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Committee backs modest increase in bar exam application fee
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended a "do pass" for Senate Bill 2053, a request from the Supreme Court and State Board of Law Examiners to raise the bar application fee from $150 to $200, citing rising administration costs and a new national exam vendor fee increase beginning in 2027.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday recommended a do-pass for Senate Bill 2053, which would raise North Dakota's bar examination application fee from $150 to $200.
Petra Mandegoholm, clerk of the Supreme Court and secretary-treasurer of the State Board of Law Examiners, testified in support. "The fee is a $150 and has not been raised since 1997," Mandegoholm said, adding the board requests an increase to $200. She told the committee the current revenue from timely applicants — about 100 examinees annually — is roughly $15,000 and "does not cover the…
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