Sec. 6000.10. Transfer of scores

(a) Transfer of Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) score.

(1) Transfer of MBE score earned in New York to other jurisdictions. An applicant taking the bar examination in New York may request the transfer of an MBE score earned in New York to another jurisdiction. An applicant requesting the transfer of an MBE score earned in New York to another jurisdiction must direct such request to the board’s office on a form provided by the board and pay the fee prescribed in section 6000.14(c) of this Part.

(2) No transfer of MBE score from another jurisdiction to New York. An applicant taking the bar examination in New York must take the MBE in New York and may not transfer in a previously-earned or concurrent MBE score from another jurisdiction.

(b) Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) score.

(1) MPRE score reports to New York. All applicants who are seeking admission to the practice of law in New York State must take and pass the MPRE administered by NCBE prior to being certified by the board to the Appellate Division. Applicants must designate New York as the jurisdiction to which the score should be reported or have an official score report sent to the board by NCBE (see www.ncbex.org).

(2) MPRE score transfers to other jurisdictions. An applicant seeking admission to the practice of law in another jurisdiction may request that New York transfer a MPRE score from its archives to the other jurisdiction. To be eligible for transfer, the MPRE score must be no longer available through NCBE score report service, and the MPRE score must have been officially reported to New York by NCBE. An applicant requesting transfer of a MPRE score to another jurisdiction must direct such request to the board’s office on a form provided by the board and pay the fee prescribed in section 6000.14(f) of this Part.

(c) Transfer of Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) score.

Any applicant seeking to transfer a UBE score earned in New York to another UBE jurisdiction and any applicant seeking to transfer a UBE score earned in another jurisdiction to New York must complete the UBE score transfer request on the website of NCBE and pay the prescribed NCBE UBE score transfer fee.