Opinion
October 14, 2005.
APPLICATION FEES
Supreme Court Rule 707 is hereby amended, effective the date of this order:
(a) Each applicant shall pay application fees for each of the following, which fees may not be waived and shall not be refunded:
(1) Legal intern, $50.
(2) Temporary permit to practice law under Rule 705, $100.
(3) Admission to the bar upon written examination under Rule 704, $400.
(4) Admission to the bar without written examination under Rule 703, $1250.
(5) Special temporary permit to practice law under Rule 706,$750 plus the amount of the current charge for the investigation and report of the investigating body or organization selected by the Board of Law Examiners$1250.
(6) Reapplication for an individual whose application to take the bar examination has been previously denied for failure to establish good moral character or fitness, $750.
The amount of the fee for each of the foregoing categories shall be that established by order of the Supreme Court, and may be changed from time to time. Applicants shall be advised as to the amount of the fees then applicable upon inquiry to the Clerk of the Appellate Courts.
(b) Applicant fees shall constitute a fund to be known as the bar admission fee fund. Disbursements for compensation and expenses in connection with the duties of the Board shall be from this fund. By order of the Supreme Court any unused balance in the bar admission fee fund may be applied to such appropriate usage as shall be determined by the Supreme Court.
By order of the Court, this 14th day of October, 2005.