FYLSX Study Guide 2026

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FYLSX exam key facts

  • The FYLSX has 100 multiple-choice questions on Contracts, Criminal Law, and Torts, and 90 of them count toward the score. Source
  • Applicants need a total scaled score of 560 or higher to pass the FYLSX. Source
  • The application to take the First-Year Law Students' Examination costs $925.00. Source
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📋 FYLSX Exam Format at a Glance

100
Questions
360 min
Time Limit
70%
Passing Score

📚 FYLSX Topics to Study (35)

✍️ Sample FYLSX Questions & Answers

1. Which of the following is an essential element of the crime of solicitation?
✓ The defendant must intend for the person solicited to commit the target crime.

The crime of solicitation is complete when the defendant, with the specific intent that another person commit a crime, asks, encourages, or commands that person to commit the crime. The crime solicited does not need to be attempted or completed, and the person solicited does not need to agree. The crime lies in the asking itself with the requisite criminal intent.

2. Dana grabs Paul's arm to prevent him from walking into traffic, holding him for 30 seconds against his will. Paul sues for false imprisonment. What is Dana's strongest defense?
✓ Necessity

Necessity (or privilege) applies when the defendant acts to protect the plaintiff or others from harm, even without consent.

3. Tom points a gun at Jerry and pulls the trigger. The gun misfires. Jerry, unaware the trigger was pulled, was looking away the entire time. Can Jerry recover for assault?
✓ No, because Jerry had no apprehension of imminent contact

Assault requires that the plaintiff actually experienced apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact; if Jerry was unaware, there is no assault.

4. Defendant picks up a wallet from the street, sees it contains $200, and decides to keep it. He is aware of a reasonable method to find the owner but ignores it. He is most likely guilty of:
✓ Larceny by finding

Larceny by finding occurs when the finder realizes at the time of taking (or shortly after) that the owner is identifiable but nonetheless keeps the property with intent to deprive.

5. What is the Statute of Frauds?
✓ A law requiring written contracts for specific agreements

The Statute of Frauds is a legal principle that mandates certain types of contracts must be in writing to be enforceable. This law aims to prevent fraud and perjury by requiring written evidence for significant agreements, such as contracts for the sale of land, contracts that cannot be performed within one year, or contracts for the sale of goods above a certain value. If these contracts are not in writing, they may be deemed unenforceable.

6. Dan recklessly swings a baseball bat in a crowded bar to show off and strikes Vic in the arm. Dan did not intend to hit anyone. Is Dan guilty of battery?
✓ Yes, because battery may be committed with criminal negligence or recklessness

Battery is a general intent crime that may be satisfied by reckless or criminally negligent conduct causing an unlawful touching.

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Sources & references

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  1. calbar.ca.gov — Eligibility, test dates, test delivery, exam format, fees, exam information · verified Oct 2026
  2. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov — Retake policy · verified Oct 2026