Sec. 9.013. REPORT TO GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE. (a) If the court imposes a sanction against an offending party under Section 9.012 , the offending party is represented by an attorney who signed the pleading in violation of any one of the standards under Section 9.011 , and the court finds that the attorney has consistently engaged in activity that results in sanctions under Section 9.012, the court shall report its finding to an appropriate grievance committee as provided by the State Bar Act (Article 320a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or by a similar law in the jurisdiction in which the attorney resides. (b) The report must contain: (1) the name of the attorney who represented the offending party; (2) the finding by the court that the pleading was signed in violation of any one of the standards under Section 9.011 ; (3) a description of the sanctions imposed against the signatory and the offending party; and (4) the finding that the attorney has consistently engaged in activity that results in sanctions under Section 9.012 .
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