| State |
# of Hours |
Period |
Special Inclusions |
Deadline |
|
| Alabama |
12 |
calendar year |
none |
Jan. 31
|
|
| Arizona |
15 |
year |
3 hours of ethics |
Sept. 15
|
|
| California |
36 |
3 years |
8 hours of legal ethics/law practice management: 4 of the
8 hours must be ethics, 1 of the hours may be civil rights; 1 hour substance
abuse/emotional distress; 1 hour elimination of bias |
Jan. 31 |
|
| Colorado |
45 |
3 years |
7 hours legal ethics |
any time within the 3-year period |
|
| Delaware |
30 |
2 years |
3 hours legal ethics; 2 to 6 hours of professionalism |
July 31 |
|
| Florida |
30 |
3 years |
2 hours legal ethics |
every 3 years (month is assigned) |
|
| Georgia |
12 |
year |
1 hr legal ethics; 1 hr professionalism; 3 hours trial
(only if trial attorney) |
Jan. 31 |
|
| Idaho |
30 |
3 years |
2 hours legal ethics and/or professional responsibility |
every 3rd year, depending on year of admission |
|
| Indiana |
36 |
3 years |
6 hr minimum per year; 3 hours of professional
responsibility within the 3 years |
Dec. 31 |
|
| Iowa |
15 |
year |
2 hours legal ethics every 2 years |
Mar. 1 |
|
| Kansas |
12 |
year |
including 2 hours legal ethics |
Must file affadavit within 30 days after each program
attended |
|
| Kentucky |
12.5 |
year |
2 hours legal ethics |
June 30: completion of courses; Sept. 10 for reporting |
|
| Louisiana |
15 |
year |
1 hr legal ethics |
Jan. 31 |
|
| Minnesota |
45 |
3 years |
none |
Aug. 30 |
|
| Mississippi |
12 |
year |
1 hr legal ethics/professional responsibility |
July 31 |
|
| Missouri |
15 |
year |
3 hours ethics every 3 years |
July 31 |
|
| Montana |
15 |
year |
3 hours ethics every 3 years |
July 31 |
|
| Nevada |
12 |
year |
2 hours ethics |
Dec. 31 |
|
| New Hampshire |
12 |
year (July 1 - June 31) |
2 hours legal ethics/professional responsibility |
Aug. 1 |
|
| New Mexico |
15 |
year |
1 hr ethics or code of professional responsibility |
Dec. 31 |
|
| North Carolina |
12 |
year |
2 hours ethics every year; 3 hours ethics block course
every three years |
Last day of Feb. |
|
| North Dakota |
45 |
3 years |
3 hours of ethics |
June 30 |
|
| Ohio |
24 |
2 years |
2 yrs ehtics and substance abuse |
every 2 years, on Jan. 31 |
|
| Oklahoma |
12 |
year |
1 hr ethics |
Feb. 15 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
12 |
year |
1 hr ethics; 11 hours substantive law |
30 days after program attended |
|
| Rhode Island |
10 |
year |
2 hours ethics |
July 1-June 30 annually |
|
| South Carolina |
14 |
year |
2 hours ethics |
Jan. 15 |
|
| Tennessee |
15 |
year |
3 hours ethics |
Mar. 1 |
|
| Texas |
15 |
year |
3 hours ethics |
last day of birth month |
|
| Utah |
24 |
2 years |
3 hours professional responsibility and ethics |
end of second year |
|
| Vermont |
20 |
2 years |
2 hours ethics |
July 15 |
|
| Virginia |
12 |
year |
2 hours ethics |
June 30 |
|
| Washington |
45 |
3 years |
2 hours ethics |
Jan. 31 |
|
| West Virginia |
24 |
2 years |
3 hours ethics or office management |
June 30 every 2 years |
|
| Wisconsin |
30 |
2 years |
3 hours ethics |
December 31 every other year |
|
| Wyoming |
15 |
year |
none |
Jan. 30 |