Sanctions

(a) Types of sanctions. Misconduct shall be grounds for one or more of the following sanctions: (1) Disbarment by the Court; (2) Suspension by the Court for an appropriate fixed period of time not in excess of three years; (3) Immediate interim suspension by the Court, pending final determination of disciplinary sanctions, or suspension by the Court as a result of “show cause” proceedings under Rule 17 or on a sua sponte basis; (4) Public probation by the Court; (5) Public reprimand by the Court; (6) Private admonition by the Court or, with the consent of the respondent, by the PRC; (7) Private probation by the Court or, with the consent of the respondent, by PRC; (8) Conditional diversion by the Court or, with the consent of the respondent, by PRC; (9) Court-ordered restitution to persons financially injured and Court-ordered reimbursement to the Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection; and (10) Limitation by the Court on the nature and/or extent of the respondent’s future practice. (b) Conditions. Written conditions may be attached to any disciplinary sanction. (c) Mitigating or aggravating circumstances. Mitigating or aggravating circumstances that affect the nature or degree of discipline to be imposed in a matter shall be fully set forth in the Board report recommending to the Court an appropriate sanction. (d) Dismissals. A disciplinary matter which results in a dismissal, with or without conditions or cautionary language, shall not be considered as the imposition of a disciplinary sanction. (e) Conditional diversion. With the consent of the respondent, the recommendation of the ODC, and the approval of the PRC, conditional diversion may be granted, except if the misconduct is serious including but not limited to the misappropriation of funds or property or other misconduct that is serious enough to warrant suspension or disbarment. History. Amended, effective May 7, 2002; effective July 18, 2007. II. Procedure