Registration Forms Due July 1, 2007: Forms Now Online.
Annual registration/fee forms were mailed out May 11, 2007. Forms and payments are due July 1, 2007. Late fees will take effect once the Final Notices are sent to attorneys by certified mail. Late fees are $100.00, and $200.00 if not paid by the time the Board certifies the names of delinquent attorneys to the Supreme Court. Complete the form carefully; incomplete forms will be returned and late charges may be assessed if not returned in time.
The number one reason for forms being returned is due to the attorney not completing Section B, which is the Pennsylvania Financial Data. If an attorney is in-state, paying the fee to be active, and does not work for a Corporate Legal Department, Government Legal Department, D.A.'s Office or Public Defender's Office or other agency, Section B must be answered, either by checking the box “None/Not Applicable” or providing the trust account information. If a check is returned by an attorney's financial institution as unpaid, the fee is $50.00 per check. Information on late fees is published at 37 Pa.B. 1963.
This year's Annual Fee Form will provide space for three addresses: a Preferred Mailing Address, Primary Location Office/Residence Address, and Residence Address. This is a change from prior years, when post office boxes were not allowed. The Office and Residence Address must still have an actual street address or rural route box number, but the preferred mailing address may be a post office box number. The attorney must also indicate which of the addresses will be published on the Disciplinary Board's Web site, and available by written or oral request to the Board.
Registration forms are posted on the website here. Both a print form suitable for printing and typing in and a fill-in form are available. Online registration and fee payments are not available at this time.