What are the Missouri CLE Carry Over Credit Rules?

What are the Missouri CLE Carry Over Credit Rules?

If a lawyer reports more than 15 hours of CLE for a reporting year, exclusive of the hours of credit for self-study, up to 15 hours of such excess may be carried over to apply to the 15 hour annual requirement of the next reporting year. Even if a lawyer is exempt from the 15-hour requirement during the reporting year, such as a lawyer initially licensed to practice during the July 1 ? June 30 reporting year, the lawyer must still report more than 15 hours exclusive of self-study to have carryover credit to apply to the 15 hour requirement of the succeeding year.

To determine the carryover credit hours for the 15 hour annual requirement of Rule 15.05(a), total the hours of credit reported, including carryover hours from the preceding year. Then subtract the self-study credit hours reported, as required by Regulation 15.05.6. Finally, subtract 15 from that amount. A maximum of 15 hours may be carried over to the next reporting year. To claim carryover credit from the preceding year, the credit hours must have been reported on the Attorney's Annual Report of Compliance for the preceding year.

Formula: Line e - Line c - 15 = Line f carryover hours (maximum of 15).

To determine the carryover professionalism, ethics or malpractice prevention hours for the two hour annual requirement of Rule 15.05(f), total the professionalism, ethics or malpractice prevention hours reported, including carryover professionalism, ethics or malpractice prevention hours from the preceding year. Then, subtract two (2) from that amount. A maximum of two (2) professionalism, ethics or malpractice prevention hours may be carried over to the next reporting year.

Formula: Line i - 2 = Line j carryover professionalism, ethics or malpractice prevention hours (maximum of 2).

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