§ 89.272. Waiting period.

 (a)  General rule. Enforcement Rule 218(b) provides that a person who has been disbarred may not apply for reinstatement until the expiration of at least five years from the effective date of the disbarment, except that a person who has been disbarred pursuant to §  91.51 (relating to reciprocal discipline) may apply for reinstatement at any earlier date on which reinstatement may be sought in the jurisdiction of initial discipline.

 (b)  Premature petitions. Unless otherwise provided in an order of suspension or disbarment, the Board will not entertain a petition for reinstatement filed prior to the expiration of the period set forth in subsection (a), or more than nine months prior to the expiration of the term of suspension, as the case may be. The Board will also not entertain a petition for reinstatement filed before the formerly admitted attorney has paid in full any costs taxed under §  89.209 (relating to expenses of formal proceedings) or under §  89.278 (relating to expenses of reinstatement proceedings) with respect to any previous reinstatement proceeding and has made any required restitution to the Lawyers Fund for Client Security under Enforcement Rule 531 (relating to restitution a condition for reinstatement).

 (c)  Second or subsequent petitions. Where a petition for reinstatement has been finally denied, the Board, unless otherwise ordered by the Supreme Court in a specific case, will not entertain a second or subsequent petition for reinstatement until after the expiration of at least one year after the immediately preceding petition has been finally denied.

   The provisions of this §  89.272 amended through July 8, 1983, effective July 9, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 2138; amended May 17, 1991, effective May 18, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 2333; amended April 26, 1996, effective immediately, 26 Pa.B. 1984; amended April 18, 1998, effective April 18, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 1834; amended July 24, 1998, effective immediately, 28 Pa.B. 3504. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (243509) to (243510).