Supreme Court of Missouri
en banc

In re:

(1) Correction of subdivision (A)(2) of subdivision 2-3.7, entitled "Participation in Educational, Religious, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations and Activities," of Rule 2, entitled "Code of Judicial Conduct," as effective January 1, 2012, by correcting an intersectional reference.

(2) Correction of subdivision 38.01, entitled "Rules - When Applicable," and subdivision (k) of subdivision 38.05, entitled "Definitions," of  Rule 38, entitled "Certain Statutory Violations and Violation Bureaus," by deleting a statutory reference that has been repealed.

(2) Clarification of subdivision 6.01(l), entitled "Current Fee," of Rule 6, entitled "Fees to Practice Law," to update the chart containing the fee amounts effective in 2002, to reflect the current fees, which are not increased from those effective in 2008.  
               
    1.  By order of July 20, 2011, this Court adopted a new subdivision 2-3.7(A)(2) of Rule 2 to be effective January 1, 2012.  The Court hereby corrects the order so that the incorrect reference to "Rule 2-2.7(A)(1)" contained in subdivision 2-3.7(A)(2) is changed to the correct reference to "Rule 2-3.7(A)(1)."  As corrected, effective January 1, 2012, subdivision 2-3.7(A)(2) of Rule 2 shall read as follows:

2-3.7   Participation in Educational, Religious, Charitable, Fraternal, or Civic Organizations and Activities

(A) A judge may serve as an officer, director, trustee, or nonlegal advisor of an organization or governmental agency devoted to the improvement of the law, the legal system, or the administration of justice or of an educational, religious, charitable, fraternal, or civic organization, not conducted for profit, subject to the following limitations and the other requirements of this Rule 2.  
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(2) A judge shall not personally participate in membership solicitation if the solicitation might reasonably be perceived as coercive or, except as permitted in Rule 2-3.7(A)(1), if the membership solicitation is essentially a fund-raising mechanism.

2.  The Court hereby corrects subdivisions 38.01 and 38.05(k) of Rule 38 by deleting references to "section 210.104," which has been repealed.  As corrected, effective January 1, 2012, subdivisions 38.01 and 38.05(k) of Rule 38 shall read as follows:

38.01  RULES - WHEN APPLICABLE

Rule 38 governs the procedure in all courts of this state having original jurisdiction of violations of sections 577.070 and 577.073, RSMo, and chapters 252, 301, 302, 304, 306, 307 and 390, RSMo, and the disposition of violations in a violation bureau established pursuant to section 476.385, RSMo, or in a local violation bureau established pursuant to Supreme Court Rules.
 

38.05  DEFINITIONS

Whenever in this Rule 38 the following terms are used, they mean the following:


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(k) 'Traffic violation,' any violation of chapters 301, 302, 304, 307, or 390, RSMo;


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3.  The Court hereby clarifies the chart contained in subdivision 6.01(l) of Rule 6 by inserting the current fees, which were approved pursuant to subdivisions 6.01(j) and (k), the last approval being effective for 2008 and the years thereafter.  There is no increase in the fees for 2012.  As clarified, effective January 1, 2012, subdivision 6.01(l) of Rule 6 shall read as follows:

6.01  ANNUAL ENROLLMENT FEE AND STATEMENT -          
          EXEMPTIONS - PENALTIES - PRO HAC VICE FEE


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(l) Current Fee. The amounts fixed by this Court for the bar fee and the advisory committee fee shall be as follows for each of the categories of persons described above:

                                      Advisory
                                      Committee Total Annual
                      Bar Fee                Fee            Enrollment Fee

Category (1)           $204.00           $101.00                $305.00
Category (2)            149.00            101.00                  250.00
Category (3)            119.00             101.00                  220.00

The total amount of the bar fee and the advisory fee for each category shall be the enrollment fee for that category for the year 2012 and the subsequent years unless and until changed as hereinabove provided.


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4.  It is ordered that notice of this order be published in the Journal of The Missouri Bar.

5.  It is ordered that this order be published in the South Western Reporter.
     
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MARY R. RUSSELL
Acting Chief Justice