MINNESOTA COURT RULES

PROFESSIONAL RULES

Rules of the Supreme Courton Lawyer Registration

Rule 9.Transfer from Inactive Status to Active Status

A.Requirements.

To transfer from inactive status to active status, a lawyer or judge must, before practicing law or assuming judicial responsibilities, take each of the following actions:

(1) promptly notify the Lawyer Registration Office of the intention to transfer to active status;

(2) file a completed Lawyer Registration Statement with the Lawyer Registration Office;

(3) pay the applicable active status fee and all accumulated late fees, less any inactive status fee payments previously made for the same registration year;

(4) complete all continuing legal education (CLE) requirements and be transferred to CLE active status;

(5) comply with Rule 1.15 and Appendix 1 of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct regarding trust accounts; and

(6) comply with Rule 22 of these Rules.

B.Transfer.

Upon verification that the requirements of this rule have been met, the Lawyer Registration Office will transfer the lawyer or judge to active status.

(Added effective January 1, 2016; amended effective July 1, 2018.)