Missouri

Yes — in Missouri, you can submit CLE credits online via The Missouri Bar’s “My MCLE” system.

Attorneys report MCLE hours, check compliance status, and pay any fees through that online reporting portal.

Details:

• The Missouri Bar’s MCLE Home page allows you to “record hours & submit your Annual Report” online.
• The MCLE

Yes — Missouri requires that at least 9 of the 15 CLE credits each year be earned through “live interactive” formats (in-person, live webcasts, teleseminars).
Missouri limits “self-study” (on-demand / archived) credit to no more than 6 hours per year, and ethics / bias credits must be earned via live programs.

Missouri’s Format Requirements in Detail

• Under Missouri Supreme Court Rule 15 and related regulations, attorneys may receive up to 6 hours of self-study credit each reporting year.
• Self-study credit cannot satisfy ethics, professionalism, or elimination of bias credit requirements.
• Rule 15 also mandates that “live programs” include webinars or synchronous interactive courses, provided they occur in real time with a qualified instructor available.
• A secondary non-official source (NACLE) states that 9 live interactive credits are required.
• The rule further requires that a minimum of nine hours of instruction cover substantive legal topics in Missouri or federal law (the “Annual Law Update” equivalent) which must be delivered live or interactive.

Summary Table

Key Takeaway

Missouri does require a substantial live-interactive component: attorneys must earn at least 9 of their 15 CLE credits via live or interactive programming, with up to 6 credit hours from self-study (on-demand), and ethics or bias credits must be obtained through live formats.

Yes — in Missouri, some judges (especially municipal judges) are subject to separate continuing judicial or judicial-CLE requirements beyond the general attorney CLE rules.

However, the separate requirement applies only to certain judicial categories and is not universal for all judges.

Details

• Under Missouri Rule 18, municipal judges must complete continuing education: non-lawyer municipal judges must earn and

Yes — under Missouri’s CLE rules, attorneys in inactive status or non-practicing “non-resident” status may be exempt from CLE educational and reporting obligations, and newly admitted attorneys are exempt in their first compliance year.

Rule 15 and its Regulations allow for exemptions or reporting as “non-practitioner,” and inactive members are automatically relieved of CLE duties.

Yes — Missouri attorneys may request a hardship accommodation (which can include an extension) for CLE reporting. The Missouri Bar’s MCLE rules permit requests for extensions or adjustments in cases of disability, military service, or good cause.

Deadlines & Reporting in Missouri

• The MCLE (CLE) reporting period runs from July 1 through June 30.
• The annual MCLE report is due by July 31.
• If a lawyer did not complete the required credits by June 30, Missouri offers a “deficiency plan” process.

Hardship / Extension Authority

• Regulation 15.05.3 allows attorneys to request a “hardship accommodation,” which may include an extension of time, permission to do self-study, or waiver of requirements, for physical or mental disability, military service in isolated locations, age, or good cause.
• To use a deficiency plan, the lawyer must submit it between July 1 and July 31, and then become compliant by September 30 to avoid late fees.

What You Should Do

1. Determine whether your situation qualifies under Regulation 15.05.3 (e.g. disability, military service, or other “good cause”).
2. File a hardship accommodation request at least 60 days before the end of the reporting year if possible.
3. If past deadline, submit a deficiency plan between July 1 and July 31.
4. In your request or plan, specify the relief you seek (time extension, waiver, self-study) and provide supporting documentation.
5. Comply with the adjusted schedule (by September 30 under a deficiency plan) to avoid penalties.

Limitations & Considerations

• The hardship accommodation is discretionary — approval is not automatic.
• The rules do not guarantee how long an extension will run.
• If you fail to comply by September 30 under a deficiency plan, late fees will apply starting October and increase monthly.
• Lawyers not in compliance and without approved accommodation or plan may face suspension or other disciplinary action.

Key Takeaway
Missouri allows attorneys to request a hardship extension or use a deficiency plan to complete CLE late, but you must act promptly (often by July 31) and document your need, and relief is discretionary.

Missouri attorneys must complete 15 CLE credit hours each reporting year. Within those 15 hours, at least 3 must be in ethics, and 1 of those must address elimination of bias.

Annual CLE Requirements in Missouri

• Total requirement: 15 credit hours per year between July 1 and June 30
• Ethics requirement: 3 credit hours
• Elimination of bias requirement: 1 of the ethics hours
• Live minimum: at least 9 credit hours must be from live or interactive programs
• Self-study limit: up to 6 credit hours may be self-study (on-demand, etc.)
• Reporting deadline: July 31
• Excess hours (beyond 15) earned in a year may carry forward (live or ethics credits within limits)

Provider Support

• Sprout Education tracks Missouri CLE credits and assists with reporting compliance to The Missouri Bar

Key Takeaway: Missouri requires 15 CLE hours annually, including 3 ethics hours (1 in bias), with a live minimum, self-study cap, and carryover options.

In Missouri, you may begin reporting CLE credits for a compliance year as soon as the year begins (i.e., credit can be entered for courses completed anytime between July 1 and June 30). The reporting system is ongoing, not limited to year-end.

That said, the annual “report of compliance” (your certification) must be filed by July 31 following the June 30 deadline.

Key Details

• Missouri’s CLE reporting period runs from July 1 to June 30 each year.
• Attorneys must complete 15 CLE hours in

If an attorney in Missouri holds an inactive license (under Rule 6.03), they have no obligation to complete CLE hours or file an annual MCLE report during that inactive period.

However, to return to active status, the attorney must complete at least 15 credit hours of continuing legal education within the 12 months prior to applying, including at least 3 hours of ethics (with 1 hour on bias/diversity).

Details:

• Missouri’s MCLE rules allow inactive or “non-practicing” attorneys to claim exemption from the standard 15-hour

You report CLE credits in Missouri by filing an Annual Report of Compliance through the Missouri Bar’s MyMCLE system by July 31, after completing required credits by June 30.
Missouri requires 15 total hours each year, including 3 in ethics and 1 in elimination of bias.

Overview of Missouri CLE Reporting

Missouri attorneys must earn 15 CLE credit hours annually, with at least 3 hours in ethics and professionalism and 1 of those focused on elimination of bias.
The compliance year runs from July 1 through June 30.
Up to 6 hours per year may be earned through self-study programs, but these do not count toward ethics or bias.
Excess live credit hours may be carried forward to the next reporting year, up to 15 hours.
Failure to report by July 31 may result in late fees and, if deficiencies remain, suspension.

Steps to Report CLE in Missouri

• Complete your 15 required credits (including the ethics and bias hours) by June 30.
• Retain

Missing Missouri’s CLE deadline leads to escalating late fees, formal non-compliance notification, and automatic suspension if unresolved. Missouri attorneys must complete 15 credit hours (including 3 in ethics/professionalism) by June 30 and file an annual compliance report by July 31.

Deficiency Plan & Late Fees Under Rule 15.06

• If you cannot satisfy CLE by June 30, you may file a deficiency plan between July 1 and July 31 to extend compliance until September 30.
• If you neither submit a deficiency plan by July 31 nor meet requirements by August 31, a $200 late fee is assessed.
• For each month beyond August 31 that you remain noncompliant, an additional $50 is added, up to a maximum total late fee of $500.
• If you do submit a deficiency plan but fail to fulfill it by September 30, a $250 late fee applies (and monthly $50 increments thereafter).

Noncompliance Reporting & Suspension (Rule 15.06(f))

• By March 1, the Missouri Bar reports noncompliant attorneys to the Supreme Court, Disciplinary Counsel, and Retirement/Removal Commission.
• These attorneys are automatically suspended on the date that the Court’s clerk receives the Bar’s list.
• Suspended attorneys can be retroactively reinstated if they certify full compliance and pay a $100 reinstatement fee within three years of suspension.

Key Takeaway: In Missouri, missing CLE or reporting deadlines triggers mandatory late fees starting at $200 (plus $50/month up to $500), and unresolved noncompliance leads to automatic suspension unless the deficiency is cured within three years.

Missouri attorneys must complete 15 CLE credit hours per year, including 3 hours in ethics, 1 of which must be in Elimination of Bias.

The CLE compliance period runs July 1 through June 30, and the report is due by July 31.

Details

• Ethics requirement: At least 3 of the 15 hours must be ethics. One of those must focus on elimination of bias.

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