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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 18-812

THE COURTS

Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

[ 204 PA. CODE CH. 82 ]

Amendment of Rule 105 of the Rules for Continuing Legal Education; No. 767 Supreme Court Rules Doc.

[48 Pa.B. 3076]
[Saturday, May 26, 2018]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 9th day of May, 2018, upon the recommendation of the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board; the proposal having been published for public comment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 47 Pa.B. 3487 (June 24, 2017):

 It is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 105 of the Pennsylvania Rules for Continuing Legal Education is amended in the following form.

 This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective in 30 days.

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

CHAPTER 82. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Subchapter A. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Rule 105. Continuing Legal Education Requirement.

 (a) General Requirement.

 1. Every active lawyer shall annually complete, during the compliance period to which he or she is assigned; the CLE required by the Board pursuant to these Rules and established in Board regulations.

 2. CLE shall be on the subjects of:

 (i) substantive law, practice and procedure,

 (ii) lawyer ethics and the rules of professional conduct,

 (iii) professionalism,

 (iv) substance abuse as it affects lawyers and the practice of law.

 3. The minimum annual CLE requirement shall be nine (9) hours, effective September 1, 1994, and twelve (12) hours, effective September 1, 1995.

 (b) Fulfillment Requirements. The CLE requirement shall be fulfilled by attending the required number of CLE courses by providers or completing a CLE activity approved by the Board as sufficient to meet the CLE general requirement.

 (c) Every newly admitted attorney shall attend the Bridge The Gap program, of at least four (4) hours, sponsored by an approved Bridge the Gap CLE provider prior to his or her first compliance deadline.

 (d) Lawyers with an Emeritus license shall complete an annual CLE requirement of eight (8) hours pursuant to these rules and established in Board regulations.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-812. Filed for public inspection May 25, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]


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