What is the grace period for CLE reporting in Indiana?

No — Indiana’s CLE rules do not create a reduced requirement for part-time attorneys; all active attorneys must satisfy the same minimum standards.

Indiana’s Admission and Discipline Rule 29 requires attorneys to complete 36 CLE credit hours in each three-year cycle, including at least 3 hours in professional responsibility, and at least 6 hours must be earned each year.

• Rule 29 governs CLE eligibility, credit types, reporting, and compliance.
• New admittees must also complete a 6-hour applied professionalism course in their first three-year cycle.
• The rules do not make any adjustment or reduction based on whether an attorney works part time or full time.

Key Takeaway: Indiana treats all active attorneys the same for CLE — part-time status does not lessen the 36-hour obligation (plus applied professionalism for new admittees).

You can begin having your Indiana CLE credits reported immediately after you attend a qualifying CLE activity. Under Indiana’s rules, CLE sponsors must submit attendance reports to the Commission within 30 days of the course.

You don’t have to wait until the end of your three-year cycle to “report” — attendance reporting is rolling and continuous. Sprout Education (or any CLE provider) should report your earned credits promptly so they appear on your official record well before your compliance deadline.

Key Details

• Indiana operates on a three-year compliance period, with at least 36 CLE hours required.
• Sponsors must submit attendance reports within 30 days after the course ends.
• Attorneys may also apply for credit before or after the course for non-inhouse courses.
• There is no requirement that all credits be “reported” only at the end of the cycle — reporting is contemporaneous with course completion.
• However, all required credits must be earned by December 31 of your reporting period.

Key Takeaway
In Indiana, you may begin reporting CLE credits immediately after attending them — sponsors are required to submit attendance within 30 days, so credits enter your record well in advance of the December 31 compliance deadline.

Indiana attorneys must complete 36 CLE credit hours every three years. That includes a per-year minimum of 6 hours and at least 3 hours of ethics.

Cycle & Reporting

• Educational period: 3 years
• Completion deadline: December 31 of the final year
• Reporting deadline: December 31 (of the same final year)

Credit Requirements & Limits

• Total required: 36 credit hours
• Minimum per year: 6 credit hours
• Ethics requirement: at least 3 credit hours per period
• Non-Legal Subject (NLS) credit cap: 12 hours per 3-year period
• No carryover of credits into a new cycle

New Admittee / Applied Professionalism Requirement

• Newly admitted attorneys must complete a 6-hour approved Applied Professionalism course during their first three-year cycle, in lieu of part of the ethics requirement
• The Applied Professionalism course must be completed between January 1 after admission and December 31 of the third year in the period

Key Takeaway: Indiana requires 36 CLE hours every 3 years, with a requirement of 6 hours annually, at least 3 hours in ethics, and no carryover between cycles.

Indiana attorneys must complete 36 CLE credit hours every three years, with a minimum of 6 hours per year and at least 3 hours in ethics.

These requirements are set under Indiana’s Admission & Discipline Rule 29 and overseen by the Commission for Continuing Legal Education (ACE).

Details

• Annual minimum: 6 credits each calendar year.
• Three-year cycle: 36 credits total.
• Ethics: At least 3 credits in professional responsibility must be included in the 36.
• Non-Legal Subject (NLS): No more than 12 hours in a cycle may be NLS credit.
• Newly admitted attorneys: In their first three-year cycle, must complete a 6-hour applied professionalism course (counts toward the ethics requirement) instead of or in lieu of certain ethics credits.

Key Takeaway: Indiana attorneys need 36 CLE credits every three years (6 per year), including 3 ethics, with a 12-hour cap on NLS credit and a special applied professionalism requirement for new admittees.

Yes — in Indiana attorneys can submit CLE attendance via an online portal (Indiana’s Judicial Branch CLE portal).

The portal allows reporting attendance for courses when the provider does not report, and also handles accreditation applications. ([in.gov](https://www.in.gov/courts/help/portal/education/report-cle/))

Details:

• The Indiana Judicial Branch “Report Legal Education Credits” portal lets attorneys report attendance for CLE programs if the provider hasn’t done so.
• Many CLE providers in Indiana automatically report credits to the state, but when they don’t, lawyers have the option to submit the attendance themselves online via “My Courses and Attendance.”
• The portal also supports applying for accreditation of courses not already approved.
• The deadline for reporting proof of attendance is 30 days after the course.

Key Takeaway:
Indiana provides an online reporting system where attorneys can submit CLE attendance (when needed) via the Judicial Branch CLE portal, though many providers report credits automatically.

Yes — judges in Indiana are subject to separate continuing judicial education (CJE) requirements distinct from the general CLE obligations for attorneys.

These judicial duties are governed under Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 28, while general CLE is under Rule 29, and the two regimes overlap in approved credits but impose different minimums.

Details:

• Rule 29 expressly provides that attorneys who also serve as judges are governed by Rule 28 for education requirements.
• Under Rule 28 and implementing materials, “state level judicial officers” must complete 15 hours of approved courses per year, and 54 hours per three-year reporting period; at least 5 hours must be in professional responsibility, and no more than 18 hours may be non-legal subject matter.
• Other judicial officers (senior judges, part-time commissioners/referees, city/town or small claims court judges) must complete 6 hours per year and 36 hours per three-year period, with 3 hours in professional responsibility and a cap on non-legal subject matter credits.
• Courses approved for general CLE by the Indiana Office of Admissions & Continuing Education also qualify for judicial credit.

Key Takeaway

Judges in Indiana operate under a distinct judicial education framework (Rule 28) that requires higher credits (for many) and specialized rules, and they cannot rely solely on the attorney CLE minimums under Rule 29 to satisfy their obligations.