7-127.   Applicants for admission to practice law;fingerprints; criminal history record check.(a) The supreme court may require an applicant foradmissionto practice law in this state to be fingerprinted and submit to a nationalcriminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be used to identify theapplicant and to determine whether the applicant has a record of criminalarrests and convictions in this state or other jurisdictions. The supreme courtand the state board of law examiners are authorized to submit the fingerprintsto the Kansas bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigationfor a state and national criminal history record check. The state board of lawexaminers and the supreme court may use the information obtained fromfingerprinting and the applicant's criminal history only for purposes ofverifying the identification of any applicant and in the official determinationof character and fitness of the applicant for admission to practice law in thisstate.

      (b)   Local and state law enforcement officers and agencies shall assist thesupreme court in taking and processing of fingerprints of applicants seekingadmission to practice law in this state and shall release all records of anapplicant's arrests and convictions to the supreme court and the state board oflaw examiners.

      History:   L. 2005, ch. 197, § 1; July 1.