Appendix A: Schedule of Charges and Deadlines
Download Appendix A: Schedule of Charges and Deadlines
The Rules of the State Bar provide that “If a rule refers to the Schedule of Charges and Deadlines, the referenced date or amount is part of the rule.”1 Unrevised rules state such amounts or dates in their text or otherwise indicate what they are.
Charges and deadlines are adopted by the Board of Trustees unless otherwise indicated. Note: Charges are base amounts that may be increased as specified by rule or otherwise authorized by law.
1 Rule 1.20(L).
| Rule | Description | Amount | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.16 | Application for registration—General Applicant |
$155.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.16 | Application for registration—Attorney Applicant |
$310.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.29(A)(1) | Application for the Law Office Study Program |
$904.00 (through 2025) $933.00 (beginning January 1, 2026) |
Not applicable |
| 4.29(A)(2) | Law Office Study Program Semi-Annual Report |
$525.00 (through 2025) $556.00 (beginning January 1, 2026) |
Not applicable |
| 4.33 | Evaluation of Study Completed or Contemplated |
$106.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.41(B) | Application for Determination of Moral Character—General Applicant |
$900.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.41(B) | Application for Determination of Moral Character—Attorney Applicant |
$1,054.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.47(A) | Appeal of Adverse Determination of Moral Character |
$531.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.52(A) | Application for Extension of Determination of Moral Character—General Applicant |
$360.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.52(A) | Application for Extension of Determination of Moral Character—Attorney Applicant |
$496.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.58(A) | Application to take the First-Year Law Students’ Examination |
$925.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.58(A) | Late Fee for Application to take the First-Year Law Students’ Examination (Filed Between the First and Last Business Days of April for June Administration and Between the First and Last Business Days of August for the October Administration) |
$50.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.58(A) | Late Fee for Application to take the First-Year Law Students’ Examination (Filed Between the Last Business Day of April and May 15 for the June Administration and Between the Last Business Day of August and September 15 for the October Administration) |
$250.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.58/4.61 | Laptop Computer Fee |
$153.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.58(A) | Late Laptop Computer Fee (Change from a writer to a laptop after the initial application First-Year Law Students’ Examination has been received) |
$50.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.61(A) | Late Laptop Computer Fee (Change from a writer to a laptop after the initial application for the California Bar Examination has been received) |
$60.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.61(A) | Application to take the California Bar Examination—General Applicant |
$878.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.61(A) | Application to take the California Bar Examination—Attorney Applicant |
$1,650.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.61(A) | Late Fee for Applications to take the California Bar Examination (Filed Between the First and Last Business Days of April for the July Administration and Between the First and Last Business Days of November for the February Administration) |
$50.00 | Not applicable |
| 4.61(A) | Late Fee for Applications to take the California Bar Examination (Filed Between the Last Business Day of April and the Final Filing Deadline for the July Administration and Between the Last Business Day of November and the Final Filing Deadline for the February Administration) |
$250.00 | Not applicable |
| Not applicable | Admission Certificate |
$95.00 | Not applicable |
| Not applicable | Supreme Court Enrollment Fee |
$5.00 | Not applicable |