Bill Text: HI SB154 | 2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Courts and Court Officers; Attorneys
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-21 - The committee on JDL deferred the measure. [SB154 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2016-SB154-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO ATTORNEYS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 605-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) In order to be licensed by the supreme court, a person shall be of good moral character, and shall satisfy such residence and other requirements as the supreme court may prescribe. No attorney shall be required to join any association or organization of attorneys in order to maintain a license to practice law in the State."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Courts and Court Officers; Attorneys
Description:
Establishes that there shall not be any requirement for an attorney to join an association or organization of lawyers to maintain a law license to practice in the State.
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