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Fees & Costs

NMBBE Fees & Costs

Following is a list of the fees and costs associated with various application types and related services.

The new fees and costs will be applicable as of December 30, 2023.

Please note that not all fees are required of all applicants. 

Fees marked * apply to bar examinees. 

Fees marked ^ apply to all applicants. 

  • $20: Certification of an MBE score, admission date, application date, or examination date.
  • $100: File retrieval and copying of an applicant file.
  • $15: MEE and MPT questions and answers for unsuccessful examinees.*
  • $750: Bar Exam application fee.*
    $500: A one-time fee that shall be assessed in lieu of the $750 bar exam application fee for applicants who have only ever taken the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) one time, regardless of state.*
  • $1700: UBE score transfer application fee.
  • $2500: Reciprocity/Admission on Motion application fee.
  • $2500: In-house counsel application fee.
  • $350: Reinstatement application fee.
  • $250: Public Service and Qualified Legal Service Limited License application fee.
  • $350: Military Spouse Limited License application fee.
  • $250: Law Professor Limited License application fee.
  • $100: Laptop Fee paid to Examplify/Examsoft*
  • $35: Duplicate Wall License Fee
  • $1500: Initial Deposit for any Character and Fitness Hearing
  • $100: CLE Certificate Fee
  • $59: Fingerprinting fee paid to Identogo*^
  • $30: NCBE service fee for NCBE application*^
  • $30: NCBE fee to report MPRE score*^

Fees marked * apply to bar examinees. 

Fees marked ^ apply to all applicants.