Enrollment fee invoices are mailed in August each year. The Bar's fiscal year is August 1 through July 31. Payments are made to The Mississippi Bar.
2012-2013 Membership Fee Structure
Membership fees are divided into the following categories:
| Active | Admitted before 8/1/09 | $310.00 |
| Active 3rd year | Admitted between 8/1/09 and 7/31/10 | $175.00 |
| Active 2nd year | Admitted between 8/1/10 and 7/31/11 | $175.00 |
| Active 1st year | Admitted between 8/1/11 and 7/31/12 | $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 Nikki McIntyre at nmcintyre@msbar.org or 601-355-4619.