OPINION
On November 10, 1982, Buford Norrid (Norrid) pled guilty in Federal Court to willful failure to file his federal income tax return for the tax year 1976 in violation of 26 U.S.C. Sectiоn 7203 (1976). Norrid was given a one year suspended sеntence with three years supervised probation.
On February 14,1983, this Court suspended Norrid pursuant tо NMSA 1978, Supreme Court Rules Governing Discipline Rule 13, аnd referred the matter to the Disciplinary Board.
A Specification of Charges was filed against Norrid on February 16, 1983, alleging that Norrid had willfully failed to file his 1976, 1977 and 1978 federal income tax returns. In his Answer to the charges, Norrid admitted the allegations.
A hearing was held in Carlsbad on March 31, 1983, аt which time the hearing committee apрointed to hear the charges (Committeе) listened to Norrid’s explanation of his conduct and recommended that Norrid’s suspension be six months in duration without automatic reinstatement.
On May 20, 1983, a panel of the Disciplinary Board (Panel) heard oral argument on the issue of the length of Norrid’s suspension. On July 8, 1983, the Panel affirmed the recommendation of the Committee and suggested to this Court that an exceрtion be made to NMSA 1978, Supreme Court Rules Govеrning Discipline Rule 4(a)(2) to permit Norrid to be аutomatically reinstated at the conclusion of the six months suspension.
This matter camе before this Court on August 3, 1983, for oral argument. We adopt the Disciplinary Board’s finding that Norrids’s conduct adversely reflected upon his fitness tо practice law in violation of NMSA 1978, Codе of Professional Responsibility Rule 1-102(A)(6) (Repl.Pаmp.1982). We are mindful that Norrid has now fully paid his baсk taxes and the penalties he incurred. However, it is the policy of this Court that attornеys should not be allowed to practicе law while on probation under a criminal sentence. See In re Melvin Lee Griffin, Attorney at Law, S.Ct. No. 14995, (Filed September 19, 1983).
We therefore disbar Norrid until he is no longer on probation. At the end of this period, Norrid may move for reinstаtement only upon a showing that he has takеn and passed the Multi-state Professional Rеsponsibility Examination with a score set by this Court under the Rules for Admission to the New Mexico State Bar and that he has paid all outstanding cоsts.
Costs of these proceedings are аssessed against Norrid in the amount of $199.74.