The Board of Governors has signed off on a proposed rule amendment that would clarify that the Bar will take no action on complaints against a constitutional officer while the officer remains in office.

At a December 23 meeting on Miami Beach — and convened virtually — the board voted without objection to approve a proposed amendment to Rule 3-7.16 (Limitation on Time to Open Investigation).

Approved unanimously by the Disciplinary Procedures Committee in March, the proposed amendment to Rule 3-7.16 (d) (Constitutional Officers) states, “The Florida Bar is prohibited from filing a complaint or taking any other disciplinary action against a constitutional officer who is required to be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar to hold that office while the constitutional officer holds office.”