§ 27-11-22 — Annual licenses to practice law and to serve on certain courts - Requirement - Issuance - Fees

Requirement - Issuance - Fees.
A person who has an unrevoked certificate of admission to the bar of this state and who
desires to engage in the practice of law, or who is to serve as a judge of a court of record, must
secure an annual license from the state board of law examiners on or before January first of
each year. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall issue the license upon compliance with the
rules adopted or approved by the supreme court to assure the professional competence of
attorneys, and upon payment of a fee established by the state bar association at its annual
meeting, by a majority vote of its members in attendance at the meeting, not to exceed four
hundred dollars. The license is valid for the calendar year for which it is issued. Issuance of an
annual license to practice law may not be conditioned upon payment of any surcharge,
assessment, or fee in excess of the maximum fee established by this section. This section does
not prohibit imposition of a reasonable fee for filing and processing reports of compliance with
continuing education requirements.