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what exactly are they looking for in the "Fitness" portion of this "Character & Fitness" that you're trying to pass?
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Basically, they want to be sure that you have a good moral compass, are a law-abiding citizen, and are mentally stable.
The Character and Fitness Committee asks about civil violations, criminal violations, traffic tickets, debts owed (past and present), an accounting of anywhere you've lived, every place you worked, three legal references, three personal references, and a bunch of other things. Sometimes they want everything from up to ten years ago; sometimes they want everything from the day you were born. Did you get suspended in grade school? You better mention it.
I'm not joking.
Obviously, nobody's perfect, and accountability's a big part of it. You may be put through an ordeal explaining why you're a better person now, and it might delay your license, but that's better than omitting it, because if they find out, you can kiss your license goodbye. And they will find out you omitted something.
You see, they make you do your own background check, and then they double check everything, and do their own investigation. They take as long as they need to do their investigation, which can take months.
I can't speak for the Character and Fitness board, but to my understanding, it's not
usually one violation that matters (although it could be), but a pattern of violations and suspicious circumstances. So, one bad debt probably won't make a difference. But if you have defaulted on four debts, have had six civil court cases, can't account for your whereabouts for 2 1/2 years, they may very well want to speak to you personally and conduct a more in-depth examination. You might have no criminal history, but if it looks like you are an emotionally unstable sleazebag, well, it doesn't look good.
Of course, sometimes a single problem
can get you in trouble. For example, if you've committed a felony (especially a violent or fraudulent one), you're probably not going to pass character and fitness.
And yes, every lawyer goes through this process.
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Psssh. I'd have to sign it or something, just like demons' contracts. =P
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We'll just make you a third party assignee for the benefits of a bimbofication contract and you'll deal with the consequences until you revoke them. :-P
OR DID I JUST BLOW YOUR MIND?! O_o
(Okay, now I'm contemplating the legal ramifications of something like that if it were possible. Maybe I should just dedicate a humor thread to Process in the Law)