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MA H1738

Regulating fees for the registration of attorneys


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Introduced
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/29/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition of David Paul Linsky that the Board of Bar Overseers be prohibited from assessing an annual registration fee for attorneys who retire from the practice of law. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the Board of Bar Overseers from assessing an annual registration fee for certain attorneys who have retired from the practice of law or hold certain government positions, such as judges, clerk-magistrates, federal court clerks, employees of the state legislature, district attorneys and their assistants, the state Attorney General and their assistants, and attorneys employed by the Committee for Public Counsel Services or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts who do not otherwise engage in private legal practice.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

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