Rule 1-3.6 - DELINQUENT MEMBERSAny person licensed to practice law in Florida is deemed a delinquent member if the member fails to:
(b) comply with continuing legal education or basic skills course requirements;(c) pay the costs assessed in diversion or disciplinary cases within 30 days after the disciplinary decision or diversion recommendation becomes final, unless the time is extended by the board of governors for good cause shown;(d) make restitution imposed in diversion cases or disciplinary proceedings within the time specified in the order in those cases or proceedings;(e) pay fees imposed as part of diversion for more than 30 days after the diversion recommendation became final, unless the time is extended by the board of governors for good cause shown; or(f) pay an award entered in fee arbitration proceedings conducted under the authority stated elsewhere in these rules and 30 days or more have elapsed since the date on which the award became final; or(g) file the trust account certificate required in chapter 5 of these rules. Delinquent members are not members of The Florida Bar in good standing and therefore are prohibited from engaging in the practice of law in Florida and are not entitled to any privileges and benefits accorded to members of The Florida Bar in good standing.
Amended Oct. 10, 1991, effective 1/1/1992 (587 So.2d 1121); 9/24/1998, effective 10/1/1998 (718 So.2d 1179); 5/20/2004 (875 So.2d 448); 10/6/2005, effective 1/1/2006 (916 So.2d 655); 11/19/2009, effective 2/1/2010 (24 So.3d 63); 4/12/2012, effective 7/1/2012 (101 So.3d 807); amended March 3, 2022, effective 5/2/2022 (SC20-1467).