SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8
INTRODUCED BY J. O'NEIL
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA URGING THE MONTANA SUPREME COURT TO ALLOW ANY PERSON WHO GRADUATES FROM ANY LAW SCHOOL TO TAKE THE STATE BAR ADMISSION EXAMINATION AND, UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE EXAMINATION, BE ADMITTED TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN THE STATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
That the Montana Supreme Court be urged to adopt rules to allow any person to take the examination for admission to the state bar if the person has graduated from any law school, whether or not the school is accredited by an accrediting entity, and pays a reasonable fee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the rules provide that the person, upon successful completion of the bar examination, payment of any required licensing fees, and being of good moral character, must be admitted to practice law within the state.
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