2.090 Admission by transferred bar examination score

(1) A person who meets all requirements of paragraph 2(a) through (j) of this Rule may be admitted to the practice of law in Kentucky.

(2) The applicant must:

(a) have earned a Legacy UBE score of 266 or higher or a NextGen UBE score of 616 or higher in five (5) or fewer attempts on the Legacy UBE or NextGen UBE taken in any jurisdiction;

(b) have earned the score required in subparagraph (2)(a) in an administration of the Legacy UBE or NextGen UBE that occurred within five (5) years of the date of application for admission pursuant to this Rule;

(c) intend to engage in the practice of law in Kentucky as set out in SCR 2.013, 3.020, and 3.022;

(d) meet the educational requirements set out in SCR 2.014;

(e) have achieved the required score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination as set out in SCR 2.015;

(f) be a member in good standing in all jurisdictions where the applicant has been admitted;

(g) not be currently subject to lawyer discipline or the subject of a pending disciplinary complaint or matter in any jurisdiction;

(h) possess the good character and fitness to practice law in Kentucky as determined by the Character and Fitness Committee; and

(i) certify that he or she has read and will follow the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct.

(3) The Application for Admission by Transferred Bar Examination Score shall be filed with the Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions on a verified form approved by the Board. The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $875.00 for applicants whose Legacy UBE or NextGen UBE score was reported not more than twelve (12) months before the application date, as measured from the date the score was released by the National Conference of Bar Examiners, and $1,200.00 for applicants whose Legacy UBE or NextGen UBE score was reported more than twelve (12) months before the application date, along with written confirmation issued by the National Conference of Bar Examiners that the applicant has submitted a request for an Official Legacy UBE or NextGen UBE Transcript to be sent directly to Kentucky. An applicant shall file with the Character and Fitness Committee such other affidavits, certificates, documents, and materials as shall be required to satisfy the Committee, pursuant to SCR 2.040, of the applicant's good moral character and fitness to be a member of the Bar of this Commonwealth.

Note: Former Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) were amended and redesignated as Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR) by Order of the Supreme Court effective January 1, 1978. Prior Rules of the Court of Appeals (RCA) had been redesignated as Rules of Appellate Procedure effective March 12, 1976.