- Credit hours required: 12 hours per reporting period
- Specialty credits required: 2 hours of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse prevention credit
- Length of reporting period: 1 year
- Compliance date: Varies by compliance group. See information below.
- Reporting date: Varies by compliance group. Attorneys have 30 days after compliance date to report credit. Below are the reporting periods for the 3 compliance groups.
- Compliance group: There are 3 compliance groups to which all Pennsylvania attorneys have been permanently assigned randomly by attorney ID number. The reporting periods for each group are as follows:
Group I - May 1 through April 30 every year
Group II - September 1 through August 31 every year
Group III - January 1 through December 31 every year. - Distance Learning Requirements: May take all credits with live webcast, previoulsy recorded limited to 6 credits.
- Attendance Reporting Procedure: The ABA reports attendance on behalf of attendees.
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