2023 09 20 rule effective 10202023
CRC amend. September 20, 2023
California Rules of Court
Cal. Rules of Court, Rule 9.22 Rule 9.22. Suspension of licensees of the State Bar for failure to comply with judgment or order for child or family support (
a) Annual State Bar recommendation for suspension of delinquent licensees Under Family Code
section 17520, the State Bar is authorized to transmit to the Supreme Court on an annual basis twice a year the names of those licensees listed by the State Department of Social Child Support Services as delinquent in their payments of court - ordered child or family support with a recommendation for their suspension from the practice of law. (
b) Conditions for reinstatement of a suspended licensees The Supreme Court may reinstate a A licensee suspended under this rule may be reinstated only after receipt by the Supreme Court of notification from the State Bar that the licensee’s name has been removed from the State Department of Social Child Support Services list as provided in Family Code
section 17520(
h) and that the licensee has submitted a declaration under penalty of perjury stating whether the licensee practiced law during the suspension. (
c) Additional Subsequent recommendation for suspension by the State Bar Under Family Code
section 17520(l), the State Bar is further authorized to promptly transmit to the Supreme Court with a recommendation for their suspension from the practice of law the names of those any licensees previously listed by the State Department of Social Child Support Services as delinquent in their payments of court - ordered child or family support, who has been reinstated under (
b) of this ruleobtained releases under Family Code
section 17520(h), and who hasve subsequently been identified by the Department of Social Child Support Services as again being delinquent. (
d) Compliance with Rule 9.20(a)-(
c) A licensee suspended under this rule must comply with the requirements of rule 9.20 in connection with an initial suspension under (
a) of this rule and any subsequent suspension under (
c) of this rule. (ed) Authorization for the Board of Trustees of the State Bar to adopt rules and regulation The Board of Trustees of the State Bar is authorized to adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and appropriate in order to comply with this rule. The rules and regulations of the State Bar must contain procedures governing the notification, suspension, and reinstatement of licensees of the State Bar in a manner not inconsistent with Family Code