Rule III Application for Registration as a Law Student 1. Application Forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2. Registration as a Law Student.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. Late Registration as a Law Student. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4. Additional Investigation Fees

Section 1. Application Forms.

Law student applications, examination applications and all other forms used in the admissions process shall be in a form approved by the Board. There shall be a fee of $25.00 for the official application forms (money order, certified check or cash only). Applications are available on-line at https://courts.ms.gov/baradmissions

No application shall be accepted which is not filed on official forms and which is not accompanied by the full amount of fees due. Payment of fees shall be made to "Board of Bar Admissions". (Money order, certified check or cash only). ALL FEES AND OTHER MONIES PAID TO THE BOARD ARE NOT REFUNDABLE IN WHOLE OR IN PART.

Applications must be COMPLETE (must include all required attachments) at time of filing and must include an executed authorization and release to enable the Board to obtain information concerning applicant from third persons.

The applicant must give a full and direct response to all inquiries on the Application and furnish all additional documents required by the Application.

The answers contained in any Application shall be made under oath. The duty to make a true and complete response shall be considered as continuing from the date of the

filing of the Application until the date upon which the applicant is admitted to the Bar. If, at any time after the filing of any Application and before the applicant is admitted to the Bar, any answer or portion of any answer ceases to be fully true and complete or fairly requires supplementation, the applicant shall notify the Board through the Bar Admissions Administrator immediately in writing. As soon as reasonably possible after so notifying the Board, the applicant shall provide such information, documents, and disclosures as are necessary to make the Application fully true and correct. Upon receipt of such notice or supplementation from applicant, or from other sources, the Board may, in its discretion, require further information, investigation, or hearings as it may deem appropriate under the circumstances and may defer consideration of the application until a subsequent bar examination.

An applicant may request, in writing, a certified copy of his or her own completed Application Form filed with the Board under Rule III or Rule IV. The fee for obtaining a certified copy of a filed Application Form shall be $25.00 (money order, certified check, or cash only.)

[Effective November 1, 1991; amended May 18, 1999; effective July 1, 1999; amended effective August 24, 2000; amended effective July 1, 2010 to correct the location where applications can be obtained; amended May 21, 2012 to correct the website.]

Section 2. Registration as a Law Student. A. Except as otherwise hereinafter provided, every person who intends to apply for admission to the Bar through the general bar examination under Rule IX must file with the Board an Application for Registration as a Law Student. The said application must be filed on or before October 1st after completion of two (2) semesters of law school, or the equivalent thereof. Said application for registration shall be accompanied by a fee of $100.00. (Money order, certified check or cash only). All documents required by the Law Student Application form must be received by the Board within sixty (60) days following the filing of the Application, or such Law Student Application shall be deemed withdrawn and no further action will be taken thereon until the Application is refiled and late filing fees prescribed in Rule III, Section 3, or Rule IV, Section 3 or Section 4, as the case may be, have been paid. B. The filing of a law student application does not constitute the filing of an examination application. An examination application must be filed in addition to the law student application. See Rule IV, Section 2.

[Effective November 1, 1991; amended effective December 9, 2004 to provide a specific date for filing application.] Section 3. Late Registration as a Law Student. Any person who does not comply with Section 2(a) above shall be permitted to file a late law

student application upon payment of a late registration fee of $300.00: provided, however, that the completed application must be filed with the Board on or before March 1st preceding the February examination deadline, or on or before August 1st preceding the July examination filing deadline. Such applications shall be considered after those filed under Section 2 above. (Money order, certified check or cash only.)

[Effective November 1, 1991; amended effective December 9, 2004 to change the filing deadline.]

Section 4. Additional Investigation Fees. In addition to the law student registration and examination fees provided for in Rule III, Sections 2(A) and 3 and Rule IV, Sections 2 and 3, any applicant who has previously been admitted to the practice of law in any other jurisdiction shall pay at the time of registration an additional fee in such amount as the National Conference of Bar Examiners may charge in connection with a character investigation. The Board or the Committee may also require any applicant to pay the additional costs of investigation when circumstances require a character investigation more costly than the usual investigation.

The cost of any record, document, or conduction of an investigation or inquiry concerning an application shall be paid by the applicant. The cost of any transcript or record incurred during the conduction of a hearing shall be paid by the applicant. Upon determining that additional costs of investigation shall be assessed, the Board or the Committee shall notify the applicant thereof, along with the amount of the additional costs for which he is required to pay. Said sums shall be due from applicant immediately upon receipt of notice thereof. If payment of the additional costs is not received by the Board within thirty (30) days of the date of such notice to applicant, the application shall be considered withdrawn, and the applicant shall not be considered for admission. For good cause shown for non-payment, the Board may extend the time within which payment must be received before the application is deemed withdrawn. From the time of the determination that additional costs of investigation should be charged to the applicant until the same are paid, neither the Board nor the Committee shall proceed further with the application.