
The following list mentions such conditions according to state bars and has been noted from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements for 2012 released by the ABA and National Conference of Bar Examiners (Remember, you may be able to transfer scores from a state that is unlisted to other states that are listed depending on the specific state rules. For example, you may be able to transfer your MBE scores from California to other states even though California does not accept MBE scores from another jurisdiction.):
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State-wide Differing Conditions for Accepting MBE Scores from Another Jurisdiction
Alabama: If scores are higher than 140, they may be transferred within 20 months from the time of taking the MBE
Arizona: Only allows concurrent MBE examinations and actual scaled score
Arkansas: Scaled score higher than 135 from the immediately preceding MBE
Connecticut: Actual scaled MBE score, considered up to three prior administrations
District of Columbia: MBE scaled score of 133 or more allowed, if the exam has been taken within the preceding 25 months
Idaho: Any scaled score of an MBE taken within the last 37 months; however, a scaled score of more than 140 is recommended
Illinois: Minimum MBE scaled score of 140, allowed to be transferred up to two preceding exams
Indiana: Actual scaled MBE score and only concurrent examinations
Iowa: Actual scaled score received in any one of 4 administrations immediately preceding the deadline of the current Iowa MBE examination
Kansas: Scaled score of minimum 120 achieved in a single sitting can be transferred from a prior exam conducted within 13 months of the current MBE examination
Kentucky: Scaled score of 132 or higher if obtained within 3 years of the date of the current MBE exam
Maine: Any scaled score can be transferred
Maryland: Actual scaled scores from concurrent MBE exams only
Massachusetts: Actual scaled scores, concurrent MBE exams only
Michigan: Actual scaled score received within 3 years of the bar exam provided the jurisdiction from where the score is sought to be transferred also allows reciprocal transfer right to Michigan attorneys seeking admission to that jurisdiction
Minnesota: Scaled score of 145 or higher achieved in a single sitting and within 24 months of the present bar exam, provided the applicant was admitted to the bar of the jurisdiction from where he is seeking to transfer the MBE score
Mississippi: Actual scaled MBE score obtained within 20 months of the current exam date
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Missouri: Entire MBE exam needs to be passed within the same jurisdiction; applicant has no record of failing in a previous Missouri exam; scores were obtained within 19 months of the current exam in Missouri
Montana: Scaled MBE score of 130 or higher and obtained within 3 years from the date of the current Montana bar exam
New Hampshire: Only scores of concurrent MBE exams are allowed to be transferred
New Jersey: Actual scaled score; only concurrent MBE exams
New Mexico: Actual scaled score; only concurrent MBE exams
New York: Only concurrent MBE exams
North Dakota: Actual scaled score of 150 or higher obtained in a single sitting, in a non-UBE state, and within 24 months of the date of the qualifying exam, and the applicant passed the bar exam of that jurisdiction
Oklahoma: Actual scaled scores; concurrent MBE exams only
Rhode Island: Concurrent MBE exams only
South Carolina: Actual scaled scores; only concurrent MBE exams
South Dakota: Scores of 130 or more of MBE taken within 25 months of the next scheduled exam, provided the candidate passed the bar exam of the jurisdiction from where he seeks to transfer
Utah: Only concurrent MBE exams
Vermont: MBE scores of 135 or more from 4 prior administrations
West Virginia: Actual scaled MBE score obtained within 13 months of the current MBE exam; applicant should not have failed in a previous West Virginia bar exam
Wisconsin: Scaled score of 135 or more obtained within 37 months of the present MBE exam with the candidate having succeeded in the entire bar exam
Wyoming: A scaled score of 130 or more obtained within 3 years of the present MBE exam
Northern Mariana Islands: Minimum scaled score of 130 from MBE taken within 3 years of the present MBE exam
Palau: Scaled score of 120 or more obtained within 5 years of the present MBE exam
Virgin Islands: Scaled score of 133 or more from an MBE taken with 5 years of the present exam.
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See the following articles for more information about the bar exam:
- Pass the Bar in One State, Work in Another
- Guidelines on Reciprocity or "Admission on Motion" among the States
- Taking the Bar in Multiple States