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Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 600. Revised Judicature Act of 1961 § 600.931

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 931. (1) The fees required to be paid by each applicant for admission to the bar must be paid to the board of law examiners, and must be deposited in the general fund for the restricted purpose of expenditures of the supreme court related to the administration of the board of law examiners.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the fees described in this section are as follows:

(a) The fee for applying for examination is $300.00.

(b) The fee for applying for reexamination or recertification is $200.00.

(c) The fee for admission without examination is $600.00.

(d) The additional fee for late filing of an application or transfer of an application is $100.00.

(e) The fee for admission by uniform bar examination score transfer is $400.00.

(3) The supreme court, by administrative order or rule, may increase the amounts prescribed in subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c) within the following limits:

(a) The fee for applying for an examination may be increased to not more than $400.00.

(b) The fee for applying for a reexamination or recertification may be increased to not more than $300.00.

(c) The fee for admission without examination may be increased to not more than $800.00.

(4) Each member of the board is entitled to receive compensation for his or her services as are authorized by the supreme court and appropriated by the legislature, and in addition the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of his or her duties as a member of the board. The expenses of the board must be paid upon certification by the supreme court pursuant to the procedures established by the supreme court.

(5) As used in this section:

(a) “Uniform bar examination” means the examination as defined and administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.

(b) “Uniform bar examination score transfer” means the transfer to this state of a uniform bar examination score achieved in another jurisdiction for purposes of admission to the state bar.

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