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                                     RULE 4
                   BAR EXAMINATIONS; CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS

     (a) Bar Examination. The examination for admission to the
     bar shall be conducted by and under the direction of the
     Board of Governors with the assistance of the Board of Bar
     Examiners. The bar examination shall be held in February
     and in July of each year, or at such other times as the
     Board of Governors may designate, commencing at the times
     and in the locations selected by the Board of Governors.

     (b) Certification of Results; Notice. As soon as
     practicable after the completion of the bar examination,
     the Board of Bar Examiners shall certify to the Board of
     Governors the grades of all applicants who have taken the
     bar examination. The Board of Governors shall cause each
     applicant to be notified of the results of the bar
     examination. No information will be divulged concerning the
     applicants who failed the bar examination.

     (c) Repeating Bar Examination. Any applicant failing a bar
     examination may apply to take another bar examination.

     [Amended effective July 1, 1974; September 1, 1984;
     December 5, 2002; January 13, 2009]
	

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