A076 HB Committee #03 Report #17

House of Bishops Committee 03 - Title IV Disciplinary Canons presents its Report #17 on Resolution A076 (Resolution Amending Canon IV.15.2 Provision to serve Notice of Appeal) and moves:

Adopt with Amendment

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 80th General Convention amend Canon IV.15.2 to read as follows: 

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Within forty days after the Hearing Panel issues an Order, the Respondent or the Church Attorney may appeal to the Court of Review by serving written notice of the appeal upon the Bishop Diocesan with copies of the notice to the president of the Hearing Panel and the president of the Court of Review. The notice of appeal must be signed by the Respondent’s counsel or the Church Attorney, must include a copy of the Order from which the appeal is taken, and must state the grounds of the appeal. 

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Within forty days after issuance of an Order by a the Hearing Panel issues an Order, the Respondent or the Church Attorney may appeal to the Court of Review, by serving written notice of the appeal upon the Bishop Diocesan, with copies of the notice to the presidents president of the Hearing Panel and the Province president of the Court of Review. The notice of appeal shall must be signed by the Respondent’s counsel or the Church Attorney, must and shall include a copy of the Order from which the appeal is taken, and must state the grounds of the appeal.