CLE Compliance by State
Alabama
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 ethics or professionalism credit.
- Attorneys are limited to 6 credits of online programs.
LegalEdge live webcast programs are considered as live events and on demands are online programs in Alabama.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 1 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 15
Alaska
MCLE Rule Summary
Effective January 1, 2025, attorneys must complete 12 credits per year, where 3 credits must be in ethics credits. Visit the Alaska Bar Association’s website for the full Rules on Continuing Legal Education.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 3 Ethics
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 1
Arizona
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 professional responsibility (ethics) credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 3 professional responsibility (Ethics) credits
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: September 15
Arkansas
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 credit of ethics or professionalism
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 1 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
California
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys are required to take 25 hours of MCLE every three years. Requirements include the following:
- At least 4 credit hours of legal ethics.
- At least 2 credit hours dealing with the elimination of bias. Of the two hours, at least one hour must focus on implicit bias and the promotion of bias-reducing strategies.
- At least two credit hours addressing competence. (one hour of which must focus on prevention and detection; “Competence Issues,” and one hour of which may focus on attorney wellness; “Wellness Competence.”)
- At least 1 credit hour of addressing technology in the practice of law.
- At least 1 credit hour of addressing civility in the legal profession.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 25 Total (30 is encouraged), 4 Ethics, 2 Competence Issues, 1 Technology Program, 1 Civility, 2 Elimination of Bias (1 must focus on implicit bias)
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: Jan 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 1
*See state page for more info about compliance and reporting extension notices.
Colorado
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 45 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- At least 2 credit hours in equity, diversity, and inclusivity
- At least 5 credit hours in the areas of legal ethics or legal professionalism.
All actively licensed attorneys who are required to comply with Colorado’s CLE requirements - in all compliance periods - must comply with this requirement.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 45 Total, 5 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Connecticut
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 credits of ethics and/or professionalism.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics and/or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 28
Delaware
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 4 enhanced ethics credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total, 4 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 1
District of Columbia
MCLE Rule Summary
There is no MCLE requirement for attorneys licensed in District of Columbia. Continuing education is encouraged.
Florida
MCLE Rule Summary
Every member must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours every three years. Requirements include the following:
- At least 3 credit hours must be in approved technology programs
- At least 5 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics, professionalism, substance abuse, or mental health and wellness; as part of the 5 credit hours, each member must complete, during each reporting cycle, the two-credit hour Florida Legal Professionalism course produced by The Florida Bar and approved by the Supreme Court of Florida.
All compliance credits outside the two-credit hour Florida Legal Professionalism and the Florida Basic Skills Course Requirements may be earned through interactive computer-based credit on LegalEdge. Excess credits cannot be carried over to the next reporting cycle.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 30 Total, 5 Ethics, Professionalism, Substance Abuse, Mental Illness Awareness, 3 Technology
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: Random
- Reporting Deadline: Random
Georgia
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 credit of legal ethics
- 1 credit of professionalism
Trial attorneys must also complete 3 credits of trial practice.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 1 Ethics, 1 Professionalism, 3 Trial Practice (Trial attorneys only)
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Guam
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 10 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 credits of legal ethics or professionalism
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 10 Total, 2 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Hawaii
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 3 credits each year by December 31. At least once every three years, attorneys must complete 1 credit in legal ethics.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 3 Total, 1 Ethics (per 3-year period)
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Idaho
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 30 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 credits of legal ethics
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 30 Total, 3 Ethics
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Illinois - Experienced
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 30 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 6 hours of specifically approved professional responsibility programs in the categories of professionalism, diversity & inclusion, mental health & substance abuse, civility, or legal ethics.
These minimum 6 hours shall include either completing the Rule 795(d)(11) yearlong Lawyer-to-Lawyer Mentoring Program or at least one hour in the area of diversity and inclusion AND at least one hour in the area of mental health and substance abuse. All 30 credits may be earned online at LegalEdge. There is a separate MCLE requirement for newly admitted attorneys.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 30 Total, 6 Professional Responsibility (incl. 1 credit in diversity & inclusion, 1 credit in mental health & substance abuse)
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
Illinois - New Admittee
MCLE Rule Summary
Within the first year, newly admitted attorneys must complete 15 accredited hours of the attorney’s choosing, plus either:
- An approved Basic Skills course
- Or completing a mentoring program approved by the Commission on Professionalism.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 6 Basic Skills (see requirements)
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: Random
- Reporting Deadline: Random
Indiana
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 36 credits, including 3 ethics or professional responsibility credits, per 3-year compliance period. At least 6 credits must be earned each year.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 36 Total, 3 ethics or professional responsibility
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: December 31
Iowa
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits by December 31 each year. Requirements include the following:
- 1 credit devoted exclusively to the area of legal ethics
- 1 credit devoted exclusively to the area of either attorney wellness or diversity and inclusion
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 1 Ethics, 1 Diversity & inclusion or mental health/substance abuse
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: March 10
Kansas
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics / professionalism credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
Kentucky
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 credits of legal ethics or professionalism
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
Louisiana
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12.5 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 credit of ethics
- 1 credit of professionalism
Attorneys are annually limited to 4 hours of computer-based CLE credits. This includes interactive live webcasts, webinars, and on-demand recordings.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12.5 Total, 1 Ethics, 1 Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Maine
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 credit must be primarily concerned with ethics/professionalism
- 1 credit must be primarily concerned with the recognition and avoidance of harassment, discriminatory communication, and conduct
10 general credits and the 1 ethics / professionalism credit may be taken through live webcasts at LegalEdge. The harassment credit must be taken through in-person events.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 1 Harassment & Discrimination, 1 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 28
Maryland
MCLE Rule Summary
There is no MCLE requirement for attorneys licensed in Maryland. Continuing education is encouraged.
Massachusetts
MCLE Rule Summary
There is no MCLE requirement for attorneys licensed in Massachusetts. Continuing education is encouraged.
Michigan
MCLE Rule Summary
There is no MCLE requirement for attorneys licensed in Michigan. Continuing education is encouraged.
Minnesota
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 45 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 ethics or professional responsibility
- 2 elimination of bias credits
- 1 credit on the topic of mental health and substance use in the legal profession in the practice of law is required starting with the lawyers due to report compliance in 2025.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 45 Total, 3 Ethics or Professional Responsibility, 2 Elimination of Bias, 1 Mental Health/Substance Abuse (for lawyers practicing law)
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: August 31
Mississippi
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 ethics, professional responsibility, professionalism, malpractice prevention, substance abuse or mental health credit.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 1 Ethics, Professionalism or Malpractice Prevention
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: July 31
- Reporting Deadline: August 15
Missouri
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following 3 specialty credits:
- At least 1 credit must qualify as cultural competency, diversity, inclusion, explicit/implicit bias
- 2 credits may qualify as professionalism, substance abuse, mental health, legal ethics, or malpractice prevention
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 1 Cultural competency, diversity, inclusion, explicit/implicit bias, 2 Professionalism, substance abuse, mental health, legal ethics, or malpractice prevention
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
Montana
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 2 Ethics
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: March 31
- Reporting Deadline: May 15
Nebraska
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 10 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 professional responsibility
Up to 5 credits, including specialty credits, may be earned online at LegalEdge as distance learning legal education. LegalEdge on-demand programs and live simultaneous webcasts are both considered distance learning in Nebraska.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 10 Total, 2 Professional responsibility
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Nevada
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 13 credits per annual reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 legal ethics credits
- 1 substance abuse or mental health credit
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 13 Total, 2 Ethics, 1 Mental Health/Substance Abuse
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
New Hampshire
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must earn and report 12 hours of continuing legal education (to be reported in minutes of actual instruction time) during each reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 credit hours of Ethics/Professionalism
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics, professionalism, substance abuse, malpractice prevention, or attorney client disputes
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: May 31
- Reporting Deadline: Reports must be filed from June 1 to July 1 following the end of reporting year
New Jersey
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 credit hours of ethics/professionalism
- 2 credit hours of diversity issues, inclusion, or elimination of bias
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total, 3 Ethics/professionalism, 2 Diversity issues, inclusion, or elimination of bias
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: March 31
New Mexico
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 1 credit in equity in justice
- 2 credits for ethics/professionalism
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total: 1 Equity in Justice, 2 Ethics or Professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 15
New York Experienced
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- At least 4 of these credit hours must be in ethics or professionalism
- 1 credit must be in diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias
- 1 credit must be in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection
Attorneys may apply a maximum of 3 credit hours of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection (ETHICS credits) to the 4-credit hour ethics and professionalism requirement. General credits of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection does not apply to the ethics and professionalism requirement, but counts to the 24 credit hours compliance requirement.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total: 4 Ethics or professionalism, 1 Diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias, 1 Cybersecurity, privacy and data protection
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: Birth date
- Reporting Deadline: 30 days post birth date
New York Transitional
MCLE Rule Summary
Newly admitted attorneys to the New York State bar (two years or less) must complete at least 32 credit hours. Requirements across anniversaries are as follows:
- Before 1st admission anniversary (16 total transitional CLE credits)
- During second year of admission (16 total transitional CLE credits)
Extended CLE Format Restrictions: Through June 30, 2025, newly admitted attorneys (admitted in NY 2 years or less) may complete Skills CLE course requirements with live webcasts.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 32 Total, (16 during first anniversary; 16 during second anniversary) 6 Ethics or professionalism (1 credit must be in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection), 12 Skills, 14 Law practice management and or areas of profession practice
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: Admission Date
- Reporting Deadline: Admission Date
North Carolina
MCLE Rule Summary
All active members of North Carolina Bar are required to complete 12 credits of approved CLE annually. Requirements include the following:
- 2 credits must be in professional responsibility or professionalism
- 1 credit must be in Technology training
- At least once every three calendar years, attorneys must complete an additional hour of professional responsibility devoted to mental health and/or substance abuse.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics/professionalism, 1 Technology training, 1 Mental health/substance abuse (At least once every three calendar years)
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 28
North Dakota
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 45 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 ethics credits
Up to 30 credits may be earned through self-study, which includes electronic recordings. LegalEdge live webcast programs qualify as participatory credit and on-demand qualify as self-study credits.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 45 Total, 3 Ethics or professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 30
Ohio
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2.5 credits in “professional conduct” from any combination of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse prevention credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total, 2.5 Professional conduct
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Oklahoma
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 credits in ethics, professionalism, malpractice prevention and/or mental health and substance abuse disorders
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics credits
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 15
Oregon
MCLE Rule Summary
All active members must complete 45 hours of approved CLE activities in each 3-year reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 5 must be legal ethics credits
- 1 credit must be on the lawyer’s duty to report child/elder abuse
- 1 credit must be on attorney mental health/substance abuse education
- In alternate reporting periods, at least 3 credits must be on access to justice programs.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 45 Total, 5 Ethics, 1 Child/elder abuse awareness, 1 Attorney mental health/substance abuse, 3 Access to justice (in alternating compliance periods)
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: April 30
- Reporting Deadline: May 31
Pennsylvania
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits each year. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics credit
CLE requirement earned through accredited pre-recorded/on-demand programs shall not exceed six (6) hours. Credits earned through accredited live webcast programs shall be treated the same as traditional classroom courses.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics credits
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: Compliance group assignment
- Reporting Deadline: Compliance group assignment
Puerto Rico
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 4 ethics credits
Please note that programs on LegalEdge do not qualify for the specific notary requirements.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total, 4 Ethics
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: Random
- Reporting Deadline: Random
Rhode Island
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 10 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 10 Total, 2 Ethics or professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: June 30
South Carolina
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 14 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics/professional responsibility credits
- Every third year, 1 credit in substance abuse / mental health awareness must be completed.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 14 Total, 2 Ethics/professionalism, 1 Mental illness or substance abuse awareness (Every third year)
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: February 28
- Reporting Deadline: March 1
South Dakota
MCLE Rule Summary
There is no MCLE requirement for attorneys licensed in South Dakota. Continuing education is encouraged.
Tennessee
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 ethics/professionalism credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 3 Ethics or professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: March 1
Texas
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 ethics/professionalism credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 3 Ethics/professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: Last day preceding birth month
- Reporting Deadline: N/A
Utah
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits every year. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics credits
- Of the 2 ethics credits, 1 must be in professionalism/civility.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics, 1 Professionalism/civility (of the 2 ethics credits)
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
Vermont
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics credits
- 1 attorney wellness credit
- 1 diversity/inclusion credit
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total, 2 Ethics, 1 Attorney wellness, 1 Diversity/inclusion
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: June 30
Virgin Islands
MCLE Rule Summary
All active members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association must complete 24 CLE credits in 2 calendar years. Including the below:
- 4 in Virgin Islands Law Programming
- 4 in ethics or professionalism
- 2 in technology
- 1 in mental health/substance abuse
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics/professionalism, 2 Technology, 1 Mental Health / Substance Abuse
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 31
Virginia
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 12 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics credits
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 12 Total, 2 Ethics/professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: October 31
- Reporting Deadline: December 15
Washington
MCLE Rule Summary
At least 45 total credits of MCLE Board approved CLE activities must be earned every three years. Requirements include the following:
- 5 credits in Ethics
- 1 credit in Equity
- 15 credits in Law and Legal Procedure
- 24 credits earned in other substantive legal categories
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 45 Total, 5 Ethics, 1 Equity, 15 Law and Legal Procedure, 24 other substantive legal categories
- Length of Reporting Period: 3 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 1
West Virginia
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 24 credits each cycle. Requirements include the following:
- 3 credits in ethics, office management, and/or substance abuse
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 24 Total, 3 Ethics or professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: June 30
- Reporting Deadline: July 31
Wisconsin
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 30 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 3 live-format ethics credits
CLE credits may also be claimed for “Lawyer Awareness and Understanding” and “Law Practice Management.” Each category is limited to 6.0 credits per reporting period.
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 30 Total, 3 Ethics / professionalism (live-format)
- Length of Reporting Period: 2 years
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: February 1
Wyoming
MCLE Rule Summary
Attorneys must complete 15 credits per reporting period. Requirements include the following:
- 2 ethics credit
Requirements Summary
- Credits: 15 Total, 2 Ethics or professionalism
- Length of Reporting Period: 1 year
- End of Compliance Period: December 31
- Reporting Deadline: January 15
