Regulation 100 - Definitions In these Regulations, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) Approved CLE Activity: a CLE Activity that meets the standards set forth in Regulation 406 and either:(i) has been accredited by the Commission as provided in these Regulations; or(ii) is presented by an Established Sponsor.(B) Attendee: an Attorney, Magistrate, or Judge attending an Approved CLE Activity.(C) Attorney: a person who is registered under Rule VI of the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio.(D) CLE Activity: a seminar, institute, course or other educational program of legal education as described in Regulations 401 through 405 and 407 through 412.(E) CLE Credit: time earned toward meeting the CLE Requirements through participation in Approved CLE Activities that is awarded by the Commission.(F) CLE Record: the record of CLE Credit maintained by the Commission for each Attorney, Magistrate, and Judge that is the basis for enforcement of the CLE Requirements.(G) CLE Requirements: the educational provisions of Rule X, Section 3 or Rule IV, Section 3, and these Regulations.(H) Commission: the Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.(I) Compliance: conformity with the CLE Requirements.(J) Electronic Interactive Skill-Based Activity: a CLE Activity of individualized learning engaged in by an Attorney, Magistrate, or Judge outside of the standard classroom or seminar setting that utilizes multi-phase internet communications between qualified faculty, as set forth in Regulation 406, and the Attorney, Magistrate, or Judge.(K)Established Sponsor: a person or organization whose entire continuing legal education program has been accredited by the Commission pursuant to Regulation 404 of these Regulations.(L) Exemption: relief from the duty to meet the CLE Requirements of Rule X granted by the Commission or through the operation of Rule X, Sections 9(A) or (B) or 12 or Rule IV, Section 8. An Exemption specifically requested, if granted, is for a limited time as determined by the Commission.(M) Good Cause: circumstances not within the reasonable control of the Attorney, Magistrate, or Judge and having the effect of preventing, substantially hindering, or delaying Compliance, filing, or payment. Good Cause shall not include mere neglect or inadvertence. Good Cause may be taken into consideration when reviewing an Attorney's, Magistrate's, or Judge's failure to comply with the CLE Requirements or failure to pay any applicable fee.(N) Judge: judicial officers subject to the Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Judiciary. Unless otherwise provided in Rule X or Rule IV, Judge includes those considered full-time, part-time, or retired who are eligible for assignment to active duty.(O)Magistrate: judicial officers appointed by a court pursuant to App.R. 34, Crim.R. 19, Civ.R. 53, Juv.R. 40, or Traf.R. 14.(P) New Lawyers Training Instruction: an educational course for lawyers newly admitted to the practice of law that satisfies the requirements of Rule X, Section 14 and the requirements of Regulation 414 and is approved by the Commission pursuant to Regulation 414.(Q) Noncompliance: failure to be in Compliance with the CLE Requirements.(R)Precinct Election Official: an attorney who has completed the precinct election official training required by a county board of elections and worked for that county board of elections as a Precinct Election Official, voting location manager, ballot tabulator supervisor, paper ballot specialist, or field technician in Ohio on election day.(S) Bono Legal Services: the provision of legal service in Ohio either to a person of limited means or to a charitable organization(T) Professional Conduct Requirement: the professional conduct requirement of Rule X, Section 3(B) and the judicial conduct requirement of Rule IV, Section (3)(C).(U) Qualified Speaker: Sponsors may utilize videotape, motion picture, audiotape, simultaneous broadcast, computer-based education, or other such systems or devices, provided they meet the applicable standards of Regulation 406. If the faculty members are not available either in person or via live telecommunication, then a Qualified Speaker, familiar with the recorded materials, shall be present to expand upon and provide supplemental commentary and to answer questions posed by Attendees. The Qualified Speaker shall have reviewed the recorded materials in their entirety prior to the replay and shall remain in the room with the Attendees the entire time.(V) Rule X: Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar, Rule X, Continuing Legal Education for Attorneys.(W) Rule IV: Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Judiciary, Rule IV, Continuing Legal Education for Judges.(X) Secretary: Secretary of the Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education.(Y) Self-Study Activity: a CLE Activity of individualized learning engaged in by an Attorney, Magistrate, or Judge outside of the standard classroom or seminar setting, including but not limited to live interactive educational methods such as real-time video, teleconference, or webinar. Special methods of instruction pursuant to Regulation 408 using electronic methodology, such as on-demand courses, DVDs, CDs, or MP 3 s, may be accredited as Self-Study Activities pursuant to Regulation 409.(Z)Semester Credit Hours: the number of academic credit hours received by a student for successfully completing a specific higher education course.(AA) Skills-Based Activity: educational training by doing or performing. In contrast to education based on mastery of written materials, such as statutes and case law, it is education on how to act or perform. The training teaches Attorneys effective and appropriate behaviors and methods for handling particular problems or situations.(BB) Special Program: a CLE Activity sponsored by a law firm; a corporation, including a corporate legal department; a governmental agency; a group of Attorneys in public service, for example the Ohio Attorney General's office, a County Prosecuting Attorney's office, a U.S. Attorney's office, a Public Defender's office, a legal department of a State or Federal agency, a legal services program, or a law department of a municipal corporation; or a similar entity primarily for the education of its employees, members, associates, or clients.(CC) Sponsor: a person or organization that is responsible for the costs associated with conducting or presenting a CLE Activity.(DD) Transcript: a copy of the CLE Record.Ohio. Gov. Bar. R., reg. 100
Effective: January 1, 1989; amended effective 12/15/1989, May 29, 2000, August 7, 2000; July 1, 2001, July 1, 2002, September 1, 2004, November 7, 2005; December 26, 2005; November 1, 2007; November 2008; January 1, 2013; January 1, 2014; Amended October 17, 2017, eff. 11/1/2017; amended June 12, 2018, eff. 9/1/2018; amended January 29, 2019, effective 7/1/2019; amended July 12, 2022, effective 8/1/2022; amended July 12, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.