An applicant for admission to the bar, or a lawyer in connection with a bar admission application or in connection with a disciplinary matter, shall not:

(a) knowingly make a false statement of material fact; or

(b) fail to disclose a fact necessary to correct a misapprehension known by the person to have arisen in the matter, or knowingly fail to respond to a lawful demand for information from an admissions or disciplinary authority, except that this Rule does not require disclosure of information otherwise protected by RPC 1.6.

Comment to RPC 8.1

The Court has adopted ABA Model Rule 8.1 rather than the differing language recommended by the Debevoise Committee. The adopted rule applies to applicants for admission to the bar as well as to attorneys in connection with admission proceedings or disciplinary matters.

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