Can I request an extension for CLE reporting in Wyoming?

Wyoming attorneys must self-report CLE credits via their Member Portal or by submitting an Application for CLE Credit; sponsors do not report attendance on an attorney’s behalf. Reporting is annual—credits must be earned by December 31 and submitted by January 15 each year.

Key Details:

• Active attorneys must earn 15 CLE hours per calendar year, including 2 hours of ethics.
• A maximum of 6 of the 15 hours may come from self-study (audio/video/online) unless rules change.
• Excess live credits (including ethics) may be carried forward for up to two years.
• On November 15 of each year, the Bar notifies attorneys of their current credited hours so they can correct or submit missing credits.
• To report, attorneys go to the Wyoming State Bar’s “Submit CLE Credit” function in their member account, or use the printable Application for CLE Credit on the CLE website.

Key Takeaway: In Wyoming, CLE reporting is self-driven—attorneys submit credit claims (not sponsors), must do so by January 15 for past year compliance, and track ethics, carryover, and self-study limits accordingly.

Yes — Wyoming allows carryover of excess CLE credits, for up to two years, with limits on self-study carryover.
According to the Wyoming CLE Rules and Bar FAQs, hours beyond the minimum may carry forward (including ethics), but self-study credits exceeding eight hours are excluded from carryover.

Details & nuances

• Rule: The “Rules of the Wyoming State Board of Continuing Legal Education” state: “Hours completed in any year in excess of the minimum number, inclu­ding legal ethics credits, may be carried forward for two years, subject to the … carryover provisions.”
• Bar FAQ: The Wyoming Bar’s CLE FAQ confirms: “If I earn more than 15 CLE hours in a calendar year, can I carry those hours forward? Hours completed in any year in excess of the minimum number, including legal ethics credits, may be carried forward for two years. However, self-study in excess of eight hours may not be carried forward.”
• Reported practice: Some CLE provider sites affirm that “live credits may be carried over including Ethics, for two years” but “self-study credits taken in excess of eight hours may not be carried forward.”
• Base requirement: Wyoming attorneys must complete 15 CLE credits per calendar year, including 2 ethics credits.
• Self-study limitation: Although you can earn up to 8 self-study credits per year, any self-study credits beyond 8 in that year are ineligible for carryover.

Key Takeaway
Wyoming permits carrying over excess CLE credits (including ethics) for up to two years, but you cannot carry forward any self-study credits beyond 8 in a year.

No — Wyoming’s CLE rules impose the same requirement on all active attorneys; there is no reduced CLE burden for part-time status.

Wyoming requires active members to complete 15 CLE hours annually, including 2 hours of ethics.

Details:

• The CLE reporting period is the calendar year (January 1 to December 31), with credits submitted by January 15.
• Excess CLE hours may carry forward for two years, but self-study hours beyond 8 in a year may not carry forward.
• Attorneys admitted in the year are exempt for that calendar year.

Key Takeaway: Being part-time offers no CLE relief in Wyoming — all active attorneys must satisfy the full 15-hour annual requirement (with ethics) under the same rules.

Yes — Wyoming imposes a separate continuing judicial education (CJE) requirement for judges, distinct from the CLE requirements for attorneys.

Each judge or justice must complete at least 15 hours of accredited judicial education every year under Wyoming’s Rules for Continuing Judicial Education.

Details

• The “Rules for Continuing Judicial Education” require a minimum of 15 hours of accredited CJE annually for each judge or justice.
• Wyoming’s attorney CLE regime, by contrast, requires attorneys to complete 15 hours per calendar year (including 2 hours of ethics) under the Wyoming State Bar CLE rules.
• The judicial education obligation is administered by the Wyoming Courts system, separate from the Bar’s CLE processes.

Key Takeaway

Judges in Wyoming must comply with a distinct judicial education mandate (15 annual judicial education hours), separate from the CLE requirement imposed on attorneys.

Wyoming attorneys are required to complete 15 CLE credit hours per calendar year, including 2 hours in ethics.
The CLE credit hour is based on a 60-minute unit, and excess hours may be carried forward for up to two years.

Details

• Compliance period: January 1 to December 31
• Reporting deadline: Credits must be reported by January 15 of the following year
• Format limits: At least 7 hours must be earned through live programs (in-person, live webcast, or synchronous interactive formats), and up to 8 hours may be completed through on-demand or self-study programs
• Carryover: Hours earned in excess of the annual minimum may be carried forward for up to two years, including ethics hours
• Exemption: Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from CLE requirements during the calendar year of admission
• Pro bono credit: Attorneys may earn up to 5 CLE hours per year for qualifying pro bono public service (credited at one CLE hour for every two hours of pro bono work)

Key Takeaway

Wyoming attorneys must complete 15 CLE hours each year, including 2 in ethics. A minimum of 7 credits must be earned through live programs, and up to 8 may be completed through on-demand online courses, with excess credits eligible for a two-year carryover.

If you miss Wyoming’s CLE deadline, you become delinquent, incur a $300 delinquency fee, and face suspension proceedings if you do not cure by March or April. Attorneys must complete 15 CLE hours (including 2 ethics hours) each calendar year, submit credit applications by January 15, and cure deficiencies by March 1 or April 30.

Wyoming CLE Deadline & Reporting

• December 31: Deadline to complete required 15 CLE hours.
• January 15: Deadline to report your CLE and avoid delinquency.

Delinquency Cure & Suspension Process

• If not compliant by January 15, a $300 delinquency fee is assessed.
• You have until March 1 to cure the delinquency by submitting credit applications and paying the fee.
• If still not cured by March 15 (or April 30 in some instances), the Bar will recommend suspension and assess an additional $300 noncompliance fee.
• The Supreme Court issues an Order to Show Cause and gives 30 days to respond. Failure to cure leads to administrative suspension for one year.

Key Takeaway: In Wyoming, missing your CLE deadline triggers a stiff $300 delinquency fee, a short cure window (to March or April), and potential suspension unless you timely satisfy credits, pay fees, and respond to a show-cause order.