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NC H194
Bill
Status
2/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Stevens
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the North Carolina State Bar Council to charge and collect reinstatement fees for attorneys seeking reinstatement from inactive status, administrative suspension, or suspension for failure to comply with continuing legal education requirements.
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Permits the Council to charge registration and annual renewal fees for interstate or international law firms.
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Allows the Council to charge attendance fees for continuing legal education programs, which may include a fee to support the Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism.
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Authorizes late fees for failure to timely file continuing legal education annual reports, failure to pay attendance fees, or failure to complete annual continuing legal education requirements.
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Permits the Council to charge administrative fees for attorneys against whom discipline has been imposed, who receive noncompliance suspension, or who participate in a Grievance Committee diversion program.
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Effective date: October 1, 2023.
Legislative Description
State Bar Authority for Certain Fees.-AB
Attorneys; Fees; Licensing & Certification; Occupations; Public; State Bar
Last Action
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
3/29/2023