Jurisdictions Reference

Complete list of all supported jurisdictions with their required fields and CLE requirements.

Quick Reference: Required Fields by Jurisdiction

Detailed Jurisdiction Information

Alaska (AK)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 12 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: Credits by December 31, report by February 1
• Notes: New admittees exempt during the calendar year of admission

Alabama (AL)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 12 hours annually
• Due Date: December 31
• Notes: Newly admitted attorneys may carry over up to 12 credits earned after admission

Arizona (AZ)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 15 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: September 15 (affidavit filing)
• Notes: Annual compliance period

Arkansas (AR)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 12 hours with 1 ethics
• Due Date: July 31 (compliance record posted)
• Notes: Carryover up to 12 hours including 1 ethics

California (CA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: last_name
• Cycle: 3-year compliance groups
• Credits: 25 hours with specialty requirements
• Due Date: Based on compliance group

Compliance Groups:

Colorado (CO)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: 3-year periods based on admission
• Credits: 45 hours with 7 ethics
• Due Date: January 31 following cycle end
• Notes: First period ends December 31 of third full calendar year after admission

Connecticut (CT)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 12 hours with 2 ethics/professionalism
• Due Date: December 31
• Notes: Attorneys certify annually on registration

Delaware (DE)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: Biennial based on admission year parity
• Credits: 24 hours with 4 ethics
• Due Date: December 31
• Notes: Odd-year admittees report in odd years; even-year admittees in even years

District of Columbia (DC)

• CLE Required: No
• Required Fields: None
• Notes: No mandatory CLE; newly admitted attorneys must complete a mandatory course within 12 months of admission

Florida (FL)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: 3-year cycles
• Credits: 33 hours with 5 ethics, 5 technology, 3 mental health
• Due Date: End of 3-year cycle
• Notes: Cycle assignment based on admission date

Georgia (GA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Annual through 2025, biennial starting 2026
• Credits: 12 hours annual / 24 hours biennial
• Due Date: December 31
• Notes: Transitioning to biennial requirement in 2026

Hawaii (HI)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 3 hours annually with 1 ethics every 3 years
• Due Date: Certification on annual registration form
• Notes: Relatively low annual requirement

Idaho (ID)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: 3-year periods
• Credits: 30 hours with ethics requirement
• Due Date: December 31 of third full year
• Notes: Subsequent periods run in 3-year cycles

Illinois (IL)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: last_name
• Cycle: Biennial July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 30 hours with 6 professional responsibility
• Due Date: June 30

Last Name Groups:

Indiana (IN)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: 3-year educational periods
• Credits: 36 hours with 6 per year minimum
• Due Date: December 31 of third year
• Notes: Annual minimums apply within the 3-year period

Iowa (IA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 15 hours with 1 ethics and 1 wellness/diversity
• Due Date: March 10 for prior year
• Notes: Carryover up to 30 hours

Kansas (KS)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 12 hours with 2 ethics/professionalism
• Due Date: July 31
• Notes: Carryover up to 10 general hours

Kentucky (KY)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 12 hours annually
• Due Date: June 30
• Notes: New lawyers must complete New Lawyer Program within 12 months

Louisiana (LA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 12.5 hours with 1 ethics and 1 professionalism
• Due Date: January 31
• Notes: Credit requirements vary by age and admission status

Maine (ME)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 11 hours with 1 ethics
• Due Date: Last business day of February
• Notes: Automatic grace period through February deadline

Maryland (MD)

• CLE Required: No
• Required Fields: None
• Notes: Mandatory CLE has not been adopted; consideration postponed

Michigan (MI)

• CLE Required: No
• Required Fields: None
• Notes: No CLE requirements in Michigan

Minnesota (MN)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: reporting_category
• Cycle: 3-year categories assigned by Bar
• Credits: 45 hours with ethics requirements
• Due Date: August 31 following period end

Categories:

Mississippi (MS)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Annual (August 1 - July 31)
• Credits: 12 hours with 1 ethics
• Due Date: Credits by July 31, report by August 15

Missouri (MO)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 15 hours with 3 ethics/professionalism
• Due Date: July 31

Montana (MT)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: April 1 - March 31
• Credits: 15 hours with 2 Professional Fitness and Integrity
• Due Date: March 31 (correction deadline July 1)

Nebraska (NE)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 10 hours with 2 professional responsibility
• Due Date: January 31
• Notes: Carryover up to 5 hours

Nevada (NV)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 13 hours (10 general, 2 ethics, 1 substance abuse/mental health)
• Due Date: December 31 with extension through March 1

New Hampshire (NH)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: June 1 - May 31
• Credits: 12 hours with 2 ethics
• Due Date: July 1 (affidavit)

New Jersey (NJ)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: birth_date
• Cycle: Biennial based on birth month
• Credits: 24 hours with 4 ethics
• Due Date: December 31

Birth Month Groups:

New Mexico (NM)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 12 hours with 1 ethics
• Due Date: February 1
• Notes: Late fee applies after February 1

New York (NY)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: reporting_period_end
• Cycle: Biennial (assigned by court)
• Credits: 24 hours with 4 ethics, 1 diversity, 1 cybersecurity
• Due Date: Reporting period end date
• Notes: Obtain reporting period end from NY attorney registration portal

North Carolina (NC)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: March 1 - February 28/29 (2-year)
• Credits: 12 hours per year
• Due Date: Last day of February

North Dakota (ND)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: 3-year (July 1 after admission to June 30)
• Credits: 45 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: July 30 following period end

Ohio (OH)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Biennial
• Credits: 24 hours with 2.5 professional conduct
• Due Date: End of biennial period
• Notes: Reported during registration

Oklahoma (OK)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 12 hours with 2 ethics
• Due Date: February 15

Oregon (OR)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: reporting_period_end
• Cycle: 3-year (assigned by Bar)
• Credits: 45 hours with ethics requirements
• Due Date: Credits by April 30, report by May 31
• Notes: Obtain reporting period end from OSB dashboard

Pennsylvania (PA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: reporting_category
• Cycle: Annual (varies by group)
• Credits: 12 hours with 2 ethics

Compliance Groups:

Puerto Rico (PR)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: birth_date, admission_date
• Cycle: Triennial based on birth month
• Credits: 24 hours with 4 ethics
• Due Date: End of 36-month period
• Notes: Newly admitted exempt for 3 years; notaries have additional requirements

Rhode Island (RI)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 10 hours with 2 ethics and 1 DEI
• Due Date: June 30

South Carolina (SC)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: March 1 - last day of February
• Credits: 14 hours with 2 ethics
• Due Date: March 1

South Dakota (SD)

• CLE Required: No
• Required Fields: None
• Notes: Non-mandatory CLE state

Tennessee (TN)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 15 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: Credits by December 31, report by March 31

Texas (TX)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: birth_date, admission_date
• Cycle: Annual based on birth month
• Credits: 15 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: Last day of birth month
• Notes: Initial 24-month period for newly licensed

Utah (UT)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: July 1 - June 30
• Credits: 12 hours with ethics requirements
• Due Date: July 31

Vermont (VT)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: renewal_year
• Cycle: Biennial (tied to license renewal)
• Credits: 20 hours with 2 ethics
• Due Date: June 30 of renewal year
• Notes: Obtain renewal year from licensing portal

Virginia (VA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: November 1 - October 31
• Credits: 12 hours with 2 ethics and 4 live-interactive
• Due Date: Credits by October 31, report by December 15

Washington (WA)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: 3-year periods (assigned by Bar)
• Credits: 45 hours with 6 ethics, 15 law/legal procedure
• Due Date: December 31, certification by February 1

Reporting Groups (based on admission year):

West Virginia (WV)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Biennial (fiscal year ending June 30 of even years)
• Credits: 24 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: July 1 of even years

Wisconsin (WI)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: admission_date
• Cycle: Biennial based on admission year parity
• Credits: 30 hours with 3 ethics
• Due Date: February 1 following period end

Wyoming (WY)

• CLE Required: Yes
• Required Fields: None
• Cycle: Calendar year
• Credits: 15 hours with 2 ethics
• Due Date: January 15
• Notes: Credits for prior year not accepted after March 1