RULES OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
PART H. RULES FOR CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
(a) On or before December 1 of each calendar year, the MCLE Committee will send to each member a preliminary report of compliance with the MCLE requirements for that year. The report will be mailed to the Members’ primary registration statement address or preferred mailing address.
[Amended effective November 6, 2007]
(b) Hours completed in any year in excess
of the minimum number may be carried forward to satisfy the requirements for
the year next following.
(c) On or before March 15 the MCLE Committee
will forward to each complying Member a final transcript of compliance for the
preceding calendar year. Members shall correct any error(s) in the final transcript
by forwarding to the MCLE Committee a written explanation of any such error(s)
by March 31st.
REGULATIONS/RULE
5
Regulation 5.1. (a) On or before December 1 of each calendar year, the MCLE Committee shall mail a preliminary report of compliance (hereinafter “Preliminary Transcript”) to each member. The report shall list his or her current record of compliance for that year.
[Amended effective November 6, 2007]
(1) If the Preliminary Transcript is
accurate and the Member is compliant, no further action is necessary.
(2) In the event a Member qualifies for an exemption under Rule 2, that Member must claim the appropriate exemption by completing an exemption form and returning it to the MCLE Committee no later than January 31 of the following calendar year. Members claiming an exemption pursuant to Rule 2(1), (2), (3) and (7) must qualify for and claim an exemption annually for each year that the exemption is applicable to their MCLE status.
[Amended effective November 6, 2007]
(3) If the Preliminary Transcript is
not accurate, that Member must report to the MCLE Committee any outstanding
records of compliance pursuant to the conditions set forth in these Rules no
later than January 31 of the following calendar year.
(4) If the Member has not earned the
required hours, that Member must comply with the twelve and one half hour requirement
by no later than December 31 of that calendar year. [Amended effective
January 1, 2003]
(b) Newly admitted members of the bar shall comply with the CLE requirements outlined in Rule 3(b) or claim an exemption pursuant to Rule 2.
[Amended effective November 6, 2007]
Regulation 5.2. Each
Member shall complete an MCLE Attendance Card while in attendance at an accredited
CLE activity held in Louisiana or held out-of-state by a Louisiana-based sponsor.
Regulation 5.2.1. Attendance
cards will be provided by the CLE sponsor.
Regulation 5.2.2. The
Member must complete a card while in attendance and leave the card with the
sponsor for submission to the Committee for inclusion in the Member's CLE record.
Regulation 5.2.3. The sponsor shall submit the completed cards or certification of attendance to the Committee within thirty days after the date of the activity.
[Amended effective November 6, 2007]
Regulation 5.2.4. Attendance cards will not be accepted from an individual Member.
Regulation 5.2.5. All hours earned through participation in technological transmissions must be reported to the sponsor/provider on an MCLE attendance card or certification of attendance no more than fourteen (14) days after the self-study course is provided to the Member. The sponsor/provider must submit the completed card or certification of attendance directly to the Committee within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the card. Facsimile or other electronic transmissions are acceptable for reporting and submission purposes. [Amended effective November 6, 2007]
Regulation 5.3. Attendance
records for a CLE activity held outside Louisiana by an out-of-state sponsor
shall be submitted to the Committee by the CLE sponsor within thirty (30) days
after the date of the activity.
Regulation 5.3.1. The
submission shall include an alphabetical list of Louisiana attendees with Bar
I.D. number and credit hours earned. [Amended effective December 12, 2001]
Regulation 5.3.2. If the sponsor does
not submit satisfactory documentation to the Committee, a member may request
credit by submitting MCLE Form 3, "Request by a Member for Approval of an Out-of-State
CLE Activity."
Regulation 5.4. Hours
carried forward to a year shall be credited toward completion of the requirements
for that year before crediting hours earned during that year.
Regulation 5.5. In no event shall more than eight (8) hours be carried forward to another year. However, no portion of any hours carried forward shall include those mandatory hours of CLE concerning the respective Ethics and Professionalism requirements as is mandated by Rule 3(c) of these rules and regulations. [Amended effective January 1, 2003]