The following capitalized terms, as used in these Rules, shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a)Bar. "Bar" means the Idaho State Bar.(b)Bar Counsel. "Bar Counsel" means any disciplinary counsel of the Idaho State Bar.(c)Board of Commissioners. "Board of Commissioners" means the duly elected governing body of the Idaho State Bar.(d)Clerk. "Clerk" means the Clerk of the Professional Conduct Board of the Idaho State Bar.(e)Conviction. "Conviction" means a plea of nolo contendre, a plea of guilty, a jury verdict of guilty or a court decision of guilt, whether a formal judgment of conviction has been entered, regardless whether sentence has been imposed, withheld or suspended.(f)District Court. "District Court" means a court of general jurisdiction in the State of Idaho.(g)Formal Charges. "Formal Charges" means any disciplinary action seeking the Sanction of disbarment, suspension, public censure or public reprimand.(h)Grievant. "Grievant" means anyone who files in the office of Bar Counsel a written statement alleging that a Lawyer has engaged in misconduct.(i)Hearing Committee. "Hearing Committee" means a three person committee of the Professional Conduct Board, as provided in Rule 503.(j)Lawyer. "Lawyer" means a person who meets the qualifications for and is duly admitted to the practice of law in the State of Idaho. When "lawyer" appears in lowercase in these Rules, it shall mean a person who is no longer duly admitted to practice law in the State of Idaho.(k)Professional Conduct. "Professional Conduct" means conduct that occurs within or without the attorney-client relationship that reflects upon the Lawyer's fitness to practice law.(l)Professional Conduct Board. "Professional Conduct Board" means the Professional Conduct Board of the Bar, as provided in Rule 502.(m)Respondent. "Respondent" means a Lawyer whose Professional Conduct is under review or whose competency or disability status is under review.(n)Rules. "Rules" means Section V of the Idaho Bar Commission Rules, Rules for Review of Professional Conduct.(o)Sanction. "Sanction" means any of the disciplinary sanctions provided in Rule 506. "Sanction" also includes any other restriction upon a Lawyer's right to practice law authorized or approved by any duly authorized Professional Conduct enforcement authority in this or any other jurisdiction.(p)Serious Crime. "Serious Crime" means:(2) any lesser crime that reflects adversely on the Lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a Lawyer. Such lesser crimes include, but are not limited to, any crime that involves interference with the administration of justice, false swearing, misrepresentation, fraud, willful failure to file income tax returns, deceit, bribery, extortion, misappropriation, theft, or an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation of another to commit a Serious Crime.(q)State. "State" means the State of Idaho.(r)Supreme Court. "Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of the State of Idaho.