1D.0902 Reinstatement from Inactive Status

(a) Eligibility to Apply for Reinstatement

Any member who has been transferred to inactive status may petition the council for an order reinstating the member as an active member of the North Carolina State Bar.

(b) Definition of “Year”

As used in this rule, a year is a 365 day period of time unless a calendar year is specified.

(c) Requirements for Reinstatement

(1) Completion of Petition.

The member must provide the information requested on a petition form prescribed by the council and must sign the petition under oath.

(2) CLE Requirements Before Inactive.

Unless the member was exempt from such requirements pursuant to Rule .1517 of this subchapter or is subject to the requirements in Subparagraph (c)(5) of this Rule, the member must satisfy the minimum continuing legal education requirements, as set forth in Rule .1518 of this Subchapter, for the calendar year in which the member was transferred to inactive status (the “subject year”) if such transfer occurred on or after July 1 of the subject year, including any deficit from a prior reporting period. calendar year that was carried forward and recorded in the member’s CLE record for the subject year.

(3) Character and Fitness to Practice.

The member must have the moral qualifications, competency and learning in the law required for admission to practice law in the state of North Carolina, and must show that the member’s resumption of the practice of law within this state will be neither detrimental to the integrity and standing of the Bar or the administration of justice nor subversive of the public interest.

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