Rule 19-202 - Application for Admission(a) Contents of Application. An individual who seeks admission to the Bar of Maryland pursuant to Rule 19-201 shall apply for admission. The application for admission shall consist of a completed Character Questionnaire filed pursuant to Rule 19-205 and either (1) a Notice of Intent to Take the UBE in Maryland pursuant to Rule 19-206or(2) a Notice of Intent to Transfer a Qualifying UBE Score pursuant to Rule 19-207.(b) Withdrawal of Application. At any time, an applicant may withdraw an application by filing with the Board written notice of withdrawal. Where an individual has filed a character questionnaire pursuant to Rule 19-205(c) without then filing a Notice of Intent pursuant to Rule 19-206 or Rule 19-207, withdrawal of the character questionnaire pursuant to Rule 19-205(f) shall constitute withdrawal of the application. No fees will be refunded.Committee note: Withdrawal of an application terminates all aspects of the admission process. Compare to Rules 19-206(e) and 19-210(e), pertaining to withdrawal of a Notice of Intent.
(c) Subsequent Application. An applicant who reapplies for admission after an earlier application has been withdrawn pursuant to subsection (b) of this Rule or Rule 19-204 or has been rejected pursuant to Rule 19-204 must retake and pass the UBE in Maryland or transfer a then-qualifying UBE score, even if the applicant passed the bar examination in Maryland or transferred a qualifying UBE score when the earlier application was pending. If the applicant failed the examination when the earlier application was pending, each failure shall be counted under Rule 19-210. This Rule is derived in part from former Rules 2 and 6(d) of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Maryland (2016) and is in part new.
Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016; amended April 9, 2018, eff. 7/1/2018; 12/4/2018, eff. 3/1/2019; amended March 30, 2021, eff. 7/1/2021.HISTORICAL NOTES
2018 Orders
The April 9, 2018 order, deleted from section (a) the requirement that the application be accompanied by a Notice of Intent to Take a Scheduled Bar Examination and moved the cross reference following section (a) to follow section (c)(2)(A).
The December 4, 2018 order conformed certain requirements, terminology, and references to implement the Uniform Bar Exam; deleted current sections (a) through (e); added a new section (a); re-lettered remaining sections; and added new references to a Committee note following section (b).