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How can I determine whether my client has been convicted of any disqualifying crimes?
Attorneys should question their clients in detail about their criminal histories and take steps to obtain copies of all police reports and records of disposition of any criminal charges, including any juvenile adjudications, no matter how minor or how long ago they occurred. A relatively simple way to obtain an individual’s arrest record is through an FBI criminal background check, which requires the submission of an application form, fingerprints, and an $18 fee. More information is available at
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/bac...est-to-the-fbi. Many states have web-based systems that enable individuals and their attorneys to access criminal records.
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This is from the AILA memo posted by Swim yesterday. Though the memo is written for Lawyers.
Just to be clear don't go file this on your own.