Bank Directive on NSF Trust Checks______
Rule 1.15-2(l) of the Rules of Professional Conduct requires a lawyer to direct each bank where
he or she maintains a trust account to notify the State Bar when any item
drawn on the trust
account is presented for payment against insufficient funds. To comply with the rule, every
lawyer or law firm that maintains a trust account must file a directive with the bank where the
account is maintained instructing the bank to notify the executive director of the State Bar when
any item drawn on the trust account is presented for payment against insufficient funds. The notice
form below should be used for this purpose.
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Rule 1.15-1(k): “Item” denotes any means or method by which funds are credited to or debited from an account; for
example: a check, substitute check, remotely created check, draft, withdrawal order, automated clearinghouse (ACH) or
electronic transfer, electronic or wire funds transfer, electronic image of an item and/or information in electronic form
describing an item, or instructions given in person or by telephone, mail, or computer.
Revised October 2019
Notice and Authorization:
Concerning Attorney Trust Account Checks
Presented Against Insufficient Funds
To: __________________________________________________________________________________
Financial Institution
Pursuant to Rule 1.15-2(l), of the North Carolina State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct, you are hereby authorized and directed
to transmit immediate notice to the executive director of the North Carolina State Bar of any item drawn on the trust account(s) or
fiduciary account(s) listed below which is presented for payment against insufficient funds.
Acct. No.________________________________________ Acct. Name. _____________________________________________
Acct. No.________________________________________ Acct. Name. _____________________________________________
Acct. No.________________________________________ Acct. Name. _____________________________________________
This the___________ day of___________________________________ , 20_____.
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Signature
North Carolina State Bar
PO Box 25908 __________________________________________________
Raleigh, NC 27611 (print full name)
