6.01 | Annual Enrollment Fee and Statement – Exemptions – Penalties – Pro Hac Vice Fee – Pro Bono Waiver6.02 | Notice to Delinquents6.03 | Election to Become Inactive6.04 | Notification of Circuit Clerks6.05 | Unauthorized Practice by Stricken or Inactive Lawyers6.06 | Return to Active Status6.07 | Disposition of Fees6.08 | Funds Other Than Enrollment Fees and Noncash Items – Disposition6.09 | Disbursement of Funds – Authorization – Documentation6.10 | Bond and Fee of Supreme Court Clerk – Payment of Collection Expense6.11 | Annual Report and Audit
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2020
Rule 6 | Rules Governing The Missouri Bar and the Judiciary | Fees to Practice Law
6.01 | Annual Enrollment Fee and Statement – Exemptions – Penalties – Pro Hac Vice Fee – Pro Bono Waiver
(a) Fee Due. Each person licensed to practice law in this state shall pay to the clerk of this Court on or before January 31st of each year an enrollment fee, which shall be the total of the sums approved by this Court as the low income legal services fee, the bar fee and the advisory committee fee. The fee is due and shall be paid regardless of any assessment, notice or demand by the clerk of this Court. Payment of the annual enrollment fee on or before January 31st of each year under this Rule 6.01 means either receipt thereof by the clerk on or before January 31st or the placing of the fee in the United States mail addressed to the clerk of this Court on or before January 31st. If January 31st is a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, payment of the enrollment fee must be made by the end of the next day that is neither Saturday, Sunday, nor a legal holiday.
(b) Information to be Furnished to the Clerk of this Court. At the time of payment of the enrollment fee, a lawyer shall furnish to the clerk of this Court an annual enrollment statement, on a form to be prescribed by the clerk, that shall provide:
1. The lawyer's name;
2. The lawyer's current mailing address and e-mail address;
3. The lawyer's attorney enrollment number, as assigned by the clerk upon the lawyer's admission to the bar;
4. The county, or city of St. Louis, if applicable, and, if other than Missouri, the state in which the lawyer maintains his or her residence; and
5. The voting place designated by the lawyer for purposes of voting for members of The Missouri Bar board of governors.
In addition to the information on the annual enrollment statement, the lawyer shall notify the clerk of this Court of every change in the lawyer's current mailing or e-mail address.
(c) Initial Fee for New Members. A person admitted to the bar for the first time in this state, except a person admitted under Rule 8.10, Rule 8.105, Rule 9.09, or Rule 13.06, shall not be required to pay an enrollment fee until the 31st of January next following admission to the bar.
A person admitted to the bar of this state under Rule 8.10, Rule 8.105, Rule 9.09, or Rule 13.06 shall pay a proportional enrollment fee when first admitted. The proportional fee shall be calculated on the basis of the enrollment fee for the category selected by the person in effect on the date the person is admitted multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the calendar year the person is admitted divided by twelve.
(d) Persons Exempt from Fee. A person who is in good standing as a member of The Missouri Bar and:
(1) Is a retired judge, or
(2) Is a retired commissioner of a Missouri court of record, or
(3) Has been licensed to practice in this state for fifty years or more, or
(4) Has reached the age of seventy-five years
is excused from the payment of enrollment fees or inactive fees becoming due and payable thereafter.
(e) Receipt from Clerk. The clerk of this Court shall give each person paying the enrollment fee or excused from paying the enrollment fee a receipt therefor, which shall be evidence of the lawyer's good standing.
(f) Automatic Suspension. As provided in Rule 6.05, no lawyer shall be permitted to practice law or undertake or attempt to do a law business after the time the lawyer's name is stricken from the roll of attorneys pursuant to Rule 6.02. In default of timely paying the annual enrollment fee, the lawyer shall be subject to automatic suspension. Any lawyer thus suspended for such nonpayment shall be retroactively reinstated as a matter of course upon paying the enrollment fee prescribed for each calendar year of the suspension plus the accumulated penalty. If any lawyer remains delinquent for three consecutive years in the payment of any annual enrollment fee, the lawyer shall be required to apply to this Court under Rule 5.28 for reinstatement as a member in good standing.
(g) Additional Penalty for Nonpayment. A penalty of $50.00 shall be paid if a member is delinquent in the payment of fees. In addition, a penalty of $5.00 per month shall be paid for each month or fraction thereof during which a member is delinquent in payment of fees beginning with the month of March next following January 31st.
(h) Waiver of Fees and Penalties by Advisory Committee. The advisory committee may waive current and past enrollment fees and penalties for any lawyer unable to engage in the practice of law as a result of physical or mental incapacity. The lawyer shall present proof satisfactory to the committee of such incapacity. Any lawyer granted such a waiver shall be deemed to have accepted inactive status unless the committee determines that such incapacity no longer exists and so notifies the clerk of this Court. The committee shall notify the chief disciplinary counsel of each waiver granted and the reason therefor.
(i) Voting for Board of Governors. For purposes of Rule 6.01(b)(5), the voting place designated shall be the place where the lawyer is employed or maintains his or her principal office for the full-time practice of law. The voting place designated at the time of the payment shall be one of the following:
(1) The city of St. Louis,
(2) The Kansas City portion of Jackson County,
(3) The portion of Jackson County that does not include Kansas City, or
(4) Any county other than Jackson County.
If the lawyer is a resident of Missouri but is not employed or engaged in the practice of law in Missouri, the voting place shall be the place in which the lawyer resides. The voting place designated shall be deemed the place of enrollment for the purposes of Rule 7.03.
A lawyer in category (3) under Rule 6.01(j) is ineligible to vote for election of members of The Missouri Bar board of governors. A lawyer in category (3) may elect to pay the same enrollment fee assessed for lawyers in category (1) or, if eligible, the fee assessed for category (2) and become eligible to vote for the election of members of the board of governors. In the event of such election, the lawyer shall designate, for voting purposes, the voting place where the lawyer either last resided or maintained an office for the full-time practice of law or was employed.
(j) Setting Bar Fee. The board of governors of The Missouri Bar is hereby authorized to fix the amount of the bar fee to be paid by each person licensed to practice law in this state. Such fee may be fixed at a different amount for each of the following categories of persons:
(1) All persons licensed and not included in category (2) or (3);
(2) Persons licensed less than three years, except those admitted to the bar without examination;
(3) Persons licensed but who neither reside, nor practice, nor are employed in this state;
provided, however, that any person included in both categories (2) and (3) need pay only the lesser of the two amounts applicable.
A certified copy of a resolution fixing the bar fee shall be filed with this Court on or before October 15th of the year prior to the effective date of any change in amount of the bar fee for any category of persons. The fee shall be effective January 1st next thereafter, unless this Court shall by order on or before November 1st following the date the resolution is filed disapprove the same in whole or in part.
The board shall file with its resolution a certified copy of:
(1) The financial statement of The Missouri Bar for the immediately preceding calendar year and an interim report for the current year to a date not more than forty-five days prior to filing of the resolution, and
(2) Its proposed budget for the next two calendar years thereafter.
The board shall inform members of the bar of its intent to change the bar fee and the amount thereof as well as the amount of the advisory committee fee fixed by this Court for the next ensuing year. Members shall be informed by letter or by publication of notice thereof in any publication of The Missouri Bar circulated to its members fifteen days next before the adoption of such resolution. The letter or notice shall designate therein the time and place of the board meeting where such resolution will be considered.
The board shall provide for a reasonable time during the meeting in which a resolution to change the amount of the bar fee is being considered for expression of views of members of The Missouri Bar concerning the same.
(k) Setting Advisory Committee Fee. This Court shall fix the amount of the advisory committee fee by order. The fee may be fixed at a different amount for each of the categories of persons described above. The fee shall be fixed not later than August 31st of each year, and the board of governors of The Missouri Bar shall be informed thereof not later than September 5th next thereafter. The fee shall be deposited in the advisory committee fund.
If the chief disciplinary counsel deems it necessary that the amount of the advisory committee fee for the next ensuing year be changed, the chief disciplinary counsel shall so advise this Court not later than July 15th prior thereto and the amount recommended. The recommendations of the chief disciplinary counsel shall be accompanied by:
(1) A financial statement of the advisory committee fund for the immediately preceding calendar year and an interim report for the calendar year to a date not more than 45 days prior to filing of the recommendation, and
(2) The proposed budget of the chief disciplinary counsel for the next two calendar years thereafter.
(l) Setting the Low Income Legal Services Fee. This Court shall fix the amount of the low income legal services fee by order. The fee may be fixed at a different amount for each of the categories of persons described above. The fee shall be paid to the clerk of this Court, who shall deposit the fee in the basic civil legal services fund created by section 477.650, RSMo, as provided in Rule 6.07.
(m) Current Fee. The amounts fixed by this Court for the low
income legal services fee, bar fee, and the advisory committee fee shall
be as follows for each of the categories of persons described above:
The total amount of the low income legal services fee, the bar fee, and
the advisory fee for each category shall be the enrollment fee for that
category for the year 2014 and the subsequent years unless and until
changed as hereinabove provided.
Category
Low Income Legal Services Fee
Bar Fee
Advisory Committee Fee
Total Annual Enrollment Fee
(1) All others
$30.00
$279.00
$101.00
$410.00
(2) Fewer than three years
$30.00
$149.00
$101.00
$280.00
(3) Non-resident
$30.00
$194.00
$101.00
$325.00
(n) Pro Hac Vice Fee. A lawyer seeking to appear pursuant to Rule 9.03 shall pay a fee equal to the fee paid by lawyers under Rule 6.01(j)(1), with the fee to be paid for each case in each court or administrative tribunal in which the lawyer seeks to appear. The fee shall be paid to the clerk of this Court, who shall transfer the fee to The Missouri Bar as provided in Rule 6.07.
The clerk shall issue a receipt indicating the case and court in which the attorney seeks to appear. The fee will not be refunded if the court refuses to permit the attorney to appear.
(o) Pro Bono Waiver of Annual Enrollment Fee. A lawyer whose Missouri license is in good standing may file a request for waiver of the Missouri annual enrollment fee required by this Rule 6.01 if the lawyer provides or agrees to provide pro bono legal services in Missouri to an approved legal assistance organization and meets the criteria and requirements of this Rule 6.01(o).
(1) A lawyer seeking a pro bono waiver of the annual enrollment fee must:
(A) Certify to the Supreme Court in a sworn statement provided to the clerk of the Supreme Court each year the waiver is sought the lawyer's agreement that he or she will not practice law in Missouri except as a pro bono lawyer, and will neither ask for nor receive compensation of any kind for the legal services authorized hereunder;
(B) Participate in and comply with any training required by the approved legal assistance organization for which the lawyer is providing pro bono legal services, which training the lawyer may count toward satisfaction of the lawyer's Rule 15 continuing legal education requirements for the MCLE compliance year in which the training was taken if the waiver is approved;
(C) Provide a certification from the highest court in each other state, territory, or district in which the lawyer is licensed to practice law certifying that the lawyer is in good standing;
(D) Provide a certification from an approved legal assistance organization stating the lawyer is currently associated with or has offered to provide pro bono legal services and the approved legal assistance organization is willing to accept those services. The approved legal assistance organization may set a minimum number of pro bono hours that the lawyer seeking certification must agree to provide for that calendar year. For the purposes of this Rule 6.01(o), an "approved legal assistance organization" is one that meets the requirements of section 105.711.2, RSMo, or is approved by this Court for services under this Rule.
(2) Upon receipt of a lawyer's sworn statement and associated certifications under this Rule:
(A) The clerk of the Supreme Court shall determine, in the clerk's discretion, whether to approve the initial year's request for a pro bono waiver. In making its determination the clerk shall consider the number of persons applying for the pro bono waiver, the needs of the approved legal assistance organization, the willingness of the approved legal assistance organization to accept pro bono assistance from the lawyer, and the overall needs and responsibilities of administering the pro bono waiver rule.
(B) If the request is approved, the clerk of the Supreme Court shall issue the lawyer a pro bono waiver for the year applied for. The waiver shall be valid until the end of the calendar year in which the certifications are submitted, unless the lawyer or the approved legal assistance organization sends notice to the clerk that the lawyer's participation has ended sooner. The lawyer shall notify the clerk within 30 days of ending his or her participation with the approved legal assistance organization for which the lawyer is providing pro bono legal services. In the event a lawyer that received a pro bono waiver of the annual enrollment fee is no longer participating with the approved legal assistance organization prior to the conclusion of the calendar year for which the waiver was received, the clerk, in the clerk's discretion, may prorate the waiver amount and impose some or all of the annual enrollment fee.
(3) A lawyer with a pro bono waiver may annually renew the waiver by submitting, on or before November 1, a statement certifying the following:
(A) He or she continues to provide pro bono legal services to an approved legal assistance organization and has taken part in any required training;
(B) The number of pro bono hours provided in the prior year; and
(C) He or she continues to participate and has taken part in any training required by the approved legal assistance organization. Such training shall continue to count toward the lawyer's annual Rule 15 continuing legal education requirements. Any such renewal is valid until the end of the calendar year in which the statement with certifications is submitted.
(4) An approved legal assistance organization seeking to utilize lawyers with a pro bono waiver shall certify to the clerk of the Supreme Court by November 1 the following:
(A) The names and bar numbers of the lawyers who will coordinate the activities of any lawyer performing pro bono legal services for the organization under this Rule 6.01(o); and
(B) That it has professional liability malpractice insurance that will cover the lawyer performing pro bono legal services for the organization under this Rule 6.01(o), including coverage available through Missouri's legal expense fund, under section 105.711, RSMo, and the amount of such coverage.
(Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended July 27, 1978, effective January 1, 1979; amended November 1, 1979, effective January 1, 1980; amended June 16, 1981, effective January 1, 1982; amended October 18, 1988, effective November 1, 1988; amended November 20, 1990, effective July 1, 1991; amended December 8, 1990, effective December 8, 1990; amended June 11, 1991, effective January 1, 1992; amended July 1, 1991, effective July 1, 1991; amended October 16, 1991, effective January 1, 1992; amended March 2, 1992, effective March 2, 1992; amended June 2, 1992, effective January 1, 1993; amended October 27, 1992, effective January 1, 1993; amended March 21, 1995, effective September 1, 1995; amended September 27, 1995, effective January 1, 1996; amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended August 21, 2001, effective September 1, 2001; amended May 29, 2002, effective December 1, 2002; amended September 24, 2002, effective November 1, 2002; amended November 26, 2002, effective December 1, 2002; amended November 26, 2002, effective December 1, 2002; amended November 26, 2002, effective January 1, 2003; amended March 30, 2004, effective July 1, 2004; amended June 21, 2005, effective July 1, 2005; amended January 12, 2006, effective January 12, 2006; amended December 11, 2008, effective January 1, 2009; amended November 9, 2010, effective December 1, 2010; amended October 25, 2011, effective January 1, 2012; amended November 8, 2013, effective November 8, 2013; amended December 19, 2013, effective July 1, 2014; amended December 18, 2018, effective January 1, 2020.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 06, 2011
Rule 6 | Rules Governing The Missouri Bar and the Judiciary | Fees to Practice Law
6.02 | Notice to Delinquents
The clerk of this Court shall give notice on or before March 31st by first class mail to all lawyers shown by the records of the office to be delinquent in the payment of annual enrollment fees. The notice shall advise the lawyer of the length of the delinquency, the provisions of Rule 6.01(f), and the provisions of Rule 6.03. The notice shall also advise the lawyer that, unless the delinquency is remedied within 30 days following the date of mailing, the lawyer's name will be stricken from the roll of attorneys maintained by the clerk, subject to reinstatement pursuant to Rule 6.01(f). If no response is received, a formal order striking the lawyer's name from the roll of attorneys shall be entered. The cost of mailing notice shall be borne by The Missouri Bar.
(Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended February 1, 1998, effective February 1, 1988; amended November 20, 1990, effective July 1, 1991; amended February 13, 1988, effective March 1, 1998; amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended January 6, 2011, effective January 6, 2011.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: November 01, 2019
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6.03 | Election to Become Inactive
(a) Any lawyer who is not currently stricken from the roll of attorneys and who ceases to practice law in this state may notify the clerk of this Court that the lawyer has ceased to practice law and does not desire to pay annual enrollment fees. The lawyer shall be recorded as inactive on receipt of such notice.
(b) Any lawyer recorded as inactive shall pay annually to the clerk of this Court a fee of $100. The fee shall be paid as provided in Rule 6.01(a), and the provisions of Rule 6.01(g) shall not apply. At the time of paying the fee, the lawyer shall provide the clerk with a current mailing address.
(Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended February 1, 1988, effective February 1, 1988; amended November 20, 1990, effective July 1, 1991; amended February 13, 1998, effective March 1, 1998; amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended September 21, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended December 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended December 19, 2013, effective July 1, 2014; amended April 30, 2019, effective November 1, 2019.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2000
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6.04 | Notification of Circuit Clerks
The clerk of this Court on or before May 15th shall notify the circuit clerk or equivalent officer of each county and of the city of St. Louis of all lawyers enrolled in such county or city who have been stricken from the roll of attorneys pursuant to Rule 6.02 or who have elected to become inactive pursuant to Rule 6.03. The circuit clerk shall post the list in a conspicuous place in the clerk's office. A list of stricken and inactive lawyers shall be furnished to the chief disciplinary counsel, who shall provide a copy of the list to each regional disciplinary committee.
(Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2007
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6.05 | Unauthorized Practice by Stricken or Inactive Lawyers
A lawyer who engages in the practice of law or who does a law business in this state and who:
(a) Is stricken from the roll of attorneys pursuant to Rule 6.02;
(b) Elects to become inactive pursuant to Rule 6.03; or
(c) Is suspended for failing to comply with Rule 15; or Rule 5.245; is guilty of professional misconduct and of the unauthorized practice of law. The chief disciplinary counsel or any regional disciplinary committee may institute proceedings under Rule 5 against any lawyer violating the provisions of this Rule 6.05 and may seek temporary or permanent injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended March 1, 2006, effective April 3, 2006; amended November 21, 2006, effective January 1, 2007.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2023
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6.06 | Return to Active Status
(a) Any lawyer recorded as inactive may apply to the chief disciplinary counsel to return to active status. The application shall be made on a form approved by this Court and obtained from the chief disciplinary counsel. The application shall be accompanied by:
(1) Proof of payment of all annual fees required by Rule 6.03;
(2) A certificate of good standing from every jurisdiction other than Missouri in which the applicant is licensed to practice law; and
(3) Certification from The Missouri Bar of completion of a total of at least 15 credit hours of continuing legal education within 12 months prior to the date the application is submitted. At least three of the total 15 credit hours must be devoted exclusively to accredited ethics programs, seminars, and activities, including professionalism, substance abuse, mental health, legal or judicial ethics, malpractice prevention, explicit or implicit bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency. At least one of the three ethics credit hours for accredited programs, seminars, and activities must be devoted exclusively to explicit or implicit bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency.
(b) Within 45 days of receiving the application, the chief disciplinary counsel shall determine if the return to active status requires inquiry beyond 45 days in order to be approved. If no such inquiry is necessary and the chief disciplinary counsel approves the application, the chief disciplinary counsel shall so notify the clerk of this Court and the applicant, and the Court shall return the applicant to active status.
(c) If the chief disciplinary counsel does not approve the application or determines that the return to active status requires inquiry beyond 45 days, the chief disciplinary counsel shall notify the applicant that the applicant must file a petition to return to active status with this Court within 30 days of the date of the receipt of the notice that the application is not approved or that further inquiry is required. The petition shall be accompanied by:
(1) The docket fee prescribed by Rule 81.04; and
(2) An investigation fee of $200, which shall be deposited to the credit of the advisory committee fund. No report or hearing shall be had on any petition until the required fees are paid.
If the petition is not filed within 30 days as required, a new application may be filed at any time.
(d) If a petition to return to active status is filed in this Court, the petition shall be referred to the chief disciplinary counsel for report and recommendation. The report shall be served on the petitioner by the chief disciplinary counsel as provided in Rule 5.125. The petitioner may file a written response to the report with the chief disciplinary counsel within 15 days of the date the report is mailed.
(e) The report, recommendation, and response, if any, to a petition to return to active status shall be filed with this Court by the chief disciplinary counsel upon receipt of the response or the expiration of the time for making a response. A copy of the application submitted to the chief disciplinary counsel shall be attached to the report. The Court shall make a determination whether to return the petitioner to active status on the basis of the petition, report, application, recommendation, and response.
(f) Upon its review of a petition to return to active status, the Court may direct the advisory committee to appoint a disciplinary hearing panel.
(1) The disciplinary hearing panel shall conduct a hearing into any allegations of misconduct contained in the report to which the petitioner objects. The hearing shall be conducted as provided in Rule 5.14.
(2) The disciplinary hearing panel shall file a report with the clerk of this Court. The panel's report shall discuss all matters in dispute and make a recommendation as to whether the petitioner’s license should be returned to active status.
(Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended November 20, 1990, effective July 1, 1991; amended February 13, 1998, effective March 1, 1998; amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended June 21, 2005, effective January 1, 2006; amended December 19, 2013, effective July 1, 2014; amended September 10, 2015, effective January 1, 2016; amended November 15, 2019, effective November 15, 2019; amended May 31, 2022, effective January 1, 2023.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: September 01, 2024
Rule 6 | Rules Governing The Missouri Bar and the Judiciary | Fees to Practice Law
6.07 | Disposition of Fees
(a) The portion of the enrollment fee constituting the bar fee and all pro hac vice fees shall be deposited promptly by the clerk of this Court as ex officio treasurer of The Missouri Bar in an account in the name of "The Missouri Bar". The pro hac vice fees shall be allocated annually by the board of governors of The Missouri Bar to support legal services, the legal profession, or the justice system of Missouri.
(b) The annual fees collected from lawyers who are inactive, all penalties collected, and that portion of the enrollment fee constituting the advisory committee fee shall be deposited promptly by the clerk of this Court ex officio treasurer of the advisory committee fund in an account in the name of "The Advisory Committee Fund".
(c) By agreement between the chief disciplinary counsel and the board of governors of The Missouri Bar, with the approval of this Court, funds may be transferred from the advisory committee fund to the account of The Missouri Bar, or vice versa.
(d) The clerk of this Court shall cause all low income legal services fees to be deposited in the basic civil legal services fund created by section 477.650, RSMo.
(Former Rule 6.04. Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended June 9, 1988, effective June 9, 1998; amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended September 21, 1999, effective January 1, 2000; amended November 26, 2002, effective December 1, 2002; amended October 25, 2011, effective January 1, 2012; amended November 8, 2013, effective November 8, 2013; amended August 30, 2024, effective September 1, 2024.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2000
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6.08 | Funds Other Than Enrollment Fees and Noncash Items – Disposition
(a) All funds, including but not limited to gifts and gratuities, received by The Missouri Bar from whatever source, except funds designated for and administered by the trustees of The Missouri Bar, Mo. Bar Research, Inc., and Missouri Legal Aid Society, Inc., shall be deposited in the account known as "The Missouri Bar".
(b) All funds, including but not limited to gifts and gratuities, received by the advisory committee from whatever source, shall be deposited in the account known as "The Advisory Committee Fund".
(c) All credits and other noncash items, including but not limited to gifts and gratuities, received by The Missouri Bar, except those designated for the trustees of The Missouri Bar, Mo. Bar Research, Inc., and Missouri Legal Aid Society, Inc., shall be recorded and accounted for in the books of account and financial statement of The Missouri Bar.
(d) All credits and other noncash items, including but not limited to gifts and gratuities, received by the advisory committee shall be recorded and accounted for in the books of account and financial statement of the advisory committee.
(Former Rule 6.05. Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2000
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6.09 | Disbursement of Funds – Authorization – Documentation
(a) All disbursements from funds of The Missouri Bar shall be made by the clerk as ex officio treasurer of The Missouri Bar only upon warrants drawn or countersigned by an authorized officer with approval of the board of governors, which warrants shall be supported and documented as required by this Court.
(b) All disbursements from the advisory committee fund shall be made by the clerk as ex officio treasurer of the advisory committee upon warrants drawn or countersigned by the chief disciplinary counsel and supported and documented as required by this Court, but only in the following manner and solely for the following purposes and no others:
(1) For costs taxed against the chief disciplinary counsel, a regional disciplinary committee or the advisory committee in any proceedings had under these rules; provided, however, that no costs shall be allowed for a regional disciplinary committee unless written authority for instituting the proceedings shall first have been obtained from the chief disciplinary counsel or a majority of the members of the advisory committee;
(2) For expenses of investigating complaints, taking of testimony and preparing and prosecuting complaints; provided, however, that no such expenses shall be allowed to the chief disciplinary counsel or any regional disciplinary committee unless written authority for incurring said expenses shall first have been obtained from the chief disciplinary counsel or a majority of the members of the advisory committee;
(3) For salaries, fees and expenses of special representatives, counsel and all appointees employed under the provisions of these rules.
(4) For expenses of:
(A) A regional disciplinary committee, upon warrants signed by the chair of the committee, attested by its secretary and countersigned by the chief disciplinary counsel;
(B) The advisory committee, and
(C) The chief disciplinary counsel;
incurred under these rules;
(5) For any expenses authorized by order of this Court.
(Former Rule 6.06. Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended November 20, 1990, effective July 1, 1991; amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.)
First Adopted: May 14, 1999
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2000
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6.10 | Bond and Fee of Supreme Court Clerk – Payment of Collection Expense
(a) The clerk of this Court shall give bond to the state of Missouri, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon the clerk by virtue of the rule relating to the advisory committee fund. The bond shall be in an amount fixed by the Court upon advice of the chief disciplinary counsel. The premium therefor shall be paid from the advisory committee fund.
(b) As compensation for services performed as ex officio treasurer of the advisory committee and as ex officio treasurer of The Missouri Bar, the clerk shall be paid equally from the appropriate accounts two percent of the amount of the enrollment fees collected for such accounts during the fiscal year but not exceeding a total of twelve thousand dollars for any year.
(c) The expenses of collection of the annual enrollment fee shall be paid from the account of The Missouri Bar upon warrants drawn by the clerk and approved by this Court.
(Adopted May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.)
First Adopted: November 01, 1976
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2000
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6.11 | Annual Report and Audit
The accounts of The Missouri Bar, the advisory committee, and all Missouri Bar affiliated entities created by The Missouri Bar or by rule shall be audited annually by an auditor selected by this Court, the cost thereof to be paid from the respective accounts. The Missouri Bar, the advisory committee, and all Missouri Bar affiliated entities shall publish an annual report prepared by the treasurer thereof, which report, with the certificate of the auditor shall be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar or distributed to the membership.(Former Rule 6.08. Adopted November 1, 1976, effective November 1, 1976. Amended May 14, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.)