Section 2-11.Monitoring Compliance with Conditions of Admission; Removal or Modification of Conditions

When an applicant is admitted to the bar conditionally — after signing an agreement under Section 2-9(b) accepting conditions tied to a health diagnosis, treatment, or drug or alcohol dependence — Section 2-11(a) puts the statewide bar counsel in charge of monitoring that attorney's compliance, following regulations the Statewide Grievance Committee adopts for that purpose. Either the attorney or the statewide bar counsel can apply to the bar examining committee to remove or modify the conditions as circumstances change. The committee, or a panel of at least three members its chair appoints, holds an on-the-record hearing on the application and considers a report from the statewide bar counsel, though the applicant and the statewide bar counsel can waive the hearing. If the committee modifies the conditions, the attorney signs a new sworn agreement, and the statewide bar counsel resumes monitoring under the modified terms. All of this information stays confidential unless a court orders otherwise, though a signed agreement and compliance information can go to disciplinary counsel, or to anyone else the applicant or attorney consents to.

Subsection (b) covers what happens when an attorney fails to comply with the conditions of admission or the monitoring requirements the Statewide Grievance Committee adopted. The statewide bar counsel applies to the court in the judicial district of Hartford for an appropriate order, and the court holds a hearing before taking whatever action it deems appropriate. Later, either the attorney or the statewide bar counsel can apply to have that order set aside or modified, but only on a showing of good cause.