In addition to the information on the annual enrollment statement, the lawyer shall notify the clerk of this Court of every change in the lawyer's current mailing or e-mail address.
A person admitted to the bar of this state under Rule 8.10, Rule 8.105, Rule 9.09, or Rule 13.06 shall pay a proportional enrollment fee when first admitted. The proportional fee shall be calculated on the basis of the enrollment fee for the category selected by the person in effect on the date the person is admitted multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the calendar year the person is admitted divided by twelve.
is excused from the payment of enrollment fees or inactive fees becoming due and payable thereafter.
If the lawyer is a resident of Missouri but is not employed or engaged in the practice of law in Missouri, the voting place shall be the place in which the lawyer resides. The voting place designated shall be deemed the place of enrollment for the purposes of Rule 7.03.
A lawyer in category (3) under Rule 6.01(j) is ineligible to vote for election of members of The Missouri Bar board of governors. A lawyer in category (3) may elect to pay the same enrollment fee assessed for lawyers in category (1) or, if eligible, the fee assessed for category (2) and become eligible to vote for the election of members of the board of governors. In the event of such election, the lawyer shall designate, for voting purposes, the voting place where the lawyer either last resided or maintained an office for the full-time practice of law or was employed.
provided, however, that any person included in both categories (2) and (3) need pay only the lesser of the two amounts applicable.
A certified copy of a resolution fixing the bar fee shall be filed with this Court on or before October 15th of the year prior to the effective date of any change in amount of the bar fee for any category of persons. The fee shall be effective January 1st next thereafter, unless this Court shall by order on or before November 1st following the date the resolution is filed disapprove the same in whole or in part.
The board shall file with its resolution a certified copy of:
The board shall inform members of the bar of its intent to change the bar fee and the amount thereof as well as the amount of the advisory committee fee fixed by this Court for the next ensuing year. Members shall be informed by letter or by publication of notice thereof in any publication of The Missouri Bar circulated to its members fifteen days next before the adoption of such resolution. The letter or notice shall designate therein the time and place of the board meeting where such resolution will be considered.
The board shall provide for a reasonable time during the meeting in which a resolution to change the amount of the bar fee is being considered for expression of views of members of The Missouri Bar concerning the same.
If the chief disciplinary counsel deems it necessary that the amount of the advisory committee fee for the next ensuing year be changed, the chief disciplinary counsel shall so advise this Court not later than July 15th prior thereto and the amount recommended. The recommendations of the chief disciplinary counsel shall be accompanied by:
Low Income | Advisory | Total Annual | ||
Legal Services Fee | Bar Fee | Committee Fee | Enrollment Fee | |
Category (1) All others | $30.00 | $279.00 | $101.00 | $410.00 |
Category (2) Fewer than three years | $30.00 | $149.00 | $101.00 | $280.00 |
Category (3) Non-resident | $30.00 | $194.00 | $101.00 | $325.00 |
The total amount of the low income legal services fee, the bar fee, and the advisory fee for each category shall be the enrollment fee for that category for the year 2014 and the subsequent years unless and until changed as hereinabove provided.
The clerk shall issue a receipt indicating the case and court in which the attorney seeks to appear. The fee will not be refunded if the court refuses to permit the attorney to appear.
Any such renewal is valid until the end of the calendar year in which the statement with certifications is submitted.
Mo. R. Gov. Bar Jud. 6.01