La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § XV-917

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XV-917 - Certification Transitional Provision

A. Re-certification for Attorneys on the Roster Prior to the Promulgation of these Guidelines

1. All attorneys on the Public Defender Board's Capital Certification Roster at the time of the adoption of these guidelines shall be deemed to be certified under these guidelines on the date of adoption subject to the following.

a. All attorneys deemed to be certified under this Section must apply for certification under these guidelines within six months of the guidelines being adopted by the board or be de-certified. An attorney de-certified in this way may subsequently apply for certification.

b. Attorneys deemed to be certified under these guidelines must satisfy the comprehensive training program requirement contained in §923. B within two years of the adoption of these guidelines. Where an attorney fails to satisfy this provision he or she shall be immediately reduced to provisional certification status and the state public defender shall determine whether the attorney should be de-certified.

c. The state public defender will inform any court in which the attorney is acting for a capital defendant of the de-certification of the attorney.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § XV-917

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Public Defender Board, LR 36:1001 (May 2010).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:148.