§ Rule 13-1.6 Withdrawal or termination of certification

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Rule 13-1.6. Withdrawal or termination of certification

    (a) Cessation of Permission to Perform Services. Permission to perform services under this chapter shall cease immediately upon the earliest of the following events:

        (1) The passage of 1 year from the date of the authorized legal aid practitioner's certification by the court; provided, however, the certification of any authorized legal aid practitioner who has passed the Florida bar examination shall continue in effect until the date the practitioner is admitted to practice.

        (2) Failure of the Florida bar examination.

        (3) The filing with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida of a notice by the approved legal aid organization stating that:

            (A) the authorized legal aid practitioner has ceased to be associated with the organization, which notice must be filed within 5 days after such association has ceased; or

            (B) certification of such attorney is withdrawn. An approved legal aid organization may withdraw certification at any time and it is not necessary that the notice state the cause for such withdrawal. A copy of the notice filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida shall be mailed by the organization to the authorized legal aid practitioner concerned.

        (4) The filing with the clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida of a notice by the Supreme Court of Florida, in its discretion, at any time, stating that permission to perform services under this chapter has been revoked. A copy of such notice shall be mailed by the clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida to the authorized legal aid practitioner involved and to the approved legal aid organization to which the practitioner had been certified. The certified legal aid attorney shall have 15 days to request reinstatement for good cause.

    (b) Notice of Withdrawal of Certification. If an authorized legal aid practitioner's certification is withdrawn for any reason, the supervising attorney shall immediately file a notice of such action in the official file of each matter pending before any court or tribunal in which the authorized legal aid practitioner was involved.