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 .1500 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 01D .1524 - REINSTATEMENT

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Reinstatement
				  Within 30 Days of Service of Suspension Order
A member who is suspended for noncompliance with the rules
					 governing the continuing legal education program may petition the secretary for
					 an order of reinstatement of the member's license at any time up to 30 days
					 after the service of the suspension order upon the member. The secretary shall
					 enter an order reinstating the member to active status upon receipt of a timely
					 written request and satisfactory showing by the member that the member cured
					 the continuing legal education deficiency for which the member was suspended.
					 Such member shall not be required to file a formal reinstatement petition or
					 pay a $250 reinstatement fee.
(b) Procedure for Reinstatement More that 30
				  Days After Service of the Order of Suspension
Except as noted below, the procedure for reinstatement more
					 than 30 days after service of the order of suspension shall be as set forth in
					 Rule .0904(c) and (d) of this subchapter, and shall be administered by
					 Administrative Committee.
(c) Reinstatement Petition
At any time more than 30 days after service of an order of
					 suspension on a member, a member who has been suspended for noncompliance with
					 the rules governing the continuing legal education program may seek
					 reinstatement by filing a reinstatement petition with the secretary. The
					 secretary shall transmit a copy of the petition to each member of the board.
					 The reinstatement petition shall contain the information and be in the form
					 required by Rule .0904(c) of this subchapter. If not otherwise set forth in the
					 petition, the member shall attach a statement to the petition in which the
					 member shall state with particularity the accredited legal education programs
					 that the member has attended and the number of credit hours obtained in order
					 to cure any continuing legal education deficiency for which the member was
					 suspended.
(d)
				  Reinstatement Fee
In lieu of the $125.00 reinstatement fee required by Rule
					 .0904(c)(4)(A), the petition shall be accompanied by a reinstatement fee
					 payable to the board, in the amount of $250.00.
(e) Determination of Board; Transmission to
				  Administrative Committee
Within 30 days of the filing of the petition for
					 reinstatement with the secretary, the board shall determine whether the
					 deficiency has been cured. The board's written determination and the
					 reinstatement petition shall be transmitted to the secretary within five days
					 of the determination by the board. The secretary shall transmit a copy of the
					 petition and the board's recommendation to each member of the Administrative
					 Committee.
(f)
				  Consideration by Administrative Committee
The Administrative Committee shall consider the
					 reinstatement petition, together with the board's determination, pursuant to
					 the requirements of Rule .0902(c)-(f) of this subchapter.
(g) Hearing Upon Denial of Petition for
				  Reinstatement
The procedure for hearing upon the denial by the
					 Administrative Committee of a petition for reinstatement shall be as provided
					 in Section .1000 of this subchapter.
Authority - Order of
					 the North Carolina Supreme Court, October 7, 1987, 318 N.C. 711;
Readopted Eff. December 8, 1994;
Amendments Approved by the Supreme
					 Court: March 7, 1996; March 6, 1997; February 3, 2000; March 3, 2005; September
					 25, 2019.