Jurisdictions That Have Adopted the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct
(previously the Model Code of Professional Responsibility)
Dates of initial adoption
Alphabetical Order
| Jurisdiction | Date of Adoption |
Alabama |
5/2/90 |
Alaska |
4/14/93 |
Arizona |
9/7/84 |
Arkansas |
12/16/85 |
Colorado |
5/7/92 |
Connecticut |
6/23/86 |
Delaware |
9/12/85 |
District of Columbia |
3/1/90 |
Florida |
7/17/86 |
Georgia |
6/12/00 |
Guam |
9/29/03 |
Hawaii |
12/6/93 |
Idaho |
9/3/86 |
Illinois |
2/8/90 |
Indiana |
11/25/86 |
Iowa |
4/20/05 |
Kansas |
1/29/88 |
Kentucky |
6/12/89 |
Louisiana |
12/18/86 |
Maine |
2/26/09 |
Maryland |
4/15/86 |
Massachusetts |
6/9/97 |
Michigan |
3/11/88 |
Minnesota |
6/13/85 |
Mississippi |
2/18/87 |
Missouri |
8/7/85 |
Montana |
6/6/85 |
Nebraska |
6/8/05 |
Nevada |
1/26/86 |
New Hampshire |
1/16/86 |
New Jersey |
7/12/84 |
New Mexico |
6/26/86 |
New York |
12/16/08 |
North Carolina |
10/7/85 |
North Dakota |
5/6/87 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
8/29/07 |
Ohio |
8/1/06 |
Oklahoma |
3/10/88 |
Oregon |
1/1/05 |
Pennsylvania |
10/16/87 |
Puerto Rico |
Has not adopted MRPC |
Rhode Island |
11/1/88 |
South Carolina |
1/9/90 |
South Dakota |
12/15/87 |
Tennessee |
8/27/02 |
Texas |
6/20/89 |
Utah |
3/20/87 |
Vermont |
3/9/99 |
Virgin Islands |
3/30/92 |
Virginia |
1/25/99 |
Washington |
7/25/85 |
West Virginia |
6/30/88 |
Wisconsin |
6/10/87 |
Wyoming |
11/7/86 |
Updated 03/28/2018