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Or. BR 1.3
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Rule 1.3 Nature of Proceedings
Title 1: General Provisions
Rule Text
Disciplinary and contested reinstatement proceedings are neither civil nor criminal in nature but are sui generis, and are designed as the means to determine whether a licensee should be disciplined for misconduct, or whether an applicant’s license should be reinstated.
Amendment history: (Rule 1.3 amended by Order dated October 19, 2009.) (Rule 1.3 amended by Order dated August 17, 2022, effective July 1, 2023.) (Rule 1.3 amended by Order dated December 26, 2023, effective January 1, 2024.) (Rule 1.3 amended by Order dated October 15, 2025, effective January 1, 2026.)