Draft Bill-2012 Reciprocity, Precedent

27th Alaska Legislature 2nd Session
DRAFT Bill Authorizing Admission of Reciprocal Applicants to Alaska Bar Association

Authorizing the admission of reciprocal applicants to the Alaska Bar Association who have passed a written bar exam in a reciprocal state to the active practice of law; and providing for an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

Sec. 08.08 is amended by adding (underlined) new sections to read:

Article 4. Unlawful Acts

Sec. 08.08.210 Who may practice law. (b) The practice of law shall be defined in the Alaska Bar Rules with the elimination of Alaska Bar Rules 2.2(b)(3) and 43.1(c) which exclude applicants who have failed an Alaska Bar Exam. Under this amendment, Alaska Bar Rules to be eliminated by brackets "[ ]": Alaska Bar Rule 2.2(b)(3) reads:

[An applicant is not eligible for admission of under this section if the applicant has taken and failed to pass an Alaska Bar examination, unless this occurred before the applicant engaged in the five years of practice required by (a)(2) of this section]

Alaska Bar Rule 43.1(c) reads:

[The person has not failed the bar exam of this state]

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