Applicants for admission to the bar not required by law to take an examination shall pay a fee to be set by the Board of Commissioners, but not to exceed one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); applicants for admission who are bona fide residents of the State of Alabama who are required to be examined by the Board of Bar Examiners shall pay a fee to be determined by the Board of Commissioners not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), and applicants for admission who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama who are required to be examined by the Board of Bar Examiners shall pay the same fee set for residence examinees, plus an additional sum to be determined by the Board of Commissioners not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). The Board of Commissioners shall not have the authority to increase the fee provided for in this paragraph for applicants who are bona fide residents of the State of Alabama or the additional fee for applicants who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama by more than one hundred dollars ($100) in any one calendar year. Such fees shall be paid to the Secretary of the Board of Bar Commissioners. Twenty-five dollars ($25) of each fee generated pursuant to this section shall be distributed by the secretary to the Alabama Lawyer Assistance Foundation.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 34-3-1 - Unlawful Practice of Law.
Section 34-3-2 - Board of Examiners.
Section 34-3-2.1 - Certified Graduates of Certain Law Schools Authorized to Take Bar Exam.
Section 34-3-3 - Admission Fee Paid by Applicants.
Section 34-3-4 - Disposition of Admission and License Fees.
Section 34-3-5 - Effect of Default in License Payment.
Section 34-3-6 - Who May Practice as Attorneys.
Section 34-3-8 - Clerk or Employee Practicing Before Court.
Section 34-3-9 - Certain Ministerial Officers Prohibited From Practicing Law.
Section 34-3-10 - Practicing Law by Register or Clerk of Circuit Court.
Section 34-3-11 - Judges Not to Practice Law.
Section 34-3-12 - Partner of District Attorney Prohibited From Defending in Certain Cases.
Section 34-3-14 - Officers and Deputies Disqualified From Practicing.
Section 34-3-15 - Attorney to Take Oath.
Section 34-3-19 - Any Person May Manage His Own Case.
Section 34-3-20 - Duties of Attorneys.
Section 34-3-21 - Authority of Attorneys in Case - Generally.
Section 34-3-22 - Authority of Attorneys in Case - Proceedings on Appearance Without Authority.
Section 34-3-23 - Authority of Attorneys in Case - Proof.
Section 34-3-24 - Encouraging Litigation; Champerty - Generally.
Section 34-3-25 - Encouraging Litigation; Champerty - Receiving Compensation From Attorney.