RULE 1.3. FORMS OF DISCIPLINE.

Obsolete Date: 3/1/2017

A. Forms. Misconduct is grounds for one or more of the following forms of discipline:

(1) Disbarment by the court, in which case the lawyer is not eligible for readmission for five years;

(2) Suspension by the court for an appropriate fixed period of time not in excess of three years;

(3) Immediate interim suspension imposed by the court, pending final determination of discipline;

(4) Probation imposed by the court not in excess of two years, or imposed bya hearing panel or district inquiry committee with the consent of the respondent not in excess of two years. The probation may be renewed for an additional two-year period by consent or after a hearing to determine if there is a continued need for supervision;

(5) Admonition by the district inquiry committee;

(6) Reprimand by the court or a hearing panel;

(7) Restitution to persons financially injured;

(8) Reimbursement to the client protection fund;

(9) Assessment of costs and expenses of proceedings against the lawyer; or

(10) Limitation by the court on the nature or extent of the lawyer's future practice.

B. Conditions. Conditions may be attached to an admonition, a reprimand, or probation. Failure to comply with a condition is a ground for reconsideration of the matter and imposition of further discipline against the lawyer.

C. Mitigation or Aggravation. Mitigating or aggravating circumstances affecting the nature or degree of discipline to be imposed must be fully set forth in the opinion disposing of the matter.

D. Costs. Unless otherwise ordered by the court or the a hearing panel, costs and expenses of all disability or discipline proceedings, including, without limitation, the costs of investigations, service of process, witness fees, and a court reporter's services, must be assessed against the lawyer in any case where discipline is imposed or there is a transfer to disability inactive status or incapacitated status. In assessing costs and expenses, the court or hearing panel may consider as a mitigating factor the lawyer's tender of a conditional admission under Rule 4.2 that is consistent with or less than the discipline imposed. All expenses so assessed must be paid to the secretary of the board.

[Amended effective July 1, 1999. Adopted effective January 1, 1995.]