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If a lawyer or law firm fails to file an annual Certificate and Report required by Rule 7 of these Rules, the Hawai'i State Bar shall forthwith report that fact to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. If a lawyer or law firm discovers a trust account check was dishonored for insufficient funds, the lawyer or law firm shall forthwith report that fact to the Hawai'i State Bar and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which may order an audit of the trust account(s) involved at the cost of the attorney or law firm audited. If a lawyer or law firm fails to correct any violation of either Rule 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i or these Rules within 60 days after the violation is discovered through the audit process, or otherwise fails to comply with these Rules, the Hawai'i State Bar shall refer the matter to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. However, nothing in these Rules shall prevent or discourage any attorney from immediately reporting to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel any violation of these Rules or the Hawai'i Rules of Professional Conduct involving a trust account.
As provided in Rule 11(f)(1) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i, failure to provide certification within the registration period may result in administrative suspension from the practice of law in this jurisdiction in the manner provided in Rule 17(d)(4)(A) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i.
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