• December 31 – Deadline for earning hours without $100 late fee.
  • February 28 – The Annual Report Statement (“ARS”) is emailed to attorneys.
  • March 31 – The ARS must be completed and submitted to the Commission via the website for attorneys reporting hours or claiming an exemption. 
  • April 30 – Notices of Non-Compliance sent certified mail to noncompliant attorneys who have  insufficient hours or owe fees.
  • May 31 – Deadline for establishing compliance by filing the Affidavit of Compliance or claiming a valid exemption.  Compliance means the hours necessary for compliance have been earned or a valid exemption has been claimed and all fees have been paid.  Failure to comply with this deadline will result in the imposition of the $200 continuing noncompliance penalty.
  • June 1 – $200 late fee assessed to noncompliant attorneys who have not filed Affidavit of Compliance and paid all fees due.
  • June 28 – Draft Suspension Order sent by certified mail to noncompliant attorneys.
  • August 10 — Deadline for filing Affidavit of Compliance and paying all fees to avoid being included on the Suspension Order submitted to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
  • August 15 – Commission submits Suspension Order to the Tennessee Supreme Court. Attorneys not in active status with BPR are placed in suspended status and assessed a $500 suspension fee. Upon entry of the Suspension Order by the Court, a $500 suspension fee is assessed to noncompliant, active status attorneys, and those attorneys are moved to suspended status.