PROCEDURES OF THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT
REGULATING PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
OF
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
REGULATING PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
OF
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
SECTION 15. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
A. Reporting Determinations of Guilt. All prosecuting attorneys and judges participating in or presiding over a proceeding in which an attorney pleaded guilty to, entered a nolo contendere plea, or has been found guilty of a Serious Crime in any jurisdiction shall have the duty to report such conviction or plea to the Executive Director.
B. Notification of Possible Criminal Activity. When, in connection with an investigation or a hearing, either the Office of Professional Conduct or the Committee is presented with any substantial evidence of criminal conduct by any party which would constitute a Serious Crime in any jurisdiction, the Office of Professional Conduct on its own initiative or at the direction of the Committee shall notify the appropriate prosecutorial authority.
C. Procedures for Disbarment.
(1) When a complaint against an attorney is based on a conviction in any jurisdiction of a Serious Crime, or a crime which also violates Rule 8.4 (b) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Committee shall institute disbarment proceedings.
(2) Actions for disbarment based on the conviction of a crime shall proceed in accordance with the procedures in Section 13 of these Procedures.
(3) A certified copy of the judgment of conviction shall be conclusive evidence of the attorney's guilt.
(4) The attorney may not offer evidence inconsistent with the essential elements of the crime for which he or she was convicted.
B. Notification of Possible Criminal Activity. When, in connection with an investigation or a hearing, either the Office of Professional Conduct or the Committee is presented with any substantial evidence of criminal conduct by any party which would constitute a Serious Crime in any jurisdiction, the Office of Professional Conduct on its own initiative or at the direction of the Committee shall notify the appropriate prosecutorial authority.
C. Procedures for Disbarment.
(1) When a complaint against an attorney is based on a conviction in any jurisdiction of a Serious Crime, or a crime which also violates Rule 8.4 (b) of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the Committee shall institute disbarment proceedings.
(2) Actions for disbarment based on the conviction of a crime shall proceed in accordance with the procedures in Section 13 of these Procedures.
(3) A certified copy of the judgment of conviction shall be conclusive evidence of the attorney's guilt.
(4) The attorney may not offer evidence inconsistent with the essential elements of the crime for which he or she was convicted.
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