If the State Bar Board determines that the applicant's legal experience during the nonlicensure does not demonstrate sufficient competency in the practice of law, it shall require the applicant to take an attorney's examination. The State Bar Board shall set the date, time, place, and content of each examination. The State Bar Board may issue a conditional license under Rule 8. The State Bar Board may, in light of an applicant's physical or mental disability, present or past use or abuse of drugs or alcohol, neglect of financial responsibilities, or other circumstances in which the Board determines the protection of the public requires it, recommend admission or licensure to the bar subject to the applicant's compliance with relevant conditions prescribed by the Board. The Board may recommend persons to supervise the applicant and may recommend that cooperation with such supervisors be a condition.
All costs related to any condition are the responsibility of the applicant.
The Board shall recommend a specific duration for the conditions. If the applicant is granted conditional admission or licensure by the Supreme Court, the terms and conditions of the applicant's admission or licensure shall be administered and monitored by the State Bar Board. During the period of conditional admission or licensure, the Board must be notified of any disciplinary proceedings and shall have access to all information relating to any disciplinary complaint filed against the applicant. At the end of the specified period, the State Bar Board shall file a report with the Supreme Court and recommend entry of an order continuing the conditions, amending the conditions, or lifting the conditional admission or licensure and allowing the applicant to practice law without restrictions. If the applicant violates any conditions of admission or licensure, the State Bar Board is authorized to institute proceedings for revocation of the conditional admission or license under Rule 10 or 11 and shall notify the applicant and the disciplinary authority of its intent.