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MARYLAND RULES OF PROCEDURE<br />

TITLE 16 - COURTS, JUDGES, AND ATTORNEYS<br />

CHAPTER 700 - DISCIPLINE AND INACTIVE STATUS OF ATTORNEYS<br />

AMEND Rule 16-771 (b) to make discretionary the filing of a<br />

Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial Action that is based on a<br />

conviction of a serious crime <strong>and</strong> to make a certain stylistic<br />

change, as follows:<br />

Rule 16-771. DISCIPLINARY OR REMEDIAL ACTION UPON CONVICTION OF<br />

CRIME<br />

. . .<br />

(b) Petition in Court of Appeals<br />

Upon receiving <strong>and</strong> verifying information from any source<br />

that an attorney has been convicted of a serious crime, Bar<br />

Counsel shall may file a Petition for Disciplinary or Remedial<br />

Action in the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 16-751 (a)(2) <strong>and</strong><br />

serve the attorney in accordance with Rule 16-753. The petition<br />

shall may be filed whether the conviction resulted from a plea of<br />

guilty, nolo contendere, or a verdict after trial <strong>and</strong> whether an<br />

appeal or any other post-conviction proceeding is pending. The<br />

petition shall allege the fact of the conviction <strong>and</strong> include a<br />

request that the attorney be suspended immediately from the<br />

practice of law. A certified copy of the judgment of conviction<br />

shall be attached to the petition <strong>and</strong> shall be prima facie<br />

evidence of the fact that the attorney was convicted of the crime<br />

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