Colorado

You report CLE credits in Colorado by self-reporting them to your online CLE transcript and filing an online affidavit by January 31 following the end of your 3-year compliance period.
This process certifies credits completed by December 31 of your final compliance year.

Overview of Colorado MCLE Reporting

Colorado’s compliance period is three years. You must complete all credits by December 31 of the final year and report by January 31.
Colorado requires attorneys to use the online affidavit system and maintain an accurate online transcript.

How to Report CLE in Colorado

• Complete your required credits by December 31 of your final compliance year.
• Log into your CLETrack

In Colorado, CLE credit counts for attending accredited live or on-demand programs, teaching or presenting CLE, pro bono legal work, research and writing, committee work, mentoring, and law school or LLM courses (with limits).

To qualify, activities must meet the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel’s Regulation 103 standards and be properly accredited or approved.

Details

• Live or real-time programs (in person, webinars, teleconferences) earn standard credit.
• On-demand/homestudy programs

No — judges in Colorado are not subject to a separate CLE system; they comply with the same continuing legal education requirements that govern registered lawyers.

Under Colorado law (C.R.C.P. 250 et seq.), every “registered lawyer and every judge” must complete 45 CLE credit hours per three-year compliance period (including at least seven hours of professional responsibility).

The CLE rules explicitly treat judges as part of the same regulated group for CLE reporting, accreditation, and compliance.

Key

No — Colorado does not permit carryover of CLE credits to a later compliance period.

Colorado’s CLE rules state that excess credits “may not be used to meet the minimum educational requirements in any subsequent compliance period.”

Details & nuances

• Colorado’s CLE rules (C.R.C.P. 250 et seq.) require attorneys to complete 45 credit hours every three

Missing Colorado’s CLE deadline may lead to administrative suspension of your law license if noncompliance persists. Colorado attorneys must complete 45 CLE credits (including 7 professional responsibility credits, at least 2 in EDI) by December 31 of the compliance period and report by January 31.

Noncompliance & Suspension Under C.R.C.P. 250.7

• The Supreme Court issues a statement of noncompliance and gives you 14 days to cure or request a hearing.
• If noncompliance remains after that period, the Court may suspend your license.
• To reinstate, you must submit proof of compliance, pay applicable penalties or fees, and satisfy any procedural requirements.

Key Takeaway: In Colorado, failing to meet or report CLE obligations triggers administrative suspension unless the deficiency is corrected within directive timelines.

No — Colorado does not require a minimum number of in-person (classroom) CLE hours.

Colorado’s CLE (MCLE) framework allows “live” formats (in-person, live webcast, teleconference, etc.) and “home study” (recorded) formats within rules of accreditation.

Details

• Colorado attorneys must complete 45 credit hours every three years, including 7 hours in professional responsibility.

The grace period for CLE reporting in Colorado is until January 31 following the December 31 compliance deadline. Attorneys must complete CLE by December 31, but they have until January 31 to self-report their credits.

Colorado CLE Reporting Window

• December 31: Deadline to finish all required CLE credits in your compliance period.
• January 31: Final date to file your CLE affidavit or report for that period.

Late Filing & Make-Up Options

• If reports are filed after January 31, a late fee is imposed.
• Attorneys may file a Make-Up Plan by January 31 to cure deficiencies by May 31.
• If Make-Up Plan is accepted, full compliance and submission must occur no later than June 14.

Key Takeaway: Colorado gives attorneys a one-month grace period after December 31 — until January 31 — to report CLE, with late fees applying beyond that and a Make-Up Plan option available for deficiencies.

Colorado attorneys must complete 45 CLE credit hours every three years. Of those, 7 hours must be devoted to professional responsibility, including 5 in ethics or professionalism and 2 in equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

Cycle & Reporting

• Compliance period: three years
• Deadline to complete credits: December 31 of the last year
• Reporting deadline: January 31 of the following year

Credit Breakdown & Limits

• Total required: 45 credit hours
• Professional responsibility: 7 hours (5 ethics/professionalism + 2 EDI)
• No carryover of credits between cycles
• All credits may be earned via live or on-demand formats

Special Rules & Exceptions

• Attorneys 72 or older who remain active become exempt from MCLE requirement in that compliance period
• Compliance period for first cycle starts on admission and ends December 31 of the third full calendar year thereafter

Key Takeaway: Colorado’s reporting cycle requires 45 CLE hours every three years, including 7 professional responsibility hours (5 ethics + 2 EDI), with no carryover allowed.

Attorneys in Colorado report CLE by submitting an online affidavit through the Colorado CLETrack system, certifying all credits earned in the compliance period. The affidavit must be filed by January 31 following the December 31 compliance deadline.

Key Details:

• Reporting is done via the Colorado CLETrack online portal.
• Attorneys must self-report both accredited CLEs and activities like teaching, writing, or committee work.
• The CLE rules require timely reporting, and the CLETrack portal encourages reporting within 90 days of credit completion.
• The Colorado Supreme Court regulations explicitly require use of the online affidavit system or approved forms.

Key Takeaway: In Colorado, attorneys must self-report CLE via the CLETrack online affidavit by January 31, following the compliance period’s December 31 cutoff.

You may begin reporting Colorado CLE credits after your three-year compliance period ends on December 31, with the available reporting window opening immediately and running until the filing deadline of January 31.
The rules require you to complete all required CLE by December 31 and submit your certification by January 31 of the following year.

Key Details

• Colorado attorneys must complete 45 CLE credit hours in each three-year cycle, including 7 hours in Professional Responsibility.
• Once December 31 passes, the reporting (self-certification) period becomes active through January 31.
• You cannot file your certification before the compliance period ends (i.e. before December 31).
• In practice, you may prepare and log your CLE entries shortly after year-end so long as all hours are finalized.
• Sprout Education ensures you receive proper course identifiers and documentation to support your Colorado CLE reporting.

Key Takeaway: In Colorado, you can report your CLE as soon as December 31 (when your cycle ends), and you have until January 31 to certify your compliance.

Yes — attorneys in Colorado can submit CLE credits online using the Colorado “CLEtrack” system.

Colorado is a self-reporting jurisdiction, so lawyers must certify their own CLE attendance via the online portal.

Details:

• You log into cletrack.coloradosupremecourt.com using your registration (Bar) number to enter completed credits and view

Inactive attorneys in Colorado are exempt from the MCLE requirement while their status remains inactive.

When an attorney transfers to inactive status, Rule 250 defers their CLE obligation for that compliance period. ([turn0search2])

If they return to active status, a new compliance period begins—prior CLE completed while inactive does not count toward active requirements. ([turn0search7])

Key Takeaway: Colorado inactive attorneys incur no MCLE obligations; once they reactivate, CLE obligations start fresh under the

No — Colorado does not provide a formal “extension” beyond the reporting deadline; you must report by January 31 or risk late fees or noncompliance consequences.

Colorado’s CLE system gives attorneys until January 31 (following the December 31 compliance date) to self-report CLE hours. There is no published rule allowing an extension of that reporting period beyond January 31.

Details & Constraints

• Colorado requires attorneys to complete required CLE by December 31 of the reporting period.
• The rule

The CLE reporting deadline in Colorado is January 31 following the compliance period.

Colorado attorneys must complete all required CLE by December 31 of their three-year compliance cycle and then report by January 31.

Colorado CLE Reporting Rules

• Completion Deadline: December 31 of the final year of the compliance period
• Reporting Deadline:

Yes — in Colorado you can report CLE credits late, but it triggers “late reporting” fees, requires submission of a make-up plan, and you must cure deficiencies by deadlines set in the regulations. Colorado’s CLE rules provide a structured path for late reporting and compliance.

Details from Colorado’s CLE Regulations:

• Under Regulation 107, a registered lawyer, judge, or LLP failing to timely comply must pay a late reporting fee when submitting a

No — Colorado does not differentiate CLE requirements by part-time vs full-time attorneys; all active attorneys must satisfy the same standard.

Colorado’s MCLE rules require all actively licensed attorneys under age 72 to complete 45 CLE credit hours every three years, including at least 7 hours in professional responsibility (with prescribed splits for ethics, professionalism, and equity/diversity).

Details:

• The 45-hour requirement applies uniformly to all active attorneys.
• Within the 7 professional responsibility hours, at

Colorado attorneys must earn 45 CLE credit hours every three years, including at least 7 hours in professional responsibility.
Of those 7 professional responsibility hours, at least 5 must be in ethics or professionalism and at least 2 must be in equity, diversity, and inclusivity.

Details
• Compliance period: 3 years, ending December 31.
• Reporting deadline: January 31 following the end of the cycle.
• Exemption: Lawyers age 72 and older are exempt from the MCLE requirement.
• Credit hour basis: 50 minutes = 1 CLE hour.
• No carryover: Excess credits from one compliance period cannot be carried into the next.

Key Takeaway: Colorado requires 45 CLE hours per three-year period, with a 7-hour professional responsibility component (split

No — Colorado does not require CLE to be completed in person; live webcast and recorded formats are fully permitted. Colorado allows attorneys to satisfy all CLE requirements via live webcasts or previously recorded (on-demand) programs.

Annual CLE Requirements in Colorado

• Total requirement: 45 credit hours per three-year reporting period, with 7 hours in professional responsibility.
• Compliance reporting deadline: December 31 for activities, with reporting by January 31.

Credit Formats and Limits

• Live webcast (interactive real-time) programs count as live and satisfy CLE requirements.
• Previously recorded or on-demand programs are accepted as distance learning for all credits.
• Independent study (unaccredited) is allowed for up to 9 general credits per compliance period but cannot satisfy professional responsibility credits.

Provider Approval & Reporting

• CLE programs must be accredited by the Colorado CLJE Office for automatic transcript entry.
• Attorneys must self-report attendance or completion of accredited programs via the Colorado CLE transcript system.
• For non-accredited live or homestudy programs, attorneys may apply for credit using specific forms (Form 1B or Form 7).

Key Takeaway: Colorado allows full satisfaction of CLE requirements through live webcasts and recorded programs; there is no mandate for in-person attendance.

Yes — Colorado provides some narrow exemptions from CLE, chiefly an age exemption at 72 and exemptions for certain license types (Foreign Legal Consultant, Pro Bono Counsel).

Under Colorado’s MCLE rules (C.R.C.P. 250), all “active” attorneys under age 72 must comply; in the compliance period in which an attorney turns 72 (while remaining active) they become exempt.

Details / Exceptions

• Age Exemption: In the compliance period when an attorney reaches age 72 and remains on active status, they