ABA Survey of Client Protection Funds

Selected Survey Results

The following table provides selected information taken from the 1996-1998 ABA Survey on Client Protection Funds. By clicking on each column header, you will see a graphic display of the national results for that survey question. For information on the correspopnding state, simply click on the state name and you will be redirected to their NCPO state page.


Unified Bar Entity Creating Fund Principle Source of Funding Limit Publicize Awards Public Service Announcements Overdraft Notification Minimum Recordkeeping Random Audit Restitution Insurance Payee Notice
AK Y Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 No No Under Study Not Considered Rejected Enacted Not Considered
AL Y Bar Association Lawyer Assessment 10000 No No Enacted No Info No Info Enacted Not Considered
AR Court Lawyer Assessment 40000 No Yes Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
AZ Y Bar Association/Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Under Study Enacted Under Study
CA Y Legislature Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes Yes Enacted Enacted Not Considered Enacted Enacted
CO No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
CT Bar Association Lawyer Assessment No No Enacted Enacted Under Study Enacted Enacted
DC Y Court Budget Appropriation No Yes Enacted Enacted Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
DE Court Lawyer Assessment No No Under Study Enacted Enacted Enacted Enacted
FL Y Court Budget Appropriation Yes No Enacted Enacted Rejected Enacted Rejected
GA No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
HI Y Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Enacted Enacted Under Study
IA Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes No No Info Enacted Enacted No Info No Info
ID Y Court/Legislature Lawyer Assessment 1500 Yes No Enacted Not Considered Not Considered Enacted Rejected
IL Court Budget Appropriation 10000 Yes No Under Study Under Study Rejected Enacted Rejected
IN Bar Association Budget Appropriation 15000 Yes No No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
KS Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes No Under Study Not Considered Under Study Enacted Enacted
KY Y Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 No Info No Enacted Not Considered Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
LA Y Bar Association No Info 15000 No No No Info No Info No Info Enacted No Info
MA Court Lawyer Assessment Yes No Enacted Rejected Rejected Under Study Rejected
MD Legislature Lawyer Assessment No No Enacted Enacted Not Considered Enacted Enacted
ME Y Court Lawyer Assessment 17500 Yes Yes No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
MI Y Court Budget Appropriation 25000 Yes No Rejected Not Considered Not Considered Enacted Rejected
MN Court Lawyer Assessment 100000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Rejected Rejected Under Study
MO Y Bar Association Budget Appropriation 20000 No No No Info No Info Rejected Under Study Under Study
MS Y Bar Association Budget Appropriation 10000 No No No Info Enacted Enacted No Info No Info
MT Y Bar Association Lawyer Assessment No No Enacted Enacted Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
NC Court Lawyer Assessment 100000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Enacted Enacted Rejected
ND Y Bar Association Lawyer Assessment 500000 No No Not Considered Not Considered Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
NE No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
NH Y Court Lawyer Assessment 150000 No No Under Study Enacted Enacted Not Considered Rejected
NJ Court Lawyer Assessment 250000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Enacted No Info Enacted
NM Y Bar Association Lawyer Assessment 5000 No Yes Not Considered Enacted Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
NV Y Bar Association Budget Appropriation 15000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
NY Legislature Lawyer Assessment 200000 Yes Yes Enacted Enacted Under Study Enacted Enacted
OH Court Lawyer Assessment Yes Yes Rejected Not Considered Not Considered Enacted Rejected
OK Y Court Budget Appropriation Yes No Not Considered Enacted Not Considered Enacted Not Considered
OR Y Legislature Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes Yes Enacted Not Considered Rejected Enacted Not Considered
PA Court Lawyer Assessment 50000 Yes Yes Enacted Not Considered Rejected Enacted Enacted
RI Y Bar Association Lawyer Assessment 25000 Yes Yes Enacted Enacted Rejected Enacted Enacted
SC Y Court Lawyer Assessment 20000 No No Rejected Not Considered Rejected Not Considered Not Considered
SD Y Court Lawyer Assessment 10000 No No Under Study Enacted Rejected No Info Not Considered
TN Court Lawyer Assessment 25000 No Yes Enacted Enacted Rejected Enacted Not Considered
TX Y Bar Association Budget Appropriation 30000 No No No Info No Info No Info Enacted No Info
UT No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
VA Y Bar Association Budget Appropriation 25000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Rejected Not Considered Under Study
VT Bar Association Budget Appropriation 15000 Yes No Enacted No Info Enacted No Info No Info
WA Y Bar Association/Court Lawyer Assessment 30000 Yes No Enacted Enacted Enacted Enacted Rejected
WI Court Lawyer Assessment 75000 No No Enacted No Info Rejected Enacted Under Study
WV No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info
WY No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info No Info