Rule 714: Candor in the Admission Process

(a)   Duty of Candor. An applicant must respond completely and accurately to all questions in an application and throughout the admission process.

(b)   Continuing Obligation. An applicant must update an application no later than five days after an event that would change the applicant’s response to any question on the application. This obligation continues until the applicant is admitted under Rule 726.

(c)   Consequence of Breach. A breach of the duty of candor may result in the denial of an application or revocation of a license or permit to practice law.

[History: New rule adopted effective July 1, 2022.]