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CLE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION RULES SUMMARY FOR CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, FLORIDA AND NEW YORK ATTORNEYS California has implemented a obligatory requirement of 25 hours for each 3 years.\b0\par \b Background\b0\par \b The State Bar of California put into effect a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program in 1992. There are 120,500 active licensed attorneys in the state of California. California now requires 25 hours of CLE credits every 3 years. Attorneys can carry credits over from year to year but not to the subsequent cycle. Reporting Date: January 31.\b0\par \b Class Accreditation\b0\par \b California bases accreditation on 60 full minutes per hour. This means for every 60 minutes of instruction, the attorney is accredited 1.0 MCLE credit hours. California does not include in this 60 minutes time for introduction and welcoming remarks. \b0\par \b Background\b0\par \b The State Bar of California enacted a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) plan in 1992. There are 120,500 active licensed lawyers in the state of California. California currently imposes 25 hours of CLE credits over 3 years. Attorneys are permitted to carry credits over from year to year but not to the next cycle. The Reporting Date for MCLE is January 31.\b0\par \pard\sb100\sa100\par \pard\f0\fs20\par {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;\f1\froman\fcharset0 Times New Roman; \*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1515;\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20\par \par \pard\sb100\sa100\b\f1\fs24 Colorado CLE Requirement Summary\par \b0 What CLE Credits Can Colorado Attorneys Earn Online? \par \b Online MCLE Rule Summary\ul :\ulnone\b0 Attorneys must complete 45 credits, including 7 legal ethics credits, per reporting period. All 45 credits can be earned online.\par State Requirements \line Total Credits Required: 45 \line Specialty Credits Required: \line Ethics -- Minimum Credits Per Period: \b 7\b0\line Minutes Per Credit Hour: 50 \line\line Reporting Requirements: \line Length of Reporting Period: 3 years \line End of Compliance Period: December 31 \line Reporting Date: January 31 \line\line Carryover Credits: \line General Credit Carryover Allowed? No \line\line Ethics \line Carryover Allowed?\b No\b0 \line Reporting Period Length (years):\b 3\b0 \line\line\line New Admitee Requirements \line\line Total Credits Required: 45 \line Specialty Credits: Ethics -- Minimum Credits Per Period: \b 7\b0\line\line Minutes Per Credit Hour: 50 \line Length of Reporting Period: 3 years \line End of Compliance Period: December 31 \line Reporting Date: January 31 \line New Admit Carryover Credits: \line\line Are they allowed: No \line\line Reporting Procedure \line Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE. The Certificate of Completion we issue may be used to verify attendance. \par \par \par \b\par } {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;\f1\froman\fcharset0 Times New Roman; \*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1515;\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20\par \pard\sb100\sa100\f1\fs24 Florida CLE Requirements Summary:\par What Florida CLE Credits Can Florida Lawyers Earn Online? \par \b Online MCLE Rule Digest\ul :\ulnone\b0 Attorneys must receive 30 credits, including 5 legal ethics, professionalism, mental illness, or substance abuse credits, per reporting period. All 30 credits are permitted to be earned through interactive computer based credit. \par \b Pursuant to Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Rule 6-10.3(e):\b0 If a course has received credit approval from an organized state bar, that course is "deemed an approved course" for MCLE purposes in Florida.\par The CLE programs from The Institute for Continuing Legal Education are approved for MCLE credit by, among other jurisdictions the California State Bar.\par Florida State Requirements \line Total Credits Required: 30 \line Specialty Credits Required: \line Ethics \b\i or\b0\i0 Mental Illness Awareness \b\i or\b0\i0 Professionalism \b\i or\b0\i0 Substance Abuse -- Minimum Credits Per Period: \b 5\b0\line Minutes Per Credit Hour: 50 \line\line Reporting Requirements: \line Length of Reporting Period: 3 years \line End of Compliance Period: Random \line Reporting Date: Random \line\line Carryover Credits: General Credit Carryover Allowed? No \par {\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang1033\fonttbl\f0\fswiss\fcharset0 Arial;\f1\froman\fcharset0 Times New Roman;\f2\fnil\fcharset2 Symbol; \colortbl ;\red0\green0\blue255; \*\generator Msftedit 5.41.15.1515;\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20\par \pard\keepn\sb100\sa100\kerning36\b\f1\fs24 Mandatory CLE\emdash Synopsis of New York CLE Requirements\fs48\par \pard\sb100\sa100\kerning0\b0\fs24 There are at present in effect requirements for mandatory continuing legal education, both for newly admitted attorneys and for all other attorneys admitted and practicing in New York. As referred to in more detail below, one component of the rules applies only to persons admitted here after October 1, 1997, and requires newly admitted attorneys to complete a minimum of 32 hours of accredited transitional education within the first 24 months after admission. This section of the requirement (Part B) does not apply to attorneys admitted in New York prior to October 1, 1997. The rules pertaining to attorneys admitted prior to October 1, 1997, requiring 24 credits, including a minimum of four in the area of ethics and professionalism, per 24-month biennial reporting period, went into effect on December 31, 1998 (see in particular Part C of the Rules).\par Captioned as "Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Program for Attorneys in the State of New York," these rules were adopted in the Joint Rules of the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court, and are found at 22 N.Y.C.R.R. part 1500. The mandatory CLE rules can be accessed at NYSBA\rquote s web site at \field\*\fldinstHYPERLINK "http://www.nysba.org/"\fldrslt\cf1\ul www.nysba.org\cf0\ulnone\f1\fs24 , from the Unified Court System web site at http://www.courts.state.ny.us/mcle.htm or obtained by calling the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board at (212) 428-2105 (outside of New York City, call toll-free at 1-877-NYS-4CLE), (212) 428-2105 (for calls outside of New York City, toll-free at 1-877-NYS-4CLE). Questions about MCLE requirements may be directed to the NYS CLE Board by e-mail to \field\*\fldinstHYPERLINK "mailto:cle@courts.state.ny.us"\fldrslt\cf1\ul cle@courts.state.ny.us\cf0\ulnone\f1\fs24 .\par \pard\f0\fs20\par \pard\keepn\sb100\sa100\b\f1\fs28 Summary of Requirements for Attorneys in Practice Beyond the Original Two Years After Admission to the Bar\par \pard\sb100\sa100\b0\fs24 A general MCLE requirement is in effect as of December 31, 1998, and applies to all attorneys in New York. Here is a summary of its provisions:\par \pard\pntext\f2\'B7\tab\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf2\pnindent360\pntxtb\'B7\fi-360\li720\sb100\sa100 twenty-four credit hours must be earned for every biennial registration cycle (two years); at least 4 of these credit hours must be earned in the area of ethics and professionalism\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabup to 6 credit hours may be carried over from one biennial reporting period to the next\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabonly accredited courses and programs may be used to satisfy the requirements\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabthe Board will maintain a list of approved sponsors - see listing under CLE at \field\*\fldinstHYPERLINK "http://www.courts.state.ny.us/"\fldrslt\cf1\ul www.courts.state.ny.us\cf0\ulnone\f1\fs24\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabattendees must receive a certificate of attendance from the sponsor of the curriculum they attended, and such certificates should be retained for four years (attorneys may be mandated by the Board to produce a copy, as evidence of participation)\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabin supplement to traditional continuing legal education courses, the rules indicate that the following may qualify for credit, upon submission to the CLE Board for verification procedures: \par \pard\pntext\f2\'B7\tab\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf2\pnindent360\pntxtb\'B7\fi-360\li1440\sb100\sa100 videotapes \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabaudiotapes \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabmotion picture presentations \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabinteractive video instruction \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabprograms electronically transmitted from another location \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabself-study \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabcorrespondence work \par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabonline computer courses\par \pard\pntext\f2\'B7\tab\*\pn\pnlvlblt\pnf2\pnindent360\pntxtb\'B7\fi-360\li720\sb100\sa100 credit will be given, under certain circumstances, for speaking and teaching at CLE programs or law school classes, attending law school courses, or legal-research based writing\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabcredit will be given, under certain situations, for performing pro bono legal services, up to a maximum of 6 credit hours in one reporting cycle\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabcredit will be given for judging law competition, mock trials and moot court arguments, including those in high school\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabreciprocity will be allowed for credits earned at approved courses taken in other MCLE states where New York\rquote s MCLE standards are met\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabsome waivers, extensions, and exemptions will be given:\line\line 1. hardship cases, subject to Board approval (waiver or extension)\line\line 2. full-time, active-duty members of the US Armed Forces (exempt)\line\line 3. attorneys admitted \i pro hac vice\i0 (exempt)\line\line 4. attorneys who certify that they are retired from practice (exempt)\line\line 5. judicial and quasi-judicial officials (they are required to attend CLE programs under a different set of rules)\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabattorneys will certify their compliance by so indicating on their biennial attorney registration statement\emdash there will be random audits to monitor compliance\par \pntext\f2\'B7\tabnon-compliant attorneys will be reported to their Appellate Division for appropriate action \par \pard\sb100\sa100 For further questions about these Rules, including those dealing with exemptions from these MCLE rules, or particulars about accreditation of programs, you should get in touch with the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board, 25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10004. }
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