How early can I report CLE credits in Oregon?

Oregon attorneys must complete 45 MCLE credits every three years.

Oregon’s MCLE cycle includes mandated credits in ethics, access to justice, mental health/substance abuse, and abuse reporting.

Details

• Total required: 45 credits per 3-year period.

• Specialty credits required:
 – 5 in ethics
 – 1 in child/elder abuse reporting
 – 1 in mental health / substance abuse
 – 3 in access to justice / elimination of bias (in alternate cycles)

• New admittee requirement: In their first reporting period, attorneys must complete 15 credits, including 9 in practical skills (4 in Oregon practice), 2 in ethics (1 Oregon ethics), 1 in mental health/substance abuse, and 3 in access to justice.

• Carryover: Up to 15 credits may be carried forward; ethics credits may carry over to satisfy the ethics requirement, but abuse reporting and access to justice credits carry only as general credits.

• Deadline & reporting: Credits must be earned by midnight on April 30 of the last year of your reporting period; compliance reports are due by May 31.

Key Takeaway: Oregon requires 45 credits every three years, with specified quotas in ethics, abuse reporting, access to justice, and mental health, and provisions for new admittees and carryovers.

Oregon attorneys report CLE by electronically certifying a compliance report via their OSB Member Dashboard by May 31 following the April 30 cutoff.

Key Details:

• The CLE reporting cycle ends April 30; attorneys must file their compliance report by May 31.
• Attorneys log into their OSB dashboard to certify their CLE compliance for the prior three-year period.
• CLE sponsors report attendance and course credit data to Oregon State Bar to populate attorney records and transcripts.
• Attorneys may use OSB Form 1 internally for recordkeeping; it is not returned to the Bar.

Key Takeaway: Oregon CLE reporting is done online through an OSB-certified compliance report by May 31, with provider-submitted attendance data populating the official transcript.

You report CLE (MCLE) credits in Oregon by completing your CLE hours by April 30 of your reporting period and then electronically certifying your compliance via your MCLE Compliance Report by May 31.
Oregon is a self-reporting jurisdiction — you prepare the report, but program sponsors also submit attendance data.

Overview of Oregon MCLE Reporting

• Attorneys in Oregon must complete 45 MCLE credits in each 3-year reporting period, including required specialty credits (ethics, access to justice/elimination of bias, abuse reporting, mental health/substance use).
• All credits must be completed by midnight on April 30 in the final year of your reporting cycle.
• The Compliance Report must be electronically certified and submitted by May 31 following the April 30 completion date.
• Program sponsors are required to report attendance to the Oregon State Bar within 30 days of the program.
• If a program you attended is not yet accredited in Oregon, you must apply for accreditation or submit supporting materials when you file your report.
• If you fail to submit by the deadline, a noncompliance notice is issued, late fees apply, and you may cure by completing remaining credits, submitting the report, and paying fees within a grace period.

Steps to Report CLE in Oregon

• Complete all required CLE credits (general + specialty) by April 30 of your reporting period.
• Retain certificates, course materials, provider information, and any accreditation paperwork.
• Confirm your MCLE transcript via your OSB Member Dashboard that credits submitted by sponsors have posted.
• Log into your OSB MCLE Compliance Report (online) and certify compliance by May 31.
• On the report, list any programs not automatically posted (with supporting documentation), and if needed request accreditation.
• Pay any required late or cure fees if you’re submitting late.
• If you earned credits through Sprout Education, check that your attendance was submitted and credited; we support program reporting where permitted, but you must ensure those credits appear on your report.

Key Takeaway: In Oregon, you must finish your 45 required MCLE credits by April 30 and then electronically certify your compliance via the OSB by May 31. Sprout Education supports attendance reporting where allowed, but it’s your duty to confirm your transcript and submit the compliance report.

Oregon attorneys must complete 45 MCLE (CLE) credit hours every three years.

MCLE Cycle & Deadline

• The three-year reporting period ends April 30.
• MCLE credits must be completed by midnight on April 30 of the final year.
• The compliance report is due by May 31.

Credit Types & Subrequirements

Among the 45 credits, attorneys must include hours in the following areas:

• Ethics (minimum)
• Mental health / substance use / cognitive impairment
• Abuse reporting (child or elder abuse)
• Access to justice / elimination of bias (in alternate cycles)

OSB rules cap certain credit categories (teaching, volunteer service, etc.).

New & Short Reporting Periods

• Newly admitted or reinstated members have a shortened first reporting period with prorated credit obligations.
• In the first cycle, new admittees are required to complete 15 CLE hours, including specific subcomponents (e.g. ethics, practical skills, access to justice).

Key Takeaway: Oregon requires 45 CLE hours every three years, with mandatory credits in ethics, abuse reporting, mental health, and access to justice, under a reporting deadline of May 31.

If you miss Oregon’s CLE deadline, you will be assessed a $200 fine and, if noncompliance continues past May 31, your license will be administratively suspended effective August 1. Oregon attorneys must complete all required CLE credits by midnight on April 30 and file their compliance report by May 31.

Oregon CLE Deadline & Reporting Dates

• April 30: Deadline to complete all CLE credits in your reporting period.
• May 31: Deadline to upload or certify CLEs and file compliance report.

Penalties & Suspension under Rule RL 8.12

• If no extension was granted and you fail to complete credits by April 30, a $200 fine is assessed once remaining credits are posted.
• Members who do not submit their MCLE transcript by May 31 will be automatically administratively suspended, effective August 1.

Key Takeaway: In Oregon, missing the CLE deadline draws a $200 fine and, if compliance is not achieved by May 31, leads to automatic administrative suspension beginning August 1.

In Oregon, CLE credit counts when earned from accredited continuing legal education activities as defined by the Oregon State Bar’s MCLE rules (Rules of Licensure Ch. 8).

Attorneys must complete 45 MCLE credits every 3 years, including required hours in ethics, child abuse/elder abuse reporting, mental health/substance use, and periodic access-to-justice training.

Approved activities that count

• Attendance at Bar-accredited CLE programs: live, webinars, teleconferences, and recorded formats (no cap on distance learning).
• University or law-school courses: credit awarded at the rate of 1 CEH per 50-minute class period or via semester/quarter conversion when preapproved.
• Teaching, writing, or service credit: subject to caps, under Category II credit (e.g. teaching CLE, serving on bar committees, pro tem judging).
• Programs with content in required subject areas (ethics, child/elder abuse reporting, mental health/substance use, access to justice) count toward those mandates.

Limits, special requirements & carryover

• At least 5 credits must be in ethics per reporting period.
• At least 1 credit must cover the statutory duty to report child abuse and elder abuse.
• At least 1 credit must address mental health, substance abuse, or cognitive impairment.
• In alternate reporting periods, attorneys must complete 3 hours of access-to-justice (elimination of bias / public service) programming.
• There is no limit on the number of credits earned via distance learning (recorded or live web formats).
• Carryover: up to 15 excess credits may be carried forward to the next cycle; of those, up to 6 ethics credits can count toward the next cycle’s ethics requirement.
• Newly admitted attorneys have a special requirement in their first reporting period: 15 credits, including 9 practical skills (4 in Oregon practice and procedure), 2 ethics (1 Oregon-specific), 1 mental health/substance use, and a 3-credit introductory access-to-justice course.
• Credit is computed per 50-minute instruction period (often converted to 1 CEH).
• Courses or activities (workshops, volunteer roles, independent education) not fitting standard formats must be preapproved by the bar for credit.

Key Takeaway: In Oregon, attorneys earn CLE via accredited live or recorded programs, university courses, teaching, writing, and service—subject to required credit allocations in ethics, abuse reporting, mental health, and access to justice—with full allowance for online learning and limited carryover.