Md. Bd. of Law Examiners R. BOARD RULE 5

(a) Authority. Pursuant to Maryland Rules 19-101(r) and 19-203(a), the State Board of Law

Examiners participates in the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score portability compact,

coordinated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), and administers bar

examinations using UBE test materials published by the NCBE. Through February 2026, the

Board administered the Legacy UBE, as defined in Md. Rule 19-101(g). Beginning in July 2026,

the Board will administer the NextGen UBE, as defined in Md. Rule 19-101(k).

(b) Qualifying UBE Score.

(1) Legacy UBE. Pursuant to the authority granted by Maryland Rule 19-203(d), the

Board establishes that a qualifying score on the Legacy UBE is a scaled score of 266 earned by

an applicant on an administration of the Legacy UBE given in Maryland or in an administration

of the Legacy UBE given in another UBE State within the three years preceding the filing of a

Notice of Intent to Transfer a Qualifying UBE Score pursuant to Rule 19-207. The 3-year period

shall be deemed to run from August 1 next following a July administration of the UBE through

July 31 three years later, and from March 1 next following a February administration of the UBE

through the last day of February three years later. In the event that a UBE administration

scheduled for a July or a February is postponed, scores earned on the postponed administration

shall be treated as if the UBE had been administered on the originally scheduled dates. A Legacy

UBE score of 266 or greater earned in another UBE State shall continue to be a Qualifying UBE

Score in Maryland until that score expires pursuant to the terms of this Board Rule, regardless

of whether that score is earned before or after the Board begins to administer the NextGen

UBE.

(2) NextGen UBE. Pursuant to the authority granted by Maryland Rule 19-203 (d), the

Board establishes that a qualifying score on the NextGen UBE is a scaled score of 616 earned by

an applicant on an administration of the NextGen UBE in Maryland or in an administration of

the NextGen UBE in another UBE State within the three years preceding the filing of a Notice of

Intent to Transfer a Qualifying UBE Score pursuant to Rule 19-207. The three-year period shall

be deemed to run from August 1 next following a July administration of the UBE through July 31

three years later, and from March 1 next following a February administration of the UBE

through the last day of February three years later. In the event that a UBE administration

scheduled for a July or a February is postponed, scores earned on the postponed administration

shall be treated as if the UBE had been administered on the originally scheduled dates.

(c) Grading.

(1) Legacy UBE. The Legacy UBE consists of the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), the

Multistate Essay Examination (MEE), and the Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

(i) The MBE is a multiple-choice test published and scored by the National

Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) and its agents.

(ii) The MEE and MPT are constructed-response tests published by the NCBE and

graded by the Board. Scaling of Raw MEE scores and raw MPT scores to the MBE is

performed by NCBE.

(iii) Calculation of an applicant's total Legacy UBE score is performed by NCBE.

(2) NextGen UBE. The NextGen UBE is an integrated examination containing multiple

choice questions, and constructed response questions of varying lengths.

(i) Multiple choice questions on the NextGen UBE are graded by NCBE.

(ii) Constructed response questions on the NextGen UBE are graded by the Board

(iii) Calculation of an applicant's total NextGen UBE score is performed by NCBE.

(d) No Regrade or Appeal. After the NCBE calculates an applicant's UBE score, the Board shall

not regrade or otherwise reconsider any constructed response answer. Except as provided in

Rule 19-209(a), an applicant's examination results shall not be subject to appeal.

(e) How UBE transfer score to be reported. Each individual who seeks to file a Notice of Intent

to Transfer a Qualifying UBE Score pursuant to Rule 19-207 shall, prior to filing the Notice of

Intent, cause the Board to receive from the NCBE a valid score report demonstrating that the

individual achieved a Qualifying UBE Score.

[Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. July 1, 2016. Amended June 11, 2021, eff. July 26, 2021. Amended

December 5, 2025, eff. March 1, 2026.]