Rule SCR 3.980 - Supreme Court Assignments to KYLAP(1) The Supreme Court may assign appropriate tasks and responsibilities to KYLAP relating to the evaluation of an impairment or the monitoring of a person's progress toward recovery from impairment as part of the Court's final disposition of any application for admission to the bar, petition for temporary suspension, charge of professional misconduct or application for restoration or reinstatement, where an issue of impairment has been raised in the proceeding, provided that in no event shall KYLAP become involved in any proceeding prior to the final disposition of that proceeding without the consent of the lawyer. (2) The Board of Governors may recommend that the Court assign appropriate tasks and responsibilities to KYLAP as described in paragraph (1) of this Rule as part of the Board's recommendation to the Court in any disciplinary, restoration or reinstatement proceeding, where an issue of impairment has been raised in the proceeding. (3) When KYLAP receives a matter by assignment from the Court pursuant to paragraph (1) of this Rule: (a) KYLAP shall proceed to provide assistance of the nature described in Rule 3.910(2) in accordance with the terms of the Court's order, and may impose additional requirements on the person who is the subject of the assignment as necessary to perform the assignment; (b) KYLAP may provide reports to the Court, and to one or more agencies of the Court, as authorized or required by the terms of the Court's order; (c) Any information gathered or received by KYLAP after the date of the Court's order and in the course of discharging the tasks and responsibilities assigned by the Court as part of a final disposition under paragraph (1) of this Rule may be used as evidence in any admission, disciplinary, continuing legal education, restoration or reinstatement proceeding regarding the person who is the subject of the assignment, subject to the rules of evidence and procedure in that proceeding; and (d) One or more representatives of KYLAP may be called as witnesses in any admission, disciplinary, continuing legal education, restoration or reinstatement proceeding for the purpose of testifying about information gathered or received by KYLAP after the date of the Court's order and in the course of discharging the tasks and responsibilities assigned by the Court as part of a final disposition under paragraph (1) of this Rule, subject to the rules of evidence and procedure in that proceeding. Ky. R. Sup. Ct. SCR 3.980
Amended by Order 2005-10, eff. 1/1/2006; adopted by Order 2003-4, eff. 1/1/2004; temporary amendment adopted eff. 3/17/2003 (Order 2003-2)