Statements are mailed at the beginning of the enrollment year on August 1.  Payments are made to The Mississippi Bar.

2011-2012 Membership Fee Structure:

Membership fees are divided into the following categories:

Active	Admitted before 8/1/08	310.00
Active 3rd year	Admitted between 8/1/08 and 7/31/09	175.00
Active 2nd year	Admitted between 8/1/09 and 7/31/10	175.00
Active 1st year	Admitted between 8/1/10 and 7/31/11	100.00
Inactive	Not practicing law in MS	50.00

Exemption Status: (MS Code 73-3-125, 1972)

• Active Exempt:  members over the age of seventy-five (75)
• Judges:  Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit, Chancery and County, US Magistrates, Judges of the Bankruptcy Courts and Federal Courts and Federal Administrative Judges
• Inactive Disability:  Lawyers retired from the practice of law due to age, serious illness or permanent disability.

To request a change of status, download one of the following forms and send to Membership Records, The Mississippi Bar, P.O. Box 2168, Jackson, MS 39225-2168. 

• Change of Status--Active to Inactive
• Change of Status--Inactive to Active

Penalty for Non-payment of Membership Fees/Reinstatement

Under Mississippi Law (73-3-127 MCA (1972)), members failing to pay enrollment fees 90 days after notices have been mailed are suspended from membership in The Mississippi Bar.

To be reinstated following suspension, Mississippi law requires payment of delinquent fees and a penalty (for each year remaining suspended) in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the delinquent fee.

For more information, contact Jennifer Brown at 601-355-4619 or by email at jbrown@msbar.org.