Your first year’s fees are based on your date of admission. Your date of admission is the date when you take your oath. This is the date that determines your first annual fees assessment amount.
Note: Before taking the attorney's oath, read about your responsibility related to annual fees to understand how the date you take the attorney's oath impacts your first year's annual fees.
As shown below, your first year’s fees are based on your date of admission.
Note: Your date of admission is the date when you take your oath. This is the date that determines your first annual fees assessment amount.
*Annual fees will be waived for the year you are admitted. For example, for a licensee that takes the oath December 15, 2023, the 2023 annual fees will be waived. However, the full-year active fees for 2024 will be assessed.
There are two classes of licensing: active and inactive. New licensees are enrolled with an active license and will be billed active fees for the calendar year in which they are admitted. Active and inactive annual license fees rates can be viewed online on the Schedule of Charges and Deadlines.