Multi-State Practitioners

It depends on your jurisdiction — in some states yes, pro bono legal work can count toward CLE credit under specified conditions, while in many others it is expressly excluded.
Where permitted, the jurisdiction will typically impose eligibility rules (which pro bono providers qualify, how many hours convert to credit, caps per period, and documentation requirements).

Details:

• In New York, you may earn 1 CLE credit hour for every 2 hours (120 minutes) of eligible pro bono legal service, up to 10 pro bono

Maryland does not currently require attorneys to complete or report CLE credits. Mandatory MCLE has not been adopted.

You do not report CLE credits in Michigan because the state does not currently mandate continuing legal education or CLE reporting.
Michigan attorneys are not required by rule to certify CLE, though CLE may be useful for multi-state compliance or professional development.

Overview of Michigan CLE Status

Michigan is one of the states without a mandatory CLE requirement for attorneys. Some specialty areas (e.g. indigent defense) require CLE under specific statutory or administrative schemes, with reporting via the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) using CE Broker.

Steps (If You Have to Report for a Specific Program)

• Register for a free CE Broker account and link it to Michigan’s reporting

In Oregon, you cannot formally “report” your CLE compliance until after your reporting period ends. Credits must be earned by April 30, and you have until May 31 to submit your report.

During the year, credits you earn are recorded (by providers to your transcript), but your own submission (certification) only becomes available after April 30.

Key Details

• Oregon attorneys must complete 45 CLE credit hours over a three-year period.
• All credits must be completed by

You report CLE credits in Oklahoma by submitting an Annual Report of Compliance to the Oklahoma MCLE Commission by February 15, after completing your required credits during the prior calendar year.
Most attorneys do not self-report because approved providers must report your attendance within 30 days; you only need to report if credits are missing or you claim an exemption.

Overview of Oklahoma MCLE Reporting

• Oklahoma attorneys must complete 12 approved CLE credits each calendar year, including 2 hours in legal ethics and professionalism.
• The compliance period runs from January 1 to December 31.
• Providers are required to report attorney attendance within 30 days (or by January 10 of the following year, whichever is earlier).
• For members whose transcripts already show compliance (or exemption), no formal report is required.
• If your record is deficient or you claim exemption, you must file a Report of Compliance by February 15.
• Late or noncompliance may trigger additional fees, orders to show cause, suspension, or reinstatement procedures.

Steps to Report CLE in Oklahoma

• Complete your 12 required credits (with 2 ethics) by December 31.
• Confirm that approved providers have submitted your attendance to the MCLE Commission.
• Review your transcript via MyOKBar / OKMCLE to check compliance status.
• If some credits are missing or you are exempt, file your Report of Compliance by February 15 in the form prescribed by MCLEC.
• If audited, preserve certificates, course titles, provider data, and proof of attendance.
• If you earned credits via Sprout Education, ensure those credits are approved under Oklahoma rules and confirm that our provider reporting (where permitted) appeared in your transcript—if not, use the Report of Compliance to include them.

Key Takeaway: In Oklahoma, you don’t usually self-report because providers handle attendance submissions. Only attorneys with missing credit or claiming exemption must file a Report of Compliance by February 15. Sprout Education ensures attendance is accurately recorded where permitted, but you must verify your transcript and file when needed.

CLE reporting in Kansas is handled primarily by providers, not attorneys. Providers must electronically report attendance within 30 days of the program via the Kansas CLE attendance portal; attorneys review and confirm via the annual transcript notice.

Key Details:

• For provider-approved live or online programs, providers are required to submit attendance through the Kansas CLE system no later than 30 days after the course.
• Individual attorneys do not normally self-report attendance for provider-approved programs.
• Kansas CLE issues an annual transcript notice to attorneys; attorneys have 30 days to dispute any discrepancies.
• CLE must be completed by June 30 of each year; providers must post attendance by July 31 to count toward that year’s credits.

Key Takeaway: In Kansas, reporting is provider-driven via an online attendance portal; attorneys rely on the annual transcript notice to confirm compliance.

In Kansas, you can have your CLE credits reported as soon as a provider submits attendance — providers generally have up to 30 days to report them after the course.

You do not need to wait until June 30 (the compliance deadline) to begin having credits posted; the reporting process is continuous throughout the compliance period.

Key Details

• Kansas’s compliance period runs July 1 through June 30 each year.
• Attorneys must complete 12 CLE credits per year,

Rhode Island attorneys must complete 10 CLE credit hours each year, including 2 hours in ethics and 1 hour in diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) (effective for reporting years starting July 1, 2025).

The CLE year runs July 1 through June 30, with credit reporting due June 30.

Details

• Minimum total: 10 credit hours per reporting year.

• Ethics: At least 2 of those 10 hours must cover ethics or

Nevada attorneys report CLE via an Affirmation of Attendance submitted through the State Bar’s online transcript/dashboard system after completing credits by December 31. Providers must also report attendance for accredited programs within 30 days of completion.

Key Details:

• Accredited CLE providers report program attendance via the MCLE online portal within 30 days.
• Attorneys may self-report credits from non-accredited providers via the same portal.
• The deadline to submit the affirmation (and complete credits) is December 31; extensions are allowed through January with a fee, and reporting may continue until March 1 for late compliance with penalties.
• Attorneys can check their CLE transcript through their Member Dashboard to verify reported hours.

Key Takeaway: Nevada’s CLE reporting is done electronically via a state portal: providers must submit attendance within 30 days, and attorneys submit a final affirmation of attendance via their transcript by the deadline (with limited late reporting allowed under fee).

CLE is required on either an annual or biennial basis, depending on the state. Some jurisdictions require attorneys to complete CLE hours every year, while others set a two-year reporting cycle.

Common Reporting Periods

• Annual cycle: Attorneys must earn and report CLE credits each year (e.g., states like Alabama, Kansas, or Wyoming).
• Biennial cycle: Attorneys have a two-year period to complete their credits (e.g., states like California, New York, or Pennsylvania).
• Three-year cycle: A smaller group of states, such as Washington, operate on a three-year reporting cycle.

Practical Impact

• Compliance deadlines vary and often align with the attorney’s birth month, admission date, or a fixed calendar deadline.
• Attorneys practicing in multiple states must track separate compliance periods.
• Sprout Education monitors these jurisdictional differences to help attorneys stay on schedule across all reporting cycles.

Key Takeaway: CLE reporting frequency is not uniform—some states require annual compliance, others biennial, and a few triennial. Attorneys must follow the rules of their licensing state(s).

Attorneys in New Mexico submit a Certificate of Compliance attached to their annual State Bar membership renewal, listing all CLE activities and attaching certificates for non-Bar-sponsored events. Providers or the Bar often report attendance directly, but the formal reporting is via that compliance certificate.

Key Details:

• The compliance year runs January 1 through December 31.
• Each member must report CLE activities when renewing bar membership by submitting a Certificate of Compliance that includes Division-sponsored and non-Division courses.
• Non-Division-sponsored CLE requires attaching certificates of attendance to the compliance form; Division-sponsored courses require only listing (attendance records are kept by the Bar).
• Providers accredited in New Mexico report credits to the Bar (e.g. TRTCLE reports directly).
• Reporting deadline: the Certificate of Compliance must be submitted with the membership renewal (by March 1) covering the prior calendar year.

Key Takeaway: In New Mexico, CLE reporting is done via a Certificate of Compliance submitted during your bar renewal—with attachments for non-Bar sponsored courses—and providers also submit attendance to the Bar.

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.

No — you generally cannot share a CLE subscription with a colleague unless the provider’s terms explicitly permit it.

CLE providers and bar regulators almost always require that each user/licensee have a distinct, individual account so attendance verification, certificates, and credit tracking remain accurate.

Details:
– CLE providers typically verify attendance through unique user logins, activity tracking, and certificates tied to

In Tennessee, CLE credits begin being recorded as soon as providers submit attendance (within 30 days of the course). However, you cannot formally certify your CLE compliance until after the calendar year ends (December 31) — the reporting deadline is March 31 of the following year.

Key Details

• Attorneys must complete 15 CLE credit hours each year, including 3 hours of Ethics/Professionalism.
• Providers are required to report attendance and credits to the Commission within 30 days after the event.
• Compliance is assessed after the year closes: hours must be earned by December 31.
• The Annual Report Statement (for reporting) is issued in March, and attorneys must submit any missing or corrected hours by March 31.
• The Commission does not begin to assess compliance until the 30-day provider reporting window has passed after December 31.

Key Takeaway
You can start having CLE credits entered into your record right after completing courses (via provider reporting), but your formal CLE compliance reporting can only occur after December 31, with a March 31 deadline for submission.

Oklahoma does not explicitly provide a “grace period” beyond its reporting deadline of February 15. Attorneys must earn CLE by December 31 and file their report by February 15 to avoid late fees.

Oklahoma CLE Deadlines

• December 31: Deadline to complete the required 12 CLE credits.
• February 15: Deadline to submit the annual CLE report or claim exemption.

Late Penalties & Noncompliance

• A $100 late-compliance charge is added for failing to meet the CLE requirement by December 31.
• A $100 charge is also added for failing to file the report by February 15, though the Commission may waive it for extreme hardship.
• After February 15, attorneys are served an order to show cause within 60 days why they should not be suspended.

Key Takeaway: Oklahoma’s timeline requires CLE by December 31 and reporting by February 15 — there is no additional grace window built in, and late-filing triggers fixed charges and a show-cause process.

Arizona attorneys must complete 15 CLE credit hours each year, including 3 hours in ethics.

The educational cycle runs July 1 through June 30, and attorneys must file an affidavit of compliance by September 15.

Details

• Total requirement: 15 hours annually.
• Ethics / professional responsibility: at least 3 of the 15 hours must be in this

Idaho attorneys must complete 30 accredited CLE credit hours every three years, including at least 3 hours in ethics.
At least 15 credits must be earned through live webinar or in-person courses, and no more than 15 hours may come from self-study or on-demand online programs.

Details

• Reporting cycle: 3 years, ending December 31
• Ethics requirement: Minimum 3 ethics credits per cycle
• Live requirement: At least 15 hours must come from live, interactive programs (in-person, live webcast, or teleconference)
• Self-study cap: No more than 15 credits may be earned through self-study or on-demand formats
• New admittee requirement: Within one year of admission, new attorneys must complete 10 New Admittee Credit (NAC) approved credits, which count toward the 30-hour total
• Carryover: Excess CLE credits do not carry into the next reporting period
• Certification deadline: Attorneys must certify compliance by February 1 following the end of their reporting year

Key Takeaway

Idaho attorneys must complete 30 CLE hours every 3 years — at least 15 must be live (in-person or interactive webinars) and at least 3 must be in ethics, with the remaining 15 allowed through self-study or on-demand programs.

Yes — New Jersey requires that at least half of an attorney’s CLE credits in each compliance period be earned “live” (in-person or synchronous interactive formats).

The rule ensures that 50% of the 24 credit-hour biennial requirement comes from live instruction as defined by the Board.

Details

• New Jersey attorneys must complete 24 credit hours every two years.
• At least 12 credits must be obtained in “live

The grace period for CLE reporting in Washington runs until February 1 after the December 31 deadline. Attorneys must complete credits by December 31, but they have until February 1 to certify compliance before late fees or suspension apply.

Key Deadlines:

• Credits must be completed by December 31 of the reporting cycle.
• Certification (reporting) is allowed until February 1 of the following year.

Consequences of Missing the Grace Period:

• A late fee applies if certification is not completed by February 1.
• Continued failure may result in administrative suspension until certification is completed.

Key Takeaway: Washington attorneys effectively get one extra month to certify CLE compliance, but missing February 1 risks penalties.

Illinois attorneys are required to complete 30 CLE credit hours every two years, including at least 6 hours in professional responsibility (PR).

Those 6 PR hours must include at least 1 hour in diversity/inclusion and 1 hour in mental health/substance abuse.

Details

• Compliance period: 2 years (July 1 → June 30) based on last name grouping.
• Carryover: Up to 10 excess credits