State Requirements
Total MCLE Credits Required: 45
Total Online Credits Allowed: 45
Specialty Requirements
Legal Ethics or Professional Responsibility - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 3
Elimination of Bias - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 2
Mental Health & Substance Abuse - Minimum Credit Hours Per Cycle: 1
Compliance Requirements
Reporting Cycle: 3 years
Compliance Deadline: June 30
Reporting Deadline: August 31
Carryover
Carryover Allowed: No
State Rules
Minnesota attorneys can complete all required 45 CLE credit hours online.
The MN Supreme Court now requires a minimum of 1 credit hour of Mental Health and Substance Use in each reporting cycle. Category 2 lawyers due to report in 2025 will be the first group of lawyers subject to this requirement.
Minnesota attorneys are assigned to one of three reporting compliance cycles. Attorneys can find which cycle they are assigned to in the OASIS system by searching for your name in MARS.
• Category 1: July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027
• Category 2: July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028
• Category 3: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026
Newly Admitted Attorneys
New lawyers have a full three year reporting period, plus the balance of the year that the lawyer is admitted.