1. Form of application. All applications shall be under oath on forms provided by the board, shall contain such information relating to the applicant's qualifications and eligibility as may be required by the board, and shall include applicant's age, residence, addresses for at least the five (5) years immediately preceding date of application, citizenship, occupations, general and legal background and information as to the applicant's background and moral character. The Court may revoke the license of any attorney at any time upon satisfactory showing that the same was obtained by false representations, fraud or deceit.
2. Filing requirements. Applications for admission to the bar of New Mexico shall be submitted in duplicate on forms prescribed by the Board of Bar Examiners from time to time. Applications shall be filed with the board at its executive offices as follows:
   1. The filing deadline for the February examination is on September 10th immediately preceding the examination and the filing deadline for the July bar examination is on January 10th immediately preceding the examination.
   2. Applicants seeking a re-examination must file by January 10th for the February bar examination and June 10th for the July bar examination;
   3. No application will be accepted after the applicable filing date set forth in this rule except upon payment of such additional late fees as required by these rules.
3. Documents needed. The following documents shall be furnished with the application:
   1. a copy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification record of the applicant and a copy of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety identification record of the applicant;
   2. a properly authenticated transcript (sent from the law school) evidencing graduation with a juris doctor or bachelor of laws and letters degree from a law school formally accredited by the American Bar Association; except that if the applicant is not a graduate of an accredited law school, the applicant shall transmit with the application:
      1. a certificate of admission in another state;
      2. three certificates vouching for the applicant's good moral character by members of the bar of such other state;
      3. one or more certificates by a judge or judges of the highest court of original jurisdiction in such other state, or the clerk thereof, to the effect that the applicant has been actively engaged in the actual practice of law in that state for at least four (4) years prior to the date of the certificate, and further that applicant is in good standing in the bar of such state and has not been disbarred, been placed under disciplinary suspension or, resigned from such bar while under disciplinary investigation, is not the subject of any pending disciplinary proceedings in such state, or if the applicant has been suspended or disbarred, that the applicant has been duly reinstated.
      Certificates of admission from other states may be sent to the secretary of the board at Santa Fe under separate cover. All such papers will be returned to the applicant in due course. Other documents submitted will be returned to the applicant if requested, upon approval by the chairman or vice chairman of the Board of Bar Examiners; and
   3. character and fitness statements from three licensed attorneys in good standing in any jurisdiction in the United States, who are familiar with the applicant's qualifications certifying that the applicant is a person of good moral character and physically and mentally qualified for admission to the bar of New Mexico.

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