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Youmustensure  thattheBoardreceivesanofficialcopyofyourfinallawschooltranscriptshowingtheconferralof  yourjurisdoctordegreebyMarch15,2013. }  BARAPPLICATIONANDPETITIONPROCESS    0  STEPONE:EBARELECTRONICAPPLICATIONANDPETITION  (#(#   First,anapplicantmustcompleteelectronicallyandfileelectronicallyboththeApplication (  (PartIandII)andPetitioninordertositfortheMarylandbarexam.Afersubmittingelectronically,   anapplicantmustprintoffhardcopiesofboththeApplication(PartIandII)andPetition.    Itistheapplicantsresponsibilitytosignthedocumentswhereindicated,havethedocuments  notarizedwhereindicated,andfilloutand/orprovideadditionalinformationasindicated.     STEPTWO: APPLICATIONFORADMISSION    0  Anapplicantmustfile,alltogether,theapplicationform,whichisintwoparts::(#(#    PartIistheCertificateofCollege(PreLegal)Education (theapplicant'sbachelor'sdegree T orundergraduatecoursework).  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AproperlyexecutedPartI  J  Certificationformmustbesignedbytheappropriatecollege(orlawschool)officialwith : originalsignatureandmustbeartheschoolseal. &    PartIIistheCharacterQuestionnaire . !@   PartIandPartIImustbefiledtogetherwiththeapplicationfee,andPartIImustincludea $^!! notarizedreleaseexecutedbytheapplicant.TheseformspermittheCharacterCommitteetoinitiate $J"" therequiredcharacterandfitnessinvestigationofeachapplicant.Incompleteformsandforms %6## receivedwithoutfeeswillbereturned. &"$$   STEPTHREE:ORIGINALPETITIONTOTAKEMARYLANDBAREXAM  (<&&   The applicationforadmission mustbefiled before youfilethe originalpetition unlessthe *V(( originalpetitionisfiledsimultaneouslywiththeapplication.Youmusttimelyfiletheoriginal +B)) petitionwiththeproperfeetobeeligibletositforthebarexamination.Theoriginalpetition ,.** certifiesthatyouwillhavegraduatedfromalawschoolapprovedbytheAmericanBarAssociation -++ orthatyouwillbeunqualifiedlyeligibletograduatepriortothefirstdayofthebarexaminationyou .,, take.Immediatelyafterthebarexamination,youmusthaveyourlawschoolsubmitafinaltranscript  totheStateBoardofLawExaminersreflectingtheawardofyourJurisDoctordegree.  К ؚ CONFIRMATIONOFRECEIPTOFEXAMINATIONFILINGS      Provideastamped,selfaddressedpostcardifyouwishthisofficetoconfirmreceiptofany   filingyousubmittothisofficeor,alternatively,useadeliveryservicewhichprovidesconfirmation   ofdelivery. ThisofficewillNOTconfirmreceiptofafilinginresponsetoatelephonecallor   email becauseBarAdmissionRule19deemsapplicationfilestobeconfidential.Youmay,   however,viewyour MyStatuspageintheeBarelectronicfilingsystem.Onceyourcompleted {   hardcopysubmissionisreceivedintheBoardsOfficeandprocessed,yourstatuswillchangeto g  either receivedor filed.FiledmeansthattheBoardhasacceptedyourapplicationandpetition. 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