Section 6.03 - Investigating Procedures(a) Each application for admission with examination or without examination shall be referred first to a member of the Board for preliminary review for the purpose of:(1) detecting any deficiencies in the application; and(2) determining whether any additional information is needed with respect to any aspect of the application.(b) As part of the character and fitness requirement for licensing, each applicant, other than an applicant pursuant to section 10.01 of this Rule, is required to have a current completed background investigation conducted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners ("NCBE"). It is the responsibility of each applicant to make the request to the NCBE for a background investigation and pay the required fee directly to the NCBE. In the event an applicant has not been licensed within two years of submission of the original background investigation, the applicant must request a supplemental investigation at that time and every two years thereafter, until the applicant is licensed or the application is withdrawn or denied.(c) The Executive Director shall transmit the application and the results of the background investigation, if available at the time of the interview, for each applicant for admission by examination, re-examination, or transferred UBE score who is not licensed and in good standing in at least one other jurisdiction in the United States to the chair of the appropriate investigating committee. The Board may transmit the application and results of the background investigation, if available at the time of the interview, for any applicant who is licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction in the United States. The chair shall assign applications to committee members for review, interview and investigation.(d) The investigating committee member to whom the application has been assigned shall review the application and such other information as may be transmitted by the Executive Director and shall conduct such investigation as appears to be appropriate. Each applicant referred to a committee shall be interviewed in person by a member of that committee. In conducting such investigations, the investigating committee member may take statements from the applicant and from such other persons as may be considered appropriate.(e) On the completion of the investigation, the investigating committee member shall report his or her findings to the Board, in the form directed by the Board, and shall recommend fully, recommend with reservations or not recommend the applicant for licensing and admission. Amended by Order filed and effective 3/29/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 4/26/2019; amended by Order filed and effective 8/6/2020; and as amended by order filed and effective 10/31/2023.