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Prospective applicants must also pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination and undergo a background check to determine if the applicant has the " good moral character " necessary to practice law in California.

A prospective applicant must receive a " positive determination " as to the inquiry on their " moral character " in addition to satisfying all other educational requirements and exam passages to be granted a license to practice law in California.