16-19-62. Response by attorney to proposal for private reprimand--Report and findings by board.The attorney shall have twenty days in which to agree or object to the findings and proposed action and demand that formal proceedings be initiated in lieu of a private reprimand. Silence shall be deemed to be an agreement with the findings and proposed action. After twenty days or upon the attorney's agreement, the board shall report its findings to the Supreme Court. Upon filing, the findings constitute a private reprimand. Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-1, Rule V (a) (6); SL 1995, ch 302 (Supreme Court Rule 94-9); SL 2016, ch 246 (Supreme Court Rule 16-43), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2018, ch 298 (Supreme Court Rule 18-07), eff. July 1, 2018.
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