2006 Alabama Code - Section 34-3-3 — Admission fee paid by applicants.

Applicants for admission to the bar not required by law to take an examination shall pay a fee to be set by the Board of Commissioners, but not to exceed $500.00; applicants for admission who are bona fide residents of the State of Alabama who are required to be examined by the Board of Bar Examiners shall pay a fee to be determined by the Board of Commissioners not to exceed $400.00, and applicants for admission who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama who are required to be examined by the Board of Bar Examiners shall pay the same fee set for residence examinees, plus an additional sum to be determined by the Board of Commissioners not to exceed $500.00. The Board of Commissioners shall not have the authority to increase the fee provided for in this paragraph for applicants who are bona fide residents of the State of Alabama or the additional fee for applicants who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama by more than $25.00 in any one calendar year. Said fees shall become a part of the separate fund provided for in Section 34-3-4. Such fees shall be paid to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer's receipt therefor shall be filed with the application.

(Code 1923, §6229; Acts 1939, No. 551, p. 871, §1; Code 1940, T. 46, §29; Acts 1951, No. 127, p. 355, §1; Acts 1971, No. 229, p. 533, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-251, p. 383, §1; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-791, §1.)