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Application and Payment .............................................................................................................3  \nC. Exam Structure .............................................................................................................................3  \nD. Determining Pass/Fail Status .......................................................................................................4  \nIII. Tips for Filling Out Your D.C. Bar Application..........................................................................5  \nIV. Admission by Reciprocity, D.C. Rules 46(d)–(e) ..........................................................................6  \nV. Special Legal Consultants, D.C. Rule 46(f) ..................................................................................7  \nVI. Diploma Admission.........................................................................................................................8  \nVII. Character and Fitness Questionnaire/Supplement .................................................................8  \nA. Procedure...................................................................................................................................... 8  \nB. Character and Fitness Issues ........................................................................................................8  \nC. Questions ......................................................................................................................................9  \nD. Additional Application Requirements........................................................................................ 12  \nE. Supplement................................................................................................................................. 12  \nF. Hearing ....................................................................................................................................... 13  \nG. Review by the Court................................................................................................................... 14  \nVIII. Getting Admitted: The Swearing-In Process......................................................................... 14  \nIX. Maintaining Admission: Staying a Member in Good Standing of the D.C. Bar .................... 16  \nA. Take the D.C. Bar’s Mandatory Course ..................................................................................... 16  \nB. Pay Your Annual Dues............................................................................................................... 17  \nPART 2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 18  \nAVOIDING THE UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW (RULE 49) ............................................................. 18  \nI. D.C. Rule 49 and D.C. 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