Biennial Renewal Fee Due
BIENNIAL RENEWAL FEE OF $30 IS DUE ON FEBRUARY 15, 2020.
Local Rule 83.5(c) provides:
Effective 2018, any attorney, other than pro hac vice, admitted the District Court for the NMI, must pay a fee every two years in an amount1 set by the Court, which will be due on or before February 15 payable to Clerk, District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. Upon failure to pay the renewal fee, a member will be given thirty (30) days' notice by the Court that the renewal fee has not been received and that a late fee is due. If the attorney fails to pay the fees within thirty (30) days after the notice is sent, a second thirty-day notice will be sent and if the attorney fails to pay within this period, the Court will enter an order removing his or her name from the roll of attorneys admitted to the bar of this Court and the attorney will be required to qualify anew pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this Rule before being re-registered as an active member of the bar of this Court.
EXEMPTION: Active designated judges and active and retired judges of the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands, pro hac vice attorneys, and attorneys admitted between February 16, 2018 and February 15, 2020 are not required to pay the 2020 renewal fee.
The renewal fee for 2020 will not apply to attorneys admitted between February 16, 2018 and February 15, 2020.
1 Renewal Fee $30.00; Late Fee $15.00.
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