Can you use California MCLE carry over credits?
California does not allow an attorney to carry over credits from one compliance period to another. You must complete a new set of 25 California MCLE courses each compliance period. In each compliance period you must complete the following specialty requirements:
You must complete one California MCLE compliance credit hour on the topic of competence issues. You must complete four hours of courses about legal ethics. Two total hours of California MCLE courses must be on the topic of elimination of bias.
Of these two hours, one of these California MCLE compliance credit hours courses must be on the specific topic of implicit bias. This course must detail strategies for reducing bias.
Your courses can be participatory or self-study and you must complete your course by the deadline of your compliance group.
More California Information
- What are the California MCLE Requirements?
- What is the California MCLE due date? How often do I need to renew my California MCLE?
- What Are the California MCLE Ethics Requirements?
- What is the "Competence Issues" requirement for California MCLE?
- California MCLE Teaching Credit
- California MCLE Speaking Credit
- What are the California MCLE Requirements for Elimination of bias, Implicit Bias and the Promotion of Bias-reducing Strategies?
- What are the California MCLE requirements and rules for newly admitted attorneys?
- How many minutes are in a California MCLE Credit Hour? (Calculating credit hours)
- What are the California MCLE Attendance Reporting Procedures?
- What are the California MCLE live Webcasting rules?
- What are the Reciprocal State Rules and Approved Jurisdictions for California MCLE?
- What are the procedures for a California MCLE Audit?
- Can you use California MCLE carry over credits?
- What are Participatory and Self-study California MCLE Credits?
- What are the California MCLE Exemptions?
- California MCLE Providers
- What are the penalties for California MCLE missed deadline or what if you need a good cause modification?
- What California MCLE compliance bundles are available from MCLEZ?
