Section 8 - Re-examination/Time Limits(A)Failure. An applicant who fails Part I may reapply to take Part I, but shall not receive credit for any separate subject examination passed during any prior examination. Any applicant who fails to pass Part II of the written examination (MPRE) shall be required to take and pass the examination prior to and as a condition precedent to admission to the Bar of this state.
(B)Reapplication. Every applicant who fails Part I and who desires to re-take the examination must submit the application(s) and pay the fee(s) 2 required by this Rule. After failing to pass five examinations, an applicant shall never be permitted to reapply.(C)Time Limitations. A passing score for the multi-part written examination (Part I) shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of the examination. A passing score for the MPRE (Part II) shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of the examination. However, an applicant who (i) during the period of five years immediately preceding his application, has been admitted in good standing to the Bar of another state, (ii) passed the MPRE in fulfillment of the Bar admissions requirement(s) of the applicant's state(s) of admission, and (iii) complied with the continuing legal education requirements of the applicant's state(s) of admission during such five-year period will be considered to have satisfied the requirement.
(D)Cheating on the Written Examination. In the event the Court determines that an applicant cheated, aided or assisted another applicant in cheating on the written examination, or attempts to cheat or aid or assist another in cheating, the applicant shall fail the examination and the Court may permanently prohibit the applicant from reapplying. If the applicant has already been admitted, the Court may order that disciplinary proceedings under La. S. Ct. Rule XIX be commenced.Enacted effective 8/1/2008; amended effective on7/1/2012; amended effective on4/11/2016; amended October 25, 2018, effective 10/25/2018.