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States with which North Carolina has Comity

 

Pursuant to Rule .0502(4), before an applicant from one of these jurisdictions may apply for admission by comity in North Carolina, the applicant must satisfy the Board that the jurisdiction from which the applicant is applying will admit North Carolina attorneys to the practice of law in such jurisdiction without examination, other than the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.

The following is a list of States with which North Carolina has comity. This list is subject to change. To ensure eligibility, please check with your particular jurisdiction before submitting an application.

ALASKA

ARIZONA

ARKANSAS

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

GEORGIA

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA (effective October 30, 2024)

IOWA

KANSAS

KENTUCKY

MAINE

MARYLAND (effective July 1, 2019)

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

WYOMING