Testing Accommodations Procedure
No Smoking Policy
- No smoking will be allowed during the Maine bar examination. Applicants will not be allowed to leave the examination room to smoke. There will be a break each day for lunch, at which time applicants must leave the examination room and are therefore free to smoke at any location where smoking is permitted.
Effective Date of Rules to be Tested on Examinations
- At each administration of the Maine Bar Examination, pursuant to M.Bar Adm.R. 10, the Maine Board of Bar Examiners will administer the Uniform Bar Exam. Maine Rules will no longer be tested on the Maine Bar Exam.
- Adopted: May 3, 2017
Hats, Hoods and Similar Headgear
- Applicants are not permitted to wear hats, hoods or any other headgear during the examination.
- Such articles may be placed with other personal belongings in designated areas during the examination.
- Adopted: January 25, 2005
MPRE Scores
- Effective January 1, 2006, the Maine Board of Bar Examiners has raised the minimum required score on the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (“MPRE”) from 75 to 80.
- Each applicant for the February 2006 or a subsequent Maine bar examination, and each applicant who submits an application for reciprocal admission pursuant to Maine Bar Admission Rule 11A after January 1, 2006, must provide evidence that the applicant has achieved a score of at least 80 on the MPRE before they will be eligible for admission to the Maine bar.
The Board of Bar Examiners posts selected policies and procedures for applicants to review.
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