Rule 4.2 - Service of Formal Complaint(a) Manner of Service of Formal Complaint. A copy of the formal complaint, accompanied by a notice to file an answer within fourteen (14) days, may be personally served on the respondent or as otherwise permitted by BR 1.12. The notice to answer shall be in substantially the form set forth in BR 13.2.(b) Alternative Service of Formal Complaint. The Bar may request the Adjudicator to authorize the service of a formal complaint and notice to answer on the respondent pursuant to ORCP 7 D(6).(c) Proof of Service of Complaint. Proof of personal service shall be made in the same manner as in a case pending in a circuit court.(d) Service of Amended Formal Complaint. An amended formal complaint may be served by mail, provided the original formal complaint was served on the respondent in the manner provided by BR 4.2(a) or (b).(e) Disregard of Error. Failure to comply with any provision of this rule or BR 1.12 shall not affect the validity of service if the respondent received actual notice of the substance and pendency of the disciplinary proceedings.Rule 4.2 amended by Order dated June 30, 1987. Rule 4.2d added by Order dated February 5, 2001. Rule 4.2a amended by Order dated April 26, 2007. Rule 4.2a, 4.2b, 4.2d, and 4.2e amended by Order dated May 3, 2017, effective 1/1/2018. Rule 4.2 amended by Order dated December 26, 2023, effective 1/1/2024.