§ Rule 6-5.4 Recertification
Rule 6-5.4. Recertification
To be eligible for recertification, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
(a) Substantial Involvement. A satisfactory showing, as determined by the board of legal specialization and education and the tax certification committee, of continuous and substantial involvement in the field of tax law throughout the period since the last date of certification. Demonstration of substantial involvement shall be in accordance with rule 6-5.3(b), except that the board of legal specialization and education and/or the tax certification committee may accept an affidavit from the applicant which attests to the applicant's proficiency in tax law consistent with the purpose of the substantial involvement requirement.
(b) Education. Demonstration that the applicant has completed at least 125 hours of continuing legal education since the filing of the last application for certification (or recertification). The continuing legal education must logically be expected to enhance the proficiency of attorneys who are board certified tax lawyers. If the applicant has not attained 125 hours of continuing legal education, but has attained more than 60 hours during such period, successful passage of the written examination given by the board of legal specialization and education to new applicants shall satisfy the continuing legal education requirements.
(c) Peer Review. Completion of the reference requirements set forth in rule 6-5.3(c).
(d) Examination. If, after reviewing the material submitted by an applicant for recertification, the board of legal specialization and education and the tax certification committee determine that the applicant may not meet the standards in tax law established under this chapter, the board of legal specialization and education and the tax certification committee may require, as a condition of recertification, that the applicant pass the written examination given by the board of legal specialization and education to new applicants.