KY BAR Study Guide 2026
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KY BAR exam key facts
- Each Multistate Performance Test task on the Kentucky Bar Exam is a 90-minute question. Source
- The passing UBE score for admission to the Kentucky bar is 266 on a 400-point scale. Source
- The regular filing fee for the Kentucky Bar Exam is $875 for non-attorneys and $1,200 for attorneys, paid only through the online fee payment portal. Source
- Kentucky limits bar applicants to five attempts, counting UBE attempts in any jurisdiction since February 2021, and all parts must be taken in the same administration. Source
- Kentucky accepts a transferred UBE score of 266 or higher for admission within five years of the date of application. Source
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✍️ Sample KY BAR Questions & Answers
1. At trial, a party seeks to authenticate a threatening phone call by testifying that she recognized the caller's voice from prior conversations. This voice identification is:
A voice may be identified by opinion based on hearing the voice at any time under circumstances connecting it with the alleged speaker, including familiarity gained afterward.
2. Under the UCC, what is the primary rule for determining the place of delivery for a sales contract involving goods?
Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which governs sales of goods in Kentucky, the place of delivery is primarily determined by the agreement between the buyer and seller. If the contract explicitly specifies a delivery location, that provision takes precedence. In the absence of such a contractual term, the UCC provides default rules, such as delivery at the seller's place of business, but the parties' express agreement is paramount.
3. A lawyer moving from one Kentucky firm to another previously worked on a matter now adverse to the new firm's client. The new firm can avoid imputed disqualification under Rule 1.10 if:
Rule 1.10 permits screening with no fee apportionment and written notice to cure imputation for lateral hires.
4. A Kentucky plaintiff discovers three years after surgery that a misdiagnosis caused her ongoing harm, which she could not reasonably have detected earlier. Her medical negligence claim is:
Kentucky applies a discovery rule to medical negligence, running the one-year period from actual or constructive discovery, with a five-year statute of repose under KRS 413.140(2).
5. A landowner excavates near the boundary line, and the neighbor's land in its natural state subsides. Under the common law right of lateral support, what is the excavator's liability?
A landowner is strictly liable when excavation causes adjacent land in its natural, unimproved state to subside.
6. What is the difference between separate and marital property in divorce?
Separate property generally includes assets owned before marriage, inherited individually, or received as gifts. Marital property includes assets acquired during the marriage through joint effort.
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