Rule 304 - Applications for Admission on Motion, Fees (a) All applicants for admission on motion shall complete an application prescribed by the Board and shall submit to a character investigation performed by or for the NCBE. Completed applications are to be filed with the Clerk of the Court. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for filing. (b) The application prescribed by the Board shall be submitted with all supporting data required by the Board to determine eligibility under Rule 302, above. Supporting data to the application shall include the following: (1) A certificate of good standing from the highest court for each jurisdiction in which the applicant is admitted to practice law issued within the last 90 days; (2) One of the following: (i) A Certificate by a judge or hearing officer of a tribunal of record of such other state, territory or district before which the applicant has practiced law; or (ii) A Certificate by a member in good standing of the Bar of the State of Wyoming for at least 10 continuous years that the applicant is a person of good character and reputation, and competent legal ability; or (iii) Two Certificates from any officer of a court in the applicant's current resident bar, provided that no such Certificate shall be submitted by any family member or client of the applicant, or by any two individuals within the same firm. As used in subparts (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Rule, a "Certificate" shall be a sworn statement which shall include, at a minimum, the maker's acquaintance with the applicant, the facts and circumstances of such acquaintance, and a positive and unqualified statement that the applicant is a worthy, fit and proper person to perform and accept the obligations and responsibilities of a member of the Bar. Such Certificate shall be in a form and content approved by the Board.
(3) Evidence of compliance with the Continuing Legal Education requirements of all jurisdictions in which the applicant is admitted to practice law, if applicable; and (4) An authorization and release form; and (5) Proof the applicant has passed the MPRE with a scaled score of 85 points or greater. (c) The Committee shall, in each case, give consideration to such evidence of moral character it has required along with the character report by the NCBE and shall make independent inquiry and investigation as to the applicant's moral character and fitness to be a member of the Bar. The Committee may, at its discretion, hold further proceedings with the applicant as described in Section IV and shall thereafter report to the Court the results of its findings, together with its recommendation. The Court may on its own motion make such further inquiry and investigation as it deems proper. (d) Applications for admission on motion shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court and shall be accompanied by a fee established by the Board and the Court together with a copy of the applicant's Request for Preparation of a Character Report to the NCBE. Refunds will not be made in the event an applicant is found ineligible for admission on motion nor in the event of withdrawal of an application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for filing. Additional investigation fees may be required by the Board, including but not limited to, the expenses necessary for the Board and/or the Committee to obtain records and documents and the fee necessary to pay the services of an investigator, if deemed of assistance to the Board and/or Committee. (e) The Board shall notify the Court of a motion applicant's eligibility for admission after receipt of results from the MPRE and after the Committee has made its recommendation regarding the applicant's good moral character and fitness to practice law. (f) The Court shall notify each applicant of the applicant's admission status as promptly as feasible following receipt of the Board's and the Committee's recommendations regarding the applicant's eligibility for admission. Wyo. R. State Bar, Att'y Cond. & Prac. 304
Amended October 30, 2012; January 21, 2014; effective January 21, 2014; amended August 27, 2014, effective October 1, 2014; amended June 2, 2015, effective July 1, 2015;March 6, 2016;effective April 15, 2016; December 20, 2016, effective March 1, 2017.
The amendments enacted October 30, 2012 to Rules 302 and 304 of the Rules and Procedures Governing Admission to the Practice of Law were adopted by the Court to be effective immediately. However, they do not apply to applications for admission on motion that were filed on or before October 1, 2012, i.e., motions filed by applicants seeking to be admitted with the February 2013 examination applicants. They apply to all applications for admission on motion filed between October 30, 2012 and March 1, 2013, (i.e., motions filed by applicants who seek admission with the July 2013 examination applicants) and to all applications for admission on motion filed thereafter.