What are the New York CLE Reporting Procedures
New York attorneys are required to keep their New York CLE certificates of attendance (issued by the New York CLE Providers). They are also required to maintain possession of any supporting documentation such as waivers, modifications, extensions or exemptions information. All of this documentation must be maintained for a four-year period.
Every two years, New York attorneys are required to confirm on their registration statement that they have completed the required number of New York CLE credit hours. They must also conform that they are in complete compliance with all the New York CLE rules as defined by the New York CLE Board.
All New York attorneys must report compliance on an attorney registration form. This form is sent by the New York CLE board to attorneys by mail or email. All New York attorneys must submit their attorney registration forms certifying that they have completed their New York CLE requirements within 30 days of their birthday every two years.
If a New York attorney was admitted in an odd-numbered year after 1982, then they must register in odd-numbered years. If a New York attorney was admitted before January 1, 1982 or in an even-numbered year, then they need to register in even-numbered years.
At the end of their two-year CLE period, all attorneys must officially confirm that they have completed all of their New York CLE requirements for that reporting period and are in possession of all required documentation. Exceptions are if they are exempt from the CLE requirement or have applied for an extension, waiver, or modification of the New York CLE requirement. In those cases you still need to file, but you state your special circumstance at that time.
The New York CLE Two Year Reporting Cycle is not the Same as the Attorney Registration Cycle
This is often confusing to New York attorneys. When a New York attorney files their registration form, they will certify their New York CLE compliance for the prior two-year period, and then register for the following two years. For example, if an attorney was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1996 (and thus register in even-numbered years) and their birthday is in August, then in August 2016 they will file their ?2016-2017" registration form, and they will certify their New York CLE compliance for their June 2014 - August 2016 two-year reporting cycle.If You Have Not Received an Attorney Registration Form by Your Birthday
If you have not received an attorney registration form from the New York CLE Board by your birthday in the second calendar year after your admission to the Bew York State Bar, you should contact the Attorney Registration unit by e-mail at attyreg@nycourts.gov or by telephone at (212) 428-2800.If You are not Going to Finish Your New York CLE Requirement by the Due Date
The deadline for experienced (non-provisional) attorneys to complete their New York CLE and file their attorney registration form is their birthday. If an attorney cannot complete their New York CLE requirement within 30 days of this deadline, they should request an "Extension of Time".Carry Over Credits
Once an experienced (non-provisional) New York attorney has finished all 24 New York CLE credit requirements, a maximum of 6 additional credits earned may be applied toward the next two-year reporting period. Experienced attorneys may carry over credits in any category. This can be General, Ethics and Professionalism, and Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias. In cases of carry-over, the clock to keep your documentation starts at the next filing period, not the one where you took your courses.New York CLE Attendance Certificates
New York attorneys are responsible for determining compliance with the New York CLE requirement and this includes keeping their certifications of completion of New York CLE courses they attend. New York attorneys are not required to (and asked not to) send these certificates of completion to the New York CLE Board. The New York State Board CLE program is completely a self-reporting system. New York State attorneys are required to retain certificate proof of attendance of the courses they attend. Additionally, they must save other documentation of compliance, or documentation of exemption from, the New York CLE requirement. This all must be saved for a period of at no less than four calendar years from the date of completion.Penalties for Not Fulfilling New Your New York CLE Requirements
The names of all New York attorneys who do not fully comply with the New York CLE requirements risk being submitted to the Appellate Division for appropriate sanction. This includes not only taking the required course but also filling to compliance at the end of the two-year New York CLE cycle.More New York Information
- What Does MCLEZ Provide to it's New York CLE Customers?
- What are the New York CLE Requirements?
- What are the New York CLE Reporting Procedures
- What are the New York CLE New Admitted Requirements
- What are the New York CLE Approved Jurisdiction and Reciprocity Rules?
- What are the New York CLE Carryover Rules?
- What are the New York CLE Ethics and Professionalism Rules?
- What New York CLE compliance bundles are available from MCLEZ?
