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Read all the information below prior to placing your order as the ordering options and delivery types have changed.
Carefully review any instructions or requirements you have received so that you order the correct type of certificate. Visit our website for detailed information on
certificate types available
.
NEW!
Standard and Complaint Check Certificates of Standing are now electronic and will be sent via email. Notarized Certificates will continue to only be sent via U.S. Mail or UPS.
Submitted orders are non-refundable. Review your order carefully before submitting.
Orders are processed on a first come first served basis and will usually be sent out within 10 to 12 business days of receipt of your request.
Receipt of payment is automatically generated to the email address provided during the ordering process.
Summary of certificate types:
Standard Certificate of Standing
Most commonly required. Includes any public discipline.
Complaint Check Certificate of Standing
Includes standard certificate of standing with the addition of any (confidential) complaint information that may have been investigated against you (also called a “grievance” or “disciplinary history” letter).
Complaint check certificates will automatically be sent to your official private email address designated for State Bar communications, or mailing address on State Bar records unless you designate as the recipient another state bar or supreme court’s bar examiners/admission office. Complaint check certificates will not be sent to any other email/address.
If your current private email address or mailing address of record is not correct, log into your
My State Bar Profile
to update it before proceeding with your order.
Notarized Certificate of Standing
Notarization is occasionally required by foreign country jurisdictions. It is NOT required by U.S. state bars or supreme courts. Allow extra time for processing.