Attorney Regulation Act Article 139
Attorneys who are engaged to deal with legal affairs pending in courts, prosecutor’s offices, and judicial police authorities outside the regions of the local bar association that they have joined and in the regions where there are no local bar associations before the relevant rules for national or cross-regional legal practice in the charter of the National Bar Association become effective shall apply to such local bar association in the region for cross-regional legal practice. However, this shall not apply to in-house attorneys who are exclusively employed by charitable legal persons and have been appointed to handle pro bono cases without remuneration.Attorneys who apply for cross-regional legal practice in accordance with the foregoing paragraph before the rules regarding matters related to national or cross-regional legal practice in the charter of the National Bar Association become effective should pay monthly fees to the local bar association according to the amount of service fees specified below. However, in case of any lower amount of service fees as provided in the charter of the local bar association, such provisions shall prevail.1. NT$300, if the general membership of the local bar association reaches 150; and2. NT$400, if the general membership of the local bar association is fewer than 150.Where any attorneys fail to pay any service fees for cross-regional legal practice in accordance with the preceding paragraph before the rules regarding matters related to national or cross-regional legal practice in the charter of the National Bar Association become effective, and if such attorneys still fail to pay such service fees payable within the demand period after the demand by the local bar association of the region of their legal practice, the bar association may, depending on the seriousness of the violation, impose on them a late fee of less than ten times the service fees unpaid by such attorneys.
中文原文 律師法第139條
律師於全國律師聯合會之章程就律師於全國或跨區執業之相關事項規定生效以前,於所加入之地方律師公會及無地方律師公會之區域外,受委任處理繫屬於法院、檢察署及司法警察機關之法律事務者,應向該區域之地方律師公會申請跨區執業。
但專任於公益法人之機構律師,無償受委任處理公益案件者,不在此限。
律師於全國律師聯合會之章程就律師於全國或跨區執業之相關事項規定生效以前,依前項規定申請跨區執業者,應依下列規定之服務費數額,按月繳納予該地方律師公會。
但該地方律師公會之章程關於服務費數額有較低之規定者,從其規定。
一、地方律師公會所屬一般會員達一百五十人者,新臺幣三百元。
二、地方律師公會所屬一般會員未達一百五十人者,新臺幣四百元。
律師於全國律師聯合會之章程就律師於全國或跨區執業之相關事項規定生效以前,未依前項規定繳納跨區執業服務費者,其執業區域之地方律師公會對該律師經催告後,仍未於催告期限內繳納應繳納服務費,該公會得視違反情節,課予該律師未繳納服務費十倍以下之滯納金。
但專任於公益法人之機構律師,無償受委任處理公益案件者,不在此限。
律師於全國律師聯合會之章程就律師於全國或跨區執業之相關事項規定生效以前,依前項規定申請跨區執業者,應依下列規定之服務費數額,按月繳納予該地方律師公會。
但該地方律師公會之章程關於服務費數額有較低之規定者,從其規定。
一、地方律師公會所屬一般會員達一百五十人者,新臺幣三百元。
二、地方律師公會所屬一般會員未達一百五十人者,新臺幣四百元。
律師於全國律師聯合會之章程就律師於全國或跨區執業之相關事項規定生效以前,未依前項規定繳納跨區執業服務費者,其執業區域之地方律師公會對該律師經催告後,仍未於催告期限內繳納應繳納服務費,該公會得視違反情節,課予該律師未繳納服務費十倍以下之滯納金。