Rule 4-205 - Confidential Discipline; In GeneralThe State Disciplinary Board may issue a Formal Letter of Admonition or a Confidential Reprimand in any disciplinary case upon the following conditions:
(a) the case has been thoroughly investigated, the respondent has been notified of and has had an opportunity to answer the charges brought against him, and the case has been reported to a quorum of the State Disciplinary Board assembled at a regularly scheduled meeting;(b) the State Disciplinary Board, as evidenced through the majority vote of its members present and voting, is of the opinion that the respondent has engaged in conduct that is in violation of the provisions of Part IV, Chapter 1 of these Rules; and(c) the State Disciplinary Board, as evidenced through the majority vote of its members present and voting, is of the opinion that the conduct referred to in paragraph (b) hereof was engaged in:(2) purposefully, but in ignorance of the applicable disciplinary rule or rules; or(3) under such circumstances that it is the opinion of the State Disciplinary Board that the protection of the public and rehabilitation of the respondent would be best achieved by the issuance of a Formal Letter of Admonition or a Confidential Reprimand rather than by any other form of discipline.