Mandatory Colorado CLE Compliance Reporting Period
Colorado attorneys have a mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) requirement for all lawyers under 72. The Colorado CLE requirement is 45 credit hours of CLE, of which 7 must be professional responsibility. Of the 7 hours of professional responsibility at least two must be in the area of equity, diversity, and inclusivity. To avoid late fees please make sure you complete your Colorado CLE requirement on time. Late fees start at $100 and failure to comply can result in license suspension.
Colorado CLE Requirement Broken Down
Minimum total credit hours required: 45
Minimum Professional Responsibility credit hours required: 5
Minimum EDI credit hours required: 2
Compliance Cycle: 3 years
Compliance Deadline: December 31
Colorado CLE Requirement Cycle
Your Colorado MCLE obligation begins on the date of your admission or certification to the State Bar of Colorado and ends on December 31 of the third full calendar year following the year of admission or certification to the State Bar of Colorado. Subsequent MCLE compliance cycles begin on January 1 and end December 31 every three years.
You must complete your Colorado CLE requirement before December 31 (the end of your compliance period), but you have until January 31 to report compliance.
Reporting Your Colorado CLE Requirements
Attorneys in Colorado must self-reporting state their CLE. Even though Attorney Credits’ courses are pre-approved for Colorado CLE credits, we do not report to Colorado because attorneys are required to report themselves. Every time you complete a course on Attorney Credits you will get a certificate along with the Colorado Course Number. Use this number to report your credits on the Colorado website. All our courses are considered Self-Study in Colorado so make sure you enter them from the Self-Study area. You can also view a copy of your CLE transcript on the Colorado website.
Colorado LLPs
LLPs are required to complete 30 CLE hours every three years. Of the 30 hours at least 4 must be in professional responsibility (ethics) and at least 1 must be in EDI.
Attorney Credits
For additional information and links please visit our Colorado page. You can find full Colorado CLE Compliance bundle on our Colorado Bundle page. Our Colorado Premier Bundle includes all 45 credit hours required for you to meet your Colorado CLE Requirement. Get your law firm to pay for your CLE with a Teams by Attorney Credits account.
You can find older Colorado CLE requirement posts here.