Title 27, Judicial Branch of Government

When the state bar board has completed its investigation of a complaint filed against a member of the bar as provided in section 27-14-04, it shall make a report to the supreme court stating therein its conclusions as to the charges investigated and its recommendations as to furt…

Upon receiving the report mentioned in section 27-14-05, the supreme court may order and direct the state bar board to file accusations and begin proceedings for the disbarment, suspension, or other discipline of the accused attorney in accordance with the procedure provided in t…

Upon the initiation of a disbarment proceeding, counsel charged with the prosecution thereof shall file accusations and cause the same to be served as the court may direct. The accused may plead to the accusations within the time for answer prescribed by the court.

If a copy of the complaint against the accused has been served upon the accused and the accused has been given an opportunity to be heard, the proceeding, when issue is joined, must be referred by the supreme court for the taking of testimony and the making of findings and recomm…

The revocation and suspension of an attorney's certificate of admission to the bar constitutes a forfeiture of that individual's office as an attorney or counselor at law to practice in the courts of this state so long as such revocation or suspension is in effect.

The expenses incident to the investigation of charges against a member of the bar of this state and to a prosecution of the accused must be paid out of the state bar fund.