House Bill 3625
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Florida House of Representatives - 1998 HB 3625
By Representative Posey
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to attorneys employed by the
3 state; providing that such attorneys shall be
4 governed by the Code of Ethics of The Florida
5 Bar; directing the Attorney General to adopt
6 rules for hearings and suspensions with respect
7 to attorneys who violate the code; providing a
8 timeframe for the adoption of rules; providing
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. Attorneys employed by the state to be
14 governed by the Code of Ethics of The Florida Bar; hearings
15 and suspensions by rule of the Attorney General.--
16 (1) Every attorney employed by the state shall be
17 governed by the Code of Ethics of The Florida Bar.
18 (2) The Attorney General, in consultation with The
19 Florida Bar, shall establish a procedure for hearings with
20 respect to violations of the Code of Ethics by attorneys
21 employed by the state and a procedure for the suspension of
22 such attorneys for such violations. The Attorney General shall
23 provide for the adoption of such rules no later than January
24 1, 1999.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Florida House of Representatives - 1998 HB 3625
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Provides that attorneys employed by the state shall be
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Directs the Attorney General, in consultation with The
5 Florida Bar, to provide, by rule, for a procedure for
hearings and suspensions of such attorneys who violate
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