R.I. Sup. Ct. R. Art. II, R. 5

An applicant for admission on examination or by transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination score shall pay to the Clerk of the Supreme Court a fee of nine hundred

and seventy five dollars ($975.00). Rule 1B applicants who are required to submit

to a character investigation conducted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners

and Rule 1A applicants shall pay a separate fee to the National Conference of Bar

Examiners for the required character investigation, including a supplemental report

upon retaking or deferral of the examination. An applicant who has failed an examination may petition to retake the next scheduled examination and shall pay to the

Clerk a fee of nine hundred and seventy five dollars ($975.00). An applicant who

requests to defer to the next scheduled examination shall pay to the Clerk an additional fee of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00). Applicants who request that their

Multistate Bar Examination scores be forwarded to another jurisdiction shall pay to

the Clerk a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Applicants who request a copy of

their previously submitted petition shall pay to the Clerk a fee as set by the Court.

All fees collected pursuant to this rule shall be used to cover the costs of administering the examination with any surplus to be deposited into the general fund.

At least ten (10) days prior to the examination the Clerk of the Supreme Court

shall cause to be published in a legal notice or news story in a daily newspaper of

general circulation in this state the names of all applicants for admission.

Note. The Rules of Practice of the Board of Bar Examiners Governing Admission

on Examination and by Transfer of a Uniform Bar Examination Score are available

on the Rhode Island Supreme Court website or by contacting the Bar Administrator

at the Rhode Island Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, Licht Judicial Complex, 250

Benefit Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, ribarexam@courts.ri.gov.