Rule 19 Involuntary Commitment or Adjudication of Incompetency
Part Two: Proceedings in Which an Attorney Is Declared to Be Incompetent or Alleged to Be Incapacitated
Rule Text
If an attorney has been judicially declared incompetent, or is involuntarily committed on the grounds of incompetency or disability, the Court or a Complaint Tribunal, upon proper proof of the fact, shall enter an order immediately transferring the attorney to disability inactive status for an indefinite period until further order of the Court or a Complaint Tribunal. A copy of the order shall be lawfully served in accordance with Rule 4(d)(2)(b) or (C), Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. The judge of any court within this state shall have the affirmative duty to send a certified copy of the order declaring the attorney
incompetent or involuntarily committing the attorney on the grounds of incompetency or disability to Office of General Counsel within ten (10) days after entry of such order.