All current Idaho State Bar members have annual licensing requirements including payment of license fees and the client assistance fund assessment. Depending on status, members are required to provide certification of trust accounts, disclosure of professional liability insurance, and certification of mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) compliance.
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Membership Information
The following membership information is required by Idaho Bar Commission Rule 303 and is considered public information:
- Full name
- Name of employer or firm (if applicable)
- Mailing address
- Phone number
- Email address for use by the Idaho State Bar, and
- eService email address for use by the Idaho State Court’s iCourt system (active and house counsel members only). Info on eService Addresses and iCourt.
In order to maintain complete records, the Idaho State Bar requests you to also provide your home address and street address (if your mailing address is a PO Box) for our internal records. Note: If you do not wish your home address released to the public, do not use it as your mailing address.
Please keep the Idaho State informed of any changes to your membership information by using the online Address Change Form or contacting the Licensing Department at (208) 334-4500.
Idaho Code §3-409 and Idaho Bar Commission Rule 602(a) state that the Client Assistance Fund (CAF) shall be funded by an assessment of the members of the Idaho State Bar in an amount not to exceed $20 per member with the exception of judicial members. Each licensed member of the Idaho State Bar, regardless of membership category or type of practice, is required to pay the Client Assistance Fund assessment listed on the License Fee Notice.
Current Assessment: $20
Admission in Other States
We ask our members to inform us if they are admitted to practice law in any other states. If you have been admitted in another state, please indicate it on the front of the license fee notice. It is not necessary to provide current statuses in the other jurisdictions.
Resignation
An attorney who does not intend to meet licensing requirements may voluntarily resign his or her membership in the Bar by submitting a written request to the Executive Director on a form provided by the Bar: Voluntary Resignation Form. An attorney with pending disciplinary matters may not voluntarily resign without Bar Counsel approval.
Reinstatement
An attorney whose license was canceled for noncompliance with the licensing requirements has one year to apply for reinstatement under Idaho Bar Commission Rule (IBCR) 305(d). Attorneys who fail to apply for reinstatement with one year will be deemed resigned under IBCR 305(e).
Deadlines and Late Fees
The licensing packets are mailed in mid-November. The initial deadline is February 1 (if February 1 falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday). All licensing materials and fees must be physically received in the Idaho State Bar office by the initial deadline to avoid the late fee. All fees received after the initial deadline must include the appropriate late fee: Active/House Counsel – $100.00, Affiliate/Emeritus – $25.00. The final deadline is March 1 (if March 1 falls on a weekend, the deadline will be the following Monday). All licensing must be physically received in the Idaho State Bar by that date. The names of all attorneys who have not paid by the final deadline will be given to the Idaho Supreme Court for cancellation of their licenses.