Rule 706: Immunity

(a)   Official Actors. A proceeding under these rules is deemed a judicial proceeding. A member of the Board of Law Examiners, a member of the Attorney Admissions Review Committee, and the admissions attorney, or any person acting on their behalf, is entitled to all rights, privileges, and immunities afforded public officials in the performance of their duties.

(b)   Other Participants. Any person who communicates information in good faith concerning an applicant for admission to the Kansas bar is immune from civil liability. This immunity applies only to communications made as part of the character and fitness investigation or hearing.

[History: New rule adopted effective July 1, 2022.]