Rule 212 - Penalties for Noncompliance1.Procedure in event of noncompliance. An attorney who is subject to these rules and who fails to timely comply with their provisions shall be subject to the following:(a)Extension fee for additional time to complete requisite continuing education credit hours. If an attorney subject to the requirements of Rule 210(2) fails to complete the requisite continuing education credit hours by December 31, the board may grant an extension of time to March 1 to obtain credits to cure the deficiency from the preceding calendar year. An attorney granted an extension of time will be assessed an extension fee of $100. The fee for an extension of time is separate from and in addition to the annual fee. Once an extension fee is paid, it is nonrefundable.(b)Late fee for failure to timely pay annual fee or submit proof of sufficient educational credits. If an attorney subject to the requirements of Rule 210 fails to meet the March 1 deadline for paying the annual fee and/or completion of required educational credits, the board shall assess a late fee of $250. The late fee is separate from and in addition to the annual fee and any other fees owed. The late fee shall be assessed in a written notice of noncompliance. It shall not be a defense to noncompliance that the attorney did not receive the notice of noncompliance. (c)Administrative CLE suspension. Upon an order executed by the board and filed with the clerk of the supreme court and with the county clerk of each county, an attorney who does not completely cure any deficiency 70 days after the last date of a written notice of noncompliance will be administratively CLE suspended.(d)Reinstatement penalties for repeat offenders. An attorney who has been placed on administrative CLE suspension (c) and who is reinstated is subject to the payment of the requisite fee.(1) $250 the first time an attorney has been placed on administrative CLE suspension in the preceding five-year period.(2) $350 the second time an attorney has been placed on administrative CLE suspension in the preceding five-year period.(3) $550 the third time an attorney has been placed on administrative CLE suspension in the preceding five-year period.(4) $850 the fourth time an attorney has been placed on administrative CLE suspension in the preceding five-year period.(5) $1,250 the fifth time an attorney has been placed on administrative CLE suspension in the preceding five-year period. The reinstatement fee is separate from and in addition to any other fees, and the payment of the fee does not excuse the attorney from compliance with Rule 210 for each and every year the attorney is or was noncompliant.
2.Order of administrative CLE suspension; publication required; other requirements. The name of an attorney placed on administrative CLE suspension shall be published in the state bar's official publication. If the attorney is administratively CLE suspended for noncompliance with these rules, the attorney is not entitled to engage in the practice of law in the State of Nevada until such time as the attorney is reinstated under Rule 213. An attorney who is suspended for noncompliance with these rules must comply with Rule 115. If the attorney fails to comply with Rule 115, then the board shall proceed under Rule 118. The board shall also comply with Rule 121.1.3.Multiple suspensions; referral to state bar. In the event that an attorney is administratively CLE suspended for noncompliance with all or any portion of these rules more than once within a five-year period, or submits a false affirmation required by Rule 210(3), the board shall refer that attorney to the state bar for appropriate disciplinary action.Added; effective 2/19/1982; amended effective 1/15/2010; amended effective 1/1/2017; amended effective 2/1/2019; amended effective 2/4/2022.