Records

(a) The Bar shall maintain copies of records that are generated in the course of accepting and processing applications for admission. After the Board has submitted its report and recommendation to the Court, the Court shall maintain the original application and all supporting data. (b) Information and documents obtained by the Board and the Committee during the application process shall be confidential, subject to the following exceptions: (i) Information may be disclosed by the Board to the Committee, by the Committee to the Board, and may be disclosed to the applicant, the applicant’s counsel, to anyone authorized by the applicant to receive such information, to a hearing officer appointed pursuant to these rules and to any counsel for the Board, or for the Committee; (ii) Information may be disclosed to the Court; (iii) Information provided by or obtained with respect to an applicant’s fitness to practice law may be disclosed to the bar admissions authority of any United States jurisdiction where the applicant applies for admission to the practice of law; (iv) The name, address, date of birth, social security number and appli- cation status of each applicant may be furnished to the NCBE for dissemi- nation to the bar admissions authority of any United States jurisdiction upon request; (v) Information may also be released to the NCBE, Bar Counsel, any board or committee of the Bar and any board or committee of another state bar as the Board deems advisable; and (vi) Information and records may be disclosed as provided by order of the Court. History: Amended January 21, 2010, effective April 1, 2010; effective January 21, 2014; amended Au- gust 27, 2014, effective October 1, 2014; 5 ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW