2022 Summer CLE Deadlines by State
Posted on 04/14/22 By Brittany K. King
CLE is not standardized in the United States and, because of this, specific reporting requirements vary by state. Some require upwards of 120 credits per reporting period while other states do not enforce CLE at all.
However, many states have standard CLE deadlines on June 30th or July 31st.
In some states, CLE reporting periods depend on your assigned compliance group, the date your license was originally issued, or your birthdate — meaning your deadline could be as early as June or as late as August.
Do you have CLE requirements to fulfill by this summer? See if your state has upcoming deadlines below.
This post was last updated on April 14, 2022.
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States with June and July CLE Deadlines
The following is a list of states with CLE deadlines on June 30th or July 31st, or whose deadlines may fall on or around these dates due to special circumstances.
Arkansas CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12
Specialty credit requirements:
- 1 ethics credit
Illinois CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 2 years (even numbered years for last names A-M and odd-numbered years for last names N-Z)
Credit requirement: 30
Specialty credit requirements:
- 6 credits in professional responsibility; out of six required, 1 must be in diversity and inclusion and 1 must be in mental health or substance abuse
Kansas CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12
Specialty credit requirements:
- 2 ethics credits
Kentucky CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12
Specialty credit requirements:
- 2 ethics credits
Minnesota CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 3 years (based on when admitted)
Credit requirement: 45
Specialty credit requirements:
- 3 ethics credit
- 2 elimination of bias credits
Mississippi CLE Requirements
Deadline: July 31st
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12
Specialty credit requirements:
- 1 credit in legal ethics, professional responsibility, professionalism, malpractice prevention, substance abuse, or mental health
Missouri CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 15
Specialty credit requirements:
- 2 ethics credits; 1 hour must be on explicit or implicit bias, diversity, inclusion, or cultural competency
North Dakota CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 3 years (based on when admitted)
Credit requirement: 45
Specialty credit requirements:
- 3 ethics credits
Rhode Island Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 10
Specialty credit requirements:
- 2 ethics credits
Utah CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 2 years (based on when admitted)
Credit requirement: 24
Specialty credit requirements:
- 3 hours of legal ethics or professional responsibility, with 1 of the 3 hours on professionalism and civility
Vermont CLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: 2 years (based on when admitted)
Credit requirement: 24
Specialty credit requirements:
- 2 ethics
West Virginia MCLE Requirements
Deadline: June 30th
Reporting period: even years
Credit requirement: 24
Specialty credit requirements:
- 3 hours of legal ethics, office management, substance abuse and/or elimination of bias in the legal profession
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