Colorado CLE requirements
Whether you're an experienced Colorado attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about Colorado’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
Whether you're an experienced Colorado attorney or newly admitted, here's what you need to know about Colorado’s mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirements.
General information | |
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CLE credit requirement | 45 credits every 3 years |
Categories | Rule Change: Effective for the compliance period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023, and subsequent periods, Colorado attorneys must complete 2 hours of EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusivity) courses as part of their professional responsibility requirement. 36 General 7 Professional responsibility 2 Equity, diversity, and inclusivity |
CLE compliance deadline | December 31 |
CLE reporting deadline | January 31 |
Approved Quimbee formats | On-demand |
Carryover | Carryover is not allowed. |
CLE reporting instructions | Colorado is a self-reporting jurisdiction and Quimbee does not report your completed courses to the Iowa Colorado Supreme Court. You may report your credit through Colorado’s online affidavit system with the course ID number on your certificate. Please retain your certificate as proof of your attendance. You may also access your certificate from our website at any time. |
Rule Change: Effective for the compliance period beginning January 1, 2021 and ending December 31, 2023, and subsequent periods, Colorado attorneys must complete 2 hours of EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusivity) courses as part of their professional responsibility requirement.
Colorado-licensed attorneys are required to complete 45 credits, including 7 professional responsibility credits and 2 EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusivity) credits every 3 years.
All of Quimbee’s on-demand CLE courses can fulfill the Colorado CLE requirement.
Colorado CLE credits must be completed by December 31 of the reporting year.
No, carryover credit is not allowed.
Colorado attorneys who are in their first reporting period must complete 45 credits, including 7 ethics credits. The first compliance period begins on the date of admission or certification and ends on the 31st of December of the third full calendar year following the year of admission.
Colorado attorneys must report their compliance by January 31st following the end of their compliance period.
CLE credits can be reported through Colorado’s online affidavit system with the course ID number that the sponsor will provide.
The Colorado Supreme Court Board of CLE