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Rules of the Supreme Courton Lawyer Registration

Rule 8.Permanent Disability Status: Inactive

A.Disability Affidavit.

A lawyer or judge who is totally disabled may file a Disability Affidavit with the Lawyer Registration Office stating that the lawyer or judge (1) is currently in good standing with the Lawyer Registration Office, (2) does not hold judicial office in this state and does not sit by special appointment, (3) is not engaged in the practice of law in this state, and (4) is totally disabled.

B.Effect.

The filing of a Disability Affidavit with the Lawyer Registration Office places the lawyer or judge on inactive status and exempts the lawyer or judge from payment of fees while it is effective.

C.Renewal; Expiration.

A Disability Affidavit, once filed, is effective for each succeeding year unless the lawyer or judge transfers to active status pursuant to Rule 9.

(Added effective August 1, 2014; amended effective July 1, 2018.)