New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 22 - JUDICIARY
Subtitle C - Ancillary Agencies
Chapter I - State Board of Law Examiners
Part 6000 - Rules
Section 6000.4 - Application to sit for the New York State Bar Examination (UBE) and proof required of applicants

Universal Citation: 22 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 6000.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) First-time application to sit for the New York State Bar Examination.

Each applicant seeking to sit for the New York State Bar Examination for the first time shall file an application on a form provided by the board and shall pay the fee prescribed by section 465 of the Judiciary Law during the application filing period. For purposes of this section, an application is considered filed when it is filed electronically on-line at the board's website or otherwise received in the board's office together with the prescribed fee during the following application filing period:

Examination Earliest Filing Date Filing deadline
February November 1st November 30th
July April 1st April 30th
(1) Proof of eligibility. Each first-time applicant shall cause to be filed proof of eligibility to sit for the New York State Bar Examination by demonstrating compliance with the requirements of Court of Appeals rule 520.3, 520.4, 520.5 or 520.6 and, where applicable, Court of Appeals rule 520.17. Such proof shall be in the form prescribed by the board. For purposes of this subdivision, proof of eligibility is considered filed when it is received in the board's office by the following deadline:

Examination Deadline for proof of eligibility
February February 1st
July June 15th

(2) Handwriting specimen. Each first-time applicant shall file or cause to be filed, a handwriting specimen on a form provided by the board, in the usual handwriting of the applicant and bearing the applicant's signature at the end thereof, containing a certification by an authorized official of the law school from which the applicant has or will be graduated, by an attorney with whom the applicant has studied or by a notary public, depending upon whether the applicant qualified to sit for the bar examination under Court of Appeals rule 520.3, 520.4, 520.5 or 520.6. For purposes of this subdivision, a handwriting specimen is considered filed when it is received in the board's office by the following deadline:

Examination Deadline for handwriting specimen
February February 1st
July June 15th

(3) Pro Bono Scholars Program. In addition to any other proofs required in these rules, each applicant participating in the Pro Bono Scholars Program (PBSP), in accordance with Court of Appeals rule 520.17, shall cause to be filed with the board proof that the applicant has successfully completed the PBSP and been awarded a first degree in law on a form provided by the board as soon as practicable following completion of the program.

(b) Application for re-examination.

An applicant who failed the immediately preceding administration of the New York State Bar Examination shall file an application for re-examination on a form provided by the board and shall pay the fee prescribed by section 465 of the Judiciary Law by the later of:

(1) the application filing deadline set forth in subdivision (a) of this section; or

(2) the 14th day following the date of the board's release of the examination results. All other applicants for re-examination shall file the application for re-examination and pay the required fee in the manner and during the application filing period set forth in subdivision (a) of this section.

(c) Residence and employment addresses.

The application shall specify the address in or outside the State where the applicant resides and, if the applicant resides outside the State, the place in the State, if any, where the applicant is employed full time.

(d) Additional proofs.

The board in its discretion may order additional proofs to be filed, and may require an applicant to appear in person before it, or a member thereof or the executive director, deputy executive director or counsel, and be examined concerning the applicant's qualifications to sit for the examination.

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