What are the New York CLE Approved Jurisdiction and Reciprocity Rules?
New York?s Approved Jurisdiction policy is as follows:
So long as specific requirements are satisfied, New York lawyers may include towards their New York CLE requirement credit earned through participation in out-of-state courses accredited by a New York Approved Jurisdiction.
This rule applies to both traditional live classroom-format and nontraditional courses such as online, DVD, teleconference.
Traditional live classroom-format courses are considered out-of-state if they take place physically outside of New York State.
Nontraditional-format courses are considered out-of-state if the sponsoring New York CLE organization is physically headquartered outside of New York State.
Group A: Approved Jurisdictions
The Following are the Group A approved jurisdictions:Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Law Society of Hong Kong
Group B: Other Jurisdictions
For these jurisdictions, please retain written materialsAlaska, California, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine , Minnesota, Missouri, Montana , Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming
For courses with accreditation only from Group ?B? jurisdictions, the attorney must retain a complete set of written materials. If the written materials are considerable, a table of contents and the first ten pages of the materials, or some other proof that thorough, high-quality written materials were distributed for the course is sufficient.
Note: For courses accredited by California that are more than 60 minutes in length, the attorney need not retain written materials, as California?s CLE regulations require written materials for these courses.
How to Calculate and Report Credit
- Calculate the number of credits earned according to New York standards- Refer to the category of credit definitions to determine the appropriate category(ies) for the credits
- When you file your Attorney Registration form, include these credits when computing the total number (and categories) of CLE credits completed (there is no need to notify the CLE Board or Attorney Registration that you are claiming credits under New York?s Approved Jurisdiction policy)
Attorney Requirements
An attorney claiming credit for an out-of-state course must retain the following New York CLE course documentation for a period of at least 4 years:EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS (admitted to the New York Bar for more than two years)
- Proof of attendance from the course sponsor
- Proof of accreditation by at least one of the New York Approved Jurisdictions listed above
- Proof that written course materials were made available
- Proof that the faculty included at least one attorney in good standing
- For nontraditional-format courses (online, DVD, teleconference, etc.), proof of acceptable attendance verification
NEWLY ADMITTED ATTORNEYS (admitted to the New York Bar for two years or less)
Please note that, generally, newly admitted attorneys must earn CLE credit in a format permissible for that category of credit. Additional Information.
- Proof of attendance from the course sponsor
- Proof of accreditation by at least one of the New York Approved Jurisdictions listed above
- Proof that written course materials were made available
- Proof that the faculty included at least one attorney in good standing
- Proof that the course content was appropriate for newly admitted attorneys
- For nontraditional-format courses (online, DVD, teleconference, etc.), proof of acceptable attendance verification
Additional New Yori CLE Out-Of-sDate Information
If an out-of-state course is not accredited by a New York Approved Jurisdiction, New York CLE accreditation of the course may be obtained either by the sponsor of the course (Application for Sponsoring Organization) or by an individual attorney who attended or otherwise participated in the course (Application for Attorney Participant). (Please note that if the sponsor is not able to independently verify attorneys? attendance at the course, the course will not be accredited.)All courses that take place in New York State ? that is, traditional live classroom-format courses held in New York State and nontraditional-format courses offered by provider organizations whose headquarters are located in New York State ? must be accredited by the New York State CLE Board in order for an attorney to earn CLE credit for the course.
New York CLE Credit may be claimed only in a manner consistent with New York?s CLE Rules and Regulations ? for example, credit may not be claimed for marketing, networking and/or business development courses, or for text-only courses.
Even if a course sponsor may be able to state that New York?s Approved Jurisdiction policy applies, the sponsor may not state that the course has been accredited by New York and may not issue the official New York CLE Certificate of Attendance.
The New York CLE Approved Jurisdiction policy may apply even if the course is not accredited by the jurisdiction in which it takes place. So long as the course takes place outside of New York State and is accredited by any New York Approved Jurisdiction, the policy applies.
For complete or additional information on New York?s Approved Jurisdiction policy, please refer to section 6 of the CLE Board Regulations and Guidelines.
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