Section II. Character and Fitness
Each state establishes bar registration and admission standards, including standards for character and fitness. Applicants should consult the appropriate bar official to determine admission requirements. After a law student applies to take a bar examination, the respective bar examiners require the School of Law to provide an evaluation of the student's character and fitness to practice law. Therefore, the School of Law performs an essential function in assessing a student's character and fitness to practice law when it considers an applicant for admission and poses the questions below. If you answer any of the following questions affirmatively, you must provide a complete explanation, including essential information (e.g., a thorough description, the date, the charge and the disposition). Applicants must disclose dismissed charges but need not disclose charges when the charge has been expunged in accordance with applicable state law. Central to determining one's character and fitness to practice law is the act of voluntary disclosure. If the school learns that your answer to any of these questions was not accurate, your acceptance may be revoked, and the details surrounding your misrepresentation may be reported to LSAC. If you are already enrolled, you may be subject to disciplinary action, including dismissal. You are under a continuing obligation to notify the School of Law of any changes in your answers to these questions.