# Me. Bar Admis. R. 8: Rule 8. CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R8

## Section

- **Citation:** Me. Bar Admis. R. 8
- **Heading:** Rule 8. CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION
- **Jurisdiction:** Maine
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Maine Rules of Court / Maine Bar Admission Rules / Me. Bar Admis. R. 8

## Text

(a) The Board shall issue a certificate of qualification stating that the
applicant is a person of good character, is fit to practice law, and possesses
sufficient learning in the law to practice as an attorney in this State to each
applicant who:

(1) produces satisfactory evidence of good character and fitness to
practice law as provided in Rule 9;

(2) attains a passing grade on the Multistate Professional Responsibility
Examination as provided in Rule 11; and

(3) A. attains a passing grade on the bar examination as provided in Rule
10;

B. completes the requirements for admission by motion as provided in
Rule 11A; or

C. qualifies for admission by transferred Uniform Bar Examination score as
provided in Rule 11B.

(b) An applicant who has been disbarred or is currently under suspension
from the practice of law in any jurisdiction shall not be eligible to receive a
certificate of qualification, provided, however, that an administrative suspension
from the practice of law in a jurisdiction other than the State of Maine, for failure
to comply with that jurisdiction’s registration, dues, or continuing legal
education requirements, shall not preclude the issuance of a certificate of
qualification if the Board determines that the applicant has demonstrated that
requiring the applicant to return to good standing in, or resign from, the
jurisdiction that imposed the administrative suspension would impose an undue
hardship on the applicant and the applicant is in good standing in at least one
other state.

## Nearby sections

- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 1 Rule 1. SCOPE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R1.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 2 Rule 2. PURPOSE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R2.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 3 Rule 3. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT; TERM; OFFICERS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R3.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 4 Rule 4. TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R4.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 5 Rule 5. APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND FORMS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R5.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 6 Rule 6. FEES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R6.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 6A Rule 6A. FINANCIAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R6A.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 7 Rule 7. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R7.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 8 Rule 8. CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R8.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 9 Rule 9. GOOD CHARACTER AND FITNESS TO PRACTICE LAW](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R9.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 9A Rule 9A. CONDITIONAL ADMISSION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R9A.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 10 Rule 10. ADMISSION BY EXAMINATION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R10.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 11 Rule 11. THE MULTISTATE PROFESSIONAL](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R11.md)
- [Me. Bar Admis. R. 11A Rule 11A. ADMISSION BY MOTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_ME_BARADM_R11A.md)

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