Amendment No. 955

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 18 First Reprint (BDR 1-24)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 2 through 17 on page 1 and lines 1 through 10 on page 2, and inserting:

"7.285 1. [No] A person shall not practice law in this state [unless he is] if the person:

(a) Is not an active member of the State Bar of Nevada or otherwise authorized to practice law in this state pursuant to the rules of the supreme court [.

2. Any person who, not being an active member of the State Bar of Nevada, or who, after he] ; or

(b) Is suspended or has been disbarred [or while suspended] from membership in the State Bar of Nevada [, as provided in] pursuant to the rules of the supreme court . [, shall practice law,]

2. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1 is guilty of :

(a) For a first offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, a misdemeanor.

(b) For a second offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, a gross misdemeanor.

(c) For a third and any subsequent offense within the immediately preceding 7 years, a category E felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130.

3. The State Bar of Nevada may bring a civil action to secure an injunction and any other appropriate relief against a person who violates this section.".