MD BAR Study Guide 2026

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MD BAR exam key facts

The NextGen UBE used in Maryland has 120 standalone multiple-choice questions (40 per section), plus integrated question sets and performance tasks. Source
Maryland's passing score on the NextGen UBE is a scaled score of 616 on NCBE's 500–750 scale, and transferred Legacy UBE scores need 266. Source
Repeat takers of the Maryland bar exam must file a Notice of Intent for each exam, and must update their Character Questionnaire once it has been on file for three years or more. Source
A NextGen UBE score of 616 or higher from another UBE state can be transferred into Maryland for three years after the exam. Source

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📋 MD BAR Exam Format at a Glance

200

Questions

360 min

Time Limit

66.00%

Passing Score

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📚 MD BAR Topics to Study (35)

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✍️ Sample MD BAR Questions & Answers

1. Under Maryland Rule of Professional Conduct 1.8(a), before entering a business transaction with a client, a lawyer must:

✓ Ensure terms are fair and reasonable in writing, advise the client to seek independent counsel, and obtain the client's informed written consent

Rule 1.8(a) requires fair and reasonable terms disclosed in writing, advisement that the client may seek independent counsel, and the client's informed written consent.

2. In a murder trial, the prosecution offers evidence that the defendant previously committed an unrelated burglary to show the defendant is a criminal by nature. Is the evidence admissible?

✓ No, because prior bad acts are inadmissible to prove propensity to commit crimes

FRE 404(b) prohibits using other crimes or bad acts to prove character in order to show action in conformity, though such evidence may be admitted for non-propensity purposes like motive, intent, or identity.

3. Under Maryland law, when does child support generally terminate?

✓ At age 18, or up to 19 if the child is still enrolled in secondary school

Maryland support continues to 18, extended while the child remains in high school up to age 19.

4. Hearsay evidence in a Maryland administrative hearing:

✓ May be admitted and can even constitute the sole basis for a finding if it is credible and probative

In Maryland administrative proceedings, reliable and probative hearsay may be admitted and may alone support a factual finding.

5. Which grounds for divorce were eliminated in Maryland effective October 1, 2023?

✓ Fault-based grounds such as adultery, desertion, and cruelty

The 2023 reform abolished fault-based grounds like adultery, desertion, cruelty, and criminal conviction, leaving separation, irreconcilable differences, and mutual consent.

6. The 'delegation doctrine' under Maryland constitutional law permits the General Assembly to delegate authority to agencies if:

✓ The statute provides sufficient standards or safeguards to guide the exercise of the delegated power

Maryland upholds legislative delegations that contain adequate standards, guidelines, or procedural safeguards channeling agency discretion.

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mdcourts.gov — Test delivery, exam dates, late registration, registration deadline, registration, passing score, score validity, score release, test dates, retake policy · verified Oct 2026
ncbex.org — Exam format · verified Oct 2026