Do CLE requirements differ for part-time vs full-time attorneys in Missouri?

Missouri allows a deficiency plan extension as a de facto grace period: attorneys may request a plan by July 31 to complete missing CLE and report by September 30. If no plan is filed by July 31, a $200 late fee is assessed and increasing monthly fees apply until compliance.

Missouri CLE Deadlines & Deficiency Plan

• June 30: Deadline to complete required MCLE credits.
• July 31: Deadline to request a deficiency plan or file your Annual Report.
• September 30: Deadline to complete CLE under the deficiency plan to avoid harsher penalties.

Late Fee & Penalty Framework

• If you do not request a plan or comply by August 31: $200 late fee.
• Each additional month after August 31 accrues $50 more (capped at $500).
• If noncompliance continues, your name is reported for suspension under Rule 15.06.

Key Takeaway: Missouri doesn’t call it a “grace period” per se — instead, attorneys have until July 31 to request a deficiency plan, which grants a grace window until September 30 to catch up before escalating fines and suspension.

Missouri attorneys must complete 15 CLE credit hours each reporting year. Within those 15 hours, at least 3 must be in ethics, and 1 of those must address elimination of bias.

Annual CLE Requirements in Missouri

• Total requirement: 15 credit hours per year between July 1 and June 30
• Ethics requirement: 3 credit hours
• Elimination of bias requirement: 1 of the ethics hours
• Live minimum: at least 9 credit hours must be from live or interactive programs
• Self-study limit: up to 6 credit hours may be self-study (on-demand, etc.)
• Reporting deadline: July 31
• Excess hours (beyond 15) earned in a year may carry forward (live or ethics credits within limits)

Provider Support

• Sprout Education tracks Missouri CLE credits and assists with reporting compliance to The Missouri Bar

Key Takeaway: Missouri requires 15 CLE hours annually, including 3 ethics hours (1 in bias), with a live minimum, self-study cap, and carryover options.

In Missouri, you may begin reporting CLE credits for a compliance year as soon as the year begins (i.e., credit can be entered for courses completed anytime between July 1 and June 30). The reporting system is ongoing, not limited to year-end.

That said, the annual “report of compliance” (your certification) must be filed by July 31 following the June 30 deadline.

Key Details

• Missouri’s CLE reporting period runs from July 1 to June 30 each year.
• Attorneys must complete 15 CLE hours in that period, including 3 ethics hours.
• Activities are reported in the annual compliance report for the year in which they occur.
• The annual report is due no later than July 31.
• Missouri is a self-reporting state: CLE program sponsors generally do not file reports on behalf of attendees (but sponsors must retain records).
• If you miss the July 31 deadline, late filing penalties apply and you may be required to submit a deficiency plan.
• Sprout Education ensures that your Missouri-eligible credits are properly documented so you can enter them into your compliance report promptly.

Key Takeaway
In Missouri, you can report CLE credits continuously during the July-to-June cycle as you earn them; but your formal compliance report must be filed by July 31 following the end of that period.

You report CLE credits in Missouri by filing an Annual Report of Compliance through the Missouri Bar’s MyMCLE system by July 31, after completing required credits by June 30.
Missouri requires 15 total hours each year, including 3 in ethics and 1 in elimination of bias.

Overview of Missouri CLE Reporting

Missouri attorneys must earn 15 CLE credit hours annually, with at least 3 hours in ethics and professionalism and 1 of those focused on elimination of bias.
The compliance year runs from July 1 through June 30.
Up to 6 hours per year may be earned through self-study programs, but these do not count toward ethics or bias.
Excess live credit hours may be carried forward to the next reporting year, up to 15 hours.
Failure to report by July 31 may result in late fees and, if deficiencies remain, suspension.

Steps to Report CLE in Missouri

• Complete your 15 required credits (including the ethics and bias hours) by June 30.
• Retain certificates of attendance and provider information for your records.
• Log into MyMCLE on the Missouri Bar’s website.
• Submit your Annual Report of Compliance with your completed hours by July 31.
• If a program was not pre-approved, request accreditation through the portal.
• If you earned credits through Sprout Education, confirm that those hours are reflected in your MyMCLE transcript (we submit where permitted), but you must ensure they are included before filing.

Key Takeaway: Missouri requires attorneys to finish CLE hours by June 30 and file compliance via MyMCLE by July 31. Sprout Education helps with provider reporting where allowed, but you must review your transcript and certify compliance.

Missouri attorneys must complete 15 CLE credit hours per year, including 3 hours in ethics, 1 of which must be in Elimination of Bias.

The CLE compliance period runs July 1 through June 30, and the report is due by July 31.

Details

• Ethics requirement: At least 3 of the 15 hours must be ethics. One of those must focus on elimination of bias.

• Self-study limit: Up to 6 hours may be earned via self-study or on-demand courses (but not for specialty credits).

• Live requirement / format: At least 9 hours must be live or interactive.

• Carryover: Excess live program credits (not self-study) may carry over up to 15 hours. Ethics / bias credits carry over under limited thresholds (3 ethics, 1 bias).

• New admittees: Attorneys are exempt from the MCLE requirement for the reporting year in which they are admitted.

Key Takeaway: Missouri requires 15 CLE hours annually (with 3 ethics), allows up to 6 self-study hours, mandates 9 live hours minimum, and permits carryover of excess live credit.

Yes — Missouri requires that a significant majority of CLE hours be earned in “live” formats (in person or live webcasts). Specifically, at least 9 of the 15 required CLE hours each year must be in live programming; only up to 6 hours may come from on-demand/self-study formats.

Missouri CLE Format Rules

• Annual requirement: 15 CLE hours per reporting year under Supreme Court Rule 15.
• Live / “live programming” requirement: At least 9 hours must be earned in live programs (in person, teleconference, or web broadcast).
• Self-study / on-demand limit: No more than 6 hours may come from self-study formats (recorded or asynchronous), and ethical or elimination-of-bias credits must be earned via live programming.
• Accreditation standards: Programs (live or recorded) qualify only if they include interactive elements (e.g., instructor/moderator access) and satisfy Missouri Bar accreditation criteria.

Key Takeaway: Missouri mandates that at least 9 of the 15 annual CLE hours be earned in interactive live formats (in person or live webcast); only up to 6 hours may be via on-demand/self-study formats, and ethics/bias credits must be live.