I got a speeding ticket this weekend. Still in the process of applying to the NY bar. Got an email from Character and Fitness saying I forgot employee affirmation. I sent it, along with an acknowledgment that this weekend I got a speeding ticket and asked if they needed any documentation. Was this the right way to go? Should I have disclosed this?

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Yes. Shows candor. And if omitted, would have raised unnecessary questions over something petty.

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Exactly the kind of thing that disclosing keeps from becoming an issue. You made the right choice

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Yes- I got a speeding ticket as well when I was going through character and fitness. I sent in an affidavit letting them know what happened. They asked zero questions and everything went forward without a hitch.

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Thank you so much! This entire situation trying to be admitted has been a nightmare, applied in January only to JUST be told missing employee affirmation.

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Yes. Good job.

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you certainly can disclose it, but I remember some bar applications explicitly excluding speeding tickets (i.e., the instructions said anything more than a speeding ticket). I think most states don't think speeding has any bearing on character and fitness.

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I was told to add an addendum saying how I’m going to resolve it (it was my first ticket and I was definitely speeding, so I’m gonna pleas guilty and pay the fine)

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You did the best thing and I wouldn't worry about it after this - C&F generally isn't worried about traffic/parking tickets. If it was your 15th one, maybe some questions. 😄

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My first! I’m a 4 hour drive away from my parents who I haven’t seen in three months, was definitely going fast 😩 lesson learned

Yes, good thinking.

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I second what everyone else said. Transparency and honesty are always best, but that’s especially true during this process. If you hadn’t disclosed the speeding ticker and it was later discovered, then you would have a problem... You absolutely did the right thing, and it shouldn’t impact your admission at all, especially since it’s your first one!

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Seriously? Speeding tickets (unless they end in a criminal conviction) are not considered part of our good character assessment in Ontario.

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Certainly are where I am barred. They even wanted to get into the gritty details of my divorce.

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Disclosing shows integrity and forthrightness. You won’t be failing C/F on account of a speeding ticket — and also, probably, full stop!

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