ME · rules
M. Bar R. 19
DISSEMINATION OF DISCIPLINARY INFORMATION
(a) Public Notice.
(1) The Board Clerk shall issue, electronically or otherwise, a news
release to general media outlets throughout Maine to effect the notice of
disciplinary disbarment, suspension, probation, or reinstatement decisions and
orders.
(2) The Board Clerk shall publish hearing decisions and orders issued
by the Court, the Single Justice, and the Grievance Commission on the Board’s
website.
(b) Notice to Discipline Authorities and Other Entities. The Board
Clerk shall transmit, electronically or otherwise, notice of all public disciplinary
and non-disciplinary sanctions, reinstatement decisions and orders, and
surrenders of license to members of the Board and Grievance Commission, and
to members of the following:
(1) all State, Federal, and Tribal Courts in Maine;
(2) the attorney disciplinary authority in any other jurisdiction known
to the Board in which the attorney is licensed to practice;
(3) the Maine State Bar Association;
(4) the American Bar Association’s National Lawyer Regulatory Data
Bank; and
(5) other such organization as determined by the Board.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.maine.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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