§ 93.142. Filing of annual registration form.
(a) Filing of annual registration form. Enforcement Rule 219(c) provides that on or before July 1 of each year all attorneys required by the rule to register shall electronically file with the Attorney Registration Office a registration form. Upon an attorney’s written request and for good cause shown, the Attorney Registration Office shall grant an exemption from the electronic filing requirement and provide a paper registration form to the attorney for filing.
(1) The attorney shall provide the following information on the form:
(i) The attorney’s current license status in this Commonwealth and all other state, federal, and foreign courts and jurisdictions in which the attorney is or has ever been licensed to practice law.
(ii) The attorney’s contact information, which shall specify information accessible to the public. Upon an attorney’s written request and for good cause shown, the contact information will not be accessible to the public.
(iii) The financial accounts and information identified in § 91.180(b) (relating to reporting of fiduciary and operating accounts on annual registration form).
(iv) A statement that:
(A) the attorney is familiar and in compliance with Rule 1.15 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct regarding the handling of funds and other property of clients and others and the maintenance of IOLTA accounts;
(B) the attorney’s Trust Accounts comply with Enforcement Rule 221(h) regarding the mandatory reporting of overdrafts on fiduciary accounts; and
(C) the attorney has reported all of the financial accounts and information identified in Enforcement Rule 221(q).
(v) A statement that any action brought against the attorney by the Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security for the recovery of monies paid by the Fund as a result of claims against the attorney may be brought in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny, Dauphin or Philadelphia County.
(vi) Whether the attorney is covered by professional liability insurance on the date of registration in the minimum amounts set forth in Rule of Professional Conduct 1.4(c); a covered attorney shall identify the insurance carrier.
(vii) Such other information as the Board may from time to time direct.
(2) Enforcement Rule 219(e) provides that the annual registration requirement is not satisfied if the registration form is incomplete, if the payment is incomplete, or if payment of the annual assessment has been returned to the Board unpaid. If the annual registration form, voucher or payment is incomplete or if a payment of the annual assessment has been returned to the Board unpaid, the annual assessment shall not be deemed to have been paid until a collection fee of $25 shall also have been paid. Registration is deemed complete upon receipt of the completed registration form, satisfactory payment of the annual assessment, and payment of any penalties or fees assessed under Enforcement Rule 219(f).
(3) Every attorney who has filed the form shall notify the Attorney Registration Office in writing of any change in the information previously submitted relating to license status in other jurisdictions, contact information, and professional liability insurance, within 30 days after such change, which notice shall be sent by mail or facsimile transmission, provided, however, that any change in the information required by Enforcement Rule 221(q) (relating to financial account information) that occurs after the filing of the form need only be reported on the next regular annual registration form due July 1. Failure to timely register and file the next annual registration form shall not excuse the requirement of reporting changes in financial account information on an annual basis on or before July 1, and failure to make such a report shall constitute a violation of Enforcement Rule 219.
(4) Submission of the annual registration form through electronic means signifies the attorney’s intent to sign the form. By submitting the form electronically, the attorney certifies that the electronic filing is true and correct.
Source The provisions of this § 93.142 amended through May 4, 1984, effective May 5, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1547; amended March 1, 1991, effective March 2, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 827; amended September 11, 1992, effective September 12, 1992, with respect to assessment years commencing on and after July 1, 1992 and thereafter, 22 Pa.B. 4624; amended June 11, 1993, subsection (b)(1)(ii) is effective with respect to assessment years commencing on and after July 1, 1993 and thereafter, 23 Pa.B. 2729; amended November 3, 1995, effective November 4, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 4696; amended April 4, 1997, effective April 5, 1997, amendments to subsection (b) are applicable to 1997-1998 assessment year, 27 Pa.B. 1643; amended July 30, 1999, effective July 31, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 4053; amended August 5, 2005, effective August 6, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 4301; amended April 18, 2008, effective April 19, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 1812; amended August 7, 2009, effective August 8, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 4725; amended August 5, 2011, effective August 6, 2011, 41 Pa.B. 4202; amended November 2, 2012, effective November 3, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 6864; amended January 30, 2015, effective March 2, 2015, relating to filing of annual form by attorneys shall be applicable beginning with the 2015-2016 assessment year, 45 Pa.B. 544; amended October 28, 2016, effective October 29, 2016, 46 Pa.B. 6814, corrected at 46 Pa.B. 7250; amended September 27, 2019, effective 30 days after publication, 49 Pa.B. 5552; amended January 31, 2020, effective 30 days after publication, 50 Pa.B. 647; amended January 31, 2020, effective 30 days after publication, 50 Pa.B. 648; amended December 15, 2023, effective 30 days after publication, 53 Pa.B. 7704. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (410986) and (400495) to (400497).
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