Rule 208. Procedure.
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(g) Costs. --
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(5) Assessed Penalties on Unpaid Taxed Expenses and
Administrative Fees.
(i) Failure to pay taxed expenses within thirty days of the
assessment becoming final in accordance with subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(2)
and/or failure to pay administrative fees assessed in accordance with
subdivision (g)(4) within thirty days of notice transmitted to the respondent-
attorney shall result in the assessment of a penalty, levied monthly at the
rate of 0.8% of the unpaid principal balance, or such other rate as established
by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, from time to time.
(ii) Monthly penalties shall not be retroactively assessed against
unpaid balances existing prior to the enactment of the rule; monthly
penalties shall be assessed against these unpaid balances prospectively,
starting 30 days after the effective date of the rule.
(iii) The Disciplinary Board for good cause shown, may reduce
the penalty or waive it in its entirety.
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