Rule 14-404. Active status lawyers: MCLE, NLCLE and admission on motion requirements.

(a) Active status lawyers. Commencing with calendar year 2004, each lawyer admitted to practice in Utah shall complete, during each two-calendar year period, a minimum of 24 hours of accredited CLE which shall include a minimum of three hours of accredited ethics or professional responsibility. One of the three hours of ethics or professional responsibility shall be in the area of professionalism and civility. Lawyers on inactive status are not subject to the requirements of this rule.

(b) NLCLE. A lawyer who fulfills the requirements of the NLCLE program shall be deemed to have satisfied the accredited MCLE requirements of this rule for the reporting period ending December 31 of the second complete year following the lawyer’s year of admission to the Bar. New admittees admitted under the Bar’s full exam shall meet their first two-year requirement through the NLCLE program by:

(b)(1) attending the mandatory NLCLE ethics seminar which is offered at least annually by the Bar;

(b)(2) accruing 12 credit hours of approved live NLCLE courses sponsored by the Bar; and

(b)(3) accruing 12 credit hours of approved CLE.

Paragraph (b)(1) can be waived if the lawyer resides out-of-state. Paragraph (b)(2) can be fulfilled by self-study credit if the lawyer resides outside of Salt Lake County.

(c) Admission on motion lawyers. A lawyer who fulfills the requirements by admission on motion as prescribed in Rule 14-705 shall be deemed to have satisfied the accredited MCLE requirements of this rule for the reporting period ending December 31 of the second complete calendar year following the lawyer’s year of admission. In addition, the lawyer must complete and certify no later than six months following the lawyer’s admission that he or she has attended at least 15 hours of NLCLE on Utah practice and procedure and ethics requirements as follows.

(c)(1) Nine credit hours must be comprised of NLCLE courses.

(c)(2) Six credit hours must be comprised of the professional ethics course presented in OPC’s ethics school.

(c)(3) Twelve of the 15 hours may be completed through self-study through the Bar’s online CLE system. The above 15 hours will apply towards the 24 hours required per two-year compliance period. The Board of Bar Commissioners may specify the number of the required 15 hours that must be in particular areas of practice, procedure and ethics.

(d) Out-of-state CLE activities. CLE credit may be awarded for out-of-state activities that the Board determines meet certain standards in furthering a lawyer’s legal education. The Board shall determine whether to accredit the activities and, if so, the number of hours of credit to allow for such activities. Out-of-state activities cannot substitute for the 15 mandatory CLE hours described in paragraph (c) and Rules14-705(d)(2) and 14-705(d)(3).

(e) Activities that may be regarded as equivalent to state-sponsored CLE may include, but are not limited to, viewing of approved CLE audio and video presentations, writing and publishing an article in a legal periodical, part-time teaching in an approved law school, or delivering a paper or speech on a professional subject at a meeting primarily attended by lawyers, legal assistants, or law school students.

(f) A lawyer’s application for accreditation of a CLE activity must be submitted in writing to the Board if the activity has not been previously approved for CLE credit in Utah.