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Before being issued a license to practice law in Virginia, each applicant is required by statute to produce to the Virginia Board of Bar Examiners evidence sufficient to satisfy the Board that the applicant is a person of honest demeanor and good moral character and possesses the requisite fitness to perform the obligations and responsibilities of a practicing attorney at law. Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-3925.1. The standards for making such evaluations are set forth in the Board's Rules and Supreme Court of Virginia Rules and Regulations. Completion of this Character & Fitness Questionnaire is the first step in this process.
You must answer each question fully and truthfully. Any omission or untruthful or incomplete answer may result in your being denied the privilege of taking the bar exam and/or practicing law in Virginia. Your explanation in response to any question must include all facts and circumstances related to that response. If you have any doubt about whether any matter should be reported on this Questionnaire, you should report it. Any advice you seek or receive does not absolve you of responsibility for your response. If an omission is deemed material, it may result in the denial of licensure.
When completing the Questionnaire or any subsequent update, if you are not sure of dates, times, places, or other information requested, it is your responsibility to consult the company, entity, court, governmental agency, or person involved to obtain all accurate and complete information.
Until you are licensed, admitted and registered as a member of the Virginia State Bar, you have a continuing duty to report immediately the following, in writing, to the Board: any change in your personal, educational or professional status that may reflect on your character and fitness to practice law, including anything that would modify any of the responses on this Questionnaire or subsequent updates.
An original Questionnaire with required attachments, signed and notarized, under oath or affirmation, must be submitted to the Secretary of the Board with the appropriate fee, in accordance with the current fee schedule. An Application for Examination, Admission Without Examination, the Law Reader Program, Military Legal Assistance Attorney, Military Spouse Provisional Admission, Virginia Corporate Counsel, or Virginia Legal Aid Counsel must be filed simultaneously with this Questionnaire. You should keep a copy of your completed Questionnaire for your records.
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