Ethics

*Administrative fee for full hearings, if found in violation	$500
*Administrative fee for a Waived Hearing, if found in violation	$250
*Citation Policy Administration Fee, if Citation imposed by Grievance Committee	$150
*For each audio duplication of a hearing	$25
*The appeal deposit for a hearing	$500.00 per party filing an appeal
*Returned Check	$30

Administrative fees are charged to Respondents only when found in violation of the Code of Ethics.

(If a party has additional documents provided to VAR less than fifteen (15) days before an “in person” hearing, VAR will charge an administrative fee of $1.00 per page or the actual costs, whichever is greater, to copy the documents unless the party provides seven (7) copies, not including the original they keep, of the documents.)

Appeal Deposit – (In the event that more than one party appeals a decision, the maximum amount retained by VAR will be $500, although VAR can hold more than $500 in appeal deposits if there are multiple Appellants. All prevailing parties will be refunded their appeal deposit. The $500 retained by VAR will be divided equally among the non-prevailing parties).

(In the event that more than one party appeals a decision, the maximum amount retained by VAR will be $500. All prevailing parties will be refunded their appeal deposit. The $500 retained by VAR will be divided equally among the non-prevailing parties).

If a party would like to obtain a copy of the transcript, the fee is the cost VAR pays to obtain the transcript or an equal portion if more than one party obtains a copy. The fee is dependent on the length of the hearing and rates are set by the transcription service, not VAR. (Transcript copies are only available for the purpose of appeal.)

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Arbitration

Deposit required from individual(s) requesting Arbitration	$500
Deposit required from Respondent(s) if Grievance Committee recommends an Arbitration hearing	$500

If an arbitration case settles through mediation or otherwise prior to the adjournment of the arbitration hearing, both parties will receive partial refunds of their deposits as described in the table below.

Settled 2 days or more prior to the hearing	$425 returned per party
Settled after 2 days, but before the start of the hearing	$350 returned per party
Settled after the start of the hearing, but before adjournment	$300 returned per party

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Disclaimer: Fees are subject to change without notice.