Reporting & Compliance

Acceptable CLE credit in Arizona includes: live CLE programs, webcasts, on-demand (recorded) courses, teaching approved legal education, writing legal articles, and qualifying pro bono service under Rule 45.

To count, activities must have attorneys as the primary audience, present significant legal or ethical content, supply an agenda/materials, issue attendance certificates, and be claimed only once per year.

Details

• Arizona requires 15 CLE hours annually, with at least 3 hours in ethics.
• CLE hour calculation: one hour = 50 minutes of

You report CLE credits in Delaware by submitting your compliance certification via your DESCLMS (“Delaware Supreme Court Lawyer Management System”) account.
You must certify by March 1 (or earlier) following your compliance period and ensure your attendance is posted to your online transcript.

Overview of Delaware CLE Reporting

Delaware requires 24 CLE credits every two years, including at least 4 hours of enhanced ethics and at least 12 hours of live/in-person credit.
Providers must submit attendance records to the Commission within 30 days of the program date.
Your transcript is updated accordingly; if a program doesn’t appear, you may need to submit an approval request in the DESCLMS system.
If not compliant by deadlines, a graduated delinquency fee is imposed (first $150, then increments), and failure to cure by April 15 may lead to administrative suspension.

How to Report CLE in Delaware

• Complete required 24 CLE credits by December 31 of your compliance year, including the required

Yes — Pennsylvania attorneys may request an extension or waiver for CLE reporting under 204 Pa. Code § 6. The CLE Board may grant extensions of time for completing CLE requirements in cases of undue hardship or compelling reasons.

Pennsylvania CLE Rules & Reporting

• Every active lawyer must complete annual CLE during their compliance period (April 30, August 31, or December 31, depending on their group).
• 204 Pa. Code § 6 allows the Board to waive CLE obligations for up to one year, and to grant extensions of time under Rule 113.
• The application for an extension must include reasons, efforts to comply, and a plan to complete.
• A $50 filing fee accompanies the extension request under Board regulations.

What You Should Do

1. Review 204 Pa. Code § 6 and Rule 113 in the CLE Board’s regulations.
2. Draft a written application stating your hardship or compelling circumstances, your efforts to comply, and a completion plan.
3. Submit the application to the Pennsylvania CLE Board with the $50 filing fee.
4. Await Board action, and if granted, complete your CLE under the extended deadline.

Limitations & Considerations

• Granting extensions or waivers is discretionary — not guaranteed.
• The Board can impose additional CLE requirements when a waiver ends.
• Extensions are for completing requirements, not altering the CLE amounts or categories.
• The application must be timely; delay weakens your case.

Key Takeaway
Pennsylvania allows CLE reporting extensions or waivers under § 6 and Rule 113 for undue hardship or compelling reasons — submit a timely application with justification and plan, and pay the $50 filing fee, but approval is not automatic.

Attorneys in Arkansas report CLE compliance through the online MCLE reporting system managed by the Arkansas Supreme Court Office of Professional Programs. The annual compliance period ends June 30, and attorneys must certify and submit their CLE credits online by July 31.

Arkansas CLE Reporting Format

• Completion deadline: All required CLE credits (12 per year, including 1 ethics credit) must be earned by June 30.
• Reporting deadline: Attorneys must log in and submit their compliance via the online MCLE reporting form by July 31.
• Electronic reporting: The system allows attorneys to view credited courses, add missing programs, and electronically affirm compliance.
• Sponsor verification: CLE sponsors must verify attendance and report program details directly to the Office of Professional Programs, though attorneys remain responsible for final certification.
• Out-of-state attorneys: Those residing in a jurisdiction without MCLE requirements may file a “No CLE Required” certification form by October 31 following the compliance year.

Key Takeaway

Arkansas attorneys must complete CLE by June 30 and report compliance online by July 31 using the Supreme Court’s MCLE portal, ensuring all sponsor-reported credits appear correctly before certification.

In Iowa, you begin “reporting” CLE credits only after the reporting period ends (December 31). The annual CLE report becomes available after year-end, and attorneys must submit their report by March 10.

You do not file compliance partway through the year — you accumulate completed credits all year, then self-report after December 31.

Key Details

• Iowa’s CLE reporting period is calendar year (Jan 1 to Dec 31).
• Attorneys must complete 15 CLE hours per year,

Yes — Oklahoma imposes a separate Mandatory Judicial Continuing Legal Education (MJCLE) requirement for judges, in addition to the CLE rule for attorneys.

Judges of district courts, appellate courts, the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and certain others must complete 12 hours of approved judicial education annually.

Details

• Under the “Rules for Mandatory Judicial Continuing Legal Education,” all judges of the Oklahoma District Courts,

Yes — Utah requires that at least 6 hours of the 12 required CLE credits be “Verified CLE” (live or real-time), which may include in-person instruction.

The remaining 6 hours may be elective (self-study) or verified CLE.

Details

• Active Utah attorneys must complete 12 hours of accredited CLE each year, including 1 hour in ethics and 1 hour in

You report CLE credits in New York by certifying your compliance on your biennial Attorney Registration Form (due within 30 days after your birthday in alternate years).
New York uses a self-reporting model — you don’t submit each certificate to the CLE Board, but you must retain them for audit.

Overview of New York CLE Reporting

Experienced attorneys must complete 24 CLE credit hours every two years, including:
• 4 hours in Ethics & Professionalism
• 1 hour in Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
• 1 hour in Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection (effective July 1, 2023)
Newly admitted attorneys (first two years) must complete 32 transitional CLE hours (16 per year), with required categories including ethics, skills, law practice, and one cybersecurity hour.
You may carry over up to 6 credits from one cycle to the next.
You are exempt if you do not practice law in New York during the cycle, are a full-time active duty military, or are retired under Judiciary Law § 468-a.

Steps to Report CLE in New York

• Complete your required CLE hours before your registration due date (within 30 days after your

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

No — North Carolina’s CLE rules do not provide a reduced obligation for part-time attorneys; all active bar members must satisfy the same standard (unless exempt or prorated for partial first period).

All active members of the North Carolina State Bar must complete 24 hours of approved CLE over each two-year reporting period, including 4 hours in professional responsibility (ethics), 1 hour in technology training, and 1 hour in professional well-being.

Details:

• Members may carry forward up to 12 credit hours (but specialty credits like ethics, technology, or well-being must be

Arkansas attorneys must complete 12 CLE credit hours per year, including at least 1 hour in ethics.
The reporting period runs July 1 through June 30, and attorneys must file by July 31.

Details
• Total required: 12 credits annually.
• Ethics: At least 1 hour must be in ethics.
• Carryover: Attorneys may carry over up to 12 credits (including 1 ethics) into the next cycle.
• Exemptions: Attorneys or judges aged 70 or with 40 years of licensure are exempt.
• Speaking credits: Solo speakers get 4 hours credit for each hour presented (first time); repeat presentations get 2 hours. Panelists with prepared materials get 3 hours.

Key Takeaway: Arkansas requires 12 CLE hours each year, including 1 hour of ethics, with carryover and speaker credit rules, and

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

Delaware attorneys must complete 24 CLE credit hours every two years. That mandate includes at least 4 hours in enhanced ethics and requires a minimum of 12 live hours.

Reporting Cycle & Deadlines

• Compliance period: two years
• Credits due by December 31 of the appropriate compliance year (even or odd, depending on admission year)
• Certification/reporting deadline: February 1 following the compliance year

Credit Requirements & Formats

• Total required: 24 hours
• Enhanced ethics: 4 hours
• Live hours: at least 12 hours must be live (in-person or real-time)
• Online/self-study (eCLE) hours: up to 12 hours allowed

Carryover, Exemptions & Special Rules

• Carryover: up to 20 excess credit hours may roll into the next compliance period — but enhanced ethics credits do not carry over
• Senior attorneys: reduced requirement of 12 hours per two-year period, including 2 enhanced ethics
• Newly admitted attorneys’ first cycle is prorated; fundamentals programs must be completed within first 4 years

Provider Role & Reporting Support

• Sprout Education assists in tracking credit accumulation and supports submission of compliance data to Delaware’s CLE Commission

Key Takeaway: Delaware attorneys must earn 24 CLE hours every 2 years, including 4 enhanced ethics hours and a minimum of 12 live hours, with certification due February 1 after the compliance year.

The CLE reporting deadline in Oregon is May 31 following the April 30 compliance cutoff.

Oregon attorneys must complete all required CLE credits by midnight April 30 and then certify via the MCLE transcript by May 31.

Oregon CLE Reporting & Compliance

• Compliance (credit completion) deadline: April 30 of the final year in your reporting

No — Wisconsin’s CLE rules apply uniformly to all “active” attorneys; there is no reduced CLE obligation for part-time attorneys.

Under Supreme Court Rule Chapter 31, attorneys in Wisconsin must complete 30 hours of approved CLE in each two-year reporting period (including at least 3 hours in ethics).

Details:

• At least 15 of the 30 hours must be from “live” programs.
• Ethics hours must be taken live (i.e. not via repeated

Yes – you can submit CLE compliance online in North Dakota by emailing the Report of Compliance to the ND CLE Commission.

The Report of Compliance is required after each three-year reporting period and must be filed by the post-period deadline.

Details:

• The reporting period ends June 30, and compliance must be reported by July 31.
• A Report of Compliance, in the form set

Attorneys in New Jersey report CLE compliance via their Annual Attorney Registration & Billing Statement, certifying that they have met the credit requirement for their compliance period. Providers submit attendance records to feed the attorney transcript, but the attorney’s self-certification on the registration statement is what constitutes formal reporting.

Key Details:

• Each attorney is placed into one of two compliance groups (Group 1 = born Jan–Jun, Group 2 = born Jul–Dec) and has a December 31 deadline in alternating years.
• Attorneys must complete 24 CLE credits every two years, including at least 5 ethics/professionalism credits (with 2 in diversity/inclusion) and at least 12 credits from live programs.
• Providers report attorney attendance via the Board on Continuing Legal Education (BCLE) system, which populates the transcript for attorneys to review.
• If a certificate is missing from the transcript, attorneys may submit it or dispute it with the BCLE before certifying.
• Late or noncompliance reporting requires completing a compliance reporting form and paying a late compliance fee.

Key Takeaway: In New Jersey, CLE reporting is handled via self-certification on the Annual Registration & Billing Statement, supported by provider attendance reporting through BCLE, and correction if needed before the deadline.

Rhode Island attorneys must complete 10 CLE credit hours each year. That includes at least 2 hours in legal ethics and, starting July 1, 2025, 1 hour in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Annual CLE Requirements in Rhode Island

• Total requirement: 10 credit hours per reporting year
• Ethics requirement: 2 credit hours
• DEI requirement: 1 credit hour (effective July 1, 2025)
• Minimum live credit: 4 credit hours
• Maximum video replay/distance learning: 6 credit hours
• Reporting deadline: June 30 annually

Carryover & Exemptions

• Up to 10 excess live credits may carry forward one year
• Ethics credits in excess may also be carried over
• Newly admitted attorneys are exempt from the CLE requirement during the reporting year they are admitted and the next full reporting year; they must complete a “Bridge the Gap” program

Key Takeaway: Rhode Island requires 10 CLE hours each year, including 2 in ethics, 1 in DEI (from July 2025), with minimum live credits, limited carryover, and a Bridge the Gap requirement for new attorneys.

A CLE deficiency notice is an official notification sent by a state bar or MCLE board when an attorney has not completed or reported the required CLE credits by the deadline. It alerts the attorney to the deficiency and provides a cure period before penalties or suspension are imposed.

What It Includes

• The number of CLE credits still outstanding.
• Categories of credits missing (e.g., ethics, professionalism, specialty).
• Deadlines for curing the deficiency (often 30–60 days).
• Instructions for submitting proof of compliance and paying late fees.

Key Takeaway: A CLE deficiency notice is the bar’s formal warning that you are out of compliance, giving you a final chance to fix missing credits before fines or suspension take effect.

Lawyers in North Carolina generally do not self-report CLE; approved CLE sponsors submit attendance to the State Bar within 40 days of the program. If a lawyer is asked to cure a CLE deficiency, they may self-report attendance (by mailing, faxing, or emailing certificates) to the CLE department.

Key Details:

• Most sponsors of CLE programs must report attendance directly to the NC State Bar CLE department within 40 days.
• If a lawyer receives a notice of a prior year’s deficit, they may self-report attendance via submission of the certificate(s) to the CLE department.
• The State Bar provides a “Report of Attendance at a CLE Program” form for sponsors.
• Attorneys must maintain records and certificates in case the Bar audits the compliance certificate.

Key Takeaway: In North Carolina, the reporting format is primarily sponsor-driven attendance submission, with attorneys only self-reporting in corrective or deficiency contexts.