Bar Exam Application Questions Pertaining to Mental Health, School/Criminal History, and Financial Issues as of Fall 2017

The following chart is a compilation of the questions asked on bar exam applications pertaining to mental health, school/criminal history, and finances. Please note that this is NOT a comprehensive list. Given the wide variety of questions that fall into those categories, this chart only includes those subject areas that may be of the greatest interest to our students. You are encouraged to review the bar exam application you are interested in to confirm the full scope of what is asked on that application. This chart is updated bi-annually.

State Mental Health Provisions School/Criminal History Provisions, Financial Provisions Notes Etc. Alabama Question 40: Within the past five Question 28: Have you ever been Question 34: Have you ever filed Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any cited for, arrested for, charged a petition for bankruptcy? the Alabama state bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could with, or convicted of any alcohol- or https://admissions.alabar.org/ 10/24/2017 call into question your ability to drug-related traffic violation? Question 35: Have you ever had rules-governing-admission practice law in a competent, a credit card or charge account ethical, and professional Question 29: Have you been cited for, revoked? Sample bar exam application: manner? arrested for, charged with, or https://admissions.alabar.org/ convicted of any moving traffic Question 36: Have you ever getpdfform.action?id=803 Question 41 : Do you currently violation during the past ten years? defaulted on any student loans? have any condition or (Omit parking violations.) impairment (including, but not Question 37: Have you ever Sample character and fitness limited to, substance abuse, Question 31: Have you ever been defaulted on any other debt questionnaire - digital: alcohol abuse, or a mental, cited for, arrested for, charged with, (not including student loans)? https://admissions.alabar.org/ emotional, or nervous disorder or or convicted of any violation of law browseform.action?applicatio condition) that in any way affects (not including traffic violations Question 38: Have you had any nId=1&formId=724 your ability to practice law in a already disclosed)? debts of $500 or more (including competent, ethical, and credit cards, charge accounts, Sample character and fitness professional manner? and student loans) that have questionnaire - print: been more than 90 days past https://admissions.alabar.org/ Question 42: If your answer to due within the past three years? browseprintform.action?formI Question 41 is YES, are the d=724 limitations caused by your Question 39: If you have filed a condition or impairment petition for bankruptcy, are reduced or ameliorated because there any additional debts (not you receive ongoing treatment or previously disclosed) that were because you participate in a not discharged in bankruptcy? monitoring or support program?

Question 44: Do you owe any Question 43: Within the past five student loans (regardless of years, have you asserted any when the loan originated)? condition or impairment as a defense, in mitigation, or as an explanation for your conduct in the course of any inquiry, any investigation, or any administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, professional organization, or licensing authority; or in connection with an employment disciplinary or termination procedure?

Question 45: Is there any other incident(s) or occurrence(s) in your life, which is not otherwise referred to in this application, which has bearing, either directly or indirectly, upon your character and fitness for admission to the Alabama State Bar?

Alaska Question 17: Are you currently Question 14(a): Have you ever been Rules governing admission to using narcotics, drugs or charged with or convicted of, or plead the Alaska state bar: Last updated: intoxicating liquors to such an guilty or no contest to, a felony http://www.courtrecords.alas 10/24/2015 extent that your ability to charge? (Please note that this does ka.gov/webdocs/rules/docs/b practice law would be impaired? not exclude suspended imposition of ar.pdf sentences, vacated judgments, Question 18: Are you currently pardons, or such similar dispositions.) Sample admission application - suffering from any disorder that digital: impairs your judgment or that Question 14(b): Have you ever been https://admissions.alaskabar.o charged with or convicted of, or plead

would otherwise adversely affect guilty or no contest to, a rg/browseform.action?applica your ability to practice law? misdemeanor charge (excluding tionId=5&formId=1 traffic violations that could not have resulted in incarceration upon Sample admission application - conviction)? print: https://admissions.alaskabar.o Question 15: As a juvenile, were you rg/browseprintform.action?for ever charged with or convicted of, or mId=1 plead guilty or no contest to, a violation that could have resulted in incarceration upon conviction?

Arizona Question 109: Is there any other Question 42: Have you ever at any Question 80: Has any surety on Character and fitness information, incident(s), or time been dropped, suspended, any bond on which you were the application sample: Last updated: occurrence(s) which is not expelled or disciplined by any school principal been required to pay http://www.azcourts.gov/Port 10/24/2017 otherwise referred to in your or college for any cause whatsoever, any money on your behalf? als/26/admis/pdf/SampleChar response to this application including scholastic deficiency? acterAndFitnessApplication.pd which, in your opinion, may have Question 95: Have you ever had f a bearing, either directly or Question 44: Have you ever at any a credit card revoked? indirectly, positively or time been questioned or accused with Character and fitness negatively, upon your ability to respect to cheating, plagiarism or Question 97: Do you have any guidelines adopted by the practice law actively and honor code violation in the course of debts, including student loans, Arizona Supreme Court: continuously? your schooling or elsewhere? which are more than 90 days http://www.azcourts.gov/Port past due? als/26/admis/2015/NewCFGui Question 56: Have you ever at any dlines72015WebPostingFINAL. time had a business, trade or Question 99: Are you in default pdf professional license denied or in any way in the performance revoked? or discharge of any duty or Rules governing admission to obligation imposed upon you by the Arizona state bar: Question 58: Have you ever had any decree or order of any court, http://www.azcourts.gov/Port charges, complaints or grievances including, but not limited to, als/26/admis/2017/RulesOfAd (formal or informal) filed against you? civil judgments, alimony, mission_2017.pdf maintenance and support Question 60: Have you ever been orders and decrees? reprimanded, censured, suspended,

disbarred or otherwise disqualified Question 101: Other than listed from professional licensure? above, have you ever failed to meet your financial obligations Question 62: Have you ever been and/or defaulted on any debt or accused of or charged with fraud, loan? perjury, misrepresentation, or false swearing in a judicial or Question 103: Have you ever administrative proceeding? filed a petition under any Chapter of the Bankruptcy Question 64: Have you ever been Code? involved as a party, directly or indirectly, in any disciplinary Question 105: Do you intend to proceeding, formal or informal? file, or are you in the process of filing a petition for bankruptcy? Question 66: Have you ever resigned in lieu of suspension, revocation, disqualification or disbarment?

Question 68: Have you ever been accused of the unauthorized practice of law in any state or jurisdiction?

Question 76: Were you ever discharged or have you ever resigned from any employment listed in the above question after being told that your conduct or work was unsatisfactory?

Question 78: In the course of any employment since the age of 21 (regardless of current age), have you ever been accused or charged with dishonesty, misrepresentation, misappropriation, theft, fraud, moral turpitude, or the commission of a

crime? Include any situation even if it did not result in discharge, resignation or criminal charge.

Question 84: Have you ever failed to comply with any court order including, but not limited to, not appearing for jury duty?

Question 86: Have you ever had a complaint filed against you in any civil, criminal or administrative forum, alleging fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or legal malpractice?

Question 88: Have you either as an adult or juvenile, ever been served with a criminal summons, questions, arrested, taken into custody, indicted, charged with, tried for, pleaded guilty to or been convicted of, or ever been the subject of an investigation concerning the violation of any law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or canon? (In answering this question, include all incidents, no matter how trivial or minor the infraction or whether guilty or not, whether expunged or not, whether you were believed or were advised that you need not disclose any such instance.)

Question 90: Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Question 93: In the past ten years, have you received any traffic citations?

Arkansas Question 10(d): Are you now Question 4(5): Have you ever been Question 9(a): Presently, I have Arkansas bar exam being or have you ever been discharged or asked to resign from established credit with the application: Last updated: treated or counseled for: any employment? following three creditors... https://courts.arkansas.gov/ad 10/25/2017 alcoholism; substance abuse; the ministration/professional- use of controlled substances as Question 7: Were you ever dismissed, Question 9(b): I presently owe programs/bar- defined by the Arkansas Code; or, suspended, placed on probation money which has been past due exam/admission-examination addition to drugs in any form? (excluding academic probation) or for more than 90 days to the expelled from any school, college, following… (List all such debt, Question 10(e): Have you ever post secondary institution or including any past due taxes) Rules governing admission to been declared, or are you university; accused of any Honor the Arkansas state bar: presently, a ward of any court of Code violations; or asked or advised Question 9(c): Are there any https://courts.arkansas.gov/ru competent jurisdiction; or have by any school or institution to unsatisfied judgments against les-and-administrative- you ever been adjudicated, or are discontinue your studies there? you? orders/rules-governing- you presently, an incompetent or admission-to-the-bar insane person as determined by Question 10(b): Have you ever been Question 10(a): Have you ever any court of competent charged with, arrested for, convicted been a party to, or had, or jurisdiction? of, or plead guilty or nolo contendere claimed any interest in, civil for a violation of any law? Exclude proceedings, including Question 10(f): Do you currently minor traffic violations not resulting bankruptcy? have any condition or in or subject to incarceration, unless impairment including, but not you have received three or more such limited to, mental or emotional citations within the last two years. infirmity, alcoholism, substance abuse, or nervous disorder or Question 10(c): Have you ever been condition which in any way accused of or charged with fraud, currently affects, or if untreated deceit, conversion of the property of could affect, your ability to another, or assault or battery of practice law in a competent and another in any civil proceedings? (civil professional manner in this includes any proceedings other than jurisdiction? criminal)

Question 10(g): Are you currently Question 16(a) Have you ever applied utilizing or being treated with for or been granted a license, other prescription drugs or other than as an attorney at law, the substances in order to manage a procurement of which required proof mental or emotional infirmity, of good moral character or alcoholism, substance abuse, or examinations, (i.e., Certified Public nervous disorder or condition? Accountant, Patent Attorney, Real (“Currently” means sufficiently Estate Broker, etc.)? As to each recent so that the condition application for, or license granted, could reasonably be expected to state the date it was granted, or have an impact on your ability to withdrawn, and the name and function as a lawyer.) address of the authority issuing it.

Question 16(c): If any license has been revoked or terminated, state the date the license was revoked or terminated, the manner of termination or revocation, and the reasons for the termination or revocation.

Question 16(d): Was any disciplinary action ever taken against you by the authority issuing the license or governing your conduct as a licensee? If yes, state the dates such action was taken, the details of each complaint, and the results of any action taken by the issuing or governing authority.

Question 17: Are there any unfavorable incidents in your life, whether in school, college, law school, business or otherwise, which may have a bearing upon your character or your fitness to practice law, not called for by the questions

contained in this questionnaire or disclosed in your answers?

Question 18: Do you, knowing its aims and having the specific intent to bring them about, belong to, or have you ever belonged to, any organization or group which advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of Arkansas by force and violence?

California Question 12.5: Is there any issue Question 7.1(A): Have you ever been Question 11.1: Extension of moral character that would currently interfere denied a business, trade or Do you owe any debts, including determination application Last updated: with your ability to practice law professional license? student loans, that are past due form: 10/30/2017 in accordance with the duties (include those barred by the https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Po and ethical obligations of an Question 7.1(B): Have you ever been statute of limitations and past rtals/0/documents/forms/adm [NOTE: Due to attorney? disbarred, suspended, censured, or due credit account balances)? issions/MCDetExtension1216_ Moral Character otherwise disqualified or had your R.pdf Determination Question 12.6: Are you currently license revoked as a member of any Question 11.2: Have you ever Application the subject of a conservatorship? business, trade, or profession (e.g., defaulted on any student loan? Information about the moral inaccessibility, attorney, certified public accountant, character requirement: questions derive Question 14.1: Do you have any real estate broker, physician, etc.), or Question 11.3: Have you ever http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Ad from the chemical dependency issues that as a holder of public office? been adjudicated as bankrupt? missions/Moral-Character Extension of would currently interfere with Moral Character your ability to practice law? Question 7.1(C): To the best of your Question 11.4: Has a petition in Moral character determination Determination knowledge, have there ever been, or bankruptcy (personal or application instructions and Application Form] are there no pending, any charges, business related) ever been filed form: complaints, or grievances (formal or by you or against you, either https://www.calbarxap.com/A informal) concerning your conduct as alone or in association with pplications/CalBar/California_ a member of any business, trade, or others? Bar_Moral_Character/default. profession, or as a holder of public asp office? Question 11.5: Do you have a bankruptcy pending under a [You are excluded from answering Chapter 13 reorganization? Rules governing admission to questions regarding the following the California state bar:

incidents: (A) Arrests that did not Question 11.6: Have you ever http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Att result in a conviction unless you are been sued by a receiver, trustee, orneys/Conduct- awaiting final adjudication of the or other authority of any Discipline/Rules/Rules-of-the- matter; (B) Any arrest, conviction or bankruptcy estate, for unlawful State-Bar other proceeding the record of which preference, conspiracy to has been ordered or is required to be conceal assets, or any other sealed, obliterated, dismissed, or fraud or offense, whether or not destroyed pursuant to [California punishable by law? code]… (C) Any arrest, conviction or other proceeding, the record of which has been ordered or is required to be sealed, obliterated, dismissed, or destroyed pursuant to the statute of another jurisdiction…]

Question 9.1: Have you ever been convicted of the violation of a misdemeanor or felony? As used herein, a conviction includes a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or a verdict of finding of guilt, regardless of whether sentence is imposed by the court.

Question 9.2: Are you awaiting final adjudication for any investigation or arrest?

Question 9.3: Have you ever been held in contempt of court?

Question 9.4: Have you ever been granted immunity in lieu of criminal prosecution?

Question 10.1: Have you ever BEEN FOUND TO HAVE VIOLATED A

COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY HONOR CODE OR been informally or formally dropped, suspended, warned, placed on scholastic or disciplinary probation, expelled, or requested to resign or allowed to resign in lieu of discipline by any college or university (including law school), or otherwise subjected to discipline by any such institution or requested or advised by any such institution to discontinue your studies therein?

Question 10.4: Are you in default in any way in the performance or discharge of any duty or obligation imposed upon you by decree, judgment, or order of any court or administrative agency, including alimony, support orders and decrees?

Question 12.4: Have you ever had a complaint alleging fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or legal malpractice filed and sustained against you in any civil, criminal or administrative forum? This includes corporations of which you were an officer or director and partnerships of which you were a member.

Colorado Question 38: Within the past five Question 4: Have you ever had your Question 17: Have you ever Bar application sample: (5) years, have you exhibited any fitness to practice law questioned been required to pay alimony, http://coloradosupremecourt. Last updated: conduct or behavior that could through an informal interview, formal maintenance or child support com/PDF/BLE/App%20with%2 10/30/2017 call into question your ability to hearing, or through any other means? payments as a result of a 0Forms.pdf

practice law in a competent, divorce, annulment or other ethical, and professional Question 23: Have you ever been the court proceeding? Character and fitness manner? subject of any charges, complaints or standards and guidelines: grievances (formal or informal) Question 27: Have any decrees, http://coloradosupremecourt. Question 39: Do you currently alleging that you engaged in the judgments, liens, or orders com/PDF/BLE/CharaFitStandar have any condition or unauthorized practice of law, (including child support, dsGuidelines.pdf impairment (including, but not including any pending matters? maintenance, alimony or tax limited to, substance abuse, liens) ever been entered against Character and fitness process: alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 24: Have you ever been you in favor of a creditor or http://coloradosupremecourt. emotional, or nervous disorder or accused of a violation of an honor other entity? com/PDF/BLE/CharaFitProcess condition) that in any way affects code or student conduct code, .pdf your ability to practice law in a warned, placed on scholastic or Question 28: Have you been competent, ethical and disciplinary probation, suspended, delinquent by more than 90 Frequently asked character professional manner? As used in requested or advised to discontinue days in the payment of any and fitness questions: Question 39, "currently" means your studies, dropped, expelled or debt, including student loans, http://coloradosupremecourt. recently enough so that the requested to resign or otherwise had a credit card involuntarily com/Future%20Lawyers/FAQ_ condition or impairment could subjected to discipline by any college, revoked or canceled, a credit CharacterFitness.asp reasonably have an impact on law school or other post-secondary account involuntarily closed or your ability to function as a institution? any debt referred to a collection Rules governing admission to lawyer. agency or "charged off" as not the Colorado state bar: Question 25: Regardless of whether collectible? http://coloradosupremecourt. Question 40: If your answer to the record has been expunged, com/Future%20Lawyers/Rules Question 39 is YES, are the canceled, or annulled, or whether no Question 29: Have you ever GoverningAdmissions.asp limitations caused by your record was made, have you ever been failed to file federal, state, condition or impairment reduced accused of cheating, plagiarism, or and/or local income tax returns or ameliorated because you other academic dishonesty at any since first becoming obligated to receive ongoing treatment or school you attended? do so by law, excluding years because you participate in a not required to file based upon monitoring or support program? Question 26: Have you ever been lack of income? terminated, suspended, disciplined, Question 41: Within the past five laid-off or permitted to resign in lieu Question 30: Have you ever filed (5) years, have you asserted any of termination from any job? a petition for bankruptcy or for condition or impairment as a establishment of a wage earners defense, in mitigation, or as an Question 31: Have you ever had a plan? explanation for your conduct in complaint or action (including but not the course of any inquiry, any limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, investigation, or any misrepresentation, forgery, or

administrative or judicial malpractice) initiated against you in proceeding, by an any administrative forum? educational institution, government agency, professional Question 33: Have you ever been held organization, or licensing in contempt of court for any reason, authority; or in connection with have sanctions ever been entered an employment or termination against you or have you ever been procedure? disqualified from participating in any case? Question 42: Have you ever been declared incompetent or had a Question 34: Regardless of whether conservator appointed to help the record has been expunged, conduct your affairs? canceled or annulled have you ever been investigated, arrested, cited for, Question 43: Is there any charged with, or convicted, additional information with imprisoned, placed on probation or respect to possible misconduct or parole or forfeited collateral for any lack of moral qualifications on offense against the law? Include your part, which is not otherwise matters that have been dismissed, disclosed by your answers to expunged, sealed, subject to a questions in this application? diversion or a deferred prosecution program or otherwise set aside.

Question 35: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation?

Question 36: Have you been cited for, charged with, or convicted of any traffic violations during the past seven (7) years, excluding parking violations? Connecticut Question 34: Within the past five Question 15: Have you ever been Question 28: Have you failed to Bar exam application: years, have you engaged in any expelled, dropped, suspended, file any local, state or federal http://www.jud.ct.gov/cbec/F Last updated: conduct that: (1) resulted in an warned, placed on scholastic or income tax return as required by eb17/Form1E.pdf 10/30/2017

arrest, discipline, sanction or disciplinary probation or been the law or failed to pay any taxes warning; (2) resulted in subject of or party to any disciplinary when due? Character and fitness - termination or suspension from proceeding by any college, university protocol for requesting, school or employment; (3) or law school? Question 38: Do you have any reviewing and handling resulted in loss or suspension of student loans which are medical documentation: any license; (4) resulted in any Question 16: Have you ever been currently overdue or have you http://www.jud.ct.gov/cbec/P inquiry, any investigation, or any absent from any post-secondary ever been in default in the rotocol_HandlingMedDocs.pdf administrative or judicial educational institution for more than performance of an obligation on proceeding by an educational ten consecutive days, other than for a student loan? If so, list each Rules governing admission to institution, government agency, regularly scheduled school vacations? such loan, the name of the the Connecticut state bar: professional organization, or creditor, account number, http://www.jud.ct.gov/cbec/r licensing authority, or in Question 19: Have you ever been amount owed and the steps you ules.htm connection with an employment discharged or terminated by an have taken to bring the account disciplinary or termination employer? up to date. procedure; or (5) endangered the safety of others, breached Question 20: Have you ever resigned Question 39: Has a judgment fiduciary obligations, or or been requested to resign in lieu of ever been entered against you constituted a violation of impending or anticipated disciplinary in favor of a creditor? If so, workplace or academic conduct action by an employer? submit a copy of the complaint, rules? answer, judgment and Question 21: Have you ever been satisfaction of judgment. Question 35: Within the past five absent from a job for more than ten years, have you exhibited any consecutive work days, other than conduct or behavior that could regularly scheduled vacations? call into question your ability to practice law in a competent, Question 24: (a) Have you ever been ethical, and professional reprimanded, suspended, disbarred manner? or otherwise disciplined, or (b) are there any charges or complaints Question 36: Do you currently pending against you as an attorney, have any condition or or (c) have you ever been accused of impairment (including, but not the unauthorized practice of law, (d) limited to, substance abuse, have you ever resigned or been alcohol abuse, or a mental, requested to resign from the bar in emotional, or nervous disorder or lieu of impending or anticipated condition) that in a material way disciplinary action, or (e) have you affects your ability to practice ever been subject to any discipline or

law in a competent, ethical, and been penalized as a bar applicant in professional manner? “Currently” another jurisdiction? means recently enough that the condition or impairment could Question 29: Have you ever been reasonably affect your ability to offered or been granted immunity, or function as a lawyer. have you ever testified or been called as a witness in any criminal action or Question 37: If your answer to proceeding in which you were not a Question 36 is yes, are the party? limitations caused by your condition or impairment reduced Question 31: Have you had any or ameliorated because you license or permit suspended or receive ongoing treatment or revoked because of unprofessional because you participate in a conduct? monitoring or support program? Question 32: Have you ever been bonded?

Question 33: Have you ever been refused a bond or has anyone ever sought to recover on or cancel such bond?

Question 45: Have you ever been convicted of a criminal charge, been acquitted by reason of mental disease or defect, entered a pretrial diversion program or been the respondent in a criminal protective order or a family violence temporary restraining order? If so, submit a copy of the arrest report and all other documents relating to each conviction, acquittal by reason of mental disease or defect, pretrial diversion program, criminal protective order or family violence temporary restraining order. Submit

an affidavit reciting in detail the facts and circumstances of each reported event. If you are uncertain as to whether a matter ought to be disclosed in accordance with this question, we advise you to disclose the matter fully.

Question 46: Are there any criminal charges pending against you? If so, submit a copy of the arrest report and all other documents related to each pending charge. Submit an affidavit reciting in detail the facts and circumstances related to each pending charge.

Question 47: Within the last five years, have you been charged with reckless driving, evading responsibility, driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI)? Delaware Question 26: Within the past five Question 4: Have you ever been Question 16: Has any surety on Bar application sample: years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the https://courts.delaware.gov/b Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay be/docs/Sample2017BarApplic 10/30/2017 call into question your ability to probation, expelled or requested to any money on your behalf? ation.pdf practice law in a competent, resign or allowed to resign in lieu of ethical, and professional discipline from any college, university, Question 18: Have you or an Rules governing admission to manner? law school or otherwise subjected to Affiliated Entity ever failed to the Delaware bar: discipline by any such institution or file a federal, state, or local https://courts.delaware.gov/b Question 27 (A): Do you currently requested or advised by any such income tax return when due and be/rules.aspx have any condition or institution to discontinue your studies without a lawful extension or impairment (including, but not therein? have you or an Affiliated Entity limited to, substance abuse, ever failed to pay federal, state, alcohol abuse, or a mental, or local income taxes when due?

emotional, or nervous disorder or Question 8 (A): Have you ever been condition) that in any way affects disbarred, suspended, censured, or Question 19: Have you ever filed your ability to practice law in a otherwise reprimanded or a petition for bankruptcy?. competent and professional disqualified as an attorney? manner? For purposes of this Question 24(A): Have you or an question, "currently" means Question 8 (B): Have you ever been Affiliated Entity had any debts recently enough that the the subject of any formal or informal which have been more than 90 condition or impairment could charge, complaint, grievance, days past due within the past reasonably affect your ability to investigation, or inquiry regarding seven years? function as a lawyer. your conduct as an attorney? Question 24(B): Have you ever Question 27(B): If you answered Question 9: Have you ever been the had a credit card or charge ‘Yes’ to Question 27A, are the subject of any formal or informal account revoked? limitations or impairments charge, complaint, grievance, caused by your condition or investigation, or inquiry regarding Question 24(C): Have you or an impairment reduced or the unauthorized practice of law? Affiliated Entity ever defaulted ameliorated because you receive on any debt? ongoing treatment (with or Question 10: Have sanctions ever without medication) or because been entered against you or have you Question 24(D): Have you or an you participate in a monitoring or ever been disqualified from Affiliated Entity ever support program? participating in any case? surrendered a credit account in lieu of recovery action by one or Question 28: Within the past five Question 13: Have you ever been more of your creditors? years, have you asserted any terminated, suspended, disciplined or condition, disability, or permitted to resign in lieu of Question 25: For you and any impairment as a defense to, in termination from any job? Affiliated Entity, list all creditors mitigation of, or as an you have confirmed are not explanation for your conduct in Question 14 (A): Have you ever been identified on the credit reports response to or in the course of: denied a license for a business, trade, from the three major credit (a) any arrest; (b) any proposed or profession (e.g., CPA, real estate bureaus (TransUnion, Equifax, or actual discipline, sanction, or broker, physician, etc.)? Experian), including the name, warning; (c) any proposed or address, and telephone number actual termination or suspension Question 14 (B): Have you ever had a of the creditor, the account from school or employment; (d) business, trade or professional license number (if applicable), and the any proposed or actual loss or revoked? balance on the debt or account suspension of a license; (e) any as of the date of this inquiry, investigation, or application. Upload a copy of

proceeding by an employer, Question 15 (A): Have you ever been the credit reports from the educational institution, suspended, censured, or otherwise three major credit bureaus government agency, professional reprimanded or disqualified as a listed above you reviewed in organization, or licensing member of another profession, or order to respond to this authority; (f) any proceeding as a holder of public office? question, which must have been administrative or judicial obtained thirty (30) or fewer proceeding by an employer, days before you filed your educational institution, Question 15 (B): Have you ever been application. government agency, professional the subject of any formal or informal organization, or licensing charge, complaint, grievance, authority; or (g) any allegation investigation, or inquiry regarding that you endangered the safety your conduct as a member of another of others, breached fiduciary profession or occupation, or as a obligations, or violated holder of public office? workplace or academic conduct rules? Question 20: Have you ever been cited, arrested, charged, accused, Question 29: Is there any prosecuted, or convicted for any information (event, incidence, offense, misdemeanor, felony, or occurrence, etc.) that was not other violation of any law (including specifically addressed and/or moving traffic violations), which asked of you in this application involved alcohol or drugs? NOTE: This and/or in the instructions that includes matters that have been could be considered a character expunged, been subject to a issue? diversionary program, pardoned or otherwise cleared.

Question 21: Have you ever been cited, arrested, charged, accused, prosecuted, or convicted for any offense, misdemeanor, felony, or other violation of any law, in which alcohol or drugs were not involved? NOTE: This includes matters that have been expunged, been subject to a diversionary program, pardoned, or otherwise cleared. This does not

include moving traffic violations, which are covered by Questions 20 and 22.

Question 22: Have you been charged with any moving traffic violations during the past ten years? NOTE: This does not include moving traffic violations involving drugs or alcohol, which are covered by Question 20, and it does not include parking tickets.

District of Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to Columbia years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the District of Columbia bar: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://www.dccourts.gov/site Last updated: call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? s/default/files/divisionspdfs/c 11/7/2017 ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of ommittee%20on%20admission competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed s%20pdf/DCCA_Rule_46.pdf [Note: Uses NCBE professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Character and otherwise subjected to discipline by Sample NCBE Character and Fitness Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever Fitness application (general): Application] have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? cument/134 limited to, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? professional manner?

Question 11: Have you ever been the Question 24(D): Have you had Question 26(B): If your answer to subject of any charges, complaints, or any debts of $500 or more Question 26(A) is yes, are the grievances (formal or informal) (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your alleging that you engaged in the accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced unauthorized practice of law, that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you including any now pending? days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or three years? because you participate in a Question 12: Have sanctions ever monitoring or support program? been entered against you, or have Question 24(E): If your answer you ever been disqualified from to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five participating in any case? any additional debts not years, have you asserted any reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a Question 16: Have you ever been that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an denied a license or had a license bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in revoked for business, trade, or the course of any inquiry, any profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, investigation, or any broker, physician, patent administrative or judicial practitioner)? proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, Question 17 (A): Have you ever been professional organization, or suspended, censured, or otherwise licensing authority; or in reprimanded or disqualified as a connection with an employment member of another profession, or as disciplinary or termination a holder of public office? procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Florida Question 25: Within the past 5 Question 9(a): Have you ever been Question 14(b): Within the past Bar exam FAQ regarding moral years have you been diagnosed accused of a violation of an honor 5 years, have you been character: Last updated: with, suffered from or been code or student conduct code, delinquent by more than 90 https://www.floridabarexam.o 11/07/2017 treated for a mental illness warned, placed on academic, days in the payment of any rg/web/website.nsf/faq.xsp#1 involving a severe thought scholastic or disciplinary probation, student loans? 3E6 [Note: Due to disorder (including, but not suspended, requested or advised to restricted online limited to, schizophrenia), a discontinue your studies, dropped, Question 14(c): Whether or not Rules governing admission to access, questions severe mood disorder (including, expelled or requested to resign or they have been satisfied, have the Florida state bar: here derive from but not limited to, major otherwise subjected to discipline by any judgments ever been https://www.floridabarexam.o 2015 copy] depressive disorder or bipolar any college, law school or other post- entered against you, or have rg/web/website.nsf/rule.xsp disorder) or substance use secondary institution?

disorder (including, but not state or federal tax liens been limited to, abuse of or addiction Question 9(b): Regardless of whether placed against your property? to/dependence on alcohol, the record has been expunged, Question 14(d): Within the past marijuana, cocaine, or canceled, or annulled, or whether no 2 years, have you issued a prescription medications)? record was made, have you ever been personal or business account accused of cheating, plagiarism, or check, draft, or other written Question 26: Do you currently (as other academic dishonesty at any order on any bank or hereinafter defined) have a school you attended? depository, or used a debit card mental health condition (not for the payment of money or its reported above) which in any Question 12(a): Have you ever been equivalent, that was returned, way impairs or limits, or if discharged, terminated, suspended, refused or reversed by the bank untreated could impair or limit, relieved from duty with or without for insufficient funds, or have your ability to practice law in a pay, or placed on paid or unpaid you ever had a worthless check, competent and professional administrative leave with regard to draft or debit card order turned manner? any disciplinary action or potential over to the State Attorney's disciplinary action taken by any Office, or other agency, for employer? collection or prosecution regardless of whether the item Question 12(b): Have you ever been was later made good? requested, formally or informally, to resign from or terminate Question 16(d): Have you ever employment? filed a petition in bankruptcy, been the subject of an Question 12(c): Have you ever applied involuntary petition for for a position that required proof of bankruptcy, or made an good character and had that assignment for benefit of application denied for reasons creditors or had a receiver, involving your background or conservator or liquidator character, or in which you withdrew appointed for any assets? that application after questions about your character arose?

Question 12(d): Has any charge or complaint, formal or informal, ever been made or filed or proceedings instituted against you by any employer?

Question 14(a): Within the past 5 years, have you been delinquent by more than 90 days in the payment of any tax, credit obligation, judgment, or other indebtedness?

Question 16(i): Have you ever been held in contempt by any court for any reason?

Question 19(a): In your entire life, have you ever been arrested, detained or restrained, taken into custody or accused formally or informally of a felony, whether or not the charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor or other lesser charge?

Question 19(b): Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Question 19(c): Have you served time in any correctional institution, work- release program, or had any such sentence imposed and then suspended?

Question 19(d): Are you currently serving any part of a sentence of felony probation, regardless of adjudication of guilt?

Question 19(e): If you have been convicted of a felony, have your civil rights been restored?

Question 20: Other than those incidents listed under Items 19, 21, and 22, since age 16 have you ever been arrested, detained or restrained, given a notice to appear or taken into custody for the violation of a law or ordinance or for committing a delinquent act?

Question 21: In your entire life, have you ever been arrested, detained, or restrained, taken into custody or accused of driving while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with an unlawful blood alcohol level or charged with vehicular manslaughter or vehicular homicide?

Question 22(a): Since age 16, have you been charged with a traffic violation that resulted in a fine of $200 or more, charged with a traffic violation that resulted in time spent in jail, or had your driver license or your driving privileges revoked or suspended?

Question 22(b): Other than those incidents listed under Item 22.a., during the last 3 years have you been given a citation or a written warning, taken into custody, or accused of the violation of a traffic law or ordinance, other than parking tickets, regardless of the result?

Question 23(a): Have you ever been the target or subject of a grand jury investigation or other criminal investigation from which no formal charges against you resulted?

Question 23(b): Have you ever been offered or granted immunity to testify in any grand jury proceeding, criminal action or criminal proceeding? Georgia Question 24: Within the past five Question 12.1: Have you ever been Question 15.3: Have you ever Character and fitness years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed had any type of account or debt questionnaire sample (digital): Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary turned over to a collection https://www.gabaradmissions. 11/7/2017 call into question your ability to probation, expelled or requested to agency or an account that has org/browseform.action?applic practice law in a competent, resign from any college, university or been charged off? ationId=2&formId=1 ethical, and professional law school or otherwise subjected to manner? discipline by any such institution or Question 15.4: Has a judgment Character and fitness requested or advised by any such ever been entered against you questionnaire sample (print): Question 25: Do you currently institution to discontinue your studies in favor of a creditor or any https://www.gabaradmissions. have any condition or therein? other entity? org/browseprintform.action?f impairment (including, but not ormId=1 limited to, substance abuse, Question 12.2: Have you ever been Question 15.5: Have you ever alcohol abuse, or a mental, formally charged with cheating, lying had any liens or garnishments Podcast on “Applying for emotional, or nervous disorder or or otherwise taking unfair advantage filed against you? Certification of Fitness”: condition) that in any way affects of fellow students at any college, https://www.gabaradmissions. your ability to practice law in a university or law school you attended Question 15.6: Have you ever org/podcast_fitness competent, ethical, and or are presently attending? filed a petition in bankruptcy or professional manner? As used in for establishment of a wage Policy statement of the board this question, "currently" means Question 12.3: Regardless of whether earners plan? to determine fitness of bar recently enough that the the record has been expunged, applicants: condition or impairment could cancelled or annulled, or whether no Question 16(1): Have you ever https://www.gabaradmissions. reasonably affect your ability to record was made, have you ever been obtained a student loan? org/policy-statement function as a lawyer. subject to proceedings before a school honor court or council (or any Question 16(2): Are your Rules governing admission to Question 26: Has your similar body)? student loans in deferment? the Georgia state bar: functioning at school or at work

ever been sufficiently impaired Question 14.2: Have you ever been Question 16(3): Are your https://www.gabaradmissions. (as the result of substance abuse, discharged from any employment? student loans in forbearance? org/rules-governing-admission alcohol abuse, or a mental, emotional, or nervous or Question 14.3: Have you ever been Question 16(4): Total amount of behavior disorder or condition) disciplined by an employer, or student loans owed. as to require inpatient or requested, formally or informally, to outpatient treatment? resign from or terminate Question 16(5): Have you ever employment? defaulted on a student loan? Question 27: Within the past five years, have you asserted any Question 19.1: Excluding parking Question 16.3: Have you ever condition or impairment as a violations, have you ever been cited defaulted on a student loan? defense, in mitigation, or as an or charged with any traffic violation You must answer even if the explanation for your conduct in within the last 10 years (including debt is now satisfied. the course of any inquiry, any violation(s) to which you were investigation, or any allowed to enter a "nolo- contendere" Question 16.4: Has a judgment administrative or judicial plea)? ever been entered against you proceeding by an educational in favor of a student loan institution, government agency, Question 19.4: Has your driver's guarantor or lender? professional organization, or license ever been suspended or licensing authority, or in revoked? connection with an employment disciplinary or termination Question 20.1: Have you ever been procedure? charged with or cited for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs?

Question 21.1: Have you ever been detained, arrested, formally accused, cited or prosecuted for the violation of any law?

Question 21.6: Are you currently serving a probated sentence as a result of any criminal charge?

Question 22.1: Have you ever been charged with or been under

investigation for the unauthorized practice of law?

Question 23.1: Have you ever been offered immunity from prosecution in any criminal action or criminal proceeding?

Question 29: Have any disciplinary proceedings been instituted against you on behalf of any licensing agency? Hawaii Question 25: Within the past five Question 15 (HI): Have you been the Question 17 (HI): Within the Bar application: years, have you exhibited any subject of any grievance, charge, or past ten (10) years, have you http://www.courts.state.hi.us/ Last updated: conduct or behavior that could complaint (formal or informal) about had a credit card or charge docs/barapp/paper_bar_appli 11/8/2017 call into question your your conduct as an attorney, or have account revoked, defaulted on cation_021313.pdf ability to practice law in a you been investigated concerning any loan or filed for bankruptcy? [Note: Uses competent, ethical, and your conduct as an attorney? Include combination of professional manner? grievances, charges, or complaints Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to Hawaii state and that are pending, that have been any bond on which you were the the Hawaii bar: NCBE applications Question 26(A): Do you currently dismissed, that did not result in principal been required to pay http://www.courts.state.hi.us/ for character and have any condition or discipline, or that resulted in any money on your behalf? docs/court_rules/rules/rsch#R fitness questions] impairment (including, but not discipline. ule_1.3 limited to, substance abuse, Question 23: Have you ever filed alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 16 (HI): Other than parking a petition for bankruptcy? Sample NCBE Character and emotional, or nervous disorder or violations, have you been charged Fitness application (general): condition) that in any way affects with traffic violations in the past ten Question 24(A): Have you ever http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo your ability to practice law in a (10) years? had a credit card or charge cument/134 competent, ethical, and account revoked? professional manner? Question 5: Have you ever been dropped, suspended, warned, placed Question 24(B): Have you ever Question 26(B): If your answer to on scholastic or disciplinary defaulted on any student loans? Question 26(A) is yes, are the probation, expelled, requested to limitations caused by your resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of Question 24(C): Have you ever condition or impairment reduced discipline from any college or defaulted on any other debt? or ameliorated because you university (including law school), or

receive ongoing treatment or otherwise subjected to discipline by Question 24(D): Have you had because you participate in a any such institution or requested or any debts of $500 or more monitoring or support program? advised by any such institution to (including credit cards, charge discontinue your studies there? accounts, and student loans) Question 27: Within the past five that have been more than 90 years, have you asserted any Question 8: Have you ever been days past due within the past condition or impairment as a terminated, suspended, disciplined, three years? defense, in mitigation, or as an laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu explanation for your conduct in of termination from any job? Question 24(E): If your answer the course of any inquiry, any to Question 23 is yes, are there investigation, or any Question 10 (A): Have you ever been any additional debts not administrative or judicial disbarred, suspended, censured, or reported in Questions 24(A-D) proceeding by an educational otherwise reprimanded or that were not discharged in institution, government agency, disqualified as an attorney? bankruptcy? professional organization, or licensing authority; or in Question 10 (B): Have you ever been connection with an employment the subject of any charges, disciplinary or termination complaints, or grievances (formal or procedure? informal) concerning your conduct as an attorney, including any now pending?

Question 11: Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) alleging that you engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, including any now pending?

Question 12: Have sanctions ever been entered against you, or have you ever been disqualified from participating in any case?

Question 16: Have you ever been denied a license or had a license revoked for business, trade, or

profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, broker, physician, patent practitioner)?

Question 17 (A): Have you ever been suspended, censured, or otherwise reprimanded or disqualified as a member of another profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or

convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court?

Idaho Question 26: Have you ever been Question 19: Have you ever been Question 25: Have you ever held Bar application: declared a ward of any court or arrested, served a summons, cited, a bonded position? https://isb.idaho.gov/wp- Last updated: adjudicated an incompetent questioned, indicted, taken into content/uploads/web_be_app 11/8/2017 person (including designation as custody, charged, tried, or Question 29: Have you at any lication.pdf a conservatee or protected investigated for a felony, time in the past ten (10) years, person)? misdemeanor, infraction (including either individually or in traffic tickets), or probation violation? association with others, been in Rules governing admission to Question 27: Have you ever Include all incidents as a juvenile or default on or past due for more the Idaho state bar: applied for a license or certificate adult, no matter how minor the than sixty (60) days on any https://isb.idaho.gov/wp- requiring proof of good moral charge, whether guilty or not, indebtedness, including those content/uploads/ibcr_sec02_a character? This includes any whether exonerated or not, whether barred by a Statute of dmissions.pdf applications to the practice of sentencing was withheld, excluding Limitations? law. Have you ever been denied only non-moving traffic violations that any license or certificate resulted in a penalty less than $25.00. Question 30: Are you, either requiring proof of good moral You must include criminal and/or individually or in association character? juvenile matters that have been with others, in default in any expunged. way in the performance or Question 31: Within the past five discharge of any duty or years, have you asserted any Question 20: Have you ever, in any obligation imposed on you by condition or impairment as a capacity, been a party to, named, or decree of any court, including, defense, in mitigation, or as an described in any civil proceeding, but not limited to alimony, explanation for your conduct in action, or suit, including divorce, any maintenance or child support? the course of any administrative court case, bankruptcy, or or judicial proceeding or administrative proceeding? investigation; any inquiry or other proceeding; or any

proposed termination by an Question 21: Have you ever been the educational institution, subject of any complaint, grievance, employer, government agency, or proceedings that either sought or professional organization or resulted in your admonition, licensing authority? reprimand, censure, suspension, discipline, citation, contempt, or fine Question 32(a): Within the past as a member of any profession or five years, have you exhibited occupation, or as the holder of any any conduct or behavior that license? This includes complaints could call into question your made against you as an attorney in ability to practice law in a other states. competent, ethical, and professional manner? Question 22: Have you ever been terminated from employment or Question 32(b): Do you currently requested to resign by an employer? have any condition or impairment (including, but not Question 23: Have you ever been limited to, substance abuse, charged, formally or informally, with alcohol abuse, or a mental, misrepresentation, fraud, emotional or nervous disorder or misapplication, perjury/false condition) that in any way affects swearing, or misappropriation of your ability to practice law in a property, either individually or in a competent and professional representative capacity (i.e., as an manner? officer of a business entity, partner or other fiduciary relationship)? Question 32(c): If your answer to the question 32(b) is affirmative, Question 24: Have you ever been are the limitations caused by investigated, suspended, expelled, or your condition or impairment disciplined, formally or informally, by reduced or ameliorated because any school, college, or university you receive ongoing treatment above the high school level? This (with or without medication) or includes any academic probation. because you participate in a monitoring program? Question 28: Have you ever been denied admission or readmission to any school, college, law school or professional organization?

Question 33: Has your conduct ever been called into question with reference to the unauthorized practice of law in Idaho or any other jurisdiction?

Question 34: Have you ever engaged in conduct which might be regarded as evidencing an inclination to be dishonest, to take unfair advantage of others or to be disloyal to those to whom a loyalty is legally owed?

Question 35: Have you ever supported or advocated the overthrow of the U.S. government by force?

Question 36: Have you ever had a record sealed which contained facts related to you?

Question 37: Are there any facts not disclosed by your answers concerning your background, history, experience or activities which may cause one to question your character, fitness or ability to practice law? Illinois Question 17(a): Have you ever been Question 34: Has any surety on Character and fitness accused of or charged with any social, any bond on which you were the questionnaire sample (digital): Last updated: academic, or other misconduct, principal or obligor been https://www.ilbaradmissions.o 11/8/2017 including, without limitation, the required to pay any money on rg/browseform.action?applica violation of any statute, ordinance, your behalf? tionId=1&formId=2 code of student conduct, or institutional policy, practice, or

requirement, by any school, Question 35 (a): Do you Character and fitness university, law school or other CURRENTLY have any debt or questionnaire sample (print): educational institution above the age obligation greater than $500, https://www.ilbaradmissions.o of 13? including, without limitation, rg/browseprintform.action?for credit card debts, charge mId=2 Question 17(b): Have you ever been accounts, medical bills, student the subject of a probable cause loans, bank loans, and court- Rules governing admission to hearing or other initial inquiry or have ordered obligations to pay child the Illinois bar: you ever accepted or elected a support, alimony and family http://illinoiscourts.gov/Supre lowering of grade or other academic support reported AS MORE meCourt/Rules/Art_VII/default discipline in lieu of or in addition to THAN 2 MONTHS PAST DUE? .asp participation in the disciplinary procedures of such institution? Question 35(b): Have you ever had a credit card revoked or any Question 17(c): Have you ever been debt referred to collection or dropped, suspended, warned, placed charged off? on social probation, academic probation, or disciplinary probation, Question 35(c): Have you ever expelled, requested to resign, or defaulted on any student or requested or advised by any such other loan? institution to discontinue your studies therein? Question 36: Except if you were not required to file due to not Question 27: In any paid or volunteer meeting the minimum income employment setting and including threshold, have you ever failed unpaid internships and jobs of less to file any federal, state or local than six months' duration not listed in income tax return as required by response to questions 23 and 24, law, failed to pay any taxes have you ever been accused of when due, including employers’ misconduct, disciplined, permitted to withholding taxes, or entered resign in lieu of discipline or into any repayment agreement discharge, discharged or permitted or with a taxing authority? requested, formally or informally, to resign from or terminate Question 37: Have you ever filed employment? for relief under federal bankruptcy law?

Question 28: Have you ever applied for (or applied for and then withdrawn) or held a license, certification or permit for a business, trade, profession, or occupation other than attorney at law, the procurement of which required proof of good character and/or examination (e.g., CPA, real estate broker, physician, teacher, patent practitioner)?

Question 29: Have you ever been denied a business, trade, professional or occupational license, certification or permit other than as attorney at law (e.g., CPA, real estate broker, physician, teacher, patent practitioner)?

Question 30: Have you ever had a business, trade, professional or occupational license, certification or permit revoked?

Question 32: To the best of your knowledge, have there ever been or are there now any formal or informal charges, complaints, or grievances pending concerning your conduct as a member of another profession or as a holder of public office?

Question 33: Have you ever been suspended, censured, or otherwise reprimanded, disqualified or disciplined as a member of another

profession or as a holder of public office?

Question 38: Have you ever had a complaint filed against you in any civil, criminal or administrative forum alleging fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, discrimination, or professional malpractice?

Question 39: Have you ever been a plaintiff, defendant, or other party in any litigation or administrative forum, excluding criminal litigation and matters disclosed in response to preceding question 38?

Question 40: Are there any decrees, judgments, liens, or orders entered against you which have not been satisfied including judgments listed in response to question 38 and 39?

Question 41: Have you ever been held in contempt of court?

Question 44: Have you ever been denied admission or not admitted for any reason to the bar of another jurisdiction on a ground related to character and fitness, are you the subject of a pending character and fitness hearing or have you withdrawn an application?

Question 45: Have you ever been convicted of a felony or is there now pending against you any indictment, criminal information, or criminal complaint charging a felony offense?

Question 46: During the last 25 years, have you been formally or informally detained, restrained, cited, summoned into court, taken into custody, arrested, accused, charged, convicted, placed on probation, placed on supervision, or forfeited collateral in connection with any offense against the law or an ordinance, or accused of committing a delinquent act, other than traffic offenses set forth in response to question 47 and as set forth in your Driving Record provided under question 48?

Question 47: Have you ever been charged with a traffic violation involving felonious conduct, or the use of alcohol or drugs, or which resulted in time spent in custody, a fine of $350 or more, or the revocation or suspension of your driver's license?

Question 49: Do you have any outstanding parking violations? Indiana Question 23: Within the past five Question 13(a): Have you ever been Question 20: Have you ever filed Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any disciplined, expelled, dropped, a petition for bankruptcy? the Indiana bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could suspended, warned, placed on 11/8/2017

call into question your ability to academic suspension, academic Question 21(a): Have you ever http://www.in.gov/judiciary/r practice law in a competent, probation, or allowed to resign from had a credit card or charge ules/ad_dis/ ethical and professional manner? any college, university or law school? account revoked? Character and fitness Question 24(a): Do you currently Question 13(b): Have you ever been Question 21(b): Have you ever questionnaire sample (digital): have any condition or accused by any college, university, defaulted on any student loans? https://myble.courts.in.gov/br impairment (including, but not law school, other education owseform.action?applicationId limited to, substance abuse, institution, or testing service of any Question 21(c): Have you ever =9&formId=8 alcohol abuse, or a mental, act of academic misconduct, defaulted on any other debt? emotional, or nervous disorder or including, but not limited to, Character and fitness condition) that in any way affects plagiarism or cheating on any questionnaire sample (print): your ability to practice law in a examination or test? https://myble.courts.in.gov/br competent, ethical and owseprintform.action?formId= professional manner? Question 13(c): Have you ever been 8 disciplined, suspended, warned, or Question 24(b): If your answer to allowed to resign from any Question 24(a) is yes, are the profession? limitations caused by your condition or impairment reduced Question 13(d): Have you ever been or ameliorated because you removed from appointive or elective receive ongoing treatment or public office for cause, or have you because you participate in a been disciplined, suspended or monitoring or support program? disbarred as an attorney?

Question 25: Within the past ten Question 15: Have you ever had a years, have you asserted any complaint or other action (including condition or impairment as a but not limited to, allegations of defense, in mitigation, or as an fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, explanation for your conduct in forgery or malpractice) initiated the course of any inquiry, any against you in any administrative investigation, or any forum? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 16: Have you ever received institution, government agency, a warning, a ticket or been cited for, professional organization or arrested for, charged with, or licensing authority; or in convicted of any traffic violation? connection with an employment Include all matters that have been

disciplinary or termination expunged (including any matters procedure? expunged by a court pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-38-9), dismissed, subject to a diversion or deferred prosecution program, or otherwise set aside. Parking violations DO NOT need to be included.

Question 17: Have you ever been adjudicated delinquent in a juvenile court? Include all matters that have been expunged (including any matters expunged by a court pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-38-9), dismissed, subject to a diversion or deferred prosecution program, or otherwise set aside.

Question 18: Have you ever been convicted of any violation of law, including, but not limited to, all felonies, misdemeanors, infractions, and violations of military law? Include all matters that have been expunged (including any matters expunged by a court pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-38- 9), dismissed, subject to a diversion or deferred prosecution program, or otherwise set aside.

Question 19: In addition to the matters set forth in Questions 16, 17, and 18 above, have you ever been arrested for or accused of violations of law, been the subject of investigation of a violation of law, including, but not limited to, all

felonies, misdemeanors, infractions, juvenile matters, military matters and anything else? Include all matters that have been expunged (including any matters expunged by a court pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-38-9), dismissed, subject to a diversion or deferred prosecution program, or otherwise set aside.

Question 22: Within the meaning of the term "good moral character" and "fitness" to practice law as set out and defined in Rule 12 of the Admission and Discipline Rules, since age 16 have you ever been involved in any incidents where there was any challenge to your character, honesty and integrity? Do not include any arrests or convictions that have been expunged by a court pursuant to Ind. Code § 35-38-9. Your answering of this question certifies that you have read and understand Rule 12. (Do not include the answers disclosed in Questions 13-21.) Iowa See Question 38(k) under Question 22: Have you ever been a Question 23: Have you ever Bar exam application form: “Criminal History Provisions.” party to any judicial or administrative been a party to a bankruptcy http://www.iowacourts.gov/w Last updated: proceedings? (This does NOT include proceeding? fData/files/ProfessionalRegula 11/8/2017 Question 41: Are you currently, criminal and bankruptcy tion/BarExam/Bar%20Applicati or have you been in the last three proceedings). Question 36(a): Have you ever on%205.10.17.pdf years, engaged in the illegal use been required to make child of drugs? Question 37: Are there any support or alimony payments? Rules governing admission to unsatisfied judgments against you? the Iowa bar: Question 43: Do you have any Question 36(b): Have you ever http://www.iowacourts.gov/F condition or impairment that been more than 30 days past

currently impairs your ability to Question 38: Have you ever been due in the payment of any child or_Attorneys/Bar_Information practice law? ("Condition or formally or informally investigated, support obligation or alimony __Admissions/ impairment" means any reprimanded, disciplined, discharged, (spousal maintenance) physiological, mental, or or asked to resign by an employer or obligation? psychological condition, educational institution for misconduct impairment or disorder, including including: (a) acts of honesty, fraud, See Question 38(j) under drug addiction and alcoholism.) or deceit; (b) lying or “Criminal History Provisions.” misrepresentations on a resume or prior application or registration; (c) Question 46: Have you filed academic misconduct, such as federal and state income tax cheating or plagiarism; (d) misconduct returns for all years when your involving student activities; (e) theft; income warranted such filings? (f) excessive absences; (g) failure to complete assignments in a timely manner; (h) actions in disregard for health, safety, and welfare of others; (i) discrimination or harassment based upon sex, religion, age, disability, race, or national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation or gender identity; (j) neglect of financial responsibilities; (k) conduct related to the use of alcohol or any other drug in the last ten years?

Question 39(b): As a member of the armed forces, have any charges ever been made or any proceedings been instituted against you (court martial, Article 15, etc.)?

Question 39(c): Have you ever received a discharge other than an honorable discharge from the armed forces?

Question 40: Have you ever been arrested, cited for, or charged with a crime or a delinquent act, INCLUDING ANY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, but excluding parking tickets?

Question 42: Have you ever, under any circumstances not explained elsewhere on this form, been accused of fraud?

Question 44(a): Have you ever been prohibited from applying for, or applied for but been denied, a position, certificate, or license which required proof of good character?

Question 44(b): Have you ever held a position, certificate, or license which required proof of good character, but then you were removed from the position or had the certificate or license suspended or revoked?

Question 47: If there is any information (event, incident, occurrence, etc.) that was not specifically addressed or asked of you in this application that could be considered to reflect on your character or fitness to practice law, you are required to provide a detailed explanation for each event, incident, or occurrence. Given this requirement, do you have any additional information to disclose?

Question 48(a):Have you ever been disbarred, suspended from practice, reprimanded, censured, or otherwise disciplined?

Question 48(b): Have any complaints or charges, formal or informal, including any now pending, ever been made or proceedings instituted against you?

Question 48(c): Have you ever appeared, formally or informally, before a grievance or other similar committee of any bar association or other law group? Kansas Question 40: Do you currently Question 26: Have you ever been Question 41: At the present Bar application: have any condition or dropped, suspended, placed on time, does your personal debt http://www.kscourts.org/appe Last updated: impairment (including, but not scholastic or disciplinary probation, exceed $150,000, excluding real llate-clerk/Board-of-Law- 11/13/2017 limited to, substance abuse, expelled or been requested to resign estate loans? Examiners/PDF/ApplicationBy alcohol abuse, or a mental, from any school, college or university, WrittenExamination.pdf emotional, or nervous disorder or or otherwise subjected to discipline Question 42: Do you have any condition) which in any way by any school or institution or debts, including student loans, Character and fitness affects your ability to practice requested or advised by any such which are presently past due or qualifications for admission to law in a competent and school or institution to discontinue which have been placed in the bar: professional manner? your studies there for reasons other collection? http://www.kscourts.org/rules than failure to maintain a minimum /Rule- Question 49: Despite whether GPA? Question 43: Have you ever had Info.asp?r1=Rules+Relating+to the record has been expunged, a credit card revoked? +Admission+of+Attorneys&r2= have you ever been summoned, Question 27: Despite whether the 424 charged, arrested, taken into record has been expunged, canceled Question 44: Has a creditor ever custody, or indicted for driving or annulled, or whether no record filed suit against you? under the influence of alcohol or was made, have you ever been Rules governing admission to any other controlled substance? accused of personal or academic Question 45: Have you ever the Kansas bar: dishonesty at any school you been a party to bankruptcy http://www.kscourts.org/rules attended or have you ever been proceedings? /Rule-

subject to proceedings before a List.asp?r1=Rules+Relating+to school honor court, honor council, or Question 46: Have you, within +Admission+of+Attorneys similar body? the last ten (10) years, failed to timely file any applicable local, Question 39: Have you ever been a state, or federal income tax party to a civil law suit, other than an return, schedule, or report action in bankruptcy or divorce? required by law?

Question 47: Have you, within Question 50: Despite whether the the last ten (10) years, failed to record has been expunged, other timely pay any taxes owed than listed above, have you ever been pursuant to state or federal issued a citation, notice to appear or law? summons, charged, arrested, taken into custody, or indicted for any Question 48: Have you, within felony, misdemeanor, or infraction of the last ten (10) years, collected the law excluding minor traffic federal withholding, social infractions? security, or medicare taxes from the wages of your employees Question 51: Since attaining the legal and failed to timely forward driving age, has your license to such monies to the Internal operate a motor vehicle ever been Revenue Service? suspended or revoked? Question 57: Has a surety on Question 54: Have you ever been any bond on which you were the disbarred, suspended, censured, principal been required to pay admonished, or otherwise money on your behalf, or have reprimanded or disqualified as an you ever been refused a fidelity attorney, as a member of another or other bond? profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 55: Have there ever been or are there now any charges or complaints (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as an attorney, as a member of any other

profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 56: Have you ever withdrawn any license application, have you ever been denied a license, or have you ever had a license revoked?

Question 58: Has any professional liability claim been asserted against you arising out of your alleged errors or omissions? Kentucky Question 17: Are you currently, Question 6(a) Have you ever been Question 7(a): Are there any Character and fitness FAQs: or have you been, within the last disciplined, requested formally or unsatisfied judgments, liens or http://kyoba.boxlake.com/Vie Last updated: five (5) years, (a) addicted to, or informally to resign from or terminate court orders of continuing effect ws/public/Content.aspx?page_ 11/13/2017 (b) undergone treatment for the employment? against you? id=241 use of narcotics, drugs, [Note: Due to prescription drugs or the Question 6(b) Have you ever been Question 7(b): Have you ever Rules governing admission to restricted online excessive use of intoxicating discharged from any employment? had a credit card revoked? the Kentucky bar: access, questions liquor? Treatment would include http://www.kyoba.org/Views/ here derive from not only any medical program Question 6(c) Have you ever been Question 7(c): Do you currently public/Content.aspx?page_id= 2015 copy] but also any rehabilitation, absent from a job for more than 30 have any unpaid collection or 39 professional assistance or consecutive days? charged off accounts? monitoring program, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Question 9: Have you ever been Question 7(d): Have you ever Anonymous, or Cocaine charged with fraud, deceit, filed or been the subject of a Anonymous. misrepresentation, forgery, or other petition in bankruptcy? acts of dishonesty in any civil, Question 18: Are you currently, criminal, administrative or other Question 7(e): Have you ever or have you been within the last proceeding? defaulted on a student loan? five years, (a) diagnosed with or, (b) treated for any of the Question 10: Have you ever been Question 7(f): Have you ever following: adjudged liable in a civil action or been adjudged bankrupt or Schizophrenia or any other proceeding involving a claim of fraud, insolvent? psychotic disorder, delusional

disorder, bipolar or manic conversion, breach of fiduciary duty depressive mood disorder, major or professional malpractice? depression, antisocial personality disorder, or any other condition Question 12: Have you ever been which significantly impaired your charged with or convicted of behavior, judgment, DUI/DWI? understanding, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to Question 13: Have you ever received function in school, work, or other a citation for a code or ordinance important life activities? (If you violation, been taken into custody or are uncertain of a diagnosis, it is been charged with any misdemeanor your responsibility to check with (excluding speeding and parking your treating health care tickets), or any felony? A positive professional) response is to be given, when appropriate, regardless of the Question 19: Are you currently, ultimate disposition of a citation or or have you been within the last charge and regardless of whether a five years, (a) diagnosed with or, citation or charge has been expunged, (b) treated for any physical sealed, segregated, voided or condition (e.g., stroke, head diverted? injury, dementia, brain tumor, heart disease) that has resulted Question 14: If convicted of a felony, in significant memory loss, have you received a full pardon, significant loss of consciousness and/or restoration of political rights or significant confusion? for that crime?

Question 20: Within the past five Question 15: If convicted of a felony years have you suffered from, did the conviction result in a sentence been diagnosed with or been of confinement in a state prison or treated for kleptomania, penitentiary, even if such sentence or compulsive gambling, pedophilia, imprisonment was suspended? exhibitionism or voyeurism? Question 16: Have you ever been Question 21: Within the past five offered or granted immunity in any years, have you ever raised the criminal proceeding? issue of consumption of drugs or alcohol or the issue of a mental,

emotional, nervous, or expunged, sealed, segregated, voided behavioral disorder or condition or diverted. as a defense, mitigation or explanation for your actions in Question 22: If convicted of a felony, the course of any administrative have you received a full pardon, or judicial proceeding or and/or restoration of political rights investigation; any inquiry or for that crime? other proceeding; or any proposed termination or Question 23: If convicted of a felony suspension by an educational did the conviction result in a sentence institution, employer, of confinement in a state prison or government agency, professional penitentiary, even if such sentence or organization, or licensing imprisonment was suspended? authority? Question 24: Have you ever been Question 22(a): Do you currently offered or granted immunity in any have any condition or criminal proceeding? impairment including, but not limited to, (a) any related substance or alcohol abuse, or (b) a mental, emotional, or nervous disorder or condition not reported above which in any way affects, or if untreated could affect your ability to perform any of the obligations and responsibilities of a practicing attorney in a competent and professional manner? "Currently" means recently enough so that the condition could reasonably have an impact on your ability to function as a practicing attorney.

Question 22(b): If your answer to Question 30(a) is "Yes", are the limitations or impairments

caused by your condition or impairment reduced or ameliorated because you receive ongoing treatment (with or without medication) or because you participate in a monitoring program?

Question 23: Have you been declared legally incompetent within the last five years? Louisiana Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Character and fitness years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the overview: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://www.lascba.org/Backg 11/13/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? roundInvestigation/CharacterA ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of ndFitness.aspx [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Character and fitness FAQs: Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by https://www.lascba.org/Backg Application] Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever roundInvestigation/CharacterA have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge ndFitness.aspx?tab=faq impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? limited to, substance abuse, Rule governing admission to alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever the Louisiana bar: emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? http://www.lasc.org/rules/sup condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu reme/RuleXVII.asp your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? Sample NCBE Character and professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the Fitness application (general): subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 24(D): Have you had http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) any debts of $500 or more cument/134 Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or three years?

because you participate in a Question 12: Have sanctions ever monitoring or support program? been entered against you, or have Question 24(E): If your answer you ever been disqualified from to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five participating in any case? any additional debts not years, have you asserted any reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a Question 16: Have you ever been that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an denied a license or had a license bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in revoked for business, trade, or the course of any inquiry, any profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, investigation, or any broker, physician, patent administrative or judicial practitioner)? proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, Question 17 (A): Have you ever been professional organization, or suspended, censured, or otherwise licensing authority; or in reprimanded or disqualified as a connection with an employment member of another profession, or as disciplinary or termination a holder of public office? procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Maine Question 25(A): Do you currently Question 5: Have you ever been 18(A): Has any surety on any Application procedures for use any drug, narcotic or dropped, suspended, placed on bond on which you were the Maine bar: Last updated: substance which use is illegal disciplinary probation, expelled or principal been required to pay https://mainebarexaminers.or 11/13/2017 under state or federal law? requested to resign or allowed to any money on your behalf? g/wp/wp- resign in lieu of discipline from any content/uploads/2017/05/App Question 25(B): Have you ever school (including law school) or Question 18(B): Have you or any Pro0417.pdf claimed to be or been declared otherwise subjected to discipline by business in which you had an legally incompetent? any such institution? NOTE: interest ever been refused a Bar application: Academic probation need not be fidelity or other bond? https://mainebarexaminers.or Question 26(A): Within the last reported. g/wp/wp- three years have you had any Question 19: Have you ever content/uploads/2017/10/Exa condition or impairment Question 10: Have there ever been or been a named party to any civil m-NA-10-17.pdf (including, but not limited to, are there now any inquiries, charges, action? substance abuse, alcohol abuse, complaints, or grievances (formal or Rules governing admission to or a mental, emotional, or informal) pending alleging that you Question 23: Have you ever filed Maine state bar: nervous disorder or condition) engaged in the unauthorized practice a petition for bankruptcy? https://mainebarexaminers.or which in any way currently of law? g/wp/wp- affects, or if untreated could content/uploads/2017/09/Full

affect, your ability to practice law Question 11: Have sanctions ever Question 24(A): Have you had y-amended-MBAR-0517-TOC- in a competent and professional been entered against you or have you any debts of $500 or more amended-0917.pdf manner? ever been disqualified from (including alimony, child participating in any case? support, credit cards, charge Question 26(B): If your answer to accounts and student loans) Question 26(A) is Yes, are the Question 14(A): Have you ever been which have been more than 90 limitations or impairments terminated, suspended, disciplined or days past due within the past caused by your mental health permitted to resign in lieu of three years? condition or substance abuse termination from any job? problem reduced or ameliorated Question 24(B): Have you ever because you receive ongoing Question 14(B): Has an employer of had a credit card or charge treatment (with or without yours ever been convicted of a account revoked? medication) or because you violation of a state or federal law, rule participate in a monitoring or regulation, in whole or in part Question 24(C): Have you ever program? because of your conduct? defaulted on any student loan?

Question 27(A): Within the past Question 15: Have you or any Question 24(D): Have you ever five years, have you ever raised business you had an ownership defaulted on any other loan? the issue of consumption of interest in ever applied for (even if drugs or alcohol or the issue of a the application was subsequently Question 24(E): Have you filed mental, emotional, nervous, or withdrawn) or held a license for a state and federal income tax behavioral disorder or condition business, trade, or profession, other returns for each of the last five as a defense, in mitigation of, or than as an attorney at law? years? as an explanation for your actions in the course of any Question 16(A): Have you or any administrative or judicial business you had an ownership proceeding or investigation; any interest in ever been denied a license inquiry or other proceeding; or for a business, trade or profession any proposed termination by an (e.g., CPA, real estate broker, educational institution, physician, patent practitioner)? employer, government agency, professional organization, or Question 16(B): Have you or any licensing authority? business you had an ownership interest in ever had a business, trade Question 27(B): Are there any or professional license revoked? other facts not disclosed hereto concerning your background,

history, experience or activities Question 16(C): Are there any which may have a negative businesses, including but not limited bearing on your character, moral to corporations, partnerships, fitness, or eligibility to practice professional associations or individual law in Maine? partnerships, which you now or previously operate(d) or control(led) or in which you have or had an ownership interest? (Ownership of 10% or less in any business in which the stock is publicly trade need not be disclosed).

Question 17(A): Have you or any business you had an ownership interest in ever been suspended, censured, or otherwise reprimanded or disqualified as a member of another profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 17(B): Have there ever been or are there now pending any charges, complaints of grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 17(C): Have you ever been disciplined in any profession or other setting (excluding employment, educational or military) for any violation of the rules applicable to your behavior?

Question 17(D): Have you ever been asked to resign or given the

opportunity to resign in lieu of disciplinary action or termination from any organization for any reason?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint filed against you in any civil, criminal or administrative forum alleging fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery or legal malpractice?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol or drug related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violations during the past ten years? (Not parking violations.)

Question 21(D): Has your driver’s license in any state ever been suspended or revoked?

Question 22: Have you ever, as an adult, been cited, arrested, charged or convicted for any violation of law (except traffic violations)? NOTE: This answer should include matters that have been expunged or been subject to a diversionary program.

Maryland Question 15(a)(i): Do you have Question 8: Have you ever resigned Question 10(a): During the last Information regarding any condition or impairment from, been charged, reprimanded or five years I have established or character and fitness process: Last updated: (such as substance abuse, alcohol otherwise disciplined by any school, maintained credit with the http://www.mdcourts.gov/ble 11/14/2017 abuse, or a mental, emotional, college or university, trade or following: Include secured loans, /pdfs/characterfitnessprocess. nervous, or behavioral disorder professional organization, at any time student loans, revolving credit pdf [Note: Due to or condition) that in any way for any reason? cards and any other debt restricted online currently affects, or, if untreated obligations you have had. Rules governing admission to access, questions or not otherwise actively Question 12(a): The following is a the Maryland bar: here derive from managed, could affect your complete record of all criminal Question 10(b): I presently owe http://mdcourts.gov/ble/pdfs/ 2013 copy] ability to practice law in a proceedings (including traffic money, SOME PART OF WHICH baradmissionrules.pdf competent and professional citations, arrests, summonses) to HAS BEEN DELINQUENT FOR manner? In this question which I am or have ever been a party. MORE THAN 90 DAYS, to the "currently" means recently I have listed here all motor vehicle following. enough that the condition could citations for moving violations reasonably have an impact on (including all speeding citations) and Question 11(a): Please give a your ability to function as a excluded only occasional parking complete list of all suits in lawyer. "Actively managed" violations. (You are not required to equity, actions at law, means that you receive the disclose here, or in answer to administrative proceedings, appropriate therapy, participate Question 18, any matter adjudicated suits in bankruptcy or other in supervised monitoring and/or under laws governing juveniles. You statutory proceedings, civil a recognized peer support are not required to disclose any arrest citations, matters in probate, program, or utilize other or court proceedings in Maryland, the lunacy, guardianship, and every appropriate support systems to record of which was expunged other judicial proceeding of cope with your condition or pursuant to law. You must take action every nature and kind, except impairment. in Maryland to have a criminal record divorce or criminal proceedings, expunged, it is not automatic. Please to which I am or have ever been Question 15(a)(ii): If your answer note this only applies to Maryland. An a party. to (a) (i) of this question is "Yes" expunged record from any other state are the limitations caused by must be disclosed.) your disorder, condition, or substance abuse problem Question 14(b): Have you been reduced or ameliorated because discharged or requested to resign you receive ongoing therapy or from any employment? treatment (with or without medication) or because you Question 18: Have there been any participate in a monitoring circumstances or unfavorable incidents in your life, whether at

program or another support school, college, law school, business system (including A.A., N.A. etc.)? or otherwise, which may have a bearing upon your character or your Question 15(b): Within the past fitness to practice law, not called for three years have you raised the by the questions contained in this issue of drugs or alcohol QUESTIONNAIRE or disclosed in your consumption or a mental, answers? emotional, nervous, or behavior disorder or condition as a defense, mitigation, or explanation for your actions in any judicial or administrative proceeding or investigation (including any inquiry or proceeding for proposed termination by an educational institution, employer, governmental agency, professional organization, or licensing authority)? Massachusetts Question 9: Have you ever been Question 12(D): Have you ever Application for bar exam reprimanded, sanctioned, disciplined been adjudged bankrupt or (online): Last updated: or suspended or expelled from a insolvent? https://barapp.sjccountyclerk. 4/17/2015 college, university or law school? com/

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profession, or as a holder of any Character and fitness public office? standards of admission: http://www.mass.gov/courts/ Question 10(C): Have any charges or case-legal-res/rules-of- complaints been made concerning court/rules-professional- your conduct as an attorney, or as a conduct/bbe/bbe5.html member of any profession, or as a holder of any public office? Rules governing admission to the Massachusetts bar: Question 11: Are there any http://www.mass.gov/courts/ unsatisfied judgments or any court docs/bbe/barrules.pdf orders of continuing effect against you?

Question 12(A): Have you ever been charged with or been the subject of any investigation for a felony or misdemeanor other than a minor traffic charge?

Question 12(B): Have you ever been a party on either side in a civil action or proceeding involving a claim of fraud, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, professional malpractice or other wrongful conduct?

Question 12(C): Have you been a party in any other legal or administrative proceedings? Michigan Question 52(A): Have you ever Question 21: Since leaving high school Question 25: Have you ever Bar application sample: used, or been addicted to or have you, for other than scholastic made application for or https://www.michbar.org/file/ Last updated: dependent upon, intoxicating performance, ever been: denied obtained employment that professional/pdfs/preview- 11/14/2017 liquor or narcotic or other drug enrollment; disciplined; required bonding? app.pdf substances, whether prescribed denied course credit; had a grade by a physician or not, the use of, lowered or were allowed to withdraw

addiction to, or dependency from a class in lieu of other Question 26: Have you ever Questions about character and upon which permanently, disciplinary action; warned; been refused bonding? If so, fitness: presently or chronically impairs reprimanded; suspended; been the give the date of the application http://courts.mi.gov/courts/m or distorts your judgment, subject of a probable cause hearing or for the bond, the purpose for ichigansupremecourt/ble/page behavior, capacity to recognize other initial inquiry*; expelled or bonding, the name of the s/frequently-asked-questions- reality or cope with the ordinary requested to terminate your company refusing coverage and (faqs).aspx demands of life? enrollment; or withdrew from school the reasons for refusal. while allegations were pending by any Rules governing admission to Question 52(B): Have you ever college, university, law school, other Question 27: With regard to the Michigan bar: used, or been addicted to or educational institution, or any entity employment listed in Question http://courts.mi.gov/Courts/M dependent upon, intoxicating whose existence is sanctioned by any 25: Has anyone ever sought to ichiganSupremeCourt/BLE/Doc liquor or narcotic drug of the above schools? If so, provide cancel or collect upon the bond? uments/Oct2017/BLE_Rules_S substances, whether prescribed the name and address of each tatutes_Policy_Statements_Oc by a physician or not, the use of, institution, the dates, and explain the Question 46: Do you have any tober2017.pdf addiction to, or dependency circumstances. *For purposes of this debts which are more than 90 upon which permanently, question, an inquiry is defined as any days past due? Supplemental information: presently or chronically impairs instance where an applicant has been Unraveling the Mystery of the your ability to exercise such accused of a violation of a school’s or Question 47: Have you Character and Fitness Process responsibilities as being candid school sanctioned entities’ honor personally or in any fiduciary https://www.michbar.org/file/ and truthful, handling funds, code/code of conduct/disciplinary capacity, had a check or professional/pdfs/unraveling.p meeting deadlines, or otherwise code/rules of equivalent such that he transaction returned or rejected df representing the interest of or she has been required to respond for insufficient funds during the others? in writing. twelve months preceding the filing of this application? (Also Question 53: Are there any Question 28: Have you ever been to be considered for your pending proceedings, or is there disciplined by any employer, response to this question, the any presently effective order, for discharged, asked to resign, or activation of “overdraft the appointment of a legal resigned from any employment for protection” more than four guardian or conservator for you? reasons other than career times during the same time advancement or full-time schooling? frame should prompt a positive Question 54(A): Have you ever response.) had, been treated or counseled Question 30: Have you ever been for, or refused treatment or convicted in any military service court counseling for, a mental, martial proceeding including a emotional, or nervous condition proceeding under Article 15 of the which permanently, presently or Uniform Code of Military Justice? chronically impairs or distorts

your judgment, behavior, Question 31: Have you ever been capacity to recognize reality or discharged other than honorably from ability to cope with ordinary military service, or have you ever demands of life? been medically or administratively discharged? Question 54(B): Have you ever had, been treated or counseled Question 32: Have you ever been for, or refused treatment or rejected for military service? counseling for, a mental, emotional, or nervous condition Question 36: Have you ever applied which permanently, presently or for or held a license, other than as an chronically impairs your ability to attorney, which required that you exercise such responsibilities as possess good moral character and being candid and truthful, fitness? handling funds, meeting deadlines, or otherwise Question 37: To your knowledge, representing the interest of have you ever been accused of others? engaging in the Unauthorized Practice of Law in any jurisdiction? Question 55: Have you ever engaged in compulsive gambling? Question 38: Have you ever been suspended, disbarred or otherwise disciplined from practicing law, or from membership in any professional organization, or as the holder of any office or license?

Question 39: Have you ever been reprimanded, censured or otherwise publicly or privately disciplined as an attorney, or as a member of any professional organization, or as the holder of any office or license?

Question 40: Have formal charges by a grievance, investigative or similar body ever been made against you as

an attorney, or as a member of any professional organization, or as the holder of any office of license, or is there presently pending any complaint against you which could result in such charges being made?

Question 43: For each business identified in your answers to Questions 41 and 42, during the period indicated: Has the business been a party to any civil litigation, commercial arbitration or administrative proceedings, or has the business been convicted of committing a crime?

Question 44: Have you ever been a party to any civil litigation; including but not limited to: divorce, child support matters, personal protection orders, bankruptcy, show cause orders, administrative agency proceedings, arbitration or small claims actions?

Question 45: Have judicial enforcement proceedings ever been instituted against you alleging your nonperformance of any judgment, order, decision or award against you?

Question 48: Are there any criminal charges against you: (a) which are currently pending? (b) for which you are currently on supervised or unsupervised probation? (c) in which

sentencing has been delayed or not disposed of? (d) in which a pretrial diversion program has not been completed? (e) in which there is any other non-final status?

Question 49: Have you ever been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor offense? Include any conviction resulting from an appearance in court in which a judge or jury made a finding of guilt, or in which a guilty plea or nolo contendere plea was accepted by the court. Exclude driving convictions that do not require a court appearance, and which are or would be presently treated as civil infractions… Disclose all convictions stemming from originally charged driving offenses that retain criminal status, such as all alcohol or drug-related driving offenses and reckless or felonious driving, or convictions for driving while privileges are suspended or revoked.

Question 50: Have you ever: (a) Entered a guilty plea or a no contest plea to a criminal offense which was taken under advisement or otherwise did not result in a conviction? (b) Had a criminal conviction expunged or set aside?

Question 51: Have you ever agreed to testify or provide information or

assistance to prosecuting officials in order to obtain immunity from criminal prosecution? Minnesota Question 4.19: Have you EVER Question 4.01: Have you EVER been Question 4.10: Have you EVER Bar application: been warned, placed on charged with, arrested for, pleaded been ordered by a court to pay https://www.ble.mn.gov/wp- Last updated: probation, suspended, requested guilty to, or been convicted of a or otherwise agreed to pay child content/uploads/2017/01/Bar- 11/15/2017 to discontinue your studies, felony or gross misdemeanor or the support? Application-Fill-In.pdf allowed to discontinue your equivalent? studies in lieu of discipline, Question 4.11: Have you EVER Character and fitness for expelled, or otherwise Question 4.02: Have you EVER been been ordered by a court to pay admission to the bar: disciplined, by any educational charged with, cited for, arrested for, or otherwise agreed to pay https://www.ble.mn.gov/wp- institution for conduct in any way pleaded guilty to, or been convicted spousal maintenance or content/uploads/2016/09/Cha related to alcohol or other drugs? of a violation of any law, including alimony? racter-and-Fitness-for- traffic laws? Admission-to-the-Bar.pdf Question 4.34: Have you EVER Question 4.20: Have you EVER raised the issue of consumption Question 4.03: Has your Driver’s had a credit account which was Character and fitness FAQs: of drugs or alcohol, or the issue License EVER been canceled, charged off or placed in https://www.ble.mn.gov/freq of a mental, emotional, or suspended, or revoked for any collections, or do you uently-asked- behavioral disorder or condition, reason? CURRENTLY have any debts questions/character-and- or the issue of compulsive which are 120 days or more past fitness/ gambling as a defense, in Question 4.04: Are you currently due? mitigation, or as an explanation subject to a court-ordered probation Character and fitness for your actions in any of any kind? Question 4.21: Have you EVER requirements: administrative or judicial failed to file ANY local, state or https://www.ble.mn.gov/char proceeding or investigation? Question 4.05: Have you individually, federal tax return when acter-and-fitness- or as an officer or director of a required to do so? requirements/ Question 4.35: Since the age of corporation, as a member of a eighteen have you EVER been partnership, or as a fiduciary of a trust Question 4.22: Have you EVER Rules governing admission to declared legally incompetent, EVER been accused of or charged failed to pay any taxes due, the Minnesota bar: been placed under with, or found to have committed civil including employers’ https://www.ble.mn.gov/rules conservatorship or guardianship, fraud, criminal fraud, misconduct, or withholding taxes, or entered / been involuntarily hospitalized, dishonorable conduct in ANY legal, into any repayment agreement or been placed under an administrative, or military with a taxing authority? involuntary hold? proceeding, or in any decision or finding made by an administrative agency?

Question 4.36: Have you EVER Question 4.23: Have any liens or been diagnosed with and/or Question 4.06: Have you EVER been a judgments EVER been filed received treatment for party to any legal proceeding? This against you? pedophilia, exhibitionism, includes any civil, criminal, voyeurism, kleptomania, administrative, family law or domestic Question 4.24: Do you now or pyromania, or compulsive abuse proceeding, or arbitration. have you EVER had any student gambling? loans in default or student loans Question 4.08: Have you EVER been alleged to have been in default? Question 4.37: Do you have, or found in contempt by any court, have you had within the last two tribunal, or legislative body? Question 4.25: Are there any years, any condition, including unsatisfied judgments against but not limited to the following: Question 4.09: Have you EVER failed you? (a) an alcohol, drug or chemical to comply with any court order abuse or dependency condition, directed against you, including child Question 4.26: Have you EVER (b) a mental, emotional, or support and other family law orders? owned a property which was behavioral illness or condition, (c) foreclosed upon or given a a compulsive gambling condition, Question 4.12: Have you EVER been mortgage holder a deed in lieu that impairs, or has within the discharged or terminated from of foreclosure? last two years impaired, your employment for any reason? ability to meet the Essential Question 4.27: Have you EVER Eligibility Requirements for the Question 4.13: Have you EVER been filed a voluntary petition for practice of law set forth in Rule suspended, disciplined, reprimanded relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy 5A of the Rules for Admission to from employment, or permitted to Code or been the subject of an the Bar? resign in lieu of termination, for any involuntary petition? reason. Question 4.38: If your answer to Question 4.37 is “Yes,” is the Question 4.14: Have you EVER been condition that impairs or has requested (formally or informally) to impaired your ability to meet the resign from or terminate any Essential Eligibility Requirements employment? for the practice of law set forth in Rule 5A reduced or ameliorated Question 4.15: Have you EVER been because you have had treatment, denied an employment-related or are receiving ongoing treatment, occupational license or bond? are taking medication, or are participating in a support Question 4.16: Has a report of program (such as Alcoholics misconduct or irregularity or a written

Anonymous), counseling, or charge of alleged misconduct or therapy? irregularity EVER been issued against you by the Law School Admission Question 4.39: Within the past Council in connection with the two years, have you continued to admission process to law school? use drugs or alcohol after a professional advised you to Question 4.17: Have you EVER been discontinue use? warned, placed on probation, suspended, requested to discontinue Question 4.40: Within the past your studies, allowed to discontinue two years, have you continued to your studies in lieu of discipline, gamble after a professional expelled, or otherwise disciplined, advised you to discontinue from a post-secondary school, gambling? college, university, or law school for academic or non-academic reasons? Question 4.41: Within the past two years, have you discontinued Question 4.18: Have allegations, treatment or medication for a complaints, or charges (formal or condition that at any time informal) EVER been made against impaired your ability to meet the you during your enrollment in a post- Essential Eligibility Requirements secondary school, college, university, for the practice of law set forth in or law school alleging academic or Rule 5A? personal misconduct, including but not limited to, plagiarism? Question 4.43: Notwithstanding the answers to Questions 4.01 Question 4.29: Have any charges or through 4.42, are there any other complaints EVER been filed, or are incidents or circumstances that any charges or complaints presently may relate to your character and pending concerning your conduct as fitness for admission to the bar? an attorney, as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of a Question 4.44: If you answered public office? “Yes” to any questions between 4.01 and 4.43: Have you provided Question 4.30: Have you EVER been an explanation and attached disciplined, suspended, reprimanded, supplemental records as censured, disbarred, the subject of a required? grievance, or formally or informally

warned by an attorney-regulating authority, by the disciplinary authority of any other profession, or while you were a holder of public office?

Question 4.31: Have you EVER been sanctioned in a legal matter of have you EVER been disqualified from participating in any legal matter?

Question 4.32: Have you EVER failed to fulfill the obligations of a professional license, including but not limited to, maintaining records of accounts, complying with continuing professional education, or paying required fees?

Question 4.33: Have you EVER filed an application for a professional, occupational, or business license or certificate that was denied, that was withdrawn by you after question about your character or qualifications arose, or that otherwise was unfavorably acted upon by the licensing authority?

Mississippi Question 32: Have you engaged Question 15: Have you ever been Question 25(a): Have you ever Bar application sample: in any inappropriate, illegal, suspended, placed on disciplinary been adjudicated a bankrupt, or https://courts.ms.gov/baradmi Last updated: immoral or irresponsible probation, expelled or requested to has a petition in bankruptcy ssions/documents/Exam- 11/15/17 behavior over the last five years resign from high school, college, ever been filed by you or against Reading-only.pdf that you or others have university or law school, or otherwise you, either alone or in attributed to consumption or use subjected to discipline by any such association with others? Rules governing admission to of prescription, non-prescription school or other institution or the Mississippi bar:

or other drugs, alcohol or other requested or advised by any such Question 25(b): Have you ever https://courts.ms.gov/rules/m intoxicating substances? school or institution to discontinue been brought in as a party to srulesofcourt/rules_admission your studies therein for disciplinary any proceedings in a bankruptcy _msbar.pdf Question 33: Have you engaged reasons? court; or have you ever been in any inappropriate, illegal, sued or threatened with suit by immoral or irresponsible Question 16: Have you ever been the receiver, trustee, or other behavior over the last five years involved in any student or honor code authority of any bankruptcy that resulted in an investigative violation(s)? estate, for unlawful transfer, process, disciplinary or legal conspiracy to conceal assets, or consequences or your separation Question 19: Have you ever been any other fraud or offense, from employment or from an terminated, suspended, disciplined, whether or not punishable by educational institution? or permitted to resign in lieu of criminal law? termination from any job? Question 26(a): Are you Question 21: Have you been charged presently, or have you ever with any moving traffic violations been, in default on any loan(s) during the past ten years? NOTE: or indebtedness, including, but Alcohol or drug-related traffic not limited to, child support violations should be discussed in this obligations and guaranteed question. student loans?

Question 22(a): Have you, either as an Question 26(b): Within the three adult or a juvenile, been cited, (3) years preceding the date of arrested, charged or convicted for any this Application, have you had violation of any law (except traffic any debt or financial obligation violations)? NOTE: This should (this includes child support include matters that have been obligations, guaranteed student expunged or been subject to a loans, credit cards, bank notes, diversionary program. tax liens, etc.) exceeding $500 in amount, become ninety (90) Question 22(c): Have you ever had days or more past due? your driving privileges suspended or revoked?

Question 23: Did any of the instances listed in questions 20a, 20b, 21 or 22a

result in conviction of a misdemeanor?

Question 24: Did any of the instances listed in questions 20a, 20b, 21 or 22a result in conviction of a felonious crime?

Question 34: Within the past five years, have you been involved in any inquiry, any investigation, any insurance claim, or any administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, professional organization, or licensing authority; or in connection with an employment disciplinary or termination procedure? Missouri Question 17: In the past ten Question 5: Regardless of whether Question 22: Has any surety on Application for Character and years, have you been the subject the record has been expunged, any bond on which you were a Fitness Report (digital): Last updated: of any proceeding for cancelled, annulled, or whether no principal been required to pay https://www.mble.org/browse 11/27/2017 commitment based upon record was ever made, have you ever any money on your behalf? form.action?applicationId=1&f incompetency, mental health, or been suspended, placed on ormId=1 substance abuse? probation, expelled, warned, Question 23: Have you ever reprimanded, or disciplined formally been required to pay child Application for Character and Question 21: In the past five or informally for any academic or support or maintenance Fitness report (print): years, have you been required to non-academic reason at any college, obligations? https://www.mble.org/browse undergo any court-ordered university, or law school? printform.action?formId=1 evaluation or treatment for the Question 24: In the past five use or abuse of any substance Question 5(a): Were you ever the years, have you been delinquent Character and Fitness FAQs: including drugs or alcohol? subject of a complaint, probable by more than 90 days in the https://www.mble.org/faq?ke (Include evaluations or treatment cause hearing or other initial inquiry payment of any credit account yword=character%20and%20fi required in connection with any for any academic or non-academic (student loans should be tness#358 arrest for DWI, DUI, etc.) reasons at any college, university, or reported under Q25), had a law school? credit card involuntarily revoked or canceled, a credit account

Question 28: Within the past five Question 6: Have you ever been involuntarily closed, or a debt Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any absent from school for 30 or more referred to collection or the Missouri bar: conduct or behavior that could consecutive days, other than regularly “charged off” as not collectable? https://www.mble.org/rules call into question your ability to scheduled vacations and semester practice law in a competent, breaks? Question 25: In the past five ethical or professional manner? years, have you been delinquent Question 7(d): For the ten year period by more than 90 days in the Question 29(a): Do you currently preceding this application or since age payment of any student loan have any condition or 18, whichever is shorter, have you account? impairment (including, but not ever been unemployed for a period of limited to, substance abuse, 30 days or more? Account for all Question 26: In the past ten alcohol abuse, or mental, periods of unemployment regardless years, have you filed or been the emotional, or nervous disorder or of the reason, including periods when subject of a petition in condition) that in any way affects you were a full-time student. bankruptcy? your ability to practice law in a competent, ethical and Question 14(a): As a holder of public Question 27(a): Have you ever professional manner? office, or as a member of any failed to file any federal, state, profession other than law, including or local tax return, when Question 29(b): If you answered those you have/had a license for, required by law? "YES" to question 29.A., are the have you ever been suspended, limitations caused by your censured, reprimanded, disqualified, Question 27(b): Have you ever condition or impairment reduced subject to discipline, or allowed to failed to timely pay any personal or ameliorated because you resign in lieu of discipline? Include taxes due, including but not receive ongoing treatment or matters where discipline was stayed limited to any federal or state because you participate in a or held in abeyance subject to a income taxes; state, county, or monitoring or support program? diversion or other agreement and municipal private property include matters deemed confidential taxes; or real estate assessment Question 30: Within the past five or closed. taxes? years, have you asserted any condition or impairment as a Question 14(b): As a hold of public Question 27(c): Have you or any defense, in mitigation, or as an office, or as a member of any business or corporation or other explanation for your conduct in profession other than law, including entity in which you hold or held the course of any inquiry, any those you have/had a license for, more than 20% equity interest investigation, or any have you ever been the subject of any or for which you served as an administrative or judicial formal or informal charges, executive officer ever failed to proceeding by an educational complaints, or grievances concerning pay or remit any business institution, government agency, your conduct, including any now related taxes, including but not

professional organization, or pending? Disclose all matters, even if limited to, excise taxes, FICA licensing authority; or in the outcome was favorable, it was taxes, income taxes, sales taxes, connection with an employment dismissed, no discipline was imposed, unemployment taxes, or disciplinary or termination discipline was stayed or held in withholding taxes? procedure? abeyance subject to a diversion or other agreement, or it is deemed confidential or closed.

Question 15: In the past ten years, have you been a party to any noncriminal legal proceeding, including but not limited to any civil, administrative, family court, or domestic abuse proceeding, or any arbitration?

Question 16: Has any business entity that you owned, managed, or participated in the control or management of been charged with fraud, larceny, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, misrepresentation, or similar misconduct, in any civil, criminal, or administrative legal proceeding?

Question 18(a): Have you ever been issued a summons, cited, charged, taken into custody, or arrested for a felony, whether or not the charge was later reduced to a misdemeanor or other lesser charge?

Question 18(b): Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

Question 18(c): Have you served time in any correctional institution or work-release program?

Question 18(d): Have you served any part of a sentence of felony probation, regardless of adjudication of guilt?

Question 19: Have you ever been taken into custody, issued a summons, cited, charged, or arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated (DWI), driving with an unlawful blood alcohol level, minor in possession (MIP), public intoxication, or for any other alcohol or controlled substance related offense?

Question 20: Have you ever been taken into custody, issued a summons, cited, charged or arrested for the violation of any law? (Exclude violations of traffic laws unless it resulted in time spent in jail or resulted in revocation or suspension of your driver's license. Exclude incidents included in Q. 19.) Montana Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules for admission to the years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the Montana bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/mo 11/27/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? ntanabar.site- ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of ym.com/resource/resmgr/Ad competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed missions/Rules_for_Admission [Note: Uses NCBE professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? _to_the_S.pdf Character and

Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by Application] Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever Rules for Commission on have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge Character and Fitness: impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? https://c.ymcdn.com/sites/mo limited to, substance abuse, ntanabar.site- alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever ym.com/resource/resmgr/Ad emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? missions/Rules_for_Commissi condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu on_on_Char.pdf your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? Sample NCBE Character and professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the Fitness application (general): subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 24(D): Have you had http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) any debts of $500 or more cument/134 Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever three years? because you participate in a been entered against you, or have monitoring or support program? you ever been disqualified from Question 24(E): If your answer participating in any case? to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five any additional debts not years, have you asserted any Question 16: Have you ever been reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a denied a license or had a license that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an revoked for business, trade, or bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, the course of any inquiry, any broker, physician, patent investigation, or any practitioner)? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 17 (A): Have you ever been institution, government agency, suspended, censured, or otherwise professional organization, or reprimanded or disqualified as a licensing authority; or in member of another profession, or as connection with an employment a holder of public office? disciplinary or termination procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges,

complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Nebraska Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Character and fitness years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the standards:

Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://supremecourt.nebrask 11/27/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? a.gov/sites/default/files/ch3ar ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of t1appa.pdf [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Rules governing admission to Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by the Nebraska bar: Application] Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever https://supremecourt.nebrask have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge a.gov/supreme-court- impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? rules/chapter-3-attorneys- limited to, substance abuse, and-practice-law/article-1- alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever admission-requirements- emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? practice condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever Sample NCBE Character and competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? Fitness application (general): professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 24(D): Have you had cument/134 Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) any debts of $500 or more Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever three years? because you participate in a been entered against you, or have monitoring or support program? you ever been disqualified from Question 24(E): If your answer participating in any case? to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five any additional debts not years, have you asserted any Question 16: Have you ever been reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a denied a license or had a license that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an revoked for business, trade, or bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, the course of any inquiry, any broker, physician, patent investigation, or any practitioner)? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 17 (A): Have you ever been institution, government agency, suspended, censured, or otherwise professional organization, or reprimanded or disqualified as a

licensing authority; or in member of another profession, or as connection with an employment a holder of public office? disciplinary or termination procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any

law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Nevada Question 40: Are you now or Question 15: With respect to each Question 29: Have you in any Rules governing admission to have you ever been dependent school or institution of higher learning capacity ever been a party to, or Nevada bar: Last updated: upon, an abuser of, or treated for you identified in answer to question named or described in, any civil https://www.nvbar.org/wp- 11/27/2017 any condition involving your use No. 14, have you ever been dropped, proceedings, action or suit, content/uploads/2016- of any drug, chemical, narcotic, placed on probation, suspended, including court cases, Supreme-Court-Rules- [Note: Due to hypnotic or hallucinatory or disciplined, expelled, dismissed, or bankruptcy and administrative Regulating-Admission.pdf restricted online other illegal or controlled subject to discipline for violation of proceedings? access, questions substance or alcohol? any school policy, including but not here derive from limited to code of conduct or honor Question 34: Have you 2013 copy ] Question 41: Have you ever been code violations or, for any reason, personally or in any capacity had subject to any proceedings which including scholastic or moral? a check dishonored within the sought your declaration as a last five (5) years? ward of any court, other than as Question 28: Have you ever been a juvenile ward, or an arrested, cited, indicted, or tried for Question 35: Have you ever had adjudication that you were or convicted of any criminal charges a credit card revoked or incompetent or mentally ill? including juvenile matters or moving cancelled? traffic violation? Question 42: In the past ten Question 36: Do you have any years, have you been diagnosed Question 30: Have you ever had any debts which are more than 90 with, been treated or sought judgment, order, or decision entered days past due? Debts include, counseling for bi-polar disorder, against you for any reason by any but are not limited to, disputed schizophrenia, paranoia, or any court, administrative board, or any debts, student loans, credit card other psychiatric disorder, or other authority? accounts, promissory notes, have you ever been committed accounts payable, child support to any institution for the Question 31: Have you ever received obligations, alimony or personal treatment of any such condition? a pardon? support obligations, discipline costs or fines, obligations to the Question 48: Is there any other Question 32: Have you ever applied Internal Revenue Service, and incident which has occurred in for a security clearance for any state taxes of any nature. your past which would bear purpose? unfavorably upon your character Question 37: Have you ever or fitness for admission to the Question 33: Have you ever had a defaulted on a student loan? bar? record sealed which contained facts relating to you?

Question 38: Do you have any Question 46: Have you ever been student loans outstanding? (This dismissed from any position or includes student loans that have requested to resign by an employer? not yet come due because of your status as a student (law or Question 47: Have you ever been otherwise).) under investigation for or charged, formally or informally, with misrepresentation, fraud, misapplication or misappropriation of property, either individually or in a representative capacity (e.g., as an officer of a corporation or other business entity, trustee, partner, joint venturer, agent or other fiduciary relationship)?

Question 49: Have you ever been under investigation for any conduct which could result in your suspension or removal from any public or private office, trust or guardianship, before the expiration of the term of office, trust or guardianship? New Hampshire Question 11: Do you currently Question 4: Have you ever been the Question 6(b): Have you ever Petition and Questionnaire for have any condition (including but subject of any disciplinary had a credit card or charge Admission to the New Last updated: not limited to substance abuse, investigation, proceeding or charges account revoked? Hampshire Bar: 11/27/2017 alcohol abuse, or a mental, at any academic institution or have https://www.courts.state.nh.u emotional, nervous, or you ever been dropped, suspended, Question 6(c): Have you ever s/nhbar/petition.pdf behavioral disorder or condition) placed on probation, expelled or defaulted on any student loans? which in any way currently requested to resign from any school, Rules on character and fitness affects your ability to practice college, university or law school, or Question 6(d): Have you had in standards: law in a competent and requested or advised by any such the past year, any debts or https://www.courts.state.nh.u professional manner? school or institution to discontinue charges that have been more s/rules/scr/scr-42b.htm your studies? Note: Do not include than 90 days past due?

Question 12: If the answer to academic probation, suspension, or Question 6(e): Have you failed Rules governing admission to question 11 is yes, please attach expulsion based on grades. to file any local, state or federal the New Hampshire bar: an explanation and provide the income tax returns as required https://www.courts.state.nh.u names and present addresses of Question 7(a): Have you ever been a by law or failed to pay any taxes s/rules/scr/scr-42.htm the doctors or other health care named party to any civil action, when due? professionals with whom you including a suit in equity or action at currently consult, or from whom law, bankruptcy or other statutory Question 7(e): Have you ever you receive treatment. Note: The proceeding, guardianship, filed a petition for bankruptcy Committee on Character and competency, divorce, arbitration, for yourself or any entity in Fitness may be requesting mediation or other alternative which you have an interest? reports from treating doctor or dispute resolution, or any other civil other health care professionals judicial or administrative proceeding Question 9: Has a surety on any concerning such treatment. In of any kind? Note: Family law bond on which you were the the event that the committee or matters, including divorce and/or principal been required to pay committee staff decides to continuing orders for child support, any money on your behalf? contact your treating must be included here. professionals, you will be so notified prior to the contact. Question 7(b): Have you ever had a complaint or action filed against you Question 13: Within the past five asserting claims of fraud, deceit, years, have you asserted any misrepresentation, forgery, or condition or impairment as a malpractice? defense, in mitigation, or as an explanation for your conduct in Question 7(c): Have any judgments or the course of any inquiry, any contempt orders ever been entered investigation, or any against you? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 7(d): Are you presently, or institution, government agency, have you ever been, in arrears or professional organization, or default in the performance of any licensing authority, or in court approved agreement, judgment connection with an employment or court order concerning child disciplinary or termination support? procedure? Question 8(a): Have you ever been Question 15 (d): Have there ever cited for, arrested for, charged with, been or are there now any or convicted of any felony,

charges, complaints, or misdemeanor or violation? Note: grievances (formal or informal) Traffic offenses are not addressed pending concerning your conduct here, but in the following sections 8 as a member of any other (b) and (c). profession? Question 8(b): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of three or more motor vehicle violations during the past fifteen years? (Omit parking violations)

Question 8(c): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol or drug- related traffic offense?

Question 10: Have you ever been terminated, suspended, requested to resign, or permitted to resign in lieu of termination from any employment?

Question 15(c): Have you ever been denied a license for a business, trade, or profession (other than law)?

New Jersey Section 11(E): Have you EVER Section 3(D): Section 8(C): Have you EVER Character and fitness been charged with driving under ● After high school, have you ever been charged with fraud, questionnaire (digital): Last updated: the influence of drugs or alcohol been placed on academic larceny, embezzlement, https://www.njbarexams.org/ 11/28/17 or refusing to provide a breath probation, suspended, expelled, misappropriation of funds, browseform.action?applicatio sample? misrepresentation, perjury, false nId=1&formId=2 taken a leave of absence or had swearing, conspiracy to conceal, Section 12(A): Have you, within an interruption in your education or a similar offense in any legal Character and fitness the last five (5) years, exhibited for academic or personal reasons, proceeding, civil or criminal, or questionnaire (print): any conduct or behavior that been asked to leave school, or in bankruptcy, regardless of the https://www.njbarexams.org/

could call into question your asked to resign or permitted to age or the disposition of the browseprintform.action?formI ability to practice law in a withdraw? charges? d=2 competent, ethical and ● After high school graduation, professional manner? Section 8(G.1): Has any business Rules governing admission to have you ever been disciplined, in which you had a financial the New Jersey bar: Section 12(B): Do you reprimanded, suspended, placed interest, managed or in which http://njcourts.gov/attorneys/ CURRENTLY have any condition on probation, expelled, asked to you actively participated in the assets/rules/r1-24.pdf or impairment (including but not resign, or permitted to withdraw control or management of EVER limited to substance abuse, from any educational institution been charged with fraud, alcohol abuse, or a mental, for other than academic reasons larceny, embezzlement, emotional or nervous disorder or including but not limited to misappropriation of funds, condition) that in any way affects misrepresentation, conspiracy housing violations, warnings, any your ability to practice law in a to conceal, or a similar offense competent, ethical and step in progressive discipline, in any legal proceeding, civil or professional manner and in student code of conduct or honor criminal, or in bankruptcy? compliance with the Rules of code violations? Professional Conduct, the Rules ● Since high school, have you been Section 9(A): In the past twelve of Court, and applicable case the subject of a formal or (12) months, have you had any law? informal disciplinary procedure, debts more than ninety (90) days overdue? honor code charge, and/or Section 17: ● Is there any information student conduct code charge that Section 9(B): Are you now, or (event, incident, was not disclosed above, have you EVER been, the subject occurrence, etc.) that regardless of the disposition of of any court-ordered obligation to provide child support or was not specifically the charges? NOTE: The acceptance of a lower grade or F, alimony? addressed and/or asked the imposition of community of you in this application Section 9(C): Are you now, or and/or in the service or other requirements or have you EVER been, in arrears instructions that could sanctions IS considered Informal on any court-ordered obligation be considered a Discipline. Accepting resolution including child-support or character issue? in lieu of a hearing IS considered alimony not covered by Section B, supra? ● Within the past five Informal Discipline. ● Since entering college, have you years, have you engaged Section 9(D): Has a judgment ever been approached or in any conduct that: (1) EVER been entered against you? confronted, in person or in

resulted in an arrest, writing, including e-mail, by a Section 9(E): Have any liens discipline, sanction or professor, instructor, teacher, EVER been placed against your warning not already dean, or other member of the property? Do not include real estate mortgage liens, but disclosed in Sections 1 academic community concerning include any tax liens. through 16; (2) resulted excessive absences, fluctuations in termination or in grades, or failure to complete Section 9(F): Have you EVER suspension from school assignments or any behavior or filed a petition in bankruptcy or or employment not misconduct not disclosed above? for establishment of a wage already disclosed in Section 4(B): earner plan, or has one been Sections 1 through 16; ● Have you EVER been discharged involuntarily filed against you?

(3) resulted in loss or from any employment or Section 9(G): Has any business requested or permitted to resign suspension or other in which you had a financial discipline for any license in lieu of disciplinary action or in interest EVER filed for not already disclosed in lieu of criminal charges being bankruptcy? Sections 1 through 16; filed against you? (4) resulted in any ● In connection with your Section 9(H): inquiry, investigation, employment, have you EVER ● Do you currently have any administrative or judicial been subject to any formal or outstanding student loans? proceeding by an informal charges of improper ● Have you EVER been in educational institution, behavior that had any part in arrears or defaulted on any governmental agency, your quitting, being permitted to student loan? professional resign, being discharged or Section 10(A): Have you EVER organization, or resulting in a suspension, failed to file a federal, state, or local income tax return when licensing authority, or in demotion or loss of pay? connection with an ● Have you EVER been approached due and without a lawful employment disciplinary or confronted by an employer, extension or have you EVER or termination supervisor, or colleague failed to pay federal, state, or procedure not already concerning excessive absences or local income taxes when due? disclosed in Sections 1 lateness, lack of diligence, failure Section 10(B): Have you or any through 16; or (5) to maintain confidential material, business, corporation or other or employment-related endangered the safety entity in which you held an of others, breached misconduct or deficiency?

fiduciary obligations or ● Have you EVER applied for a equity interest EVER failed to violated workplace or position that required proof of pay employer's withholding academic conduct rules good character and had that taxes or ever failed to remit not already disclosed in application denied for reasons sales, excise, or other taxes to Sections 1 through 16? If involving your background or the appropriate taxing so, explain below and character, or in which you authority? include any asserted withdrew that application after defense or claim in questions about your character Section 10(C): Has the Internal mitigation or as an arose? Revenue Service or any EVER explanation of your ● Have you EVER applied for a other taxing authority ever conduct and upload all position that required a pre- obtained a judgment or made a related documentation. employment drug test and had levy against you for unpaid that application denied because taxes, assessments or penalties? you failed the test?

Section 6(B): ● Have you EVER been disciplined as a member of any licensed profession or occupation (except law), including, but not limited to, being suspended from practice, reprimanded, censured, disqualified, revoked, permitted to resign, admonished, sanctioned or removed, or have any complaints or charges, formal or informal, ever been made or filed or proceedings instituted against you in such capacity? ● Have you EVER held a professional or occupational license (except law), that was administratively suspended or

revoked (e.g., for failure to pay required fees or failure to complete required courses)? ● Have you EVER filed an application for a professional, occupational, or business license or certificate that was denied, that was withdrawn by you after questions about your character or qualifications arose, or that otherwise was unfavorably acted on by the licensing authority? Section 7(B): Have you EVER been dismissed, discharged, reprimanded, censured, requested or permitted to resign in lieu of disciplinary action or potential disciplinary action, removed from office or otherwise disciplined as a holder of an official position or public office?

Section 8(B): Have you EVER been cited for, charged with, taken into custody for, arrested for, indicted, tried for, pled guilty to, or convicted of, the violation of any law (other than a minor traffic violation) or been the subject of a juvenile delinquent or youthful offender proceeding or received a conditional discharge, adjournment in contemplation of dismissal, or pretrial diversionary program? (NOTE: driving while intoxicated or impaired, driving without insurance, reckless driving,

leaving the scene of an accident, and driving while suspended are not considered minor traffic offenses for the purposes of this section).

Section 8(D): Have you EVER been a party to Deportation, Removal or Exclusion Proceedings, or otherwise denied entry to or removed from any country?

Section 8(E): Have you EVER been denied access, had your access restricted for any period of time or been banned from any of the following, whether or not criminal charges were ever filed: (a) from this country or any other country; (b) from any educational, religious or charitable institution or governmental or judicial facility; (c) from a casino or gambling establishment; (d) from a bar, restaurant or any public facility; (e) from any form of transportation including, but not limited to, public transportation, including buses, trains, subways, airplanes, taxicabs, or private transportation including travel for fee (e.g. Uber or Lyft, etc.)?

Section 8(F): Are you currently under investigation or have you EVER been offered or granted immunity to testify in any grand jury proceeding, criminal action or criminal proceeding?

Section 8(G.2): To your knowledge, have you or any business that you had a financial interest in, managed, or actively participated in the control of EVER been the subject of any investigation or inquiry by any Federal, State, Local, or administrative agency relating to the alleged violation of law, rule, regulation, or other legal standard?

Section 8(H): Are you presently on probation or parole?

Section 11(B): Has your driver's license EVER been suspended or revoked in any state or jurisdiction, including foreign jurisdictions (including for excessive or unpaid parking tickets)?

Section 11(C): Have you EVER been refused a driver's license by any state or jurisdiction, including foreign jurisdictions?

Section 11(D): Have you EVER been late to timely answer or failed to answer a ticket or summons for any legal proceeding (including parking tickets)?

Section 14(A): Have you EVER made late disclosure, been accused of or been the subject of an inquiry for alteration, falsification, omission and/or misrepresentation of any

document or copy thereof referring to your professional qualification to be a lawyer before or after law school, including online or late disclosures on your law school applications or applications to other bar jurisdictions? New Mexico Question 18: Do you have any Question 9(a): Have you ever held a Question 16(d): Have you ever Bar application: condition or impairment that license, other than as an attorney-at- been adjudicated a bankrupt, or http://nmexam.org/wp- Last updated: currently impairs your ability to law, the procurement of which has a petition in bankruptcy content/uploads/2015/11/App 11/29/17 practice law? required proof of good character? been filed at any time by you or lication-to-the-New-Mexico- “Medical condition or against you, either alone or in Bar-UBE.rtf impairment” means any Question 13: Have you ever been association with others? Have physiological, mental or disbarred, suspended from practice, you ever been brought in as a Character and Fitness psychological condition, reprimanded, censured or otherwise party to any proceedings in a Statement: impairment or disorder, including disciplined or disqualified as an bankruptcy court; or have you http://nmexam.org/wp- drug addiction and alcoholism. attorney or a member of any ever been sued or threatened content/uploads/2015/11/Cha “Ability to Practice Law” is to be profession or organization, or holder with suit by the receiver, racter-and-Fitness-Statement- construed to include the of any office, public or private; or trustee, or other authority of BAR-1.pdf following: (a) The cognitive have any complaints or charges, any bankrupt estate, for capacity to successfully formal or informal, ever been made unlawful preference, conspiracy Rules governing admission to undertake fundamental or filed or proceedings instituted to conceal assets, or any fraud the New Mexico bar (digital): lawyering skills, such as problem against you? or offense, whether punishable http://public.nmcompcomm.u solving, legal analysis and by criminal law or not? s/nmnxtadmin/nmpubliclink.a reasoning, legal research, factual Question 16(b): Have you ever been spx?jd=set%2015 investigation, organization and charged with, arrested, or questioned Question 22(a): Are there any management of legal work, regarding the violation of any law, unsatisfied judgments against Rules governing admission to making appropriate, reasoned including juvenile offenses? you? the New Mexico bar (pdf): legal judgments, and recognizing http://nmexam.org/wp- and resolving ethical dilemmas; Question 16(c): Have you ever been Question 22(b): Have you any content/uploads/2015/11/NM and (b)The ability to charged with fraud, formally or debts 90 days past due? RA2016_Ruleset15_unannotat communicate clearly and informally, in any legal proceeding, ed.pdf effectively legal judgments and civil or criminal, or in bankruptcy? Question 22(c): Have you ever legal information to clients, other been more than 30 days past attorneys, judicial and regulatory due in the payment of any child support obligation or alimony

authorities, with or without the Question 17(a): Were you ever (spousal maintenance) use of aids or devices; and dropped, suspended or expelled from obligation? (c) The capability to perform legal school or college? tasks in a timely manner. Question 17(b): Have you ever been Question 21: Are you currently discharged or have you ever resigned engaged in the illegal use of from any employment after being drugs? told that your conduct or work was “Illegal Use of Drugs” means the not satisfactory? use of controlled substances obtained illegally as well as the Question 19: Have you ever been use of controlled substances involved in, reprimanded for or which are not obtained pursuant disciplined by an employer or to a valid prescription or taken in educational institution for accordance with the directions of misconduct, including: (a) acts of a licensed health care dishonesty, fraud or deceit; (b) lying practitioner. “Currently” does or misrepresentation on an not mean on the day of, or even application or resume; (c) academic the weeks or months, preceding misconduct, including such acts as the completion of this cheating; (d) misconduct involving application. Rather, it means student activities; (e) theft; (f) recently enough so that the excessive absences; (g) failure to condition or impairment may complete assignments in a timely have an ongoing impact. manner; (h) actions in disregard to the health, safety and welfare of Question 24: Is there any other others; (i) discrimination or incident in your career, not harassment based on upon sex, hereinbefore referred to, having religion, age, disability, race or a bearing upon your character or national or ethnic origin; (j) neglect of fitness for admission to the bar? financial responsibilities; (k) conduct related to the use of alcohol or any other drug in the last 10 years?

Question 20: Have you ever been terminated or granted a leave of absence by an employer or

withdrawn from an educational institution?

New York Question 34: Do you currently Question 12: Have you ever been Question 37: As of the date this Application for admission have any condition or denied admission to any school, application for admission is questionnaire: Last updated: impairment including, but not college, law school, or other similar filed, state whether you are or https://www.nybarexam.org/ 11/29/17 limited to a mental, emotional, institution for stated cause which are not under an obligation to Admission/April2015/Part%20I psychiatric, nervous or behavioral might reflect upon your character? pay child support. _Application_04.21.15.pdf disorder or condition, or an If you answered ‘I AM’, answer alcohol, drug or other substance Question 13: Have you ever been the following questions: (a) Are abuse condition or impairment or placed on probation, dropped, you four months or more in Rules governing admission to gambling addiction, which in any suspended, expelled or otherwise arrears in the payment of child the New York bar: way impairs or limits your ability been subjected to discipline by any support? (b) Are you making https://www.nybarexam.org/R to practice law? institution of learning above payments by income execution ules/Rules.htm If your answer is Yes, describe elementary school level for conduct or by court agreed payment or the nature of the condition or which might reflect upon your repayment plan or by plan impairment. character? agreed to by the parties? (c) Is If your answer is Yes, are the the child support obligation the limitations caused by your Question 14: Have you ever been subject of a pending court condition or impairment reduced requested or advised by any college, proceeding? (d) Are you or ameliorated because you law school, or other professional or receiving public assistance or receive ongoing treatment or graduate school for any reason to supplemental security income? because you participate in a discontinue your studies therein? monitoring or support program? Question 38: Are there any If your answer is Yes, the Question 17: In connection with any unsatisfied judgments against Committee on Character and employment, whether or not listed you? Fitness may require that you in question 15, have you ever been provide an Authorization for the discharged or requested to resign Question 39: Are you in default Release of Health Information from or leave your position for cause? in the performance or discharge Pursuant to HIPAA (OCA Official of any duty or obligation Form No.:960) for some or all of Question 27: Have you ever, either as imposed upon you by a the providers of your treatment. an adult or a juvenile, been cited, judgment, decree, order or ticketed, arrested, taken into custody, directive of any court or Question 35: Are you currently charged with, indicted, convicted or governmental agency? using any illegal drugs? tried for, or pleaded guilty to, the commission of any felony or

Question 36: Within the past five misdemeanor or the violation of any Question 40: Do you owe any years, have you engaged in any law, or been the subject of any debt for $300 or more, which is conduct that: (1) resulted in an juvenile delinquency or youthful past due for over 90 days? arrest, discipline, sanction or offender proceeding? Traffic warning; (2) resulted in violations that occurred more than Question 41: Have you ever termination or suspension from ten years before the filing of this applied for or been granted a school or employment; (3) application need not be reported, discharge in bankruptcy? resulted in loss or suspension of except alcohol- or drug-related traffic any license; (4) resulted in any violations, which must be reported in Question 43: Has anyone ever inquiry, any investigation, or any all cases, irrespective of when they sought to recover on or cancel a administrative or judicial occurred. Do not report parking fidelity bond on account of your proceeding by an employer, edu- violations. conduct in connection with a cational institution, government bonded position held by you? agency, professional Question 28: State whether you have organization, or licensing ever testified, refused to testify, or authority, or in connection with been granted immunity, as a an employment disciplinary or complainant, party or witness in any termination procedure; or (5) action or proceeding, or before any endangered the safety of others, prosecuting or investigative agency in breached fiduciary obligations, or any matter. constituted a violation of workplace or academic conduct Question 29: State whether you have rules? If so, provide a complete ever failed to answer any ticket, explanation and include all summons or other legal process defenses or claims that you served upon you at any time. offered in mitigation or as an explanation for your conduct. Question 30: If you answered Yes to question 29, was any warrant, subpoena or further process issued against you as a result of your failure to respond to such legal process?

Question 31: State whether there are any unpaid traffic or parking tickets in your name or attributable to a motor vehicle registered in your name.

Question 32: State whether you have ever been charged with fraudulent conduct or any other act involving moral turpitude.

Question 33: State whether you have ever been a complainant, party or witness to or otherwise involved in any civil or criminal action, proceeding or investigation not covered by answers to the above questions 28-32.

Question 44: Have you ever organized or helped to organize or become a member of any organization or group of persons which, during the period of your membership or association, you knew was advocating or teaching that the government of the United States or any state or any political subdivision thereof should be overthrown or overturned by force, violence or any unlawful means? North Carolina Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Character and fitness years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the guidelines: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://ncble.org/character- 11/29/17 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? fitness/ ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Rules governing admission to Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? the North Carolina bar: Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by https://ncble.org/rules/ Application] Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or have any condition or

impairment (including, but not advised by any such institution to Question 24(A): Have you ever Sample NCBE Character and limited to, substance abuse, discontinue your studies there? had a credit card or charge Fitness application (general): alcohol abuse, or a mental, account revoked? http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo emotional, or nervous disorder or Question 8: Have you ever been cument/134 condition) that in any way affects terminated, suspended, disciplined, Question 24(B): Have you ever your ability to practice law in a laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu defaulted on any student loans? competent, ethical, and of termination from any job? professional manner? Question 24(C): Have you ever Question 11: Have you ever been the defaulted on any other debt? Question 26(B): If your answer to subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 26(A) is yes, are the grievances (formal or informal) Question 24(D): Have you had limitations caused by your alleging that you engaged in the any debts of $500 or more condition or impairment reduced unauthorized practice of law, (including credit cards, charge or ameliorated because you including any now pending? accounts, and student loans) receive ongoing treatment or that have been more than 90 because you participate in a Question 12: Have sanctions ever days past due within the past monitoring or support program? been entered against you, or have three years? you ever been disqualified from Question 27: Within the past five participating in any case? Question 24(E): If your answer years, have you asserted any to Question 23 is yes, are there condition or impairment as a Question 16: Have you ever been any additional debts not defense, in mitigation, or as an denied a license or had a license reported in Questions 24(A-D) explanation for your conduct in revoked for business, trade, or that were not discharged in the course of any inquiry, any profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, bankruptcy? investigation, or any broker, physician, patent administrative or judicial practitioner)? proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, Question 17 (A): Have you ever been professional organization, or suspended, censured, or otherwise licensing authority; or in reprimanded or disqualified as a connection with an employment member of another profession, or as disciplinary or termination a holder of public office? procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as

a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? North Dakota Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the North Dakota bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay http://www.ndcourts.gov/rule 11/29/17 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? s/Admission/frameset.htm

[Note: Uses NCBE ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of Character and competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Sample NCBE Character and Fitness professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Fitness application (general): Application] otherwise subjected to discipline by http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever cument/134 have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? limited to, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 24(D): Have you had Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) any debts of $500 or more Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever three years? because you participate in a been entered against you, or have monitoring or support program? you ever been disqualified from Question 24(E): If your answer participating in any case? to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five any additional debts not years, have you asserted any Question 16: Have you ever been reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a denied a license or had a license that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an revoked for business, trade, or bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, the course of any inquiry, any broker, physician, patent investigation, or any practitioner)? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 17 (A): Have you ever been institution, government agency, suspended, censured, or otherwise professional organization, or reprimanded or disqualified as a licensing authority; or in member of another profession, or as connection with an employment a holder of public office?

disciplinary or termination procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court?

Ohio Question 9: Since filing the Question 3(a): Have been disciplined, Question 6: State whether, since Rules governing admission to Registration Application, have placed on probation, suspended, filing the Registration the Ohio bar: Last updated: you exhibited any conduct or expelled or requested to terminate Application, you: (a) have been http://www.supremecourt.ohi 11/29/17 behavior that could call into your enrollment at any law school? refused a fidelity or other type o.gov/LegalResources/Rules/g question your ability to practice bond; (f) have any outstanding ovbar/govbar.pdf [Note: Uses NCBE law in a competent, ethical, and Question 3(b): Have violated or been or unpaid fines, court costs, or Character and professional manner? formally charged with a violation of tickets, including those for Summary of character and Fitness the honor code of any law school? traffic or parking violations; (j) fitness process in Ohio: Application] Question 10(a): Do you currently have filed or been the subject of http://www.supremecourt.ohi have any condition or Question 6: State whether, since filing a petition in bankruptcy; (k) o.gov/Boards/characterFit/CFP impairment (including, but not the Registration Application, you: (b) have been the subject of a rocess.pdf limited to, substance abuse, to your knowledge, either have been trusteeship, receivership, or alcohol abuse, or a mental, denied a security clearance or have wage attachment or Supplemental Character emotional, or nervous disorder or had revoked a security clearance garnishment proceeding; (m) Questionnaire: condition) that was not disclosed previously granted to you; (c) have have had a credit card revoked; http://www.supremecourt.ohi in your Registration Application been discharged or asked to resign by (n) have any debts, including o.gov/AttySvcs/admissions/Ba and that in any way affects your any employer; (d) have been or are a student loans, that have been r_Exam/supp_cq.dot ability to practice law in a party to or otherwise involved (except more than 90 days past due; (o) (password: open) competent, ethical, and as a witness) in: (1) any civil or have any unsatisfied judgments professional manner? administrative action or legal against you or have had a proceeding; (2) any criminal or quasi- judgment against you that Question 10(b): If your answer to criminal action or legal proceeding remained unpaid for more than Question 10(a) is yes, are the (including, but not limited to, a 90 days; limitations caused by your misdemeanor, minor misdemeanor, condition or impairment reduced traffic offense, or felony); (3) any or ameliorated because you action or legal proceeding in a receive ongoing treatment or juvenile court; (e) have been because you participate in a summoned for a violation of any monitoring or support program? statute, regulation, or ordinance; (g) have been removed, resigned, or Question 11(a): Since filing the asked to resign as a guardian, Registration Application, have executor, administrator, trustee or you engaged in any conduct that: other fiduciary; (h) have been granted (1) resulted in arrest, discipline, immunity from prosecution; (i) have sanction or warning; (2) resulted been cited or arrested for contempt in termination or suspension of court for any reason including, but from school or employment; (3) not limited to, failure to appear as a

resulted in loss or suspension of witness or answer a subpoena or a any license; (4) resulted in any jury summons; (s) have been inquiry, any investigation, or any suspended, disqualified, or disciplined administrative or judicial as a member of any profession; (t) proceeding by an employer, have had any disciplinary complaint educational institution, filed against you (including any government agency, professional complaints that were dismissed) as a organization, or licensing member of any profession; (u) have authority, or in connection with been removed from any office, public an employment disciplinary or or private, because of conduct termination procedure; or (5) reflecting upon your character, or endangered the safety of others, charged with conduct reflecting on breached fiduciary obligations, or your character that could result in constituted a violation of removal from office; (v) have been workplace or academic conduct declared legally incompetent or rules? placed under a guardianship or conservatorship as an adult? Question 12(a): Since filing the Registration Application, have you suffered from, been diagnosed with, or been treated for kleptomania, compulsive gambling, pedophilia, exhibitionism, or voyeurism?

Oklahoma Have you had any alcohol or drug Have you been cited, arrested, Have you filed a petition for Bar exam application: related offenses? charged, or convicted for any bankruptcy? http://www.okbbe.com/Resou Last updated: violation of any law other than as a rces/Docs/Applications/OKBBE 11/29/17 juvenile? This includes traffic Do you have student loans to -Exam-Application-by- violations. NOTE: This should include repay? Registered-Law-Student.pdf matters that have been expunged or been subject to a diversion program Do you have other loans to Character and Fitness FAQs: repay? http://www.okbbe.com/FAQ/ Have you been the subject of a default.aspx complaint or hearing in any administrative forum?

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Oregon Question 21(o): Has any Question 21(a): Have you ever been Question 9: Have you ever been Admission Information FAQs: proceeding ever been instituted dropped, suspended, investigated, required to pay child support, https://www.osbar.org/_docs/ Last updated: to declare you an incompetent expelled, disciplined or subjected to a alimony, or family support as a admissions/ExamApplication.p 11/29/17 person, an insane person or a disciplinary inquiry or proceeding by result of a divorce, annulment df mentally diseased person? any college or law school for any or other court proceeding? If cause whatsoever? yes, are you current on your Bar application: Question 21(p): Within the past child support, alimony or family https://www.osbar.org/_docs/ five years, have you asserted any Question 21(b): b. Have you ever support payments? admissions/ExamApplication.p condition or impairment as a been discharged or asked to resign df defense, in mitigation, or as an from employment? Question 21(c): Have you ever explanation for your conduct in been a party to any civil the course of any inquiry, any Question 21(c): Have you ever been a proceeding, including any Rules governing admission to investigation, or any party to any civil proceeding, bankruptcy or administrative the Oregon bar: administrative or judicial including any bankruptcy or proceeding? https://www.osbar.org/_docs/ proceeding by an educational administrative proceeding? rulesregs/admissions.pdf institution, government agency, Question 21(e): Have you had professional organization, or Question 21(d): Have you ever been more than five checks licensing authority; or in charged with fraud or dishonesty in dishonored because of connection with an employment, any civil proceeding? insufficient funds during the disciplinary or termination past three years? procedure? Question 21(j): Including any matters that may have been expunged, except Question 21(f): Have you ever Question 21(q): Have you ever expunged juvenile matters, have you had a check for more than $100 been disciplined, discharged, or ever been cited, arrested, charged or dishonored because of resigned in lieu of termination convicted of a criminal offense? insufficient funds? from employment for the use of a controlled substance or Question 21(k): In the last five years, Question 21(g): Do you now alcohol? have you been cited for any civil (non- have any loans, accounts, criminal) infractions such as speeding, judgments or financial and/or other minor traffic violations? obligations of any nature,

Question 21(r): Do you currently including child support have any condition or Question 21(l): Have you ever been payments and student loans, impairment (including, but not charged with contempt of court? past due for payment more than limited to, substance abuse, 60 days? alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 21(m): Have you ever been emotional, or nervous disorder or accused of dishonesty in connection Question 21(h): Has any surety condition) that in any way with employment? on any bond on which you were currently affects your ability to the principal or obligor been practice law in a competent and Question 21(n): Have you ever required to pay any money on professional manner? applied for a license, other than as an your behalf? ("Currently" means recently attorney at law, the procurement of enough so that the condition which required proof of "good moral Question 21(i): Have you ever could reasonably have an impact character" (i.e., CPA, patent agent, been denied a bond, had a bond on your ability to function as a notary public, real estate broker, revoked, or had anyone seek to lawyer.) physician, nurse)? recover upon or cancel a bond?

Question 21(s): If your answer to Question 21(v): Have you or anyone (r) is affirmative, are the you have worked with ever been limitations or impairments sanctioned, censured, reprimanded, caused by your mental health disciplined, suspended, disqualified or condition or substance abuse disbarred as a member of any problem reduced or ameliorated profession or as a practitioner before because you receive ongoing any administrative agency? treatment or because you participate in a monitoring or Question 21(w): Have you ever been support program? suspended or removed from public office because of conduct reflecting Question 21(t): Within the past adversely upon your character? five years, have you engaged in any conduct or behavior that Question 21(x): Have you ever been could affect your ability to subject to any disciplinary action in practice law in a competent and connection with military service? professional manner? Question 21(y): Has anyone to your Question 21(z): Is there any knowledge, ever complained to your additional information with law school or other supervising body respect to possible misconduct or in connection with your conduct

lack of moral qualification or under a student practice or legal general fitness on your part that intern rule? is not otherwise disclosed by your answers to questions in this application? Pennsylvania Are you currently addicted to, or Have you ever been confronted, Have you ever filed a petition in Bar application sample: dependent upon narcotics, questioned, counseled, or bankruptcy, or has anyone ever http://www.pabarexam.org/p Last updated: intoxicating liquors, or other approached by an employer, filed a petition in bankruptcy df/203_205/203_Sample_Appl 12/4/17 substances? supervisor, teacher or other educator against you? ication.pdf about your truthfulness, your excessive absence, your inability to Do you currently have any debts Character and fitness work with others, the manner in in arrears (e.g., 120+ days past resources: which you handled or preserved the due, charge offs, bad debts/loss http://www.pabarexam.org/cf money or property of others, the write offs) and/or unpaid claims menuitems.htm thoroughness and/or timeliness of against you? This includes your preparation of work and/or your delinquent student loans, child Rules governing admissions to work itself, your competence, your or spousal support, court the Pennsylvania bar: promptness, your diligence, and/or ordered fines, costs, restitution http://www.pabarexam.org/b your ability to maintain the or judgments. This does not arules.htm confidentiality of information? (This include student loans in does NOT include constructive deferment. criticism.) Have you ever been ordered or Have you ever been terminated or required to pay child or spousal suspended from a job, disciplined by support? an employer, or permitted to resign in lieu of termination, or have you ever Have you ever failed to file any had a job offer rescinded? applicable local, state or federal income tax return and/or report Have you ever been denied required by law within the last enrollment, dismissed, suspended, 10 years? This does not include expelled, subject to discipline, tax extensions, late filings, or including disciplinary probation for returns not filed due to earned plagiarism, cheating, dishonesty, income being under the legally fraud, or any other reason, or established income threshold. withdrawn in lieu of discipline from

any academic institution or Have you ever been investigated organization, beyond high school, for for, or accused of fraud, any reason (does NOT include commingling, withholding or academic discipline or probation for misusing funds, or any other poor or failing grades)? charges involving the handling of funds? Have you ever altered or falsified any official or unofficial document or copy thereof (e.g., bar application or examination result letter, recommendation letter, transcript, report, law school application, etc.)?

Are you currently, or have you ever been arrested, charged, cited, accused, or prosecuted for any crime by a law enforcement agency, or have you ever been the subject of any investigation by a law enforcement agency, civil or administrative agency, professional organization, corporation, board or any other agency (including, but not limited to the lawyer Disciplinary Board, Attorney General's Office, government entity, law firm, etc.)? This does NOT include summary (minor) motor vehicle violations for which you were given a citation (ticket). It does include all alcohol- related traffic citations (e.g. OWI, DUI).

Have you ever withdrawn an application for a permit or license (other than one to practice law), been denied a permit or license, had a

permit or license revoked, and/or voluntarily surrendered a permit or license for any reason, and/or have you ever been the subject of any complaints, proceedings, investigations, or inquiries relating to a profession for which licensure is required that involved: allegations of unauthorized practice, censure, removal, suspension, revocation of license, discipline, and/or any other formal or informal charges, by any agency, organization or individual?

Rhode Island Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the Rhode Island bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://www.courts.ri.gov/Att 12/4/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? orneyResources/baradmission ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of /PDF/Board_of_Bar_Examiner [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed s-Rules_of_Practice.pdf Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by Sample NCBE Character and Application] Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever Fitness application (general): have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? cument/134 limited to, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or

Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) Question 24(D): Have you had Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the any debts of $500 or more limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, (including credit cards, charge condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? accounts, and student loans) or ameliorated because you that have been more than 90 receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever days past due within the past because you participate in a been entered against you, or have three years? monitoring or support program? you ever been disqualified from participating in any case? Question 24(E): If your answer Question 27: Within the past five to Question 23 is yes, are there years, have you asserted any Question 16: Have you ever been any additional debts not condition or impairment as a denied a license or had a license reported in Questions 24(A-D) defense, in mitigation, or as an revoked for business, trade, or that were not discharged in explanation for your conduct in profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, bankruptcy? the course of any inquiry, any broker, physician, patent investigation, or any practitioner)? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 17 (A): Have you ever been institution, government agency, suspended, censured, or otherwise professional organization, or reprimanded or disqualified as a licensing authority; or in member of another profession, or as connection with an employment a holder of public office? disciplinary or termination procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud,

deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? South Carolina Question 14(a): Within the past Question 9: Has any disciplinary Question 10(a): Have you ever Bar application sample: five years, have you exhibited proceeding of any kind, formal or held a bonded position? https://barapplication.sccourts Last updated: any conduct or behavior that otherwise, been taken against you at .org/Documents/SamplePartB. 12/4/2017 could call into question your any school or college you have Question 10(b): Have you ever pdf ability to practice law in a attended? been denied a bond? competent, ethical, and Rules governing admission to professional manner? Question 12(a): Have you ever been Question 10(c): Have you ever the South Carolina bar: arrested or taken into custody or been denied a position because http://www.sccourts.org/cour Question 14(b)(i): Do you accused, formally or informally, of the you could not be bonded? tReg/displayRule.cfm?ruleID=4 currently have any condition or violation of a law including instances 02.0&subRuleID=&ruleType=A impairment (including, but not which have been expunged by Order Question 14(h): Are you PP limited to, substance abuse, of the Court and including juvenile delinquent in the payment of alcohol abuse, or a mental, offenses whether or not the records any financial obligations? emotional, or nervous disorder or are sealed?

condition) that in any way affects Question 15: Are there any your ability to practice law in a Question 13: Have you ever invoked pending actions or suits or any competent, ethical, and the protection of the Fifth unsatisfied judgments or professional manner? As used in Amendment to the Constitution of decrees against you? Question 14 (b), "currently" the United States, or of any other means recently enough that the provision of the Constitution of the condition or impairment could United States or of any State, in reasonably affect your ability to refusing to testify under oath in any function as a lawyer. proceeding on the ground or for the reason that your answer might tend Question 14(b)(ii): If your answer to incriminate you? to Question 14 (b)(i) is YES, are the limitations caused by your Question 14(c): Have you ever been condition or impairment reduced discharged from employment or or ameliorated because you accused by any person of dishonesty receive ongoing treatment or in connection therewith? because you participate in a monitoring or support program? Question 14(d): Have you ever been denied any license or certificate, the Question 18: Are there any other obtaining 8 of which required proof of facts not disclosed by your good moral character? answers herein but concerning your background, history, Question 14(e): Has your conduct, or experience, or activities which in that of anyone by whom you have your opinion may have a bearing been employed or with whom you on your character, moral fitness, have been associated, ever been or eligibility to practice law in called in question with reference to South Carolina and which should the unauthorized practice of law? be placed at the disposal or brought to the attention of the Question 14(f): Have you, or has examining authorities? anyone by whom you have been employed or with whom you have been associated, ever been censured, reprimanded, disciplined, suspended, disqualified or disbarred as a member of any profession or as a practitioner before any administrative agency, or

have you ever been suspended or removed from any public or private office because of conduct reflecting upon your character?

Question 14(g): Have you ever been charged with professional misconduct?

Question 16(a): Have you ever knowingly organized or helped to organize or become a member of any organization or group of persons which, during the period of your membership or association, you knew was advocating or teaching that the government of the United States or any State or any political subdivision thereof should be overthrown or overturned by force, violence, or any unlawful means?

South Dakota Question 1: Do you have, or have Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to you had, any condition including, dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the South Dakota bar: Last updated: but not limited to: a) alcohol, on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay http://www.ujs.sd.gov/upload 12/6/2017 drug or chemical abuse or probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? s/barexaminers/RReg.pdf dependency; b) mental, resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of [Note: Due to emotional, or behavioral illness; discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed restricted online or c) compulsive gambling, which university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? access, questions has impaired or could impair otherwise subjected to discipline by presented here your ability to practice law in a any such institution or requested or Question 24(a): Have you ever derive from the competent and professional advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge 2015 copy] matter? [sic] discontinue your studies there? account revoked?

Question 25: Within the past five Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(b): Have you ever years, have you exhibited any terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? conduct or behavior that could laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu call into question your ability to of termination from any job? Question 24(c): Have you ever practice law in a competent, defaulted on any other debt? ethical, and professional Question 20: Have you ever had a manner? complaint or action (including, but Question 24(d): Have you had not limited to, allegations of fraud, any debts of $500 or more Question 26(a): Do you currently deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or (including credit cards, charge have any condition or malpractice) initiated against you in accounts, and student loans) impairment (including, but not any administrative forum? that have been more than 90 limited to, substance abuse, days past due within the past alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 21 (a): Have you ever been three years? emotional, or nervous disorder or cited for, arrested for, charged with, condition) which in any way or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- currently affects, or if untreated related traffic violation other than a could affect, your ability to violation that was resolved in juvenile practice law in a competent and court? professional manner? Question 21(b): Have you been cited Question 26(b): If your answer to for, arrested for, charged with, or the previous question is yes, are convicted of any moving traffic the limitations caused by your violation during the past ten years? mental health condition or substance abuse problem Question 22: Have you ever been reduced or ameliorated because cited for, arrested for, charged with, you receive ongoing treatment or convicted of any violation of any (with or without medication) or law other than a case that was because you participate in a resolved in juvenile court? monitoring program?

Question 27: Within the past five years, have you asserted any condition or impairment as a defense, in mitigation, or as an explanation for your conduct in the course of any inquiry, any

investigation, or any administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, professional organization, or licensing authority; or in connection with an employment disciplinary or termination procedure? Tennessee Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the Tennessee bar: [Note: Uses NCBE conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/rul Character and call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? es/supreme-court/7 Fitness ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of Application] competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Sample NCBE Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Fitness application (general): Last updated: otherwise subjected to discipline by http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo 12/4/2017 Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever cument/134 have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? limited to, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 24(D): Have you had Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) any debts of $500 or more Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever three years? because you participate in a been entered against you, or have monitoring or support program?

you ever been disqualified from Question 24(E): If your answer Question 27: Within the past five participating in any case? to Question 23 is yes, are there years, have you asserted any any additional debts not condition or impairment as a Question 16: Have you ever been reported in Questions 24(A-D) defense, in mitigation, or as an denied a license or had a license that were not discharged in explanation for your conduct in revoked for business, trade, or bankruptcy? the course of any inquiry, any profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, investigation, or any broker, physician, patent administrative or judicial practitioner)? proceeding by an educational institution, government agency, Question 17 (A): Have you ever been professional organization, or suspended, censured, or otherwise licensing authority; or in reprimanded or disqualified as a connection with an employment member of another profession, or as disciplinary or termination a holder of public office? procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug-

related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Texas Question 8.1: Within the last 5 Question 2.4: Have you ever been Question 9.2: Within the last 10 Bar exam application for in- years, have you abused, been disciplined in any way for any matter years, have you filed or been the state law students (digital): Last updated: addicted to, or received by any college, university, law school, subject of a petition in https://ble.texas.gov/browsef 12/4/2017 treatment (including court- or other institution of higher learning, bankruptcy? orm.action?applicationId=240 ordered treatment) for the use or or by any professor, administrator, &formId=1 [Note: Questions abuse of alcohol or any other employee or entity representing any Question 9.3: Have you ever based on Bar substance? Have you received college, university, law school or been ordered by a court to pay Bar exam application for in- Exam Application any treatment as part of this other institution of higher learning, or child support? state law students (print): for Out-of-State abuse? have you been allowed to withdraw https://ble.texas.gov/browsep Law Students] from such an institution to avoid such Question 9.4: Are you now, or rintform.action?formId=1 Question 8.2: Within the past 5 discipline, whether or not the record have you been within the last 10 years, have you exhibited any of such action was retained in your years, past due in any such Bar exam application for out- conduct or behavior that could file? (Discipline includes, without court-ordered child support of-state law students (digital): call into question your ability to limitation, a letter or other written payments? https://ble.texas.gov/browsef practice law in a competent, notice of reprimand or warning, orm.action?applicationId=240 ethical, and professional suspension, expulsion, adjustment of Question 10.1: Do you have any &formId=924 manner? grade, assignment of community student loan debts that are 90 service, any form of probation, or any days or more past due? Bar exam application for out- Question 8.3: Do you currently other adverse action). (Entity of-state law students (print): have bipolar disorder or any includes, without limitation, Question 10.2: Do you have any https://ble.texas.gov/browsep psychotic disorder (including but residential facilities or other facilities other debts that are 90 days or rintform.action?formId=924

not limited to schizophrenia or owned or managed by a college, more past due (including tax paranoia) that in any way might university, law school or other debts owed pursuant to federal Character and fitness affect your activities of daily institution of higher learning.) or other law)? information: living or ability to practice law in https://ble.texas.gov/characte a competent, ethical, and Question 2.5: Within the last 10 years, Question 10.3: Within the last r-and-fitness professional manner? have you been the subject of a 10 years, have you failed to determination of misconduct or timely file any applicable state Rules governing admission to Question 8.4: Within the past 5 irregularity by the Law School or federal income tax return the Texas bar: years, have you asserted any Admission Council (LSAC)? and/or report required by law? https://ble.texas.gov/rules condition or impairment as a defense, in mitigation, or as an Question 3.8: Have there ever been Question 10.4: Within the last explanation for your conduct in any formal or informal charges, 10 years, have you failed to pay the course of any inquiry, complaints, or grievances filed any taxes owed pursuant to investigation, or administrative (regardless of the outcome) state or federal law at the time or judicial proceeding by an concerning your conduct as a such taxes were due? educational institution, member of any profession, licensed governmental agency, occupation, or as the holder of any Question 10.5: Within the last professional organization, or public office? 10 years, have you collected licensing authority; or in federal withholding, social connection with an Question 4.3: Have there ever been security, or Medicare taxes from unemployment claim, employer any formal or informal charges, the wages of your employees, discipline, or termination complaints, or grievances filed and failed to timely report and procedure? (regardless of the outcome) forward such monies to the concerning your conduct as a Internal Revenue Service? member of any profession, licensed occupation, or as the holder of any public office?

Question 4.4: Are there now pending any formal or informal charges, complaints, or grievances concerning your conduct as a member of any profession, licensed occupation, or as the holder of any public office?

Question 7.1: Have you ever been convicted of an offense, placed on

probation, or granted deferred adjudication or any type of pretrial diversion? You must report any such offenses involving alcohol or drugs. You must report any failure to appear conviction resulting from any offense. You must report any conviction for failure to maintain financial responsibility (legally required auto insurance). You may exclude only Class C misdemeanor traffic violations.

Question 7.2: Have you, within the last 10 years, been arrested, cited or ticketed for, or charged with any violation of the law? You must report any such offenses involving alcohol or drugs. You must report any failure to appear charge or warrant resulting from any such offense. You must report any failure to maintain financial responsibility (legally required auto insurance) arrest, citation, ticket or charge. You may exclude only Class C misdemeanor traffic violations.

Question 7.3: Are you currently the target or subject of a grand jury or other governmental agency investigation?

Question 9.1: Within the last 10 years, have you been a party to any civil suit or proceeding?

Question 9.6: Have you ever been held in contempt of court or sanctioned by a court? Utah Question 57: Have you ever or Question 10(c): Have you ever had a Question 18(i): Are you the Bar admissions FAQs: do you currently have difficulty driver's license suspended or obligor on any spousal and/or http://www.utahbar.org/admi Last updated: communicating with others in an revoked? child support? ssions/frequently-asked- 12/4/2017 organized, clear, and professional questions/ manner? Question 22: Has a report or charge Question 18(ii): If yes, are you of misconduct or irregularity ever current on all spousal and/or Bar application sample: Question 58: Have you ever or do been issued against you by the Law child support payments? http://new.utahbar.org/wp- you currently struggle to act School Admission Council in content/uploads/2017/09/July diligently and reliably in fulfilling connection with the admission Question 28: Has any business -2017-Attorney- your obligations to others? process to law school? The admission that you had a financial interest Application.pdf (Examples: failing to comply with process includes, but is not limited to, in, managed, or actively deadlines or time constraints, application for admission to law participated in the control of Rules governing admission to frequent or excessive work school, application to take the LSAT, been investigated or charged, the Utah bar: absences, etc.). and sitting for the LSAT. formally or informally, with http://www.utahbar.org/admi fraud, larceny, embezzlement, ssions/rules-governing-bar- Question 59: Have you ever or Question 23(a): Have you ever been misrepresentation, conspiracy admissions/ do you currently fail to conduct investigated for a violation of any to conceal, or a similar offense? your business, fiduciary and policy (academic or non-academic) at financial dealings in an honest, a college, university or law school, Question 33: Have you ever had trustworthy and competent whether or not any action was taken a judgment against you? manner? against you or whether or not the school agreed not to disclose the Question 34: In the last ten Question 60: Within the last five incident on your permanent record? years, have you had an account years have you used illegal drugs Include pending matters. or a bill charged off, sent to or substances, or prescription collections, or settled for less medications without the Question 23(b): Have you ever been than the full balance? authorization or supervision of a dropped, suspended, warned, licensed health care professional, sanctioned, placed on scholastic or Question 35: In the last two or in a manner contrary to the disciplinary probation, expelled or years, have you been more than health care professional's requested to resign or allowed to 60 days late on any payment to recommendations? resign in lieu of discipline, been a creditor, including the holder advised to discontinue your studies, of student loans? or otherwise had disciplinary action of

Question 61: Within the last five any sort taken against you (academic Question 36: In the last ten years have you conducted or non-academic) by a college, years have you had a credit card yourself in such a manner as to university or law school? or charge account revoked or endanger the health or safety of closed for nonpayment? yourself or others? Question 26(a): Have you ever been confronted by an employer, Question 37: Have you ever Question 62: Within the past ten supervisor, or colleague concerning been adjudicated a bankrupt, or years have you suffered from, excessive absences or lateness, lack of has a petition for bankruptcy been diagnosed with, or been diligence, failure to maintain been filed at any time by you or tested for bipolar I disorder, confidential material or employment- against you, either alone or in schizophrenia, pedophilia, related misconduct or deficiency? association with others, either voyeurism, exhibitionism, personally or in a business kleptomania, pyromania, Question 26(b): Have you ever been capacity? delusional disorder or any laid-off, terminated, suspended, psychotic disorder? disciplined, permitted to resign in lieu Question 38: Have you ever of termination, or otherwise been brought in as a party to Question 63: Do you have a discharged from any job? any proceedings in a bankruptcy current condition or impairment court; or have you ever been (including, but not limited to, Question 29: Have you ever been sued or threatened with suit by substance abuse, alcohol abuse, denied a license for a business, trade, the receiver, trustee, or other or a mental, emotional, or or profession (e.g., CPA, real estate authority of any bankrupt nervous disorder or condition) broker, physician, patent practitioner) estate, for unlawful preference, which has not been or is not or had a business, trade or conspiracy to conceal assets, or currently being treated professional license revoked? any other fraud or offense, effectively or for which the whether punishable by criminal treatment is unstable? Question 30: Have you ever been law or not? disciplined by a professional licensing Question 64: Are there any other or regulatory agency? Question 39: Has an adversary incidents, issues, or behaviors, proceeding ever been filed not herein before described, Question 43: Have you, in any against you to except a having bearing on your character capacity, ever been a party to or scheduled debt from discharge? or fitness for admission to the named or described in any civil Bar? This would include, but is proceeding, action, suit, arbitration, Question 40: Have any state or not limited to, excessive alcohol or administrative proceeding, federal tax liens ever been use (e.g. drinking at work, binge including family law cases such as placed against your personal or drinking) or illegal activities (e.g. divorce or child support matters? business property? domestic abuse, drunk driving, Include suits against businesses or law

stealing) that may not have come firms of which you are an owner, Question 41: Have you ever to the attention of law partner, or fiduciary. failed to file a personal income enforcement. or business tax return, filed late Question 44: Have you ever been without an extension, or failed found in contempt by any court, to pay your taxes when due? tribunal, or legislative body? Question 42: Have you or your Question 45: Have you ever failed to business or corporation or other comply with any court order directed entity in which you hold or held against you, including child support or more than 20% equity interest other family law orders? or for which you served as an executive officer ever failed to Question 46: As an adult or a juvenile, pay employer’s withholding have you ever been arrested, served taxes or failed to remit sales or with a summons, cited, indicted, excise taxes paid by customers? charged, tried, or investigated for an infraction, felony or misdemeanor in Question 52: Has any surety any jurisdiction? Include all such bond on which you were the incidents no matter how minor, principal been required to pay whether guilty or not. Please include any money on your behalf? all matters that have been expunged or subject to a diversionary program. Do not include traffic violations, as these are addressed in the next question

Question 47: Within the last ten years have you ever been cited for a traffic violation, moving or non-moving, other than parking offenses? Include all such incidents, no matter how minor, whether guilty or not, and regardless of whether they were dismissed or subject to a diversionary program.

Question 48: Are you in violation of any federal or state criminal statute?

Question 49: Have you ever been charged, accused, or indicted, formally or informally, civilly or criminally, for misrepresentation, fraud, misapplication, perjury/false swearing, or misappropriation of property, either individually or in a representative capacity (e.g., as an officer or owner of a business entity, partner or other fiduciary relationship)?

Question 50: Have you ever been suspended, censured, or otherwise reprimanded or disqualified as a member of another profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 51: 51. Have there ever been or are there now any formal or informal charges, complaints, or grievances concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office? Vermont Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the Vermont bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay https://www.vermontjudiciary 12/4/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? .org/sites/default/files/docum ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of ents/900- [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed 00014.Rules_.Admission.Bar_. Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? pdf Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by Application] any such institution or requested or

Question 26(A): Do you currently advised by any such institution to Question 24(A): Have you ever Sample NCBE Character and have any condition or discontinue your studies there? had a credit card or charge Fitness application (general): impairment (including, but not account revoked? http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo limited to, substance abuse, Question 8: Have you ever been cument/134 alcohol abuse, or a mental, terminated, suspended, disciplined, Question 24(B): Have you ever emotional, or nervous disorder or laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu defaulted on any student loans? condition) that in any way affects of termination from any job? your ability to practice law in a Question 24(C): Have you ever competent, ethical, and Question 11: Have you ever been the defaulted on any other debt? professional manner? subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) Question 24(D): Have you had Question 26(B): If your answer to alleging that you engaged in the any debts of $500 or more Question 26(A) is yes, are the unauthorized practice of law, (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your including any now pending? accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you Question 12: Have sanctions ever days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or been entered against you, or have three years? because you participate in a you ever been disqualified from monitoring or support program? participating in any case? Question 24(E): If your answer to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five Question 16: Have you ever been any additional debts not years, have you asserted any denied a license or had a license reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a revoked for business, trade, or that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in broker, physician, patent the course of any inquiry, any practitioner)? investigation, or any administrative or judicial Question 17 (A): Have you ever been proceeding by an educational suspended, censured, or otherwise institution, government agency, reprimanded or disqualified as a professional organization, or member of another profession, or as licensing authority; or in a holder of public office? connection with an employment disciplinary or termination Question 17 (B): Have you ever been procedure? the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as

a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Virginia Question 18.1: Within the past Question 4.5: Have you had any post- Question 4.3: Have you ever Bar application sample: five (5) years, have you exhibited judgment actions filed in any been or are you currently under http://barexam.virginia.gov/p Last updated: any conduct or behavior that domestic court, including but not any obligation to pay alimony? df/SampleApplication.pdf 12/5/2017 could call into question your limited to motions, citations in

ability to practice law in a contempt, child custody actions, or Character and fitness competent, ethical, and motions filed in any jurisdiction by Question 4.4: Have you ever resources: professional manner? any person or agency? been or are you currently under http://barexam.virginia.gov/cf any obligation to pay child /cf.html Question 18.1(B): Within the past Question 6.1: Have you ever been support? five (5) years, have you sought or academically, administratively or Character and fitness been directed to seek treatment otherwise disciplined, placed on Question 14.2: Do you have any questionnaire sample: for your conduct or behavior? probation, suspended, expelled, outstanding or unpaid fines, http://barexam.virginia.gov/p requested to terminate your court costs, or tickets, including df/SampleCFQ.pdf Question 18.2: Do you currently enrollment, or allowed to resign in those for traffic or past-due have any condition or lieu of disciplinary action at any parking violations? Rules governing admission for impairment, including, but not college, university, law school, trade the Virginia bar: limited to, (1) any related to school or any other post-high school Section 15 - Credit Information: http://barexam.virginia.gov/m substance or alcohol abuse, or (2) educational facility? ALL APPLICANTS: You must isc/resources/rules.html a mental, emotional, or nervous attach ONE (1) current credit disorder or condition, which in Question 6.2: Have you ever been report meeting the following any way affects your ability to charged with violating the honor code criteria: Obtained from perform any of the obligations of any educational facility (regardless Experian, Equifax OR and responsibilities of a of the disposition of the charge)? TransUnion ONLY Dated within practicing lawyer in a competent, sixty (60) days of the date of ethical and professional manner? Question 6.3: Have you ever been filing this Questionnaire Credit “Currently” means recently accused or investigated, or are you summary or profiles are NOT enough so that the condition currently under investigation, for acceptable. A FULL credit report could reasonably have an impact improper conduct or alleged cheating is required. on your ability to function as a on a standardized test? practicing lawyer. Question 15.1: Within the last Question 8.2: Have you ever been seven years, have you had a Question 19.1: Within the past terminated by any employer? credit card revoked? five (5) years, have you ever raised the issue of consumption Question 8.3: Have you ever been Question 15.2: Currently, do you of drugs or alcohol or the issue of asked to resign or been given the have any debts that are more a mental, emotional, nervous or choice of resigning in lieu of being than 90 days past-due, including behavioral disorder/condition as terminated by any employer? student loans? This should a defense, mitigation, or include current claims, explanation for your actions in Question 10.6: Have you ever been settlement offers, payment the course of any of the denied permission to take the bar plans in effect with any creditor following: (A) Administrative examination in any jurisdiction?

proceeding or investigation? (B) or taxing authority (local, state, Judicial proceeding or Question 10.8: Have you ever or federal). investigation? (C) Probation, submitted an application, applied for, suspension or dismissal by an or held a license or certificate (e.g., Question 15.3: Have you any educational institution? CPA, real estate broker, physician, unsatisfied judgments against patent practitioner, etc.) which you? Question 19.2: Within the past required proof of good character, five (5) years, has the issue of other than the applications for bar Question 15.4: Have you ever drugs or alcohol or the issue of a admissions? filed or been the subject of a mental, emotional, nervous or petition in bankruptcy? behavioral disorder/condition Question 11.1: Have you ever been brought about a termination, suspended, censured, reprimanded, Question 15.5: Have you ever proposed termination, request to disqualified or otherwise disciplined been the subject of a resign, or any other disciplinary as a member of any profession? trusteeship, receivership, wage action by any of the following: (A) attachment, or garnishment Educational institution? (B) Question 11.2: Have you ever been proceeding? Employer? (C) Government removed from any office, public or agency? (D) Professional private, because of conduct reflecting Question 15.6: Have you ever organization? (E) Licensing upon your character, or have any been engaged in business as an authority? charges been made or filed, or owner or been a director, an proceedings instituted against you officer, a partner, a more than because of conduct reflecting on your five-percent shareholder, or a character? joint venturer in any business enterprise? Question 11.3: Have there ever been or are there now pending any Question 15.7: Have you failed charges, complaints or grievances to timely file any state or federal (formal or informal) concerning your tax return? conduct as a member of any profession or as a holder of public Question 16.1: Have you ever office? obtained a Student Loan?

Question 11.4: To your knowledge, Question 16.2: Have you ever has your conduct ever been defaulted on any student loan? questioned with reference to the (Answer yes even if the debt is unauthorized practice of law? now satisfied)

Question 11.5: To your knowledge, Question 16.3: Has a judgment have you ever been employed by or ever been entered against you otherwise connected with any in favor of a student loan person, firm or corporation whose guarantor or lender? conduct was questioned on the subject of unauthorized practice of law while you were so employed or connected?

Question 13.1: Are you presently or have you ever been a party to or otherwise involved (except as a witness) in any civil or administrative action or legal proceeding?

Question 13.2: Are you presently or have you ever been a party to or otherwise involved (except as a witness) in any action or legal proceeding in a juvenile court?

Question 13.3: Are you presently or have you ever been a party to or otherwise involved (except as a witness) in a criminal or quasi- criminal action or legal proceeding (whether involving a felony, misdemeanor, minor misdemeanor, or any traffic offense or infraction, including charges which did not require your appearance in court)?

Question 14.1: Other than provided in Section 13 - Legal Proceedings (Civil and Criminal), have you ever been summoned for a violation of any

other statute, regulation or ordinance?

Question 14.3: Have you ever been removed, resigned, or asked to resign as a guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, or other fiduciary?

Question 14.4: Have you ever been granted immunity from prosecution?

Question 14.5: Have you ever been cited or arrested for contempt of court for any reason, including, but not limited to, failure to appear as a witness or answer a subpoena or jury summons?

Question 14.6: Has your driver's license ever been revoked or suspended within the last ten (10) years?

Question 17.1: To your knowledge, have you ever been denied a security clearance or has a security clearance previously granted to you ever been revoked?

Washington Question 24: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 17: Has any surety on Bar application sample: years, have you been confronted, dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the http://www.wsba.org/~/medi

Last updated: questioned, warned, or asked or on academic or scholastic probation, principal been required to pay a/Files/Licensing_Lawyer%20C 12/5/2017 encouraged to resign or placed on disciplinary probation, any money on your behalf? onduct/Admissions/WSBA%20 withdraw by an employer, expelled, requested to withdraw, or Bar%20Exam%20Application% supervisor, teacher or other allowed to withdraw in lieu of Question 22: Have you ever filed 20%20Sample%20with%20Wa educator based on: a) your discipline from any college or a petition for bankruptcy? termark.ashx truthfulness, b) your excessive university (including law school), or absences, c) the manner in which otherwise subjected to discipline or Question 23(A): Have you ever Character and fitness you handled or preserved the investigation by any such institution defaulted on any student loans? considerations: money or property of others, d) a or requested or advised by any such http://www.wsba.org/Licensin serious or repeated failure to institution to discontinue your studies Question 23(B): Have you ever g-and-Lawyer- submit your work in a timely there? defaulted on any other debt? Conduct/Admissions/Applicati manner, e) your competence or on-and-Exam- diligence in the performance of Question 8: Have you ever been Question 23(C): If your answer Information#characterandfitne job or academic duties, f) your investigated, warned, terminated, to Question 22 is yes, are there ss ability to maintain the suspended, disciplined, laid-off for any additional debts not confidentiality of information, or misconduct or dishonesty, or reported in Questions 23(A & B) Rules governing admission to g) your endangering the safety of permitted to resign in lieu of that were not discharged in the Washington bar: others? termination from any job? (If the bankruptcy? http://www.courts.wa.gov/co employment was not previously urt_rules/?fa=court_rules.list& listed, please go back and add it to group=ga&set=APR Question 7.)

Question 10(A): Have you ever been investigated, warned, terminated, suspended, disciplined, laid-off for misconduct or dishonesty, or permitted to resign in lieu of termination from any job? (If the employment was not previously listed, please go back and add it to Question 7.)

Question 11: Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, investigations, or grievances (formal or informal) alleging that you engaged

in the unauthorized practice of law, including any now pending?

Question 15: Have you ever been denied a license or had a license suspended, terminated or revoked for a business, trade, or profession (e.g., CPA, real estate broker, physician, patent practitioner, etc.)?

Question 16(A): Have you ever been suspended, censured, or otherwise disciplined or disqualified as a member of another profession, or as a holder of public office?

Question 16(B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, investigation, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 18: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 19: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 20(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with,

or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation including any cases resolved in juvenile court?

Question 20(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 21: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law including any cases resolved in juvenile court? (Report traffic violations at Questions 20.)

West Virginia Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the the West Virginia bar: Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay http://www.courtswv.gov/lega 12/5/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? l-community/rules-for- ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of admission.html [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Sample NCBE Character and Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by Fitness application (general): Application] Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge cument/134 impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? limited to, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job?

competent, ethical, and Question 24(C): Have you ever professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the defaulted on any other debt? subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) Question 24(D): Have you had Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the any debts of $500 or more limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, (including credit cards, charge condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? accounts, and student loans) or ameliorated because you that have been more than 90 receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever days past due within the past because you participate in a been entered against you, or have three years? monitoring or support program? you ever been disqualified from participating in any case? Question 24(E): If your answer Question 27: Within the past five to Question 23 is yes, are there years, have you asserted any Question 16: Have you ever been any additional debts not condition or impairment as a denied a license or had a license reported in Questions 24(A-D) defense, in mitigation, or as an revoked for business, trade, or that were not discharged in explanation for your conduct in profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, bankruptcy? the course of any inquiry, any broker, physician, patent investigation, or any practitioner)? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 17 (A): Have you ever been institution, government agency, suspended, censured, or otherwise professional organization, or reprimanded or disqualified as a licensing authority; or in member of another profession, or as connection with an employment a holder of public office? disciplinary or termination procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court? Wisconsin Question 33(a): Within the past Question 19: Have you ever been Question 25: Have you ever Bar applicant questionnaire five years have you ever cited suspended, terminated, permitted to been adjudged bankrupt or and affidavit sample: Last updated: consumption of drugs or alcohol resign in lieu of termination in any insolvent, or are you presently https://www.wicourts.gov/ser 12/6/2017 in the course of any inquiry or position (paid or voluntary), regulated the subject of any such vices/attorney/docs/samplead investigation, administrative or profession, or as a holder of any proceedings? missapp.pdf judicial proceeding, or proposed public office? termination or other disciplinary Question 26: Has any surety on Rules governing admission to action as an explanation for your Question 20(a): Have you ever been any bond o n which you were the Wisconsin bar: failure to meet a deadline or as a charged with misconduct, dismissed, the obligor ever been required https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/ defense, mitigation or dropped, suspended, expelled, asked to pay any money on your rules/chap40.pdf explanation of those matters? to withdraw, placed on academic, behalf?

social or administrative probation, or Question 33(b): Within the past disciplined, or allowed to withdraw to Question 30: Are there any five years have you ever cited avoid the same by a college, unsatisfied judgments or court physical or mental illness, or an university, or law school in any way, orders of continuing effect emotional, nervous or behavioral or been subject to proceedings before against you, or are you in disorder in the course of an an honor court, council, or similar default in the performance of inquiry or investigation, body? any court-ordered duty or administrative or judicial obligation? (Include orders to proceeding, or proposed Question 21(a): Have you ever pay child support.) termination or other disciplinary received a traffic citation, including action as an explanation for your those for moving violations within Question 31(a): Have you had failure to meet a deadline or as a the past five (5) years? Applicants any debts of $1,000 or more defense, mitigation or must report any citations received (including credit cards, charge explanation of those matters? at any time involving the use of a accounts, and student loans) motor vehicle (e.g., auto, boat, which have been more than 90 Question 33(c): Within the past motorcycle) while under the influence days past due within the past five years have you ever cited of either alcohol and/or a controlled ten years? consumption of drugs or alcohol substance(s). However, parking as an explanation for your poor violations may be omitted. Question 31 (b): Have you had a academic or professional credit card or charge account performance? Question 21(b): Has your driver’s revoked or charged off within license ever been revoked or the past ten years? Question 33(d): Within the past suspended? five years have you ever cited Question 31(c): Have you physical or mental illness, or an Question 21(c): Have you ever been defaulted on any other financial emotional, nervous or behavioral required to attend a driver’s safety obligation (including student disorder as an explanation for course? loans) within the past ten years? your poor academic or professional performance? Question 22: Have you ever been Question 32(a): Have you, in a arrested for, charged with, or issued a personal or professional Question 34: Within the past five citation for any criminal violations, capacity, within the last ten years, have you been diagnosed civil law violations, or local ordinance years, failed to file any local, and or treated for dependency violations (non-traffic)? You must state or federal income tax upon any drug, including alcohol, disclose each instance however return/or report as required by or been compelled to submit to adjudicated, whether or not the law? an assessment or screening for charge and the plea or conviction same? differ, whether arrest, judgment,

conviction, or sentence has been Question 32(b): Have you, Question 35(a): Do you currently withheld or expunged, or the record within the last ten years, in a have any condition or sealed. Include instances where you personal or professional impairment (including, but not ever paid restitution or served capacity, failed to pay any taxes limited to, substance abuse, probation in lieu of being arrested, pursuant to local, state, or alcohol abuse, or a mental, charged, convicted, or entering a plea federal law? emotional, or nervous disorder or (whether a plea of guilty or no condition) which in any way contest). Any and all non-traffic Question 32(c): Have you, within currently affects, or if untreated violations must be reported in their the last ten years, had tax liens could affect, your ability to entirety on Law Violations Form (BE- filed against you or your practice law in a competent and 008), regardless of when they property? professional manner? occurred.

Question 35(b): If your answer to Question 23: While in the military, Question 35(a) is yes, are the were you ever court-martialed or the limitations caused by your subject of a non-judicial punishment? condition or impairment or You must disclose each instance substance abuse problem however adjudicated, whether or not ameliorated because you receive the charge and the plea or conviction ongoing treatment (with or differ, whether arrest, judgment, without medication) or because conviction, or sentence has been you participate in a monitoring withheld or expunged, or the record program? sealed. Include instances where you ever paid restitution or served probation in lieu of being arrested, charged, convicted, or entering a plea (whether a plea of guilty or no contest). Any and all non-traffic violations must be reported in their entirety on Law Violations Form (BE- 008), regardless of when they occurred.

Question 24: Have you ever been offered or granted immunity to testify in any grand jury proceeding, criminal action, or criminal proceeding?

Question 27: Have you ever been adjudged liable or entered into a settlement agreement in a proceeding involving a claim of fraud, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty or legal malpractice, or are any such proceedings pending?

Question 28: Has any business that you owned, managed, or in which you actively participated in the control or management of, ever been charged with fraud, larceny, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, misrepresentation, or similar offenses (including conspiracy to conceal, etc.) in any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, or in bankruptcy?

Question 29: Are you or have you ever been a party to an small claims or civil action? (Omit probate and family law matters.)

Wyoming Question 25: Within the past five Question 5: Have you ever been Question 18: Has any surety on Bar application: years, have you exhibited any dropped, suspended, warned, placed any bond on which you were the http://www.courts.state.wy.us Last updated: conduct or behavior that could on scholastic or disciplinary principal been required to pay /wp- 12/6/2017 call into question your probation, expelled, requested to any money on your behalf? content/uploads/2017/04/Exa ability to practice law in a resign, or allowed to resign in lieu of m-Final.pdf [Note: Uses NCBE competent, ethical, and discipline from any college or Question 23: Have you ever filed Character and professional manner? university (including law school), or a petition for bankruptcy? Rules governing admission to Fitness otherwise subjected to discipline by the Wyoming bar: Application]

Question 26(A): Do you currently any such institution or requested or Question 24(A): Have you ever http://www.courts.state.wy.us have any condition or advised by any such institution to had a credit card or charge /wp- impairment (including, but not discontinue your studies there? account revoked? content/uploads/2017/03/RUL limited to, substance abuse, ES_AND_PROCEDURES_GOVE alcohol abuse, or a mental, Question 8: Have you ever been Question 24(B): Have you ever RNING_ADMISSION_TO_THE_ emotional, or nervous disorder or terminated, suspended, disciplined, defaulted on any student loans? PRACTICE_OF_LAW.pdf condition) that in any way affects laid-off, or permitted to resign in lieu your ability to practice law in a of termination from any job? Question 24(C): Have you ever Sample NCBE Character and competent, ethical, and defaulted on any other debt? Fitness application (general): professional manner? Question 11: Have you ever been the http://www.ncbex.org/dmsdo subject of any charges, complaints, or Question 24(D): Have you had cument/134 Question 26(B): If your answer to grievances (formal or informal) any debts of $500 or more Question 26(A) is yes, are the alleging that you engaged in the (including credit cards, charge limitations caused by your unauthorized practice of law, accounts, and student loans) condition or impairment reduced including any now pending? that have been more than 90 or ameliorated because you days past due within the past receive ongoing treatment or Question 12: Have sanctions ever three years? because you participate in a been entered against you, or have monitoring or support program? you ever been disqualified from Question 24(E): If your answer participating in any case? to Question 23 is yes, are there Question 27: Within the past five any additional debts not years, have you asserted any Question 16: Have you ever been reported in Questions 24(A-D) condition or impairment as a denied a license or had a license that were not discharged in defense, in mitigation, or as an revoked for business, trade, or bankruptcy? explanation for your conduct in profession (e.g., CPA, real estate, the course of any inquiry, any broker, physician, patent investigation, or any practitioner)? administrative or judicial proceeding by an educational Question 17 (A): Have you ever been institution, government agency, suspended, censured, or otherwise professional organization, or reprimanded or disqualified as a licensing authority; or in member of another profession, or as connection with an employment a holder of public office? disciplinary or termination procedure? Question 17 (B): Have you ever been the subject of any charges, complaints, or grievances (formal or

informal) concerning your conduct as a member of any other profession, or as a holder of public office, including any now pending?

Question 19: Have you ever been a named party to any civil action?

Question 20: Have you ever had a complaint or action (including, but not limited to, allegations of fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, forgery, or malpractice) initiated against you in any administrative forum?

Question 21(A): Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any alcohol- or drug- related traffic violation other than a violation that was resolved in juvenile court?

Question 21(B): Have you been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any moving traffic violation during the past ten years? (Omit parking violations.)

Question 22: Have you ever been cited for, arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any violation of any law other than a case that was resolved in juvenile court?