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Appendix - Part 1 Appendices (RPC)-Rules of Professional Conduct
Rule RPC 8.1 - Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters

N.j. Ct. R. RPC 8.1

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Rule RPC 8.1 - Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters

An applicant for admission to the bar, or a lawyer in connection with a bar admission application or in connection with a disciplinary matter, shall not:

(a) knowingly make a false statement of material fact; or
(b) fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the person to have arisen in the matter, or knowingly fail to respond to a lawful demand for information from an admissions or disciplinary authority, except that this Rule does not require disclosure of information otherwise protected by RPC 1.6.

N.j. Ct. R. RPC 8.1

Adopted July 12, 1984 to be effective 9/10/1984.