Florida Board of Bar Examiners - Prohibited Devices

Image of the board's Seal. The central figure on the Seal is a griffin, a universally accepted symbol for vigilance. The griffin is holding the Nordic symbol for fidelity, which comes from Nordic mythology. Beneath the griffin appears the Latin phrase “Clemens iustitiae custodia.” Custodia is the word used for keeping watch in order to protect, and Clementia is used technically for leniency in punishing offenses. Closely translated, this phrase means “Compassionate and vigilant protection of justice.” Expanded, this would mean the watchful protection (or preservation) of justice, a watchful or protective preservation which is compassionate or merciful. The Arabic numerals "1955" appear at the bottom of the seal, indicating the year of the creation of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners.

July 2025 Filing Deadline

The final deadline for the July 2025 General Bar Examination is June 16, 2025. All required items, including any applicable late filing fees, must be uploaded/received by that date to receive a ticket of admission into the July 2025 examination. Any application filing requirements completed subsequent to that date, regardless of the date the initial application was filed, will not be considered to have met the late filing deadline and will not be accepted.

August 2025 MPRE Deadline

The Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) registration deadline for the August 2025 MPRE is June 18, 2025. Please visit the NCBE's website at www.ncbex.org for information about applying to take that examination.

July 2028 Examination Announcement

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners has announced that it will administer the NextGen Bar Exam with Florida Law Component beginning with the July 2028 Florida Bar Exam.

Prohibited Devices

Effective with the July 2012 General Bar Examination, if it is discovered that an applicant has a cell phone or other prohibited electronic device on his or her person after the examination has started, the device will be confiscated, the applicant will be expelled from the examination, and the examination will not be graded. The device will be returned after inspection.