Rule 304 (Effective August 12, 2026) Applications for Admission on Motion, Fees. [Effective August 12, 2026]

(a) All applicants for admission on motion shall complete an application prescribed by the Board and shall submit to a character investigation performed by or for the NCBE. Completed applications are to be filed with the Clerk of the Court. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for filing.

(1) a questionnaire and affidavit for applicants seeking admission on motion prescribed or approved by the Board.

(2) a character investigation performed by or for the National Conference of Bar Examiners, and

(b) The application prescribed by the Board shall be submitted with all supporting data required by the Board to determine eligibility under Rule 302. Supporting data to the application shall include the following:

(i) A certificate of good standing from the highest court for the jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently practicing law issued within the last 90 days;

(ii) An authorization and release form; and

(iii) Proof the applicant has passed the MPRE with a scaled score of 85 points or greater (75 points or greater for MPREs administered between January 1, 1999, and October 1, 2014). If the date of the applicant’s first admission in any jurisdiction was prior to 1999, a certification by the applicant that the applicant obtained a passing score on the MPRE in connection with that admission will suffice.

(c) The Board shall, in each case, give consideration to such evidence of moral character it has required along with the character report by the NCBE and shall make independent inquiry and investigation as to the applicant’s moral character and fitness to be a member of the Bar. The Committee may at its discretion, hold further proceedings with the applicant as described in Section IV and shall thereafter report to the Court the results of its findings, together with its recommendation. The Court may on its own motion make such further inquiry and investigation as it deems proper.

(d) Applications for admission on motion shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the Board and the Court together with a copy of the applicant’s Request for Preparation of a Character Report to the NCBE. Refunds will not be made in the event an applicant is found ineligible for admission on motion nor in the event of withdrawal of an application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for filing. Additional investigation fees may be required by the Board, including but not limited to, the expenses necessary for the Board and/or the Committee to obtain records and documents and the fee necessary to pay the services of an investigator, if deemed of assistance to the Board and/or Committee.

(e) The Board shall notify the Court of a motion applicant’s eligibility for admission after the Committee has made its recommendation regarding the applicant’s good moral character and fitness to practice law.

(f) The Court shall notify each applicant of the applicant’s admission status upon receipt of the Board’s and the Committee’s recommendations regarding the applicant’s eligibility for admission.