Payment due by January 1st
As a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, staying current on your dues and fees is essential to maintaining your membership and access to valuable resources and services.
Annual license fees due Jan 1
Annual license fees are due on January 1. Statements are mailed in mid-November. In accordance with Bar Bylaws members are responsible for paying the proper fee by January 1 whether or not they receive a statement. Any member who has not paid license fees by January 1 will be administratively suspended from the practice of law by the South Carolina Supreme Court and required to surrender their certificate.
Bar admissions & fee schedule
People admitted after June 30 are exempt from license fees for the remainder of the calendar year and will be billed for the coming year along with the full membership in November.
If you are admitted from January 1 through June 30, you must pay one half of the license fee amount for the year of admission.
Pay Fees
License Fees
The license fee for a regular member who has been admitted to practice law in this State or any other jurisdiction for less than three years shall be $215.
The license fee for all other regular members shall be $300.
In addition, the license fee of a regular member shall include the Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection assessment specified by Rule 411, SCACR.
Finally, each regular member shall pay $30, which shall be designated for meeting the civil legal needs of indigents as directed by the Board of Governors of the Bar, but any member may deduct this fee before remitting payment.
The license fee shall be $230.
The license fee shall be $230.
If, however, the member is or will be age sixty-five or older during the license year, and is either a retired judge meeting the requirements of (h)(1)(C)(ii) as outlined in Rule 410 or a judge of a federal court in senior status, no license fee is required.
The license fee for a judicial staff member who has been admitted to practice law in this State or any other jurisdiction for less than three years shall be $215. The license fee for all other judicial staff members shall be $230.
The license fee for a military member shall be $230. This fee shall be waived during a time of war declared by the Congress of the United States and, upon written request, shall be waived when the member is serving on active duty in an area designated as a combat zone by the President of the United States.
The license fee shall be $230.
No fee is required.
No fee shall be required for a person holding a limited certificate under Rule 415 (Limited Certificate of Admission for Retired and Inactive Attorney Pro Bono Participation Program), SCACR, or Rule 427 (Limited Certificate of Admission for Judge Advocates), SCACR. The license fee for all other persons holding a limited certificate shall be $300.
Source: SC Judicial Branch; Rule 410