- Credit hours required: 12 hours per reporting period. Note that Utah attorneys completing their last two-year reporting cycle in June 2020 are required to complete 24.00 credit hours.
- Specialty credits required: 1 hour of ethics and 1 hour of professionalism credit. Note that Utah attorneys completing their last two-year reporting cycle in June 2020 are required to complete 2 hours of legal ethics or professional responsibility, and 1 hour of professionalism and civility
- Length of reporting period: 1 year
- Compliance date: June 30
- Reporting date: July 31
- Compliance group: All attorneys report annually
- 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 down to the nearest half hour.
- Limit on credit hours for distance learning programs: At least 6 of the 12 required hours must be completed as Live CLE. At this time, only live, in-Person courses produced by the ABA qualify as live CLE in Utah. The remaining 6 hours can be completed with self-study CLE, which includes ABA Webinars, Live Moderated Webinars and On-Demand CLE courses.
- Distance Learning Requirements: May take all credits with live webcast, previoulsy recorded limited to 6 credits.
- Attendance Reporting Procedure: For programs listed as self-apply, the attorney will need to self-apply with Utah and report attendance. For programs listed as applied for or approved, the ABA will report your attendance.
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