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GR 9 - Supreme Court Rulemaking and Schedule for Review

February 2024 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

Per Order Number 25700-A-1563, proposed changes to RPC 1.2 – Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer, Comment 18 and RPC 8.4 – Misconduct, Comment 8 were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of August 30, 2024.

January 2024 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE VOLUME OF RULES ORDERED PUBLISHED FOR COMMENT IN JANUARY 2024, THERE WILL BE TWO (2) SEPARATE POSTINGS MADE AVAILABLE HERE.

THIS IS PART ONE OF TWO (1 OF 2).

Per Order Number 25700-A-1499, proposed changes to RAP 13.5, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1500, proposed changes to IRLJ 6.6, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1501, proposed changes to CR 28 and CR 30, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1522, proposed changes to RAP 12.4, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1523, proposed changes to the GALR Rule 1, Rule 2, Rule 4, Rule 5, Rule 6, and Rule 7, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1524, proposed changes to RPC 1.5, 5.4, and 7.3, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1529, proposed new RAP, was ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1536, proposed changes to CR 26, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1537, proposed changes to RAP 9.5, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1538, proposed changes to RAP 9.6, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1539, proposed changes to RAP 9.7, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1540, proposed new rule RAP 9.14, was ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1541, proposed changes to RAP 10.2, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1542, proposed changes to RAP 10.4, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1543, proposed changes to RAP 18.5, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1544, proposed changes to RAP 18.6, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1545, proposed changes to RAP 18.8 and new RAP Form 25, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1546, proposed changes to RAP 16.7 and Form 17, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1549, proposed changes and proposed new rules, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1550, proposed changes to RAP 9.6, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1552, proposed changes to CRLJ 41, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1553, proposed changes to CRLJ 56, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

January 2024 - Proposed Rules Published for Comment

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE VOLUME OF RULES ORDERED PUBLISHED FOR COMMENT IN JANUARY 2024, THERE WILL BE TWO (2) SEPARATE POSTINGS MADE AVAILABLE HERE.

THIS IS PART TWO OF TWO (2 OF 2).

Per Order Number 25700-A-1554, proposed changes to APR 11, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1555, proposed changes to CR 59, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1556, proposed new rule GR 3.2, was ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1557, proposed changes to CrR 3.2 and CrRLJ 3.2, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1558, proposed changes to CrR 4.7 and CrRLJ 4.7, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1559, proposed changes to CrR 8.3 and CrRLJ 8.3, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1560, proposed changes to RAP 10.10, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Per Order Number 25700-A-1561, proposed changes to ELC 2.14, were ordered published for comment with a comment expiration date of April 30, 2024.

Within the Proposed Rules published for comment, additions and deletions are indicated by underlining and lining out respectively, except where the entire rule is new. 		 

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