- Credit hours required: 36 hours per reporting period
- Specialty credits required: 3 hours of ethics credit per reporting period
- Length of reporting period: 3 years
- Compliance date: June 30
- Reporting date: July 31
- Compliance group: There are 3 compliance groups to which attorneys are assigned that report in alternate years. CLE Reporting Group 2 reports in 2025 for the period beginning July 1, 2022-June 30, 2025. CLE Reporting Group 3 reports in 2026 for the period beginning July 1, 2023-June 30, 2026. CLE Reporting Group 1 reports in 2027 for the period beginning July 1, 2024-June 30, 2027..
- Minutes per credit hour: 60 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 60 and round up or down to the nearest quarter hour.
- Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 24 CLE hours per compliance period via recorded programs.
- Distance Learning Requirements: May take all credits with live webcast and up to 24 hours per compliance period of previously recorded.
- Attendance Reporting Procedure: Attorneys must self-report completion of CLE requirements by sending certificates of attendance to the North Dakota Commission for CLE.
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