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Virginia Rules of Supreme CourtPart SIX - Integration of the State BarSection IV - Organization and Government
Rule 13 - Procedure for Disciplining, Suspending, and Disbarring Attorneys
Rule 13-31 - Dismissal of Complaints & Allegations Misconduct Upon Revocation Without Consent, or Upon Death

Va. R. Sup. Ct. 13-31

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Rule 13-31 - Dismissal of Complaints & Allegations Misconduct Upon Revocation Without Consent, or Upon Death

When an Attorney’s License is revoked without consent, or upon the death of an Attorney, Bar Counsel, in his or her discretion, may dismiss without prejudice any and all Complaints or allegations of Misconduct then pending against said Attorney by notifying the Clerk, the Complainant(s) and the District Committee, Board or court wherein the matter(s) lies.

Va. Sup. Ct. 13-31

Amended by order dated February 27, 2009, effective 5/1/2009; amended by order dated March 19, 2010, effective immediately; amended by order dated October 2, 2019, effective 12/1/2019; order dated May 9, 2023, effective 5/9/2023.