Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 1979-4
On order of the Court, pursuant to the power of superintending control, Const 1963, art VI, ? 4, and MCL 600.904; MSA 27A.904, empowering the Court to provide for the organization, government and membership of the State Bar of Michigan, and to adopt rules and regulations concerning the conduct and activities of the State Bar of Michigan and the investigation and examination of applicants for admission to the bar, the Board of Law Examiners is ordered forthwith to require that any applicant for admission to the State Bar of Michigan by examination be fingerprinted to enable the State Bar Committee on Character and Fitness to determine whether the applicant has a record of criminal convictions in jurisdictions other than Michigan. The Board of Law Examiners and the State Bar Committee on Character and Fitness are authorized to exchange fingerprint data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification Division.
Mich. Admin. Ord. Administrative Order No. 1979-4