N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 9404: Certificate of character and fitness

Rule 9404. Certificate of character and fitness. Unless otherwise

ordered by the appellate division, no person shall be admitted to

practice without a certificate from the proper committee that it has

carefully investigated the character and fitness of the applicant and

that, in such respects, he is entitled to admission. To enable the

committee to make such investigation, the justices of the appellate

division are authorized to prescribe and from time to time to amend a

form of statement or questionnaire to be submitted by the applicant,

including specifically his present and such past places of actual

residence as may be required therein, listing the street and number, if

any, and the period of time he resided at each place.