Section 20 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Effective Date(A)The effective date of this rule shall be July 1, 1988, except Section 3, which is effective January 1, 1989.(B)(1) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 28, 1989, shall be effective on July 1, 1989.(2) The amendments to Section 6 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on November 22, 1989, shall be effective on December 15, 1989.(3) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on May 8, 1990, shall be effective on May 28, 1990.(4) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 19, 1990, shall be effective on September 1, 1990 and shall apply to definite and indefinite suspensions imposed on or after that effective date.(5) The amendments to Sections 3 and 4 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 16, 1990 and December 11, 1990, shall be effective January 1, 1991 and shall apply to all programs and activities conducted on or after that effective date.(6) The amendments to Section 2 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on February 5, 1991, shall be effective on February 18, 1991.(7) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 4, 1991, shall take effect on September 1, 1991.(8) The amendments to Sections 1 to 7 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 8, 1991, shall take effect on January 1, 1992.(C) The amendments to this rule adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on December 14, 1993 shall take effect on January 1, 1994.(D) The amendments to Section 4 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 12, 1994, shall take effect on January 1, 1995.(E) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 12, 1995, shall take effect on January 1, 1996.(F) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 20, 1997, shall take effect on January 1, 1998.(G) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 28, 1998, shall be effective on November 1, 1998.(H) The amendments to Section 4 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 21, 1999, shall take effect on January 1, 2000.(I) The amendment to Section 2 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 10, 2000, shall take effect on May 8, 2000.(J) The amendments to Sections 3(C)(2), 3(H), and Section 5 of this Rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on November 28, 2000 shall be effective on July 1, 2001.(K) The amendments to Sections 2 and 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on December 11, 2001, shall take effect on January 21, 2002.(L) The amendments to Section 3(B)(2) and Section 4(B)(1) of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 22, 2002, shall be effective on July 1, 2002.(M) The amendments to Section 3(B)(2), Section 4(A)(4) and Section 6(C) of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 20, 2004, shall be effective on September 1, 2004.(N) The amendments to Section 6(A)(1)(a) of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 11, 2005, shall be effective on November 7, 2005.(O) The amendments to this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 11, 2007, shall be effective on November 1, 2007, and shall apply to the 2008 reporting period and subsequent reporting periods, except that former sections 5, 6, 7, and 8 shall govern sanctions and enforcement procedures for the 2007 reporting period.(P) The amendments to this rule adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on June 24, 2008, shall be effective November 1, 2008, and shall apply to attorneys admitted to the practice of law and attorneys initially registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov. Bar R. VI, Sec. 3, on or after November 1, 2008. These amendments shall not apply to attorneys registered for corporate status pursuant to Gov. Bar R. VI, Sec. 3, prior to November 1, 2008, who are subsequently admitted to the practice of law on or after November 1, 2008. Attorneys admitted to the practice of law or registered for corporate status prior to November 1, 2008, shall comply with former Sec. 3 of this rule.(Q) The amendment to Section 3(H)(2) of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on November 1, 2011, shall be effective December 1, 2011.(R) The amendments to Section 3 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on September 11, 2012, shall be effective January 1, 2013.(S) The amendments to Sections 3 through 20 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 23, 2012, shall be effective January 1, 2014, and apply to the biennial compliance period ending on December 31, 2014, and all subsequent biennial compliance periods. Former Sections 3 through 8 of this rule shall apply to the biennial compliance period ending on December 31, 2013, and all prior biennial compliance periods.(T) The amendments to Sections 17 and 19 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 21, 2014, shall be effective January 1, 2015.(U) The amendments to Section 9 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on May 2, 2017, shall be effective July 1, 2017.(V) The amendments to Sections 3 through 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 14 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 17, 2017, shall be effective November 1, 2017.(W) The amendments to Section 10 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 24, 2018, shall be effective January 1, 2019.(X) The amendments to Sections 5 and 14 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on January 29, 2019, shall be effective July 1, 2019.(Y) The amendments to Section 9 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on April 7, 2020, shall be effective June 1, 2020.(Z) The amendments to Section 5 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 12, 2022, shall be effective on August 1, 2022.(AA) The amendments to Sections 10, 11, and 17 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on August 2, 2022, shall be effective September 1, 2022.(BB) The amendments to Sections 3 through 7, 9, 12, 14, 18, and 19 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 12, 2022, shall be effective on January 1, 2023, and apply to the biennial compliance period ending on December 31, 2023, and all subsequent reporting periods.(CC) The amendments to Section 19 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on March 13, 2024, shall be effective on March 13, 2024.(DD) The amendments to Section 2 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 15, 2024, shall be effective on October 15, 2024.(EE) The amendments to Section 5 of this rule, adopted by the Supreme Court of Ohio on July 25, 2024, shall be effective on January 1, 2025.Effective: July 1, 1988 and January 1, 1989; Amended effective 1/1/1989; July 1, 1989; December 15, 1989; May 28, 1990; September 1, 1990; January 1, 1991; February 18, 1991; September 1, 1991; January 1, 1992; July 1, 1992; January 1, 1994; January 1, 1995; January 1, 1996; January 1, 1998; November 1, 1998; January 1, 2000; May 8, 2000; July 1, 2001; January 21, 2002; July 1, 2002, September 1, 2004, November 7, 2005; November 1, 2007; November 1, 2008; December 1, 2011; January 1, 2014; January 1, 2015; July 1, 2017; amended October 17, 2017, effective 11/1/2017; amended April 24, 2018, effective 1/1/2019; amended January 29, 2019, effective 7/1/2019; amended effective 2/1/2020; amended April 4, 2020, effective 6/1/2020; amended July 12, 2022, effective 8/1/2022; amended August 2, 2022, effective 9/1/2022; amended July 12, 2022, effective 1/1/2023; amended March 13, 2024, effective 3/13/2024; amended October 15, 2024, effective 10/15/2024; amended July 25, 2024, effective 1/1/2025.