MINNESOTA COURT RULES

PROFESSIONAL RULES

Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility

Rule 17.Felony Conviction

(a)Duty of the court administrator.

Whenever a lawyer is convicted of a felony, the court administrator shall send the Director a certified copy of the judgment of conviction.

(b)Other cases.

Nothing in these Rules precludes disciplinary proceedings, where appropriate, in case of conviction of an offense not punishable by incarceration for more than one year or in case of unprofessional conduct for which there has been no criminal conviction or for which a criminal conviction is subject to appellate review.

(Amended July 22, 1982; amended effective July 1, 1986; amended effective July 1, 1987; amended effective January 1, 1989.)