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and related charges. The Court of Appeals shall enter an interim
Decertification Temporary Suspension Order prohibiting the
practice of law in the State by each lawyer as to whom it is
satisfied that the treasurer has made reasonable and good faith
efforts to give notice concerning the dishonored check. The
treasurer shall mail by first class mail a copy of the interim
Decertification Temporary Suspension Order to each lawyer named
in the order at the lawyer's last address as it appears on the
records of the trustees, and the mailing of the copy shall
constitute service of the order.
7. Notices to Clerks.
The Clerk of the Court of Appeals shall send a copy of a
each Decertification Temporary Suspension Order and rescission
order that terminates a temporary suspension and restores the
lawyer to good standing entered pursuant to this Rule to the
Clerk of the Court of Special Appeals, the clerk of each circuit
court, the Chief Clerk of the District Court, and the Register of
Wills for each county.
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REPORTER’S NOTE
At the request of Chief Judge Bell, the Rules Committee has
considered amendments to Rules 16-811 and 16-903 with respect to
the use of the phrase, “rescind its Decertification Order,” in
the two Rules.
The Committee proposes amendments to Rule 16-811 that
eliminate the “decertification” terminology in the Rule and
replace it with a “temporary suspension” of the lawyer’s right to
practice law. “Rescission” language in the Rule is replaced by
the phrase, “order that terminates the temporary suspension and
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