# SCR 40.06: SCR 40.06. Requirement as to character and fitness to

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_06

## Section

- **Citation:** SCR 40.06
- **Heading:** SCR 40.06. Requirement as to character and fitness to
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules / SCR Chapter 40 - Admission to the Bar / SCR 40.06

## Text

Requirement as to character and fitness to
practice law.

(1) An applicant for bar admission shall establish good moral
character and fitness to practice law. The purpose of this requirement is
to limit admission to those applicants found to have the qualities of
character and fitness needed to assure to a reasonable degree of
certainty the integrity and the competence of services performed for
clients and the maintenance of high standards in the administration of
justice.

(2) Repealed.

(3) An applicant shall establish to the satisfaction of the board
that the applicant satisfies the requirement set forth in sub. (1). The
board shall certify to the supreme court the character and fitness of
qualifying applicants. The board shall decline to certify the character
and fitness of an applicant who knowingly makes a materially false
statement of material fact or who fails to disclose a fact necessary to
correct a misapprehension known by the applicant to have arisen in
connection with his or her application.

(3m) An applicant for admission under SCR 40.03 shall file an
application for a character and fitness certification with the board by a
date specified by the board.

(4) The board shall not certify an applicant while an attorney

disciplinary matter against the applicant is pending or the applicant is
certified by the department of workforce development as delinquent in
making court-ordered payments of support or failing to comply with a
subpoena or warrant, as those terms are defined in SCR 11.04(1). If an
applicant's license to practice law in another jurisdiction is suspended
or revoked for reasons related to professional responsibility at the time
the application is filed or at any time that the application is pending, the
suspension or revocation is a sufficient basis for denial of certification.
ling to comply with a
subpoena or warrant, as those terms are defined in SCR 11.04(1). If an
applicant's license to practice law in another jurisdiction is suspended
or revoked for reasons related to professional responsibility at the time
the application is filed or at any time that the application is pending, the
suspension or revocation is a sufficient basis for denial of certification.

(5) The dean of a law school in this state shall have a continuing
duty to report to the board any information reflecting adversely upon
the character and fitness to practice law of an applicant for bar
admission under SCR 40.03.

## Nearby sections

- [SCR 40.01 SCR 40.01. Definitions; list of law schools](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_01.md)
- [SCR 40.02 SCR 40.02. Qualifications generally](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_02.md)
- [SCR 40.03 SCR 40.03. Legal competence requirement: Diploma](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_03.md)
- [SCR 40.05 SCR 40.05. Legal competence requirement: Proof of practice](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_05.md)
- [SCR 40.06 SCR 40.06. Requirement as to character and fitness to](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_06.md)
- [SCR 40.07 SCR 40.07. Proof of qualifications](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_07.md)
- [SCR 40.08 SCR 40.08. Adverse determination](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_08.md)
- [SCR 40.09 SCR 40.09. Deadline for admission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_09.md)
- [SCR 40.10 SCR 40.10. Waiver of requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_10.md)
- [SCR 40.11 SCR 40.11. Rulemaking authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_11.md)
- [SCR 40.12 SCR 40.12. Confidentiality](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_12.md)
- [SCR 40.13 SCR 40.13. Delegation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_13.md)
- [SCR 40.14 SCR 40.14. Application; fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_14.md)
- [SCR 40.15 SCR 40.15. Attorney's oath](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WI_SCR40_R40_15.md)

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