§ Rule 4-8.1 Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters

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Rule 4-8.1. Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters

    An applicant for admission to the bar, or a lawyer in connection with a bar admission application or in connection with a
disciplinary matter, shall not:

    (a) knowingly make a false statement of material fact;

    (b) fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the person to have arisen in the matter or knowingly fail to respond to a lawful demand for information from an admissions or disciplinary authority, except that this rule does not require disclosure of information otherwise protected by rule 4-1.6; or

    (c) commit an act that adversely reflects on the applicant's fitness to practice law. An applicant who commits such an act before admission, but which is discovered after admission, shall be subject to discipline under these rules.