  .2508(d) of this subchapter apply to this standard.
(d) Time for Application - Application for
				  continuing 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 lapse, recertification will require
				  compliance with all requirements of Rule .2508 of this subchapter, including
				  the examination.
(f) Suspension or
				  Revocation of Certification - If an applicant's certification has been
				  suspended or revoked during the period of certification, then the application
				  shall be treated as if it were for initial certification under Rule .2508 of
				  this subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 84-23;
Adopted by the Supreme
					 Court August 25, 2011;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court:
					 March 27, 2019.