Once the database shows you have completed the required CLE hours, you will be able to log in to your Practice Portal and pay the required $10.00 compliance filing fee. If your transcript does not reflect all CLE hours completed, please proceed to fill out the required Certificate of Compliance here and submit the records of attendance for the programs not listed. A member specialist of the MCLE Staff will contact you with instructions on finalizing payment.

Lawyers or Licensed Paralegal Practitioners who fail to complete the CLE requirements by the June 30, deadline, or fail to file the Certificate of Compliance and required $10.00 filing fee by the July 31 deadline, will be assessed a $100.00 late fee. See Rule 11-614 for details on the compliance reporting process and fees.

Active status lawyers in Utah are required to complete 12 hours of accredited CLE, to include 1 hour of legal ethics and 1 hour of professionalism and civility. Lawyers will have through June 30 to complete required CLE hours without paying late filing fees and through July 31 to file Certificate of Compliance reports without paying late filing fees. At least 6 hours must be verified CLE, which may include and combination of in-person, remote group CLE or verified e-CLE. The remaining hours may include elective or verified CLE.

Active emeritus status lawyers must comply with the MCLE requirements by participation in 6 hours of Accredited CLE during each Compliance Cycle or the Alternative compliance requirement.

Active status Licensed Paralegal Practitioners are required to complete 6 hours of accredited CLE, to include 1 hour of legal ethics and 1 hour of professionalism and civility. At least 3 hours must be Verified CLE, which may include and combination of in-person, remote group CLE or verified e-CLE. The remaining hours may include elective or verified CLE.

Verified CLE = Live CLE (In “real” time)
Elective CLE = Self-Study CLE (Recorded)

This form is for individual lawyers or licensed paralegal practitioners to apply for accreditation of a Verified / Elective CLE activity not approved in Utah or for lecturing in an approved CLE program. This includes live presentations, audio and video presentations, live and recorded webcasts, computer interactive programs, writing, lecturing, teaching, public service, and verified attendance.

The Required Non-Refundable Special Accreditation Fee of $10.00 will be assessed after we receive the application. A member of the MCLE Staff will notify you by email once this fee has been prepared and the invoice is ready to be paid. Once submitted, if you have not heard from a member specialist after 14 business days, please contact 801.746.5230 or staff@mcleutah.org

• Verified CLE – Live CLE includes In-person CLE, Remote Group CLE or Verified E-CLE.
• Elective CLE – Self-Study credit includes On Demand, Lecturing, Teaching, Writing, and Community Outreach. Please see Rule 11-613 for details on Elective CLE qualifications.

House Counsel means a lawyer admitted with a restricted House Counsel license as defined in Rule 14-719, which is required and limits the lawyer’s practice of law to the business of the lawyer’s employer; House Counsel lawyers must pay a $25.00 filing fee and submit the House Counsel Certificate signed by the jurisdiction where House Counsel maintains an active license evidencing that the lawyer has completed the hours of CLE required of active lawyers in the jurisdiction where House Counsel is licensed.

If the jurisdiction where the lawyer maintains an active license does not have a CLE requirement; or the lawyer complies in a jurisdiction where CLE is self-reporting and the jurisdiction does not sign the House Counsel Certificate, the House Counsel lawyer must then complete 12 hours of accredited CLE each Compliance Cycle, to include 1 hour of Ethics CLE and 1 hour of professionalism and civility CLE. At least 6 of the 12 hours must be live CLE.

Please download the House Counsel Certificate and have it signed by the State’s MCLE Board Director. Email the completed form to staff@mcleutah.org and call 801-746-5230 with compliance fee payment. House Counsel lawyers who fail to complete the requirement by the June 30, deadline, or fails to file the House Counsel Certificate and required $25.00 filing fee by the July 31 deadline, will be assessed a $100.00 late fee.

Comity Certificate is a Certificate filed by a Utah lawyer to show CLE compliance with an approved reciprocal jurisdiction (Idaho, Oregon, or Washington) where the lawyer practices law; Lawyers need to have the Comity Certificate signed by the State’s MCLE Board Director by the June 30th deadline, and filed with the Utah Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education with the required $25.00 filing by the July 31 deadline. Comity Certificates not signed by the June 30, deadline, or filed by the July 31 deadline, will be assessed a $100.00 late fee.

Utah will provide a COMITY Certificate for the following jurisdictions: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.  Use this form to request a COMITY Certificate.

To request an extended date MCLE transcript please email your request with your name, bar number, and transcript date range to staff@mcleutah.org.