The Kentucky module, the thirty-third state from the shared UBE template.

Kentucky is the thirty-third state instantiated from the shared UBE template — the same MBE bank, MEE outlines, MPT workspace, and study-guide library, re-tuned for the Kentucky Board of Law Examiners (KBLE) under the authority of the Kentucky Supreme Court, the Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS), and the Feb 2027 administration.

The single-state purchase matches California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Connecticut, Vermont, Kansas, and the other launched pilots at $499 one-time — a deliberate parity that keeps the per-state cost obvious while the UBE bundle rolls out one state at a time.

Looking at the other pilots? See the Vermont module · see the Connecticut module — the Kentucky module ships the same shape, state-tuned. Or read all Barstudyprep posts on the blog.

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Module pieces

Four pieces, KY overlay.

The Kentucky module mirrors the four-piece shape California, Florida, Louisiana, New York, Texas, Connecticut, Vermont, Kansas, and the other launched states shipped with — an MBE bank, MEE outlines with a Kentucky doctrine overlay, an MPT workspace, and the study-guide library. Each piece is reachable inside the dashboard the moment the access pass unlocks.

Practice · MBE

Multistate MBE bank

A calibrated 7-subject MBE question bank, sized for a 90-day run toward the Feb 2027 KY administration (Tue 2027-02-23 / Wed 2027-02-24). Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Torts, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Real Property — each tagged by topic and weighted to current NCBE scoring distributions.

7 subjects · ~600+ questions

Included in the $499 access pass.

Outlines · MEE

MEE essay outlines with KY overlay

The 6 MEE fact patterns, each with a substantive IRAC outline. The Business Associations, Wills/Trusts/Estates, Family Law, and Real Property outlines carry a Kentucky-specific overlay: Business Associations reads the Kentucky Business Corporation Act (KBCA) at KRS Chapter 273A — an RMBCA-based variant — NOT BCL/DGCL/Tex. Bus. Org. Code/N.C.G.S. § 55/Ohio Rev. Code Ch. 1701/etc. — and flags § 273A.210(2) on director fiduciary duties (the Kentucky BJR framing, distinct from MO § 351.310, NC N.C.G.S. § 55-8-30, WA RCW 23B.08.300, IN § 23-1-32-4, CO § 7-108-401, NY BCL § 717, DE duty-of-loyalty framing), § 273A.290 close-corporation provisions, § 273A.310 conflict-transaction safe harbor, and § 273A.300 et seq. appraisal/dissenters' rights; Wills/Trusts/Estates reads KRS Chapter 394 (Kentucky Probate Code — NOT UPC; KRS 394.220 testamentary execution + KRS Chapter 394 right of election under the Kentucky half-plus-reasonable framework — CRITICAL distinct from the UPC elective-share adopted by MA / NJ / CO / IA / NE / MT / IN / ND / OK / NM / RI / VT / TX / MN; also distinct from MA's M.G.L. c. 191 § 15 framing, NJ N.J.S.A. 3B:8-1, IA § 633.246 — a candidate who transfers a UPC elective-share framing into a KY fact pattern reads the wrong statute) plus KRS Chapter 394A Kentucky Uniform Trust Code (KY HAS adopted the UTC); Family Law reads KRS Chapter 403 with KRS 403.170 no-fault irretrievable-breakdown dissolution (DISTINCT from IA § 598.5, IN § 31-15-2-3, AL § 30-2-40, MO § 452.305, OH R.C. 3105.17, VA § 20-91(A)), 180-day residency under KRS 403.090 (DISTINCT from KS K.S.A. 60-1602 60-day, MO § 452.300 90-day, IA § 598.5B one-year, IN § 31-15-2-6 six-month, NE § 42-348), and KRS 403.190 multi-factor equitable-distribution factor list on a SEPARATE-PROPERTY baseline (CRITICAL distinct from TX / WA / AZ / NM / LA / WI / ID community-property framing), § 403.270 best-interest-child custody standard; Real Property reads KRS Chapter 382 with KRS 382.270 race-notice recording framework + KRS 413.010 15-year adverse possession + KRS Chapter 426 / KRS 426.005 et seq. JUDICIAL mortgage foreclosure (CRITICAL distinct from TX / WA / AZ / GA / MO / RI / TN non-judicial trustee's sale states; the KY overlay explicitly flags the JUDICIAL foreclosure shape — a candidate who transfers a non-judicial trustee's-sale framing into a KY fact pattern reads the wrong framework).

6 MEE outlines · KY-specific overlay

Included in the $499 access pass.

MPT · scaffolding

MPT workspace + KY-tuned libraries

A pair of MPT tasks under a 90-minute budget, with the Kentucky-specific file/library combinations surfaced first — Kentucky Circuit Court civil pleadings (the general-jurisdiction KY trial court with 57 judicial circuits spanning Jefferson / Louisville, Fayette / Lexington, Kenton / Covington, Boone / Florence, Daviess / Owensboro, Warren / Bowling Green, McCracken / Paducah, Pulaski / Somerset, Hardin / Elizabethtown, Madison / Richmond) under KRS Chapter 13A Rules of Civil Procedure, with local-rule variance across KY Judicial Circuits (each operating under the CR — Civil Rules of Kentucky — framework). Kentucky District Court matters (limited jurisdiction — small claims, misdemeanors, traffic — KRS Chapter 25A / 26 / 27A framework, landlord-tenant under KRS Chapter 383 KURLTA — Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act). Kentucky Court of Appeals briefs under RAP / KRS Chapter 22A (Statement of Facts / Argument / Conclusion headings — the Kentucky Court of Appeals hears first-appeal matters, with discretionary transfer-review by the Kentucky Supreme Court under Section 110 of the Kentucky Constitution); Kentucky Supreme Court briefs under SCR (the Kentucky Supreme Court is the final reviewing court). Kentucky Probate Court filings under KRS Chapter 394 (Kentucky Probate Code — wills / estates / trusts, NOT UPC) and KRS Chapter 394A (Kentucky Uniform Trust Code). Kentucky Family Court under KRS Chapter 403 (Family Law matters, with Family Court jurisdiction extending across 57 judicial circuits). The workspace shows the task-model skeleton, the time markers, and an exemplar paragraph-by-paragraph scaffold.

2 MPT tasks · 90 min · KY libraries

Included in the $499 access pass.

Guides · strategy

Study guides + 90-day paced calendar

Ten-plus guides covering MBE strategy, IRAC scaffolding, MPT format, KBLE Application & Character Disclosure under KRS 21A.005 et seq. statutory framework, KRS 403.170 irretrievable-breakdown framework (the JD-from-an-ABA-approved-law-school pathway is the only academic menu — no clerk-reader / law-office-study alternative like ME Rule 3.5(b) / AL Rule II / MO Rule 8.04 / CA Rule 4.15, no LLM-equivalent pathway for foreign-trained lawyers like CO Rule 201(b) / WA APR 3(c) / AZ Rule 34(g)), UBE score transfer into Kentucky (266+ within 3 years under the Kentucky Board's score-transfer practice — the DEFAULT-tier floor co-anchored with NY / TX / MA / IL / PA / NJ / WA / OH / NC / VA / CO / MO / IA / IN / NE / MT / MN, NOTABLE contrast with the 264 IN / OK accessibility position, the 260 AL / WI lower-tier, and the 270 HIGH-bracket shared with CT / GA / ME / NM / NY / OH / OR / PA / RI / TX / UT / WA), the MPRE (≥80) sequencing before the application, and the Feb-2027 administration calendar anchored to a Mon 2026-11-23 start → Tue 2027-02-23 exam day. The calendar regenerates against your window.

10+ guides · 90-day calendar

Included in the $499 access pass.

Kentucky module · FAQ

The four questions Kentucky candidates ask us.

These are the questions candidates ask before purchase — how the module differs from a generic UBE prep, when the next administration is, the transfer rule (and why KY’s 266 default-tier floor matters), and what the $499 covers.

How does the Kentucky module differ from a generic UBE prep?

The MBE bank, MEE fact patterns, and MPT scaffolds are a single shared UBE catalogue — what the Kentucky module adds is the KY-specific overlay: the eligibility pathway under KRS 21A.005 / KRS 21A.025 statutory framework (JD from an ABA-approved law school — Kentucky maintains no clerk-reader / law-office-study / apprenticeship alternative like ME Rule 3.5(b) / AL Rule II / MO Rule 8.04 / CA Rule 4.15, and no LLM-equivalent pathway for foreign-trained lawyers like CO Rule 201(b) / WA APR 3(c) / AZ Rule 34(g)), the UBE transfer pathway under KRS 21A.115 transfer framework (266+ within 3 years — the DEFAULT-tier floor co-anchored with NY / TX / MA / IL / PA / NJ / WA / OH / NC / VA / CO / MO / IA / IN / NE / MT / MN, NOTABLE contrast with the 264 IN / OK accessibility position, the 260 AL / WI lower-tier, and the 270 HIGH-bracket shared with CT / GA / ME / NM / NY / OH / OR / PA / RI / TX / UT / WA; a candidate scoring 270+ in NY / MA / PA / TX also transfers into KY without an upgrade, but a 266 DEFAULT-tier score also transfers), the MPRE (≥80) as a pre-admission prerequisite, and the Kentucky doctrine the MEE graders are reading for — KRS Chapter 273A (Kentucky Business Corporation Act — RMBCA-based variant) with § 273A.210(2) director fiduciary duties + § 273A.290 et seq. close-corporation provisions + § 273A.300 et seq. appraisal/dissenters' rights + § 273A.310 conflict-transaction safe harbor in Corporations, KRS Chapter 394 (Kentucky Probate Code — NOT UPC adoption; the KY wills / trusts framework sits at KRS Chapter 394 with § 394.220 two-witness attestation + KRS Chapter 394 right of election under the Kentucky half-plus-reasonable framework — CRITICAL distinct from the UPC elective-share adopted by MA / NJ / CO / IA / NE / MT / IN / ND / OK / NM / RI / VT / TX / MN; the KY overlay explicitly flags the Kentucky right of election so a candidate who transfers a UPC elective-share framing into a KY fact pattern reads the wrong statute) plus KRS Chapter 394A Kentucky Uniform Trust Code (KY HAS adopted the UTC — distinct from a non-UPC / non-UTC jurisdiction like IA / NJ / MO / VA / NC / SC / MA predating UPC) in Wills, KRS Chapter 403 / KRS 403.170 (Kentucky no-fault irretrievable-breakdown dissolution + KRS 403.190 multi-factor equitable-distribution factor list on a SEPARATE-PROPERTY baseline + KRS 403.270 best-interest custody) in Family Law — SEPARATE-property framework CRITICAL distinct from TX / WA / AZ / NM / LA / WI / ID / CA community-property jurisdictions; the KY overlay explicitly flags the SEPARATE-property framing + the KRS 403.170 irretrievable-breakdown ground + KRS 403.090 180-day residency, and KRS Chapter 382 / KRS Chapter 426 with KRS 382.270 race-notice recording + KRS 413.010 15-year adverse possession + KRS 426.005 et seq. JUDICIAL mortgage foreclosure (CRITICAL distinct from TX / WA / AZ / NM / CO / GA / MO / RI / TN non-judicial trustee's sale states; the KY overlay explicitly flags the JUDICIAL foreclosure shape so a candidate who transfers a non-judicial trustee's-sale framing into a KY fact pattern reads the wrong framework). The module ships those overlays inline, plus a character & fitness disclosure guide under Kentucky Impaired Professionals Program (KIPP) voluntary disclosure framework — KIPP operates as a PARALLEL voluntary resource (DISTINCT from KS KLAP — distinct from IA's no-LAP Court Rule 31.9 / MO no-LAP / AL no-LAP / TX no-LAP / IN no-LAP / CT no-LAP / VT no-LAP / ND no-LAP — parallel to WA LAP / NJ LARP / GA GLCP / MA LCL / OH OLAP / NC NCLAP / VA LHL / CO COLAP / UT LAP / NE LAP / MT MLAP) and the 266+ transfer-window playbook for an out-of-state UBE.

When is the next KY UBE administration?

The Feb 2027 KY UBE is administered on 2027-02-23 (Tue) / 2027-02-24 (Wed). The Kentucky Board of Law Examiners posts the application window about four months ahead (early October 2026 for the Feb 2027 cycle) and the late-filing fees climb sharply after the priority deadline (~60 days ahead). The July 2027 cycle follows on 2027-07-27 / 2027-07-28.

Can I transfer a UBE score into Kentucky?

Yes — at the UBE DEFAULT-tier floor. Kentucky accepts a transferred UBE score of 266 or higher earned in another UBE jurisdiction within the prior three years. (KRS 21A.115 transfer framework administered by the Kentucky Board of Law Examiners under KRS 21A.005 authority.) The 266 floor is the DEFAULT-tier co-anchored with NY / TX / MA / IL / PA / NJ / WA / OH / NC / VA / CO / MO / IA / IN / NE / MT / MN — it is below the 270 HIGH-bracket shared with CT / GA / ME / NM / NY / OH / OR / PA / RI / TX / UT / WA (a 270+ score in any high-bracket jurisdiction transfers into KY without an upgrade), but ABOVE the 264 IN / OK accessibility position and ABOVE the 260 AL / WI lower-tier. A transfer candidate still must satisfy the Kentucky Board of Law Examiners character & fitness review under Kentucky Impaired Professionals Program (KIPP) voluntary disclosure framework and meet the MPRE requirement (≥80) before admission. The MPRE must be on file before the application for admission is approved — so plan the MPRE well ahead of the application filing, not the week before. Kentucky adopted the UBE in 2021 with the Kentucky Board of Law Examiners administering the UBE under KRS 21A.005 statutory authority — distinct from KBLE-Kansas (the Kansas Board of Law Examiners, a different board), Iowa Board, Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, Texas Board, or Missouri Board.

What does the $499 access pass include?

The MBE bank, the MEE outlines (with KY overlay across KRS Chapter 273A (Kentucky Business Corporation Act — RMBCA-based variant) in Corporations with § 273A.210(2) BJR framing + § 273A.290 close-corp provisions + § 273A.300 appraisal rights + § 273A.310 conflict safe harbor, KRS Chapter 394 (Kentucky Probate Code — NOT UPC) in Wills, KRS Chapter 403 / KRS 403.170 / 403.190 / 403.270 Family Law SEPARATE-property equitable distribution + no-fault irretrievable-breakdown + best-interest custody, and KRS Chapter 382 / KRS Chapter 426 Real Property recording at KRS 382.270 race-notice + KRS 413.010 15-year adverse possession + KRS 426.005 et seq. JUDICIAL mortgage foreclosure), the MPT workspace with KY libraries (KY Circuit Court by Judicial Circuit — Jefferson / Fayette / Kenton / Boone / Daviess / Warren / McCracken / Pulaski / Hardin / Madison — each with distinctive local rules, KY District Court matters under KRS Chapter 25A / 26 / 27A framework, KY Court of Appeals briefs under RAP / KRS Chapter 22A, KY Supreme Court briefs under SCR [transfer-review court], KY Probate Court filings under KRS Chapter 394 + KRS Chapter 394A UTC, and KY Family Court matters under KRS Chapter 403), the full study-guide library, the 90-day paced calendar anchored to a Mon 2026-11-23 start, and AI-graded essay submissions against the MEE rubric. One purchase, no subscription, no second SKU — the $499 access pass unlocks the Kentucky bundle end-to-end.

Pricing · live

$499. One-time.

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