Supreme Court Rules - Rule 8 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Admission to the Bar: Duties of the Board

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		Section/Rule:	8.02
Subject:	Rule 8 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Admission to the Bar	Publication / Adopted Date:	February 1, 1972
Topic:	Duties of the Board	Revised / Effective Date:	October 1, 2003

8.02. Duties of the Board

(a) The board is charged with the duty and vested with the power and authority:

(1) To determine eligibility for admission to the bar;

(2) To provide for and conduct the bar examinations;

(3) To determine the character and fitness of applicants for admission to the bar;

(4) To promulgate, amend and revise regulations relevant to the above duties to implement this Rule

. The regulations of the board shall be consistent with the provisions of this Rule 8 and shall not be effective until approved by this Court, but when approved, the regulations shall have the same force and effect as any other portion of Rule 8; and

(5) To establish a fee schedule. If fees are required by this Rule 8,

Rule 9.09

, or

Rule 13.06

, or any regulation issued pursuant to said rules, the amount of the prescribed fee shall be that amount listed in the then-effective fee schedule published by the board as approved by this Court.

(b) In the performance of their duties, the board members may employ necessary means of assistance. Fifty percent of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.

(Adopted February 1, 1972, effective September 1, 1972. Amended June 27, 1980, effective August 1, 1980; Amended October 16, 1995, effective March 1, 1996; Amended August 20, 1996, effective September 1, 1996; Amended September 3, 2003, effective October 1, 2003.)