Utah
CLE Requirements: The Utah Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education requires attorneys to complete 24 credits, including 3 ethics credits, by June 30 every two years. One ethics credit must be in professionalism and civility. Attorneys are assigned to one of two compliance groups reporting in either odd-numbered years or even-numbered years. Consult the MCLE Department to determine your compliance period. All credits must be reported by July 31. Attorneys are limited to 12 credits of self-study per reporting period. No credits may be carried over. For additional information, please see the FAQ page on the Utah Supreme Court Board of Continuing Legal Education website.
Learn about the specific requirements for newly-admitted Utah attorneys.
NEW! The Utah Board of Continuing Legal Education announced that lawyers that comply with the 2021 reporting period will be required to change from a two-year CLE reporting period to a one-year compliance cycle effective July 1, 2021.
Per The Rules Governing the Utah State Bar – Effective May 1, 2021, the new compliance cycle will follow a fiscal year period (July 1 through June 30) during which an active status lawyer admitted to practice in Utah is required to complete a minimum of 12 hours of Accredited CLE, including 1 hour of legal ethics and 1 hour of professionalism and civility. At least 6 hours must be live CLE, which may include any combination of the following: In-person CLE, Remote Group CLE (CLE sponsored or cosponsored by the Bar, that is presented from a location in Utah, via a live streaming audiovisual presentation, to another location in Utah where the lawyer is present), or Verified E-CLE, which is CLE presented via a computer program or over the Internet where active participation by the lawyer in the CLE is verified by responding to scenarios during the CLE or answering knowledge-based questions during or after the presentation of the CLE.
Two Year Reporting Period: July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2022 – 24 hours of Utah approved CLE, to include two hours of legal ethics and one hour of professionalism and civility.
Annual Reporting Period: July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 – 12 hours of Utah approved CLE, to include one hour of legal ethics and one hour of professionalism and civility.
Completing Your Utah Requirements with PLI: PLI and SEC Institute's live in-person seminars qualify as "live" credit. There is no limit to the number of credits an attorney can earn via live programs. View live CLE programs approved in Utah.
PLI and SEC Institute's co-sponsored locations, live webcasts, on-demand programs, MP3s and MP4s qualify as "self-study" credit. Attorneys are limited to 12 credits of self-study per reporting period. View self-study CLE programs approved in Utah.
PLI is a Presumptive Provider with the Board of Continuing Legal Education, and our programs are presumptively approved.
Attendance Reporting: PLI reports attendance to the Utah State Board of Continuing Legal Education.