CONTENTS OF APPLICATION

A local bar association seeking approval to operate a lawyer referral service under this chapter must file a written application with The Florida Bar containing the following:

(a) a statement of the benefits to the public to be achieved by implementing the lawyer referral service;

(b) proof that the referral service is established and operated by a nonprofit organization exempt from federal taxation under section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

(c) the proposed bylaws or rules and regulations that will govern the lawyer referral service;

(d) the estimated number of lawyers who will participate in the service;

(e) the number of lawyers in the area;

(f) demonstration of a need for the service in the area;

(g) the geographic area in which the proposed referral service will operate;

(h) a statement of how the lawyer referral service will be conducted;

(i) a statement of fees to be charged by the lawyer referral service, including, but not limited to, fees charged by the referral service to members of the public using the service and fees charged by the referral service or remitted to the referral service by member lawyers;

(j) a statement that the lawyer referral service will be open for referral to the members of the public without regard to race, sex, national origin, or economic status; and

(k) a statement that the local bar association is representative of the profession in the area of the service and is open to all members of the profession on an equal basis.