Rule 8.6 Other Obligations Upon Application
Title 8: Reinstatement
Rule Text
(1) Financial Obligations. Each applicant seeking reinstatement shall pay to the Bar, at the time the application for reinstatement is filed, all past due assessments, fees, and penalties owed to the Bar for prior years, and the licensure fee and Client Security Fund assessment for the year in which the application for reinstatement is filed, less any active or inactive licensure fees or Client Security Fund assessment paid by the applicant previously for the year of application. Each applicant under BR 8.1(1)(a) and BR 8.1(1)(h), shall also pay to the Bar, at the time of application, an amount equal to $100 for each year the applicant remained suspended or resigned, and for which no licensure fee has been paid. Each applicant shall also pay, upon reinstatement, any applicable assessment to the Professional Liability Fund.
(2) Judgment for Costs; Client Security Fund Claim. Each applicant shall also pay to the Bar, at the time of application:
(a) any unpaid judgment for costs and disbursements assessed in a disciplinary or contested reinstatement proceeding; and
(b) an amount equal to any claim paid by the Client Security Fund due to the applicant’s conduct, plus accrued interest thereon.
(3) Refunds. In the event an application for reinstatement is denied, the Bar shall refund to the applicant the licensure fees and assessments paid for the year the application was filed, less the licensure fees and assessments that applied during any temporary reinstatement under BR 8.7.
(4) Adjustments. In the event an application for reinstatement is filed in one year and not acted upon until the following year, the applicant shall pay to the Bar, prior to reinstatement, any increase in licensure fees or assessments since the date of application. If a decrease in licensure fees and assessments has occurred, the Bar shall refund the decrease to the applicant.
Amendment history: (Rule 8.6(a) and (b) amended by Order dated December 14, 1995.) (Rule 8.6(a), (b) and (c) amended by Order dated February 5, 2001.) (Rule 8.6(a) amended by Order dated June 6, 2012.) (Rule 8.6(a) amended by Order dated August 10, 2015.) (Rule 8.6(b)(i) and 8.6(a)(ii) redesignated as Rule 8.6(b)(1) and 8.6(b)(2); Rule 8.6(a) amended by Order dated May 3, 2017, effective January 1, 2018.) (Rule 8.6(a) amended by Order dated May 22, 2019, effective September 1, 2019.) (Rule 8.6(a) amended by Order dated December 26, 2023, effective January 1, 2024.) (Rule 8.6(a)-(d) redesignated Rule 8.6(1)-(4) by Order dated May 23, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.) (Rule 8.6(1) amended by Order dated December 18, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.) (Rule 8.6(1), (3) and (4) amended by Order dated October 15, 2025, effective January 1, 2026.)