Rule 250.2 - CLE Requirements(1)CLE Credit Requirement for Registered Lawyers and Judges. Every registered lawyer and every judge must complete 45 credit hours of continuing legal education during each applicable CLE compliance period as provided in these rules. The 45 credit hours must include at least seven credit hours devoted to professional responsibility. (a) Beginning January 1, 2023, the seven credit hours devoted to professional responsibility must include the following: i. At least two credit hours in the area of equity, diversity, and inclusivity, and ii. At least five credit hours in the areas of legal ethics or legal professionalism. (b) Failure to comply with these requirements in a timely manner as set forth in these rules may subject the registered lawyer or judge to a fee, a penalty, and/or administrative suspension.(2)CLE Credit Requirement for LLPs. Every LLP must complete 30 credit hours of continuing legal education during each applicable CLE compliance period as provided in these rules. The 30 credit hours must include at least five credit hours devoted to professional responsibility. (a) Beginning January 1, 2023, the five credit hours devoted to professional responsibility must include the following: (i) At least one credit hour in the area of equity, diversity, and inclusivity, and (ii) At least four credit hours in the areas of legal ethics or legal professionalism. (b) Failure to comply with these requirements in a timely manner as set forth in these rules may subject the LLP to a fee, a penalty, and/or administrative suspension.(3) Compliance Period. All registered lawyers, LLPs and judges become subject to these rules on the date of their admission or certification to the bar or LLP rolls of the State of Colorado. The first compliance period begins on the date of admission or certification and ends on the 31st of December of the third full calendar year following the year of admission or certification to practice law in Colorado. For non-lawyer judges, the first CLE compliance period begins on the date of appointment as a judge and ends on the 31st of December of the third full calendar year following the year of appointment as a judge. Subsequent CLE compliance periods begin on the 1st of January immediately following a previous compliance period and end on the 31st of December of the third full calendar year thereafter. Compliance periods that commenced under the previous C.R.C.P. 260 will continue without interruption under these rules.(4) Reporting. All registered lawyers, LLPs and judges must report compliance as set forth in C.R.C.P. 250.7.(5) Lawyer Status and Compliance. Any registered lawyer who has been suspended under C.R.C.P. 227A(4), or who has elected to transfer to inactive status under C.R.C.P. 227A(6)(a), will, upon being reinstated pursuant to C.R.C.P. 227A(5) or (7), become subject to the minimum continuing legal educational requirements set forth in these rules on the date of reinstatement, pursuant to C.R.C.P. 250.2 and as set forth in paragraph (7) of this rule.(6)LLP Status and Compliance. Any LLP who has been suspended under C.R.C.P. 207.14, or who has elected to transfer to inactive status under C.R.C.P. 207.14, will, upon being reinstated pursuant to C.R.C.P. 207.14, become subject to the minimum continuing legal educational requirements set forth in these rules on the date of reinstatement, pursuant to C.R.C.P. 250.2 and as set forth in paragraph (7) of this rule. Any coursework or CLE activities undertaken by the LLP to prepare for reinstatement do not count toward the continuing legal educational requirements for active-status LLPs pursuant to this rule.(7) Modification of Compliance Period. A registered lawyer's or LLP's obligation to comply with these rules during a compliance period will be deferred if the lawyer or LLP has been suspended for any reason other than noncompliance with these rules, has elected to transfer to inactive status, or has been placed on disability inactive status by Court order. However, upon reinstatement or return to active status, the compliance period will be calculated as follows: (a) If the registered lawyer or LLP remains on suspension, inactive status, or disability inactive status for one year or longer, the start of the compliance period will begin on the date of reinstatement from suspension or disability inactive status, or date of transfer to active status, and will end on the 31st of December of the third full calendar year following the start of the compliance period.(b) If the registered lawyer or LLP is suspended, on inactive status, or on disability inactive status for less than one year, the compliance period will not be recalculated. However, upon reinstatement or return to active status, the lawyer or LLP will have 91 days from the date of reinstatement or return to active status, or the remainder of the original compliance period, whichever is longer, to complete and report all deferred CLE requirements as otherwise set forth under C.R.C.P. 250.7, and to pay any penalties or fees that accrued before the suspension or transfer to inactive status. Failure to complete deferred CLE requirements or to pay related penalties or fees during this 91 day period will subject the lawyer to suspension pursuant to C.R.C.P. 250.7(8).(c) No registered lawyer or LLP will be permitted to change status to circumvent these rules.(8) No Roll-Over Credits. CLE credit hours completed in excess of the required 45 credit hours for registered lawyers and judges or the required 30 credit hours for LLPs in any applicable compliance period may not be used to meet the minimum educational requirements in any subsequent compliance period.(9) Exemptions.(a) Inactive or Suspended Status. A lawyer or LLP who is on inactive status, disability inactive status, or under suspension during his or her entire CLE compliance period is excused from the CLE requirements for that compliance period.(b) Age. A registered lawyer, LLP or judge will be exempt from the CLE requirements of these rules starting on the registered lawyer's, LLP's or judge's 72nd birthday. On the effective date of these rules, all registered lawyers and judges who were exempt from the educational requirements under the previous C.R.C.P. 260.5 (Exemptions), will again become subject to the requirements in these rules. For all previously exempt registered lawyers and judges, the compliance period will begin on the effective date of these rules and end on December 31, 2021 (the end of the third full calendar year following the start of the compliance period). For all registered lawyers and judges who reach their 65th birthday in 2018, the compliance period will be extended through December 31, 2021. For all registered lawyers and judges who reach their 65th birthday in 2019, and whose compliance period otherwise would have ended in 2019 or 2020, the compliance period will be extended through December 31, 2021. Subsequent compliance periods will begin on the 1st of January of the year immediately following the end of the previous compliance period.(10)Deferral.(a)Inability to Comply. In cases of inability to comply with these rules for good cause shown, the CLJE Office may, in its discretion, defer individual compliance with the CLE requirements set forth in these rules. Good cause may include, for example, a registered lawyer, LLP or judge serving on full-time active duty in the armed forces of the United States who is deployed to a location outside the United States, and who provides to the CLJE Office a copy of military orders or other official paperwork listing the date, location, and duration of the deployment. (b)No Waiver. Deferral does not constitute a waiver of the CLE requirements.Adopted March 15, 2018, effective 7/1/2018; amended and adopted April 15, 2021, effective 7/1/2021; amended and adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 13, 2023, effective 7/1/2023.