Rule - Regulations for Continuing Legal Education - Accreditation of Programs, Seminars, Activities, and Sponsors The Missouri Supreme Court approved the following Regulation for Municipal Judge Continuing Education Requirements and Nonlawyer Certification:
Regulation 18.05. Accreditation of Programs, Seminars, Activities and Sponsors
(a) Programs, seminars, activities and sponsors already accredited pursuant to Rule 15 are also considered accredited for purposes of this Rule 18 if the content is applicable under this Rule 18. No additional reporting or recordkeeping is required of the sponsor.(b) The committee shall, upon application by a sponsor or a municipal judge, accredit those programs, seminars, and activities that qualify for credit under this Rule 18.(c) Accreditation Process. (1) Any sponsor not already accredited pursuant to Rule 15 and desiring approval of an individual program, seminar, or activity must apply to the committee for identified sponsor status not later than 60 days prior to the date the program, seminar, or activity is scheduled. Application shall be on forms provided by the committee.(2) Any municipal judge may seek accreditation of a program, seminar, or activity offered by a sponsor other than an accredited sponsor. The judge should make application either before the occurrence of the program, seminar, or activity or within 30 days of the completion of the program, seminar, or activity. Application shall be on forms provided by the committee.(3) The committee shall advise the applicant in writing within 60 days of the receipt of the application whether the application has been approved or disapproved.(4) The committee may waive the application deadlines in this Regulation 18.05 upon good cause shown.(5) Each sponsor accredited under Regulation 18.05.3 shall retain records of attendance at all programs, seminars, and activities for at least three years after the date of completion of the program, seminar, or activity. A record of attendance by an individual municipal judge shall be made available to the judge, his or her attorney, or the committee upon request.(6) Unless otherwise directed by the Court, the files, records, and proceedings relating to continuing legal education requirements of this Rule 18 shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except to the municipal judge affected upon written request of the judge or his or her attorney.Mo. R. Gov. Bar Jud. Regulations for Continuing Legal Education - Accreditation of Programs, Seminars, Activities, and Sponsors
Approved eff. 8/30/1993. Amended July 12, 2001, eff. 9/1/2001.