(1) There is hereby created a Board of Bar Examiners known and designated as Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners, hereinafter referred to as "Board." The Board, together with the Committee created by SCR 2.040, shall constitute the Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) attorneys appointed by the Supreme Court of Kentucky for terms of three years, the members to serve until the expiration of their terms and until their successors are appointed. The Supreme Court of Kentucky shall appoint the chair of the Board, and the Board shall select from its membership a secretary.

    (2) Subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, the Board shall have the power to adopt and amend rules and regulations governing the manner in which it carries out its duties.

    (3) The Board is charged with the responsibility of administering the Bar examination to qualified applicants for admission to the Bar of the Commonwealth.

[Adopted effective January 1, 1978, amended effective July 1, 1984; October 29, 1991; August 1, 1992; February 1, 2000]

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