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MISSOURI BOARD of LAW EXAMINERS

Fee Schedule

Pay by Credit Card, Debit Card or send a Money Order, Cashier's Check, Corporate Check or Law Firm Check made payable to "Clerk of the Supreme Court." Do not send a personal check. All fees are non-refundable.

In the event that any of the filing deadlines should fall on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, that deadline will be extended until the end of the next business day.

A. NEVER PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED FOR A MISSOURI BAR EXAM AND DID NOT APPLY FOR A CHARACTER AND FITNESS REPORT AS A 1L OR 2L LAW STUDENT:

$1045Postmarked or received on or before March 1 or October 1
$1190Postmarked or received on or before April 1 or November 1
$1400Postmarked or received on or before May 1 or December 1

 

B. NEVER PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED FOR A MISSOURI BAR EXAM BUT DID APPLY FOR A CHARACTER AND FITNESS REPORT AS A 1L OR 2L LAW STUDENT:

$560Postmarked or received on or before March 1 or October 1
$700Postmarked or received on or before April 1 or November 1
$910Postmarked or received on or before May 1 or December 1

 

C. PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED FOR A MISSOURI BAR EXAM AND APPLYING TO RETAKE THE EXAM:

1. IF YOU FAILED THE MOST RECENT MISSOURI BAR EXAM -
$560Postmarked or received on or before May 1 or October 1 
$645Postmarked or received on or before November 1 (for February exam only) 
$710Postmarked or received on or before December 1 (for February exam only) 
2. IF YOU FAILED A MISSOURI BAR EXAM OTHER THAN THE MOST RECENT EXAM OR YOU FAILED TO APPEAR AT THE EXAM FOR WHICH YOU WERE REGISTERED -
$670Postmarked or received on or before March 1 or October 1 
$760Postmarked or received on or before April 1 or November 1 
$850Postmarked or received on or before May 1 or December 1 

 

D. DISBARRED ATTORNEY TAKING THE BAR EXAM TO SEEK REINSTATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 5.28(c):

$560Postmarked or received on or before March 1 or October 1
$700Postmarked or received on or before April 1 or November 1
$910Postmarked or received on or before May 1 or December 1

 

E. LAW STUDENT REGISTRATION - APPLYING FOR A CHARACTER AND FITNESS REPORT AS A 1L OR 2L STUDENT:

$240Postmarked or received on or before the first June 30 after you began law school
$465Postmarked or received after the first June 30 after you began law school but no later than the June 30th AFTER your second year of law school.

 

F. APPLYING TO PRACTICE TEMPORARILY UNDER RULES 8.06:

The fee is $100.

 

G. APPLYING FOR ADMISSION WITHOUT EXAMINATION UNDER RULE 8.10:

The fee is $1240.

 

H. APPLYING FOR LIMITED IN-HOUSE COUNSEL ADMISSION UNDER RULE 8.105:

The fee is $1240.

 

I. APPLYING FOR ADMISSION BY TRANSFERRED UBE UNDER RULE 8.09:

The fee is $1240.

 

J. APPLYING FOR TEMPORARY LICENSE AS ATTORNEY SPOUSE OF ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY UNDER RULE 8.106:

The fee is $1240.

 

K. APPLYING FOR A CERTIFICATE TO SUPERVISE UNDER RULE 13.06:

The fee is $650.

 

L. APPLYING AS A FOREIGN LEGAL CONSULTANT UNDER RULE 9.06:

The fee is $1400.

 

M. LAW STUDENT APPLYING FOR RULE 13 CERTIFICATION:

The fee is $50.

 

N. POSTPONEMENT FEE UNDER REGULATION 3 TO RULE 8.07:

The date that written notice of postponement is postmarked or received by our office determines the amount of any postponement fee, according to the following schedule:

$175Notice postmarked or received 30 days or more before the start of the exam applied for
$285Notice postmarked or received 29 days – 14 days before the start of the exam applied for

 

O. LAPTOP FEE FOR THOSE EXAMINEES TAKING THE BAR EXAM ON A LAPTOP:

The fee is $125.

 

P. FEE FOR APPEAL HEARING HELD UNDER RULE 8.12(a):

The fee is $350.

 

Q. FEE FOR HEARING HELD UNDER RULE 8.12(b):

The fee is $150.