Alt Legal IP Webinars: State Rules for CLE Credit
Alt Legal Team | October 01, 2020
We are happy to be able to provide CLE credit for California for select Alt Legal Community webinars. California offers reciprocity in many states. If your state does accept reciprocity, you may be able to obtain CLE credit by filing a request with your state. See the table below to determine whether your state accepts California CLE credit, what your state requires when requesting out-of-state CLE, and links to required forms.
| State | Reciprocity with California? | Explanation and self-application criteria |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | No | If a course sponsor does not submit a course for accreditation, an attending attorney may submit the program for accreditation. However, no course submitted more than 60 days after the close of the program year (December 31) will be considered for accreditation. In order to have a course reviewed for accreditation, an attorney must submit a completed Application for MCLE Course Accreditation, a detailed timed agenda of the program (including breaks and meals), speaker biographies and a $25 processing fee. Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Alaska | Yes | CLE courses which take place outside of Alaska or are webcast from outside of Alaska are not required to be accredited by the Alaska Bar Association. Alaska Bar members may claim credit for attendance at CLE courses offered in or from other jurisdictions if the course has been accredited by another MCLE jurisdiction. CLE providers may not advertise courses as accredited by Alaska unless the course has been accredited by Alaska regardless of where the program is held. |
| Arizona | Arizona does not accredit programs | The State Bar of Arizona does not accredit courses for the MCLE requirement. The Rules and Regulations are predicated on the assumption that attorneys can evaluate CLE activities offered based on the guidelines and report their activities by affidavit. |
| Arkansas | Yes | Upon receipt of a completed certificate of attendance form confirming attendance at an out-of-state continuing legal education program approved by the situs state, the attorney shall be entitled to CLE credits in Arkansas. |
| California | We have applied for CLE credit in the state of California. | |
| Colorado | Yes | Attorneys must submit a Colorado Affidavit form or the “Uniform Certificate of Attendance” provided by the sponsor along with a statement certifying that the CLE course is accredited in another mandatory CLE state. |
| Connecticut | No Mandatory CLE Requirement | |
| Delaware | No | When the provider does not apply for accreditation in Delaware, attorneys may apply for accreditation of an individual course pursuant to Rule 8(B). Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Florida | Yes | Courses approved by other state bars are generally acceptable for use toward satisfying CLE requirement but attorneys must first submit a CLE Application for Course Attendance Credit along with the course outline / written materials. Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Georgia | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Hawaii | Yes | Attorneys may claim MCPE or VCLE credit for CLE activities attended outside Hawaii provided that the attorney is outside Hawaii when attending the live in-person course. Electronic alternate format courses taken in Hawaii regardless of where the course or activity originates must be approved for credit by the Hawaii State Board of CLE. The course or activity must be the type of course or activity that could be approved for MCPE or VCLE credit by the Hawaii State Board of CLE. The course must be approved by an approved jurisdiction which includes all states except Nebraska. The course may also be approved by the following international jurisdictions: England and Wales, Guam, Hong Kong, Victoria-Australia, U.S. Virgin Islands. Attorneys seeking approval for a course or activity for which the provider has not already obtained approval may submit an attorney application for CLE approval. The following may be mailed, emailed or faxed to the MCLE Administrator: Completed attorney application Certificate of attendance Program materials, agenda and/or program outline Attorney application fee pursuant to the CLE Fee Schedule Attorney applications must be received no later than 30 days after the completion of the course for which the attorney is seeking approval. Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Idaho | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Illinois | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Indiana | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Iowa | No | Attorneys should follow the directions listed here</a >. |
| Kansas | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Kentucky | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Louisiana | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Maine | Yes | Credit hours for activities approved by another MCLE state will be accepted for identical credit by the Board of Overseers of the Bar in Maine upon the Board’s receipt of evidence of such certification as issued by that state |
| Maryland | No Mandatory CLE Requirement | |
| Massachusetts | No Mandatory CLE Requirement | |
| Michigan | No Mandatory CLE Requirement | |
| Minnesota | No | Attorneys should follow the instructions on this webpage</a > to receive credit for a CLE activity. |
| Mississippi | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Missouri | No | Attorneys may request MCLE credit for a program not already approved by submitting the program online for review and approval. Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Montana | Yes | Montana will honor the approval given by other CLE jurisdictions, so if a seminar has been approved for CLE credit in the state in which it is held, there is no need to apply for approval of CLE credit in Montana. Simply attach documentation of the other state’s approval to your affidavit at the end of the reporting year. If the attorney would like to complete an application form, they can do so using this form</a >. |
| Nebraska | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Nevada | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| New Hampshire | No | As of July 1, 2014, the NHMCLE Board no longer provides pre- or post-approval of courses for members. Members must evaluate any course attended and use their best judgement to determine if the course meets the purpose and qualification provisions of Rule 53. If qualified, the member may enter the course may into his/her ART account on the New Entry page. |
| New Mexico | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| New Jersey | Yes | Attorneys who are taking courses approved for CLE by another state will receive 1:1 credit for courses approved in that jurisdiction through reciprocity. This includes courses held in NJ and accredited only in another state. The New Jersey program is self-reporting and the Board does not track an attorney’s credit-by-credit course work. Attorneys must maintain possession of their Certificates of Attendance for at least three years. In the event of an audit, attorneys will be asked to produce those records to verify compliance. The attorney is responsible for keeping track of the courses he or she takes toward compliance with the NJ mandatory CLE requirement. BCLE Reg. 401:1 |
| New York | Yes | If consistent with New York rules for traditional-live courses taken outside of New York or non-traditional courses where provider is not headquartered in New York, attorneys may claim New York CLE hours if accredited in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California (for courses more than 60 minutes in length), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin. And for activity in international jurisdictions including Law Society of Hong Kong, Law Society of England and Wales, and Solicitors Regulation Authority (for courses at least 60 minutes in length). New York attorneys must retain the following: proof of attendance from the course sponsor proof of accreditation by at least one of the New York Approved Jurisdictions listed above proof that written course materials were made available proof that the faculty included at least one attorney in good standing for nontraditional-format courses (online, DVD, teleconference, etc.), proof of acceptable attendance verification |
| North Carolina | No | Attorneys may apply for CLE credit in North Carolina when the course sponsor is unable or unwilling to apply on the member’s behalf. Bar members may apply for CLE credit before taking a program or after completing the program. Bar members that teach a CLE course may also apply for teaching credit. Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| North Dakota | Yes | Courses sponsored by state bar associations are presumptively approved, as are courses approved by a CLE body of a state with mandatory CLE. |
| Ohio | No | Ohio does not allow attorneys to self-apply for CLE credit. |
| Oklahoma | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Oregon | No | An attorney whose principal office for the practice of law is in Idaho, Utah or Washington may comply with Rule 3.5(a) by attaching to the compliance report required by MCLE Rule 7.1 a copy of the member’s certificate of compliance with the MCLE requirements of the state in which the member’s principal office is located. Attorneys should submit this form. |
| Pennsylvania | No | Pennsylvania does not allow attorneys to self-apply for CLE credit. |
| Rhode Island | No | On the MCLE portal, attorneys may complete Appendix F to obtain CLE credit. |
| South Carolina | No | Attorneys may apply for CLE credit by completing the required form</a > and paying $25. |
| South Dakota | No Mandatory CLE Requirement | |
| Tennessee | No | Just because a course received credit in another state does not mean that it will receive credit in Tennessee. Attach the following information: A Certificate of Completion for the course. A detailed agenda listing the topics and start/stop times. If the course was two or more hours in length, the agenda will need to include breaks. If less than two hours provide a description of the course. A list of the speakers and biographical information on the speakers showing they are qualified to teach the course (failure to include this required information will result in the denial of your course). Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Texas | No | Attorneys may apply for out-of-state CLE credit by logging in to My Bar Page. |
| Utah | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Vermont | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Virginia | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Washington | Yes | If your primary office for the practice of law is outside of Washington, and if you are a member of the Oregon, Idaho, or Utah state bars (“comity” states), you may meet your Washington MCLE requirements by providing proof of current MCLE compliance from your comity state bar. Attorneys who attended a CLE program not already approved should submit this form</a >. |
| West Virginia | Yes | All Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) members are considered as presumptively accredited providers in West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | Yes | Except for repeated on-demand programs as defined in SCR 31.01(6m), self-study courses as defined in CLE 1.02, and courses explicitly disapproved in Wisconsin, courses approved for CLE credit by, and attended in, any other state are deemed approved for the same number of hours and for the same purposes in Wisconsin. If your course was approved in another jurisdiction outside of Wisconsin with or without ethics credits, it will not be maintained on the BBE database. Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
| Wyoming | No | Attorneys should submit this form</a >. |
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