Rule 71-1 General Requirements for Admission to the Bar

(a) For admission to the Bar, every applicant must:

(1) Be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of applying;

(2) Have not been convicted of a felony within the past five (5) years or, if so convicted, have been granted a full pardon by a competent authority;

(3) File all application requirements and pay all prescribed fees in accordance with Rule 71 herein;

(4) Either:

(A) Pass the bar examination as required by Rule 72 herein, or

(B) Satisfy the requirements for admission as set out in Rule 73 herein;

(5) Satisfy the legal education requirements as set out in Rule 71-2 herein; and

(6) Receive the approval of the Board as to eligibility for admission and character and fitness except as provided by Rule 71-5(c) herein.

(b) Expiration of Bar Examination Scores. Applicants for admission by bar examination pursuant to Rule 71 herein must receive a letter of licensure as provided for in Rule 74-1(b) herein and take the oath of admission as provided for in Rule 75-2 herein, within six (6) months after the date of notification to the applicant of passing the bar examination or the applicant’s examination scores shall be void. The Board may extend the six (6) month deadline as specified in this Rule 71-1(b) pursuant to a written petition submitted to the Board for good cause shown. For purposes of this Rule 71-1(b), the date of notification is determined by the postmark date or the date upon which a notification email is delivered to the email address provided by the applicant in the application.