PETITION OF THE FLORIDA BOARD OF BAR EXAMINERS FOR AMENDMENT TO RULES
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The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to the Bar Examiners' rules to permit refunds of fees for applicants who die before admission and to establish procedures and fees for obtaining copies of prior essay-type bar examination questions.
The Court approved amendments to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners' rules permitting discretionary refunds of fees for applicants who die before taking the oath of admission and establishing a $5.00 fee for copies of previously-administered essay-type bar examination questions.
[1] Bar admission rules may permit discretionary refunds of application fees for applicants who die before taking the oath of admission.
[2] Bar examiners may charge a reasonable fee for providing copies of previously-administered essay-type bar examination questions.
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PER CURIAM.
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners has requested that we amend the rules relating to Bar admission effective November 11, 1975 (i) to permit refunds of fees paid by an applicant whose death occurs prior to admission to the Bar, and (ii) to clarify procedures and costs for obtaining copies, of previously-administered, essay-type bar examination questions. The Examiners’ recommendations are approved.
The following amendments to the rules relating to Bar admissions are adopted, effective at midnight November 10, 1975.
1. The preamble to Rule V of the Rules and Regulations of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners is amended in its entirety to read:
“The following fees shall be paid by the applicant. No fees shall be refunded, except that the Board may, in its discretion and upon request, refund ail or a portion of the fees of an applicant who dies before taking the oath of admission.”
2. Rule V, Section 63 of the Rules and Regulations of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners is amended in its entirety to read:
“The Board shall honor requests received in writing for copies of the essay-type questions which appeared on a previously-administered Florida Bar Examination. Each such request shall be accompanied by a fee of.$5.00.”
It is so ordered.
ADKINS, C. J., and ROBERTS, BOYD, OVERTON, ENGLAND, SUND-BERG and HATCHETT, JJ., concur.