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Declaration Of Intention To Study Law - Texas
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Board of Law Examiners Appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas DECLARATION OF INTENTION TO STUDY LAW This form is to be filed by all persons who have begun their law study to obtain a Juris Doctorate degree at ABAapproved law schools in Texas and intend to apply for licensure in Texas. Do not file this form until you have actually started law school. You are responsible for reading the current Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas and the applicable statutory provisions found in Texas Government Code, Sec. 82.001 et seq., all of which are contained in the booklet titled: Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Texas. The rulebook is available in downloadable format on the Board's website, www.ble.state.tx.us. Carefully follow these instructions and complete this form, typing or printing your answers. Use blue or black ink if you choose to print your answers. Keep a copy of your Declaration for future reference, as you may be charged for any copies you request from the Board's file. Before you file your Declaration, verify that you have fully answered all questions, leaving no blanks, and that you have completed all required Continuation Forms, Civil Litigation Forms, and Criminal History Forms. (If a question is inapplicable, write "N/A.") Incomplete Declarations will be returned and, if applicable, a late fee of $150.00 will be imposed. Your Declaration will not be considered filed and will be returned to you if it is incomplete. Examples of incompleteness include, but are not limited to the following: a. failure to provide supervisor information, where required; b. failure to provide telephone numbers, where required; c. failure to provide complete mailing addresses, including zip codes, where required; d. failure to answer any question or subquestion; e. failure to provide your LSAC account number; f. failure to provide completed Continuation Forms, Civil Litigation Forms and Criminal History Forms for each question requiring them; g. failure to send the required fees; h. any signature notarized more than 90 days before the date received in the Board's offices; i. alteration of any of the language of the Declaration, Affidavit or Authorization and Release; or j. failure to sign any document requiring your signature and/or failure to have your signature notarized where required. If you have not enclosed required documentation that you must obtain from third parties (i.e., certified copy of birth certificate, court records, etc.), detail on a Continuation Form as required in Question 20. You must make a good faith effort to provide these items within 30 days of our receipt of your Declaration. Your failure to meet this deadline may cause your Declaration to be returned to you as not being properly filed. This 30-day grace period DOES NOT APPLY to the Continuation Forms, Civil Litigation Forms, and Criminal History Forms, which must be filed with your Declaration, if applicable. 1. Filing Fees: Your check, money order, or bank cashier's check should be made payable to the BOARD OF LAW EXAMINERS (NOT the State Bar of Texas). Check the charts below to determine the amount of fees you owe. TIMELY FILING DEADLINES FEES OWED Fall Entrants October 1 If filed on or before timely filing deadline $190.00 Semester Hr/Spring Entrants May 1 If filed after timely filing deadline $340.00 Quarter Hr/Spring Entrants June 1 Summer Entrants September 15 Do not postdate your check. A Declaration is not considered filed until all associated fees are received in the Board office. If your check for fees is returned for insufficient funds or is otherwise dishonored by your bank, you will be assessed a returned check charge. In addition, you will be assessed a late fee if the timely deadline has passed, which will result in fees totaling $340.00. All fees due after that time must be paid by bank cashier's check or money order. A $150.00 late fee will be incurred for Declarations filed after the timely deadline, which will result in a total of $340.00 in fees. A late Declaration will be accepted with the payment of the late filing fee provided that the Declaration and required fees are filed in accordance with the application filing deadlines set forth in Rule IX. However, regardless of the date a Declaration is filed, the Board shall have 270 days from the date the Declaration is filed to conduct its character and fitness investigation and notify the Declarant of the Board's determination, as provided in Rule VIII(a). There is NO refund of fees in the event of withdrawal or rejection of a Declaration. i BLE-1.pdf (5-2012) 2. Filing of Declaration: Mail or deliver your Declaration and all required fees to the Board as shown below: MAILING ADDRESS: Board of Law Examiners P.O. Box 13486 Austin, TX 78711-3486 DELIVERY ADDRESS: Board of Law Examiners 205 West 14th Street, 5th Floor Austin, Texas 78701 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. All filing deadlines are postmark deadlines (i.e., if your envelope bears a postmark date on or before the deadline, it will be considered timely filed). If the Postal Service fails to postmark your envelope or the postmark is illegible, your Declaration will be deemed to have been filed on the day preceding its receipt by our office. Therefore, you are strongly advised to mail your Declaration by certified mail, return receipt requested, and have your receipt postmarked at the post office, so that you will have documentation of the date you mailed it. If you file your Declaration in person, it must be received in the Board's office on or before the applicable deadline. The Board office is not open on weekends or state holidays. Declaration filing deadlines are strictly construed. The Board will acknowledge receipt of your Declaration by letter. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within 30 days, please contact the Board's office. Authorization/Release Forms: Provide two (2) ORIGINAL, SIGNED, and NOTARIZED Authorization/Release forms. Do not send copies. Blank forms are attached for your use. These forms must be filed simultaneously with your Declaration. Proof of Citizenship Status: You must provide the applicable documents requested in Question 7. These documents become part of the Board's permanent file and will not be returned to you. Photocopies of birth certificates will not be accepted. Proof of Name Change: You must provide a certified copy of an amended birth certificate or portion of divorce decree or court order which changes your name. If your name changed by
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