Rule 4-204.3 - Answer to Notice of Investigation Required(a) The respondent shall deliver to the State Disciplinary Board member assigned to investigate the matter a written response under oath to the Notice of Investigation within 30 days of service.(b) The written response must address specifically all of the issues set forth in the Notice of Investigation.(c) The State Disciplinary Board member assigned to investigate the matter may, in the State Disciplinary Board member's discretion, grant extensions of time for the respondent's answer. Any request for extension of time must be made in writing, and the grant of an extension of time must also be in writing. Extensions of time shall not exceed 30 days and should not be routinely granted.(d) In cases where the maximum sanction is disbarment or suspension and the respondent fails to properly respond within the time required by these Rules, the Office of the General Counsel may seek authorization from the Chair or Vice-Chair of the State Disciplinary Board to file a motion for interim suspension of the respondent. (1) When an investigating member of the State Disciplinary Board notifies the Office of the General Counsel that the respondent has failed to respond and that the respondent should be suspended, the Office of the General Counsel shall, with the approval of the Chair or Vice-Chair of the State Disciplinary Board, file a Motion for Interim Suspension of the respondent. The Supreme Court of Georgia shall enter an appropriate order.(2) When the State Disciplinary Board member and the Chair or Vice-Chair of the State Disciplinary Board determine that a respondent who has been suspended for failure to respond has filed an appropriate response and should be reinstated, the Office of the General Counsel shall file a Motion to Lift Interim Suspension. The Supreme Court of Georgia shall enter an appropriate order. The determination that an adequate response has been filed is within the discretion of the investigating State Disciplinary Board member and the Chair of the State Disciplinary Board.Ga. R. Prof. Cond. 4-204.3