Summer CLE Deadlines by State

Posted on 06/14/21 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 30^th or July 31^st.

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 February 2, 2021.

 

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States with June and July CLE Deadlines

The following is a list of states with CLE deadlines on June 30^th or July 31^st, or whose deadlines may fall on or around these dates due to special circumstances. 

 

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Arizona CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 15

Specialty credit requirements:

• 3 professional responsibility/ethics courses

 

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Arkansas CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12

Specialty credit requirements:

• 1 ethics credit

 

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Florida* CLE Requirements

Deadline: *Deadlines are the same as your date issued
Reporting period: 3 years
Credit requirement: 33

Specialty credit requirements:

• 5 ethics, professionalism, substance abuse or mental illness credits
• 3 credits in approved technical programs

 

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Illinois CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 2 years
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

 

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Kansas CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12

Specialty credit requirements:

• 2 ethics credits  

 

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Kentucky CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12

Specialty credit requirements:

• 2 ethics credits

 

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Minnesota CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 3 years
Credit requirement: 45

Specialty credit requirements:

• 3 ethics credit
• 2 elimination of bias credits

 

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Mississippi CLE Requirements

Deadline: July 31^st
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

 

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Missouri CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
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 

 

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New Hampshire CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12

Specialty credit requirements:

• 2 ethics credits

 

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New York* CLE Requirements

Deadline: *Deadline is within 30 days of your birth month
Reporting period: 2 years
Credit requirement: 24

Specialty credit requirements:

• 4 ethics and professionalism credits
• 1 credit in diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias

 

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North Dakota CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 3 years
Credit requirement: 45

Specialty credit requirements:

• 3 ethics credits

 

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Pennsylvania* CLE Requirements

Deadline: *Group 2 has a deadline of August 31^st
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 12

Specialty credit requirements:

• 2 ethics credits
  
  
  

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Rhode Island CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 10

Specialty credit requirements:

• 2 ethics credits

Deadlines may be changed or affected by changes as a result of COVID-19. Click here for further details.

 

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Texas* CLE Requirements

Deadline: *Deadline is last day of your birth month  
Reporting period: 1 year
Credit requirement: 15

Specialty credit requirements:

• 3 legal ethics or professional responsibility credits

 

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Utah CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 2 years
Credit requirement: 24

Specialty credit requirements:

• 3 legal ethics or professional responsibility credits
  • 1 of the 3 hours must be in professionalism and civility 

 

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Vermont CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: 2 years
Credit requirement: 24

Specialty credit requirements:

• 2 ethics credits

 

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West Virginia CLE Requirements

Deadline: June 30^th
Reporting period: Even years
Credit requirement: 24

Specialty credit requirements:

• 3 credits in ethics, office management, substance abuse, and/or elimination of bias in the legal profession 

 

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