ELC 3.6
                   MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS


(a) Permanent Records.  In any matter in which a
disciplinary sanction has been imposed, the bar file and
transcripts of the proceeding are permanent records.
Related file materials, including investigative files, may
be maintained in disciplinary counsel’s discretion.
Exhibits may be returned to the party supplying them, but
copies should be retained where possible.

(b) Destruction of Files.  In any matter in which a
grievance or investigation has been dismissed without the
imposition of a disciplinary sanction, whether following a
hearing or otherwise, file materials relating to the matter
may be destroyed three years after the dismissal first
occurred, and must be destroyed at that time on the
respondent lawyer’s request unless the files are being used
in an ongoing investigation or unless other good cause
exists for retention.  However, file materials on a matter
concluded with an admonition must be retained at least five
years after the admonition was issued.  If disciplinary
counsel opposes a request by a respondent for destruction of
files under this rule, the Board rules on that request.

(c) Retention of Docket.  If a file on a matter has been
destroyed under section (b), the Association may retain a
docket record of the matter for statistical purposes only.
That docket record must not include the name or other
identification of the respondent.

(d) Deceased Lawyers.  Records and files relating to a
deceased lawyer, including permanent records, may be
destroyed at any time in disciplinary counsel’s discretion.


[Adopted effective October 1, 2002.]