Refunds shall be provided for the withdrawal of any of the following applications only as set forth in this policy:
The transfer of fees from one examination to another is prohibited. No portion of credit card processing fees shall be refunded.
Withdrawal of Applications for Determination of Moral Character and requests for refunds received within 30 days of the online submission date, for online applications, or the received date, for paper form applications, will be honored with a 60 percent refund of application fees paid in conjunction with the Application for Determination of Moral Character. Any requests received after 30 days will not be eligible for a refund.
Attorneys who apply to take the Attorneys’ Exam and are found to be ineligible due to a lack of the requisite qualifications will receive a 60 percent refund of application and late fees paid in conjunction with the exam if all required certificates of good standing are received by the Office of Admissions no later than the published deadlines for establishing eligibility.
Applicants who apply to take the General Bar Exam and are found to be ineligible due to a lack of the requisite legal education will qualify for a 60 percent refund of qualifying fees paid in conjunction with the exam. All required documents (transcripts, legal evaluations, certificate of good standing, etc.) are to be received by the Office of Admissions no later than the published deadlines for establishing eligibility.
Applicants for the First-Year Law Students' Exam who are found to be ineligible due to a lack of the requisite legal education will receive a 60 percent refund of qualifying fees paid in conjunction with the subject examination.
Official documentation must accompany any request for refund due to death, serious illness, or disabling injury. Official documentation consists of the following:
Requests must be received no later than 90 days after the first day of the exam for which a refund is being requested.
First-Year Law Students’ Exam and California Bar Exam applications not brought to a complete and filled status by the final filing deadline will be abandoned. This includes but is not limited to: applications not signed, (2) application declarations not received, (3) incomplete applications, and (4) approved registration not on file.
Applications with rejected/insufficient payments must be resolved within 14 days from notification of insufficient payment. If acceptable payment is not received, the application will be abandoned.
If an applicant qualifies for a refund in accordance with this Refund of Fees Policy for a registration or application but has an outstanding balance due that outstanding balance shall be subtracted from the amount of the refund otherwise due.