Section 6.7 - Annual Membership Fees and Assessments(a) The payment date for annual membership fees and assessments is January 31.(b) No part of the membership fees will be rebated, refunded or forgiven by reason of death, resignation, suspension, disbarment or change from active to inactive membership after January 31.(c) A bar member who, by January 31, expresses a clear intent to the Bar to transfer to inactive status and timely pays the inactive membership fees, but does not timely submit a signed Request for Enrollment as an Inactive Member, may be allowed to complete the inactive transfer without payment of the active membership assessment, if the Chief Executive Officer finds extenuating circumstances exist. The Chief Executive Officer's decision is final.(d) The Board will set a late payment penalty to be assessed on any member delinquent in payment of member fees.(e) Any member in default of payment of annual member fees will be given a reasonable opportunity to cure the default as determined by the Board. The Chief Executive Officer shall send a notice of delinquency to each member in default at the member's electronic mail address on file with the bar on the date of the notice. The Chief Executive Officer shall send the notice by mail to any member who is not required to have an electronic mail address on file with the bar under the rules of procedure. If a member fails to pay the fees or contributions within the time allowed to cure the default as stated in the notice, the member is automatically suspended.(f) The Board may establish a uniform procedure for proration of membership fees based on admission to practice during the course of the year. New admittees will have ninety (90) days from the date of admission to pay their membership fees. If a new admittee fails to pay the fees within the time allowed, the new admittee is automatically suspended.(g) The Chief Executive Officer may, each year, exempt or waive payment of annual membership in cases of (i) proven extreme hardship, or (ii) for members engaged in active military service, the Peace Corps, Vista or other volunteer programs serving the national interest or the legal profession, and for which the member receives only a subsistence income, stipend or expense reimbursement that is the member's principal source of income.(h) The Chief Executive Officer may take reasonable and necessary actions, including extending deadlines and waiving late fees, if national or statewide events occur that severely disrupt the normal course of business. Prior to taking action, the CEO will make reasonable efforts to consult with the Bar President.As amended by 11/19/2022.