FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court has canceled in-person bar exams this year as a precaution due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bar exams will no longer be held July 28-29 and Sept. 30-Oct. 1, the court said in a statement. Instead, the Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions will administer a remote bar exam on Oct. 5-6.
The change is meant to protect the health and safety of bar applicants, employees and volunteers, officials said.
Those currently registered for either in-person exam will automatically be registered for the remote exam.
“Despite all precautions, a risk always remains and the recent surge in COVID-19 cases required the Supreme Court to take action to minimize the danger of exposure to applicants,” Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton Jr. said.
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