ME · rules
M. Bar Admiss. R. 6
FEES
(a) Application Fees. Each application for admission to the bar shall be
accompanied by the appropriate fee. Payment shall be made by debit card,
credit card, personal check, cashier’s check, certified check, or money order
payable to the Board of Bar Examiners. The payee will be charged a convenience
fee for any payment made by debit card or credit card.
(1) Applicants admitted in another jurisdiction for one year or more. Each
application for admission to the bar by an applicant who has been admitted to
practice in any other jurisdiction for one year or more shall be filed with the
Board on forms prepared by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of
$900 plus any applicable late fees. Applicants admitted to practice in any other
jurisdiction for one year or more shall also authorize the National Conference of
Bar Examiners to prepare a full investigative report and supply it to the Board in
a timely manner and shall pay the fee the National Conference of Bar Examiners
sets for that service directly to the NCBE.
(2) Applicants never admitted in any jurisdiction or admitted in another
jurisdiction for less than one year. Each application for admission to the bar by
an applicant who has never been admitted to any bar, or who has been admitted
to another bar for less than one year, shall be filed with the Board on forms
prepared by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of $800 plus any
applicable late fees.
(3) Applicants seeking admission pursuant to Rule 11A. Each application for
admission to the bar upon motion pursuant to Rule 11A shall be filed with the
Board on forms prepared by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of
$1000. Applicants seeking admission under Rule 11A shall also authorize the
NCBE to prepare a full investigative report and supply it to the Board in a timely
manner and shall pay the fee the NCBE sets for that service directly to the NCBE.
(4) Applicants seeking admission pursuant to Rule 11B admitted in another
jurisdiction for a year or more. Each application for admission to the bar upon
motion pursuant to Rule 11B for applicants who have been admitted to another
jurisdiction for a year or more shall be filed with the Board on forms prepared
by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of $1000. Applicants seeking
admission under Rule 11B who have been admitted in another jurisdiction for
one year or more shall also authorize the NCBE to prepare a full investigative
report and supply it to the Board in a timely manner and shall pay the fee the
NCBE sets for that service directly to the NCBE.
(5) Applicants seeking admission pursuant to Rule 11B not admitted in
another jurisdiction for a year or more. Each application for admission to the bar
upon motion pursuant to Rule 11B for applicants who have not been admitted to
another jurisdiction for a year or more shall be filed with the Board on forms
prepared by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee of $900.
(b) Late Fees. The Board may determine to accept applications after the
deadlines set forth in Rule 5(a) if in the exercise of its discretion or in the
opinion of the Court no undue hardship will result to the Board's administrative
procedures by such acceptances. The Board may set a schedule of late fees if it
decides to accept such submissions. Any policy and associated schedule of fees
so adopted shall be made available to applicants on forms provided by the Board
or on any other publicly available form of electronic transmission maintained by
it.
(c) Additional Fees and Costs. The Board of Bar Examiners may assess
and collect additional fees equal to any actual or administrative costs it expends
or incurs on an applicant's behalf, including but not limited to, copying costs,
investigative costs, or costs for special accommodations. If the Board seeks
reimbursement, payment may be made by personal check, cashier's check,
certified check, or money order payable to the Board of Bar Examiners.
(d) Fees Nonrefundable. All fees paid to the Board, including application
fees, forms and materials fees, and late fees are nonrefundable. If an applicant
does not take the examination for which application is initially made, the Board
shall credit the application fee paid toward any one of the next four
administrations of the examination for which application may be made and shall
assess such additional charges as may be necessary to update the information in
the applicant’s file. If an applicant for reciprocal admission under M. Bar
Admission R. 11A withdraws that application, the Board shall credit the
application fee paid toward any one of the next four administrations of the
examination from the date of the withdrawal of the application and shall assess
such additional charges as may be necessary to update the information in the
applicant’s file.
(e) Use of Fees Paid. The fees collected pursuant to the foregoing
sections, together with any other funds made available to the Board, shall,
subject to the provisions of Rule 6A, be used to pay the costs of administering
these rules, to pay the costs of performing the responsibilities charged to the
Board, including the reasonable expenses of members and any per diem as may
be fixed by the Court, and for such other purposes as the Board, with the
approval of the Court, may determine.
(f) Audit. The Board shall annually obtain an independent audit by a
certified public accountant of the maintenance and disposition of the funds
entrusted to it. The Board shall file a copy of such audit with the Court.
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