Ohio Gov. Bar. R. 5

As amended through October 29, 2024
Section 5 - Duration and Renewal of the Certificate
(A) A certificate issued pursuant to this rule shall expire one year from the date of issuance unless, prior to the date of expiration, one of the following events occurs, in which case the certificate shall expire on the date the event occurs:
(1) The applicant is admitted to the bar of Ohio;
(2) The applicant is denied admission to the practice of law under Gov. Bar R. I;
(3) The applicant receives a failing score on the Ohio bar examination;
(4) The applicant's employment or association with the legal services, public defender, or law school program is terminated and, within thirty days of the date of the notice provided for in Section 2(E)(3) of this rule, the director of a legal services or public defender program or law school dean fails to notify the Office of Bar Admissions that the applicant has become employed by or associated with another legal services, public defender, or law school program in this state.
(B) A certificate issued pursuant to this rule may be renewed once for a period of one year from the date on which the certificate would have expired. An applicant may obtain renewal by filing an application for renewal and both of the following with the Office of Bar Admissions:
(1) An affidavit from the director of the legal services or public defender program or the dean of the law school where the applicant is employed or associated certifying the applicant's continued employment or association with the legal services, public defender, or law school program;
(2) An affidavit from the applicant stating that the applicant has not engaged in the practice of law in Ohio outside the scope of employment or association with the legal services, public defender, or law school program where the applicant is employed or associated.
(C) An applicant who is granted temporary certification under this rule is subject to all provisions of the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility and submits to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for disciplinary purposes under Gov. Bar R. V. The Supreme Court, on its own initiative and at any time, may revoke a temporary certificate for disciplinary or other reasons.

The Supreme Court, on June 4, 1991, amended Section 5 of this rule, effective July 2, 1991, but did not modify the repeal provision of Section 7. The Supreme Court Reporter has advised that the June 4 order supersedes the repeal provision of Section 7 and that Rule IX remains in effect.

Ohio. Gov. Bar. R. 5