Rule 14-203. License categories.
(a) Lawyers licensed by the Bar
shall be divided into the following licensure categories:
(a)(1) Active. Active members are
those lawyers eligible to practice law as defined by Rule 14-802. An active
member must maintain an active license.
(a)(2) Active, under three.
Active under three lawyers are those persons who took the student Bar
Examination as defined in Rule 14-710 and have not been admitted to practice
for more than three years in any jurisdiction.
(a)(3) Active emeritus. Active
emeritus lawyers are those lawyers who have been a member of the Bar for 50
years or are 75 years of age as of July 1 of the current year and who are
engaged in the practice of law.
(a)(4) Inactive. Inactive members
are those lawyers who have retired from or for other reasons are not engaged in
the practice of law as defined by the Rule 14-802. An inactive member must
maintain an inactive license. They shall have the right to attend meetings of
the Bar but shall not have a vote. They may serve on Bar committees and be
members of sections of the Bar.
(a)(5) Inactive emeritus.
Inactive emeritus lawyers are those lawyers who have been a member of the Bar
for 50 years or are 75 years of age as of July 1 of the current year and who
are not engaged in the practice of law.
(a)(6) Other limited practice
licenses. As authorized by the Supreme Court, the Bar may develop other limited
license categories.
(b) Transfer from inactive to
active status. An inactive member may become an active member upon request and
by paying the licensing fees which would have been payable July 1 had the
member then been active. A lawyer who transfers must also pay the Lawyer's Fund
for Client Protection assessment for the licensure cycle when assessed.
(c) Register of members to be
kept. The executive director shall maintain a register of lawyers which shall
contain a designation as to their licensing status and such other information
as the Board may determine to be necessary or desirable or as required by rule.
(d) Information required of
members. Each member of the Bar shall furnish the executive director
information indicating his or her date and the place of birth, dates of
admission in other jurisdictions, and concerning such other matters as the
Board may from time to time prescribe. This information shall be furnished by
each member as a part of, or as a supplement to, the annual licensing form
required by the rules or upon inquiry at any time by the executive director.
(e) Membership licensure card.
Each member shall be furnished with a current licensure card.
(f) Professional misconduct. If
an inactive member, or active member while suspended, shall practice law, he or
she shall be subject to the disciplinary process as in cases of other
professional misconduct under the Utah Rules of Professional Conduct and
Article 5, Lawyer Discipline and Disability.