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R U L E S
Regulating Membership Admission
to become an Authorized Tipster
Revised: DECEMBER 11, 2007
TIP DIRECTORS
Tip Directors shall act for the
Authenticity and the evaluation of an
applicant's qualifications for admission
to work as a Tipster in any given
territory. A Tip Director Examines'
activities and determine if an
applicant's qualifications for
admission, the preparation, grading,
administration and evaluation of a
member; also investigation and
evaluation of the moral character and
fitness to work as a Tipster of each
applicant, including conducting
evidentiary hearings for that purpose;
and making recommendations regarding the
applicants' qualifications to become a
Tipster.
Employment ID Card Members
2.05 Appointment of New
Members; Tips Officers; and Tips
Director
2.10 Duties
2.15 Disclosure of
Membership Status
Definitions
As used in these Rules for
Admission of new Members, unless the
context requires otherwise:
(1) "Fit to be a Tipster"
or "fitness" means an applicant
demonstrates a level of conduct, mental
health, judgment, and diligence that
will result in adequate representation
of the best interests of clients,
including participation in the
regulatory process according to “The
Company Network” Rules of Professional
Conduct.
(2) "Foreign Tipster"
means an individual who is an authorized
Tipster in a foreign Country, and is
authorized to work on a temporary
membership application.
(3) "Good moral character"
is given the same meaning as contained
in sec: 6.02.
(4) "Military service"
means extended active service in the
armed forces of the United States.
(5) "Active Membership"
includes, but is not limited to, working
as a Tipster in an approved territory.
QUALIFICATIONS OF ALL APPLICANTS
3.05 Qualifications of
Applicants
3.10 Conviction of a Crime
3.15 Discipline regardless
of Jurisdiction
APPLICATION
4.05 Filing of Application
4.10 Application and
Investigation Fees
4.15 Contents of Application
4.20 Form acknowledgement
Application Examination
5.05 Time and Place
5.10 Application of
Physically Incapacitated Applicant
5.15 Examination
5.20 Third Review
CHARACTER AND FITNESS
6.05 Investigation of
Applicant's Moral Character and Fitness
to become a Tipster
6.10 List of Applicants;
Publication
6.15 Applicant Must be
Recommended by a Majority Direct Tipster
Responsibilities of the Special
Investigator
(1) Investigation.
The special investigator shall
investigate facts relevant to an
applicant's character and fitness,
including but not limited to the
particular matter(s) that prompted the
referral.
(2) Notice. The
special investigator, if requested by
the presiding member of the hearing
panel, shall draft a proposed statement
of the matters asserted or charged.
That proposed statement shall be
submitted to the presiding member, for
the presiding member to refer to in
preparing the notice of the character
review proceeding as described in Rule
9.35(5).
(3) Presentation of
evidence. The special investigator
shall present evidence at the character
review proceeding relevant to the
matters asserted or charged in the
notice of the proceeding.
(4) Additional duties.
The special investigator shall perform
such other duties related to the
character review proceeding as the
presiding member of the hearing panel or
the Board of Bar Examiners may direct.
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Disclosure of Tip Directors:
Unless expressly authorized
by “The Company Network” President and
CEO, Tip Directors shall not disclose
any of its records, work product or
proceedings in carrying out these
activities except the Tip Director may
release an applicant's admissions file
to: (1) a special investigator is
appointed (2) A Disciplinary Counsel
when an applicant is up for review of an
adverse admissions recommendation; (3)
Government or local authority guarantee
the confidentiality of applicants
materials to the same extent must have
in its possession a subpoena as required
under law.
ADMISSION
8.05 Report by Tip Directors;
Notice to Applicant
8.10 Qualifications for
Admission; Conditional Member
8.15 Territorial Service of
Process
8.20 Address and Telephone
Number
Decline to applicants
WHOSE MORAL CHARACTER OR FITNESS
IS AT ISSUE
TIP DIRECTORS FRAMEWORK AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
9.05 Establishment
9.10 Initiating Character
Review Proceeding
9.15 Appointment to
Investigator
9.20 Responsibilities of the
Investigator
9.25 Responsibility of
Directors
9.30 Responsibility of the
Board of Bar Examiners
GOOD CHARACTER AND FITNESS REVIEW
9.35 Notice
9.40 Discovery
9.45 Proceeding
DECISION TO INCLUDE NEW MEMBER
9.50 Tips Directors
Decision-Making Process
9.55 Corporate Management
New Member acceptances Process
9.60 The Supreme Court Review
of Board of Bar Examiners Decision
NEW MEMBER APPEARANCE
13.05 Purpose of Member Appearance
Program
13.10 Appearances and Activities of
Eligible Members
13.15 Other Activities of Eligible
Members
13.20 Requirements and
Limitations
13.25 Identification and Certification
13.30
Appendix A
Certification of Eligibility to become a
member Program Form
MEMBERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAM
14.05 Purpose of Member
Exchange Program
14.10 Requirements and Limitations
14.15 Request and Procedure
14.20 Approval, Withdrawal and
or Termination
14.25 Appearances and
Activities of Foreign Enrollment
RECIPROCITY ADMISSION
15.05 Admission and Acceptance New
Members in New York, Los Angeles,
Chicago, Arizona and Las Vegas
APPLICATION
4.10 Application and
Investigation Fees
(1) Each applicant shall
pay to “The Company Network”, at the
time of filing application, an
application fee of $115. Of this
amount, $25 shall be due at the time the
applicant requests an application kit.
(2) In addition to the fee
prescribed by paragraph (1) of this
rule, there shall be paid, at the time
of filing such application, an
investigation fee of $75 by each
applicant However, an applicant who
reapplies for admission the territory
within 12 months of a prior application
for admission, and who has previously
paid an investigation fee of $75, shall
pay, at the time of filing the
reapplication, an investigation fee of
$15, in addition to the fee prescribed
in paragraph (1) of this rule.
(3) If an applicant is
found to be unqualified for any reason
under these rules, the applicant shall
be entitled to a refund of one-half of
the application fee specified in
subsection (1) of this rule, less the
non-refundable application kit fee.
(4) If an applicant
withdraws his or her application, the
applicant shall be entitled to a partial
refund of the application fees only as
follows:
(a) The
applicant must request in writing that
the application be withdrawn.
(b) If the
application withdrawal is received on or
before the week before the first Tip
Directors application assessment,
one-half of the application fee
specified in subsection (1) of this rule
will be refunded.
(c) If the
application withdrawal is received after
Tip Directors application assessment,
before the first week of assessment, no
refund will be made.
(d) An applicant
other than an examination applicant
shall be entitled to a refund of
one-half of the application fee set
forth in Rule (1) if a written request
for withdrawal of his or her application
is received within sixty (3) days of
receipt of the application.
(8) In no event shall any
portion of the fees specified in
subsections (2), (3) and (4) of this
rule or the application kit fee be
refunded.
DEFINITIONS
Contents of Application:
(1) Each application
shall be on a form and must contain or
be accompanied by:
(a) a card upon
which the applicant's fingerprints have
been placed in accordance with
instructions accompanying the
application;
(b) an executed
release and authorization to obtain:
(i)
the applicant's motor vehicle driving
record;
(ii)
the applicant's college files and
records;
(iii)
credit information concerning the
applicant; and
(iv) the applicant's disciplinary
history and status in any other
territory.
(2) (a) Prior to
membership each applicant who has been
authorized to work in another territory,
or a foreign country must file one copy
of a certificate of good standing.
(b) The
certificate of good standing shall
state: whether there is now pending, or
ever has been, any complaint, grievance,
disciplinary proceeding or disciplinary
action against the applicant, and, if
any appear, the status thereof, the
nature of the charge or charges, the
full facts including the disposition
thereof, the nature of the final
judgment, order or decree, if any,
rendered therein and the name and
address of the person or body in
possession of the record thereof.
QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS
3.05 Qualifications of
Applicants
Prior to membership the
applicant must show that the applicant
will be at least 15 years of age at the
time of admission to the practice of law
and meet the requirements of either
section (1), (2) or (3):
(1) The
applicant is a graduate of a college
approved by the American educational
Association, earning a creditable
Degree.
(2) The
applicant is a graduate of a college in
the United States, earning a creditable
Degree.
(3)
Conviction of Crime
An applicant shall not be
eligible for active membership after
having been convicted of a crime, the
commission of which would have led to
imprisonment in all the circumstances
present, had the person been in the
given territory at the time of
conviction.
Disciplines in Another Territory
(1) An applicant not in
good standing for disciplinary reasons
in any other Territory in which the
Tipster was authorized to work shall not
be eligible to apply for membership.
Last modified: December 11,
2007
Last modified: December 21, 2008
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