Attorney Regulation Act Article 5

An applicant shall not be awarded an attorney license under any of the following circumstances:1. He/she has been convicted of a crime and been sentenced to a term of imprisonment of longer than one year, which crime is determined to damage his/her reputation as an attorney in view of the criminal offense and seriousness, unless he/she has been put on probation, which has not been revoked after the expiration thereof, or unless he/she commits the crime as a result of negligence;2. He/she has been disbarred for a cause enumerated in this Act;3. He/she who used to serve as a judge or a public prosecutor has been removed from judge or public prosecutor duties in accordance with the Judges Act and lost civic servant appointment qualifications;4. He/she who used to serve as a judge or a public prosecutor has been dismissed as a judge or a public prosecutor in accordance with the Judges Act;5. He/she who used to be a civil servant is still subject to dismissal disposition prior to the expiration thereof, or he/she who is currently a civil servant is still subject to a period of suspension or suspension without pay prior to the expiration thereof;6. He/she has been declared bankrupt, with resolution still pending.7. He/she has become subject to the order of the commencement of guardianship or assistantship and the order has not been revoked; or8. He/she practices law in a way that seriously violates laws to the detriment of judicial integrity or independence of his/her practice as an attorney.In the case of any circumstances set forth in Subparagraph 1 to Subparagraph 8 of the preceding paragraph, the Ministry of Justice should consult the National Bar Association.