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DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact InformationCLE Requirement : 30 total - 2 Ethics credits.Compliance Deadline: MCLE must be completed by December31st. MCLE Reporting forms must be received by February 1st.MCLE extension final deadline is March 1st.MCLE reporting is in a three year cycle.Distance Learning Credit: 15 credits of self-study.Teleconferences, Live Webcasts, Online On Demand, and DVDprograms acceptable.DVD, VHS, Podcast: Approved.IdahoYesInteractivity: Not required.http://www.isb.idaho.govInternet on-demand: Approved.Idaho State BarP.O. Box 895Boise, ID 83701-0895(208) 334-4500email: astrauser@isb.idaho.govSelf-Study Credit: Yes. 15 Credits of self-study allowed.Teaching Credit: Yes. Three credit hours shall be granted foreach hour spent teaching in an accredited course. No credit will begiven for: time spent in preparation; time spent teaching in aprogram that is directed primarily to persons preparing foradmission to the practice of law or persons who are non-lawyers.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeIllinoisYesCLE Requirement : Beginning with the 2010-2012 and 2011-2013reporting periods and for all future reporting periods, all attorneysneed to complete 30 hours of MCLE credit, including six hoursapproved for professional responsibility credit. Differenthttp://www.isba.org/cleMCLE Board of the Supreme Courtof Illinois200 West Madison Street, Suite 900Chicago, IL 60606(312) 924-2420Last edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nrequirements apply to newly-admitted attorneys.WebsiteContact InformationEmail: mcle@mcleboard.orgCompliance Deadline: Even-numbered years A-M reportinggroup; odd-numbered years N-Z reporting group 6/30 to completecredits 7/31 to report completion or exemption.Distance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit.Accreditation of any recorded course is initially two years.Accreditation may be extended for additional two-year terms if thecourse remains current in terms of content. Also see Rule 795,available on the Board's web site, www.mcleboard.org.DVD, VHS, Audio, Podcast: Course needs to be accredited forIllinois MCLE credit in order for an attorney to earn Illinois MCLEcredit for participating in the course. For in-house courses, allcourses (including recorded replays) need at least 5 lawyers aslearners participating in the course at the same time.Interactivity: All courses, including those using recorded formats,need to have interactivity as a key component of the course.Internet on-demand: Approved.Self-Study Credit: No. The meaning of the term "self-study"varies for attorneys, course providers and other MCLE states.Because the term "self-study" is not used in the Illinois MCLERules and its meaning can vary widely, the MCLE Board does notuse it in describing an attorney's MCLE options. Lawyers andcourse providers frequently ask whether recorded courses can beaccredited. A course provider may apply to accredit courses thatare recorded using various electronic formats, including online ondemand courses, DVD's, CD's and MP3's. But, under the IllinoisMCLE Rules, all CLE courses, including electronically recordedcourses, must include interactivity as a key component of thecourse.Teaching Credit: Yes. See Rule 795(d), available on MCLELast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact InformationBoard web site, www.mcleboard.org, for information on creditavailable for teaching qualifying CLE courses, law school courses,and law courses at universities, colleges or community colleges,and how credits are calculated.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 36 per three year period of which three mustbe ethics. A minimum of six hours per year is required.Compliance Deadline: December 31st of each year.Distance Learning Credit: Six hours total per three year period ofapproved distance education. Application required thirty days inadvance of program.DVD, VHS, Audio: No credit for text-based programs. Theprograms must be video, audio or both, and must be interactive.IndianaYesInteractivity: Program must be interactive. Attendance must becontinually monitored through random prompts (polling, quizzing,etc.).http://www.inbar.org/Indiana Commission for CLE30 South Meridian Street, Suite 950Indianapolis, IN 46204(317) 232-1943TDD: (317) 233-6112Email: cle@courts.in.govSelf-Study Credit: No. May be allowed for disabled attorneys whopetition to satisfy their CLE through alternative methods.Teaching Credit: Yes. Four hours for every one hour spentteaching.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact InformationCLE Requirement : Included in the 15 regular hours per year,each lawyer must attend at least 3 hours of ethics instruction everytwo years, ending on the odd-numbered year.Compliance Deadline: Attendance must be completed byDecember 31st of each calendar, and reported not later than thefollowing March 1st.Distance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit if livewebcast; 6 hour per year limit on webcast on demand.DVD, VHS, Podcast: Not approved.The Iowa State Bar Association625 East Court AvenueDes Moines, IA 50309Interactivity: Required.IowaYeshttp://www.iowabar.org/Internet on-demand: Yes, as long as they meet interactivityrequirements.CLE DepartmentPhone: (515)-697-7874Email: cle@iowabar.orgSelf-Study Credit: No. True self-study is not recognized for CLEcredit. On-demand programs, which are limited to 6 hours peryear, are not considered self-study.Teaching Credit: Yes. Credit is allowed only for actual teachingtime; no credit is allowed for preparation time, nor is any multiplierapplied.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 12 hours including 2 hours of professionalresponsibility credit.KansasYesCompliance Deadline: June 30 Annually.Distance Learning Credit: 5 hours per year.http://www.kscle.orgKansas CLE Commission400 S. Kansas Avenue, Ste. 202Topeka, KS 66603(785) 357-6510Email: cleadmin@kscle.orgLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact InformationDVD, VHS, Podcast: Approved as long as they meet interactivityrequirements.Interactivity: Program must be interactive.Internet on-demand: Approved, as long as they meet interactivityrequirements.Self-Study Credit: No.Teaching Credit: Yes. Teaching is awarded as an incentive forattorneys to enhance or benefit the legal profession by teachingother attorneys; therefore teaching must be in association with anapproved CLE program. Teaching directed to a non-attorneyaudience, while resulting in self-improvement as a form of selfstudy, does not qualify for teaching credit.State Recognized Hours: 50 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 12.5 total - including 2.00 ethics credits.Compliance Deadline: June 30th annually.Distance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit if theprogram is live and interactive. 6 credits for on-demand programs.KentuckyYesDVD, VHS: If program is recorded, a maximum of 6.00 credits maybe reported per educational year.http://www.kybar.orgKentucky Bar AssociationCLE Commission514 West Main StreetFrankfort, KY 40601-1883(502) 564-3795Email: mcutter@kybar.orgInteractivity: Program must be interactive. No interactivityrequired for on-demand programs.Internet on-demand: If program is on-demand (recorded) amaximum of 6.00 credits may be reported per educational year.Last edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact InformationSelf-Study Credit: Yes. Maximum of 6.00 credits per educationalyear.Teaching Credit: Yes. May claim regular 'attendance' time at CLEprogram, plus may receive "Preparation" credit; one credit for eachtwo hours of preparation time. Not to exceed 12.50 credits pereducational year.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 12.5 hours per year, including 1 hour each ofethics and professionalism credit. In house counsel conditionallyadmitted to practice must also comply with this annualrequirement. The requirements for newly admitted attorneys differsfrom those for experienced attorneys.Compliance Deadline: Hours must be earned by December 31each year, and reported no later than January 31 of the followingcalendar year.LouisianaYesDistance Learning Credit: Maximum of four hours per year.Provider must offer programs that enable them to independentlyverify attendance.DVD, VHS, Podcast: Programs offered by replay in group settingwith instructor or moderator present are not considered distancelearning. Self study not approved in this format.http://www.lsba.org/Louisiana Supreme Court Committeeon MCLE2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Ste.355Metairie, LA 70002-6130(504) 828-1414(800) 518-1518Email: mcle@lascmcle.orgInteractivity: An interactivity component must be included withinthe program design.Internet on-demand: Subject to committee review of providerprocedures. These programs must meet the requirements forLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact Informationdistance learning education.Self-Study Credit: Yes. Credit for self-study shall consist ofparticipation in technological transmissions, including live or prerecorded audio and/or audiovisual presentations and activities orother appropriate technology as approved by the MCLECommittee. Credit for attendance at such self-study courses shallbe limited to four (4) hours annually.Teaching Credit: Yes. Credit for teaching is awarded only forapproved activities. Six hours of credit is awarded for presentationaccompanied by substantial written materials. Three hours ofcredit is awarded for shared speakers or presentations with limitedor no materials. Six hours of teaching credit is also awarded foreach hour of academic credit awarded by an ABA accredited lawschool. Similar teaching credit may also be earned throughteaching at an undergraduate course on law in an accreditedcollege or university.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 11 total - including 1 hours of ethics.Compliance Deadline: August 31.Distance Learning Credit: 5.5 hours annually.MaineYesInteractivity: Required.Maine State Bar Association97 Winthrop StreetP. O. Box 527Augusta, Maine 04332-0527Internet on-demand: Accepted as long as the program isinteractive.Phone: (207) 623-1121Email: board@mebaroverseers.orgDVD, VHS: Accepted as long as the program is interactive.http://www.mecle.comSelf-Study Credit: Yes. 5.5 hours per year can be earned throughLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact Informationself-study.Teaching Credit: Yes. 2:1 ratio for teaching without writtenmaterials, 4:1 ratio for teaching with substantive written materials.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeMarylandNo CLErequirementsMassachusettsNo CLErequirementsMichiganNo CLErequirementshttp://www.msba.orgMaryland State Bar Association520 W. Fayette StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21201Email: etts Bar Association(Boston office)20 West St.Boston, MA 02111-1204Email: agorman@massbar.orgCLE Requirement : 45 credits are required every 3 years,including 3 ethics and 2 elimination of bias credits. No more than 6credits may be in law office management.Compliance Deadline: August 31st.MinnesotaYesDistance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit butthe program must be live.DVD, VHS, Podcast: Not approved. Distance Learning has to bea live program to be approved.http://www.mbcle.state.mn.usMinnesota State Board of CLE180 East 5th Street, Suite 950St. Paul, MN 55101(651) : The Board does permit synchronous webcast (aLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact Informationwebcast with a designated start and stop time) if there is a livemoderator and a question and answer session.Internet on-demand: Not approved. Distance Learning has to bea live program to be approved.Self-Study Credit: No.Teaching Credit: Yes. 1:1 hour for preparation and 1:1 hour forlecture. The course must be approved for credit. See Rule asp#7State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : One hour of the required 12 must be in thefield of Ethics or Professionalism.Compliance Deadline: Compliance deadline is July 31 each year.Reporting deadline is August 15.MississippiYesDistance Learning Credit: Maximum of 6 credits per year.Application must be submitted 30 days in advance and must besubmitted by the sponsor. Live and on-demand are regarded asDistance Learning.DVD, VHS, Audio: These programs must either meet therequirements for traditional accreditation or for distance educationaccreditation which would include an onsite moderator andhttp://www.courts.ms.govMississippi Commission on CLEP. O. Box 369Jackson, MS 39205-0369450 High Street, Jackson, MS39201(601) 576-4622Email: tgraves@courts.ms.govquestion-and-answer session. Otherwise these are consideredself-study and denied credit.Interactivity: Required.Internet on-demand: These programs must either meet theLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact Informationrequirements for traditional accreditation or for distance educationaccreditation which would include an onsite moderator andquestion-and-answer session. Otherwise these are consideredself-study and denied credit.Self-Study Credit: No.Teaching Credit: Yes. Credit may be earned through teaching inan approved CLE activity. Presentations accompanied bysubstantial will qualify for CLE credit on the basis of six (6) hoursof credit for each instructional hour of presentation. Those withone or two page outlines or no written materials will qualify for CLEcredit on the basis of three (3) hours of credit per hour ofpresentation. Repeat presentations qualify for one half of thecredits available for the initial presentation. A maximum of twelve(12) hours of CLE credit shall be earned from teaching any CLEyear. No credit will be allowed for teaching if the instructor iscompensated in any manner, excluding reimbursement ofreasonable and necessary expenses. Six hours of teaching creditis also awarded for each hour of academic credit awarded by anABA accredited law school.State Recognized Hours: 60 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 15 hours annually, including two hours ofprofessionalism, ethics or malpractice prevention credit, requiredof all Missouri Bar members actively practicing in Missouri duringany portion of a July 1- June 30 reporting year.MissouriYesCompliance Deadline: The MCLE year is from July 1-June 30and the Annual Report of Compliance is due by July 31.Distance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit fortelephone seminars and webinars with contemporaneous Q and Awith live faculty members. On-demand programs are consideredhttp://www.mobar.orgMCLE DepartmentThe Missouri Bar326 Monroe StreetP.O. Box 2355Jefferson City, MO 65102-2355(573) 638-2233Email: mcle@mobar.orgLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact Informationas self-study and limited to 6 credits.Interactivity: RequiredInternet on-demand: Programs available 24/7 on the internet areconsidered self-study and are limited to 6 of the required 15 hoursand cannot be reported for ethics credit unless an individuallawyer has received hardship authorization.Self-Study Credit: Yes. Absent special authorization for anindividual attorney due to hardship, only six of the 15 hoursrequired annually may be satisfied through self-study and selfstudy may not be reported to satisfy the ethics educationrequirements.Teaching Credit: Yes. To qualify for speaker credit, thepresentation must be for a continuing legal education program forlawyers and must not be compensated. In addition to credit foractual presentation time. a lawyer may report the lawyer's actualpreparation time subject to a cap of 15 hours of preparation timefor each hour of presentation time.VHS, Audio, Podcast: These programs qualify for self-studycredit which is limited to 6 of the required 15 hours and cannot bereported for ethics credit unless an individual attorney hasreceived authorization due to hardship.State Recognized Hours: 50 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 15 hours required each year. 5 ethics creditsrequired every 3 years.MontanaYesCompliance Deadline: Reporting year runs from April 1st toMarch 31st each year. Deadline for reporting compliance is May15th.http://www.montanabar.orgMontana Board of CLE7 W. 6th Ave., Ste. 2BP. O. Box 577Helena, MT 59624(406) 442-7660Email: cle@montanabar.orgLast edit: December 21, 2017

DISTANCE LEARNING CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION nWebsiteContact InformationDistance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit for liveinteractive programs. Non-interactive distance learning isconsidered self-study and credits are limited to 5.0 per year.DVD, VHS, Audio, Podcast: DVD, VHS, and audio programs areaccredited as self-study and are limited to 5.0 credit hours peryear.Interactivity: Required for live webcasts.Internet on-demand: N/ASelf-Study Credit: Yes. A maximum of 5.0 credits per year maybe claimed for self-study.Teaching Credit: Yes. A maximum of 5.0 self-study credits maybe claimed per year for preparing to teach an approved CLEprogram.State Recognized Hours: 50 minsReporting Procedure: AttendeeCLE Requirement : 10 total - 2 must be in an area of professionalresponsibility.Compliance Deadline: The reporting deadline is January 20th forthe previous year.NebraskaYesDistance Learning Credit: 5 per year. Archived material can't beover 1 year old.http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/Nebraska MCLE Commission3808 Normal Blvd.Lincoln, NE 68506(402) 471-3137Email: nsc.mcle@nebraska.govDVD

CLE Requirement : 15 Compliance Deadline: June 30. Distance Learning Credit: No distance learning credit limit. DVD, VHS, Audio, Podcast: Approved. Interactivity: Not required. Internet on-demand: Approved. Self-Study Credit: Yes. Maximum of 5 credits hours per year. Specialists may claim self-study hours only in professionalism. Teaching .