Rule VII The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination

All applicants for admission to the State Bar of Montana must pass the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination. The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination is offered three times a year nationwide. Registration for the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination is through the National Conference of Bar

Examiners. An applicant must obtain a Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination scaled score of 80 or higher from any testing site: A. no earlier than three years prior to: 1. the first day of the administration in which the applicant sat for the Montana Uniform Bar Examination; 2. the date of the applicant’s submitted application for admission on motion; or B. no later than nine months after notification of: 1. successful completion of the Montana Uniform Bar Examination; or 2. eligibility for admission on motion. A qualifying score must be certified to the Bar Admissions Administrator no later than nine months after notification of successful completion of the Montana Uniform Bar Examination or eligibility for admission on motion. The applicant is solely responsible for the certification of the applicant’s Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination score to the Bar Admissions Administrator.