12-323. Certificate of admission to the
practice of law; certified copies of papers; background
investigation
A. The clerk of the supreme court shall receive the following fees:
1. For each certificate of admission to the practice of law, a fee pursuant to
section 12-119.01.
2. For each certified copy of any record, any opinion of court or any paper or
proceedings, for each folio, a fee pursuant to section 12-119.01.
B. The supreme court shall require each person who applies for certification or
licensure to practice law to furnish a full set of fingerprints to enable a criminal
background investigation to be conducted to determine the suitability of the applicant.
The completed applicant fingerprint card shall be submitted with the fee prescribed in
section 41-1750 to the department of public safety. The applicant shall bear the cost of
obtaining the applicant's criminal history record information. The cost shall not exceed
the actual cost of obtaining the applicant's criminal history record information.
Applicant criminal history records checks shall be conducted pursuant to section 41-1750
and Public Law 92-544. The department of public safety is authorized to exchange the
submitted applicant fingerprint card information with the federal bureau of investigation
for a national criminal history records check.
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