States Requiring Early Law Student Registration
The following states require that law students register for the bar exam as early as the first semester of their first year of law school. Students who miss the early registration deadlines in these states may end up paying expensive late registration fees.
| State or Jurisdiction | Law Student Registration Fee |
| Alabama | $50 |
| California | $102 |
| Florida | $200 - $400 |
| Illinois | $100 |
| Iowa | $25 |
| Louisiana | $25 (Plus NCBE report fee) |
| Mississippi | $100 - $300 |
| Missouri | $200 (Application fee for Character and Fitness Report due as soon as law school begins. Fees increase the longer the applicant waits to file.) |
| North Dakota | $150 (Includes NCBE report fee) |
| Ohio | $75 (Plus NCBE report fee) |
| Oklahoma | $125 (Plus NCBE report fee) |
| South Dakota | $50 (Plus other fees) |
| Texas | $190 (Plus other fees) |