Fees and Deadlines

Three deadlines exist for the bar application: timely, late, and final.

Payment and the character questionnaire must BOTH be submitted according to the fee schedule below. Once you submit your on-line character questionnaire, an "Upload" button will appear on the lower right hand side of your User Home Page. Supplemental documentation can then be uploaded.

Dates and fees are shown below:

* If a deadline falls on a Sunday or a holiday observed by the US Postal Service, the payment must be postmarked by the following business day.

When you submit the character questionnaire, you will be given the option of paying by credit card. If you do not select to pay by credit card at that time, you cannot go back later and pay via credit card.

Credit cards transactions cannot be processed from 11:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. EST. Credit card payments must be received prior to 11:30 p.m. EST to ensure they are posted on the same day.

Applicants who miss the final deadline but still wish to apply must petition the Supreme Court for an exception. Instructions on petitioning the Court can be found at:

Fees may be paid online via credit card or by “paper” payment. The “paper” fee payment must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, or money order and be attached to the form “Non-credit Card Payments,” which can be found on your User Home Page.

Reapplicants. If you SAT for the exam immediately preceding the current exam, you are considered a reapplicant. Reapplicants will be given a separate filing deadline based on the date results are released.

* ONLY applicants taking the exam immediately preceding the exam for which you are registering.