Rule 802 REQUIRED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Rules Relating to Continuing Legal Education
Rules are current through Supreme Court Order 2009 SC 025
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Rule 802 REQUIRED CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
(a) Unless exempt under subsection (d) of this rule, each attorney admitted to practice law in Kansas shall earn a minimum of twelve (12) continuing legal education (CLE) credit hours in each annual registration period (July 1 to June 30). Of the twelve hours, at least two hours shall be in the area of professional responsibility. Professional responsibility includes instruction in legal ethics, professionalism, and malpractice prevention. Such instruction shall include but is not limited to programs which focus on the Supreme Court Rules Relating to Discipline of Attorneys and/or the Rules as they directly relate to law firm management, attorney fees, substance abuse, and the duties of attorneys to the judicial system, public, clients, and other attorneys.
(b) Effective July 1, 1999, an active attorney may carry forward to the next annual registration period 10 or fewer unused general attendance credit hours from the registration period during which the credit hours were earned. Continuing legal education hours approved for professional responsibility, guardian ad litem, teaching and authorship credit do not qualify for carryover hours. However, professional responsibility hours in excess of the general requirement may be carried forward as general credit but not as professional responsibility credit.
(c) CLE credit hours for each attorney shall be reported to the Commission in such form and manner as the Commission shall prescribe.
(d) The following attorneys shall not be required to fulfill continuing legal education requirements:
(1) Attorneys newly admitted to the practice of law in Kansas during the period prior to the first regular registration date following admission.
(2) Attorneys during the time they are on retirement or inactive status pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 208(f)(1), and attorneys who are registered and on active status under Supreme Court Rule 208 but who do not practice in Kansas.
(3) Federal and state justices and judges who are prohibited from engaging in the private practice of law.
(4) Others exempt by the Commission for good cause.
(e) The Commission may grant waivers or extensions of time to complete continuing legal education requirements because of hardship, disability or other good cause.
[History: New rule promulgated December 23, 1999; effective July 1, 2000; Am. effective March 12, 2004; Am. (f) effective February 11, 2005; Am. effective May 27, 2005.]
