Rule 10 - Status Transfers(A)Prohibition on Improper Status Transfers. An attorney may not transfer between licensing statuses to circumvent the requirements of these Rules.(B)Reporting period. When an attorney transfers from one licensing status to another, the reporting period ends on June 30 of the same year as it would have been absent the transfer.(C)Transfers to Active or Pro Bono Emeritus Status.(1)Limit on Transfer. An attorney may transfer to active or pro bono emeritus status without completing additional Credit Hours unless the attorney: (a) has been on other than active status for three years or more, or(b) had previously transferred from active or pro bono emeritus status to inactive status before completing the applicable Rule 3 requirements for the reporting period.(2)Additional Requirements. An attorney meeting (1)(a) or (1)(b) above must file with the Board a compliance form reflecting completion of the applicable Rule 3 requirements within the two years immediately preceding the date the status transfer is to occur.Amended Feb. 10, 2020, eff. 7/1/2020.Board's Notes
This rule is drawn from the prior rule § 11. The prior rule has been slightly reorganized for clarity and revised to incorporate pro bono emeritus status and to remove the double penalty in prior rule § 11(c).