Rule 70-3 Powers and Duties of the Board
Rule 70: Authority; The Board of Bar Examiners
Rule Text
(a) The Board is charged with the duty and vested with the power and authority to:
(1) Investigate and examine all persons who initially apply for admission to the CNMI Bar Association (the “Bar”);
(2) Determine eligibility, including the determination of the character and fitness of the applicant, for admission to the Bar;
(3) Provide for and conduct the Commonwealth bar examination (“bar examination”);
(4) Adopt suitable regulations and policies consistent with the Rules of Admission (the “Rules”) which have the same force and effect as any other provision of these Rules;
(5) Subpoena and administer oaths and to take testimony under oath in cases of applicants for admission to the Bar;
(6) Establish and maintain a fee schedule; and
(7) For good cause, suspend any provision of these rules in a particular case and order proceedings as it directs.