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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-1683

THE COURTS

Title 204—JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS

PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT

[204 PA. CODE CH. 82]

Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations

[52 Pa.B. 6838]
[Saturday, November 5, 2022]

 The official text of the Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations, 204 Pa. Code Chapter 82, Subchapter B, section 3 is set forth in Annex A. The text in Annex A reflects the amendments to section 3 effective January 23, 2014, and May 9, 2018, that were previously omitted from the Pennsylvania Code.

Effective Date.

 The following provisions took effect January 23, 2014:

 (1) The addition of section 3(d).

 (2) The redesignation of section 3(e).

 The addition of section 3(f) took effect May 9, 2018.

By the Continuing Legal Education Board of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Annex A

TITLE 204. JUDICIAL SYSTEM
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
PART V. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT
Subpart A. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
CHAPTER 82. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Subchapter B. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION BOARD REGULATIONS

Section 3. Minimum Education Requirements.

 Every active lawyer shall complete the following annual CLE minimum requirements:

 (a) Commencing January 1, 1994, the CLE requirement for each compliance group shall be a minimum of one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse and a minimum of five (5) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure.

 (b) Commencing September 1, 1994, the CLE requirement for each compliance group shall be a minimum of one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse and a minimum of eight (8) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure and shall be first applicable to the compliance groups as follows:

Compliance Group II August 31, 1995
Compliance Group III December 31, 1995
Compliance Group I April 30, 1996

 (c) Commencing September 1, 1995, the CLE requirement shall be a minimum of one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse and a minimum of eleven (11) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure and shall be first applicable to the compliance groups as follows:

Group II August 31, 1996
Group III December 31, 1996
Group I April 30, 1997

 (Editor's Note: Section 3(d) was added January 23, 2014, effective immediately.)

 (d) Commencing January 30, 2014, the CLE requirement shall be a minimum of (2) hours of ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse and a minimum of (10) ten hours of substantive law, practice and procedure and shall be first applicable to the compliance groups as follows:

Group I April 30, 2015
Group II August 31, 2015
Group III December 31, 2015

 (Editor's Note: Section 3(e) was redesignated from subsection (d) to subsection (e) January 23, 2014, effective immediately.)

 (e) CLE credits for ethics, professionalism, or substance abuse may be applied to any substantive law, practice and procedure requirement.

 (Editor's Note: Section 3(f) was added May 9, 2018, effective immediately.)

 (f) The CLE requirement for lawyers with an Emeritus status shall be a minimum of two (2) hours of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse and a minimum of six (6) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1683. Filed for public inspection November 4, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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