N.Y. JUD Law § 468-A

§ 468-a. Biennial registration of attorneys. 1. Every attorney and\ncounsellor-at-law admitted to practice in this state on or before\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred eighty-two, whether resident or\nnonresident, shall file a biennial registration statement with the\nadministrative office of the courts on or before March first, nineteen\nhundred eighty-two in such form as the chief administrator of the courts\nshall prescribe. An attorney who is admitted to practice after January\nfirst, nineteen hundred eighty-two and on or before January first,\nnineteen hundred eighty-six, shall file a registration statement within\nsixty days after the date of admission. An attorney who is admitted to\npractice after January first, nineteen hundred eighty-six shall file a\nregistration statement prior to taking the constitutional oath of\noffice.\n 2. Attorneys shall register biennially on the dates prescribed by the\nchief administrator. In the event of a change in information previously\nsubmitted, an attorney shall file an amended statement within thirty\ndays of such change.\n 3. The chief administrator shall prescribe the form in which such\nregistry of attorneys shall be maintained and the procedures for public\naccess thereto, and may make all such other rules and regulations\nnecessary and appropriate to implement and enforce the provisions of\nthis section.\n 4. The biennial registration fee shall be three hundred seventy-five\ndollars, sixty dollars of which shall be allocated to and be deposited\nin a fund established pursuant to the provisions of section\nninety-seven-t of the state finance law, fifty dollars of which shall be\nallocated to and shall be deposited in a fund established pursuant to\nthe provisions of section ninety-eight-b of the state finance law,\ntwenty-five dollars of which shall be allocated to be deposited in a\nfund established pursuant to the provisions of section ninety-eight-c of\nthe state finance law, and the remainder of which shall be deposited in\nthe attorney licensing fund. Such fee shall be required of every\nattorney who is admitted and licensed to practice law in this state,\nwhether or not the attorney is engaged in the practice of law in this\nstate or elsewhere, except attorneys who certify to the chief\nadministrator of the courts that they have retired from the practice of\nlaw.\n 5. Noncompliance by an attorney with the provisions of this section\nand the rules promulgated hereunder shall constitute conduct prejudicial\nto the administration of justice and shall be referred to the\nappropriate appellate division of the supreme court for disciplinary\naction.\n