Texas Board of Law Examiners

Deadlines are STRICTLY enforced.

To meet a "postmark deadline," the Rule I(c) requirement is to have your properly completed and addressed application (or reapplication or
declaration) and fees mailed with proper postage and then legibly postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service on or before the due date.

We see an unusual number of deadlines missed due to using private "pack & ship" stores for mailing applications. These may work some of the time, but the typical problems that come to our attention include items returned to sender for improper postage or items postmarked later than the day the store promised. If that happens, it is very bad for you because you may have a store receipt for your purchase, but not the timely U.S. Postal Service postmark specified in the rule. An overnight courier service can be similarly problematic if the shipment does not arrive on or before the deadline date during normal weekday business hours.

Therefore it is strongly recommended in the application instructions is for you to use certified mail, go to a U.S. Post Office counter and obtain a U.S. Postal Service certified mail "white slip" postmarked receipt as proof of timely mailing.
 

See also Rule IX (Application to take the Texas Bar Examination).

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