Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. Regulations to MCLE Rule 4

As amended through January 17, 2024

Rule Regulations to MCLE Rule 4 - Accreditation Procedure

4.100Application for Accreditation. A written application for accreditation pursuant to Rule 4.2 shall be submitted via the electronic system provided by the Oregon State Bar via the internet. An applicant may access the system through the Oregon State Bar website (https://www.osbar.org/mcle/intex.html).

4.200Group Activity Accreditation.

(a) Review procedures shall be pursuant to MCLE Rule 8.1 and Regulation 8.100.

(b) The number of credit hours assigned to the activity shall be determined based upon the information provided by the applicant. The applicant can view the number of credit hours assigned by searching the Program Database on the Oregon State Bar website (https://hello.osbar.org/MCLE/Search/Accreditation). The applicant shall be notified by email if more information is needed in order to process the application, or if the application is denied.

4.300Accreditation Application Fees.

(a) An application for accreditation of a group CLE activity shall include payment of the following application fees:

(1) $25 for a program that is 60 minutes or less and offered to all Oregon State Bar Members, without limitation, at no cost.

(2) $40 for a program that is up to four hours long;

(3) $75 for a program that is more than four hours long but not more than eight hours long;

(4) $125 for a program more than eight hours long.

(b) An additional program sponsor fee is required for every repeat live presentation of an accredited activity, but no additional fee is required for a video or audio replay of an accredited activity.

(c) A late processing fee of $40 is due for accreditation applications that are received more than 30 days after the original program date (live programs) or the production date (recorded programs). This fee is in addition to the accreditation application fee and accreditation shall not be granted until the fee is received.

(d) The MCLE Program Manager shall apply the MCLE sponsor fees to all sponsors regardless of the sponsor's entity type (private, governmental, or nonprofit), financial status, or relationship to the bar. The MCLE Program Manager shall collect a sponsor fee prior to processing all applications submitted by or on behalf of all program sponsors.

(e) The MCLE Program Manager may process applications submitted by individual bar members at no charge only if

(1) the bar member applicant is not in any way affiliated with the program sponsor; and

(2) the program sponsor is geographically located outside the state of Oregon; and

(3) the program was located outside of Oregon; and

(4) the program was not attended or viewed by any other Oregon bar members.

(f) An application for accreditation of a group CLE activity submitted by an individual bar member which does not satisfy the requirements of MCLE Regulation 4.300(e) shall be accompanied by payment of the applicable accreditation application fee pursuant to Regulation 4.300(a).

(g) An application for accreditation of a group CLE activity submitted by an individual bar member who is not in any way affiliated with the program sponsor is exempt from any late processing fee.

4.350Credit Processing Fees.

(a) A sponsor of an accredited group CLE activity who does not post the credits earned by bar members onto the bar members' MCLE Transcripts via the attendance posting portal on the Oregon State Bar website (https://hello.osbar.org/) pursuant to MCLE Rule 4.6(a), but instead submits an attendance report to the MCLE Program Manager pursuant to MCLE Rule 4.6(b), must pay a credit processing fee of $1.00 per credit reported.

(b) Individual bar members may post credits to their own MCLE transcripts at no charge by logging on to their Member Dashboard on the OSB website (https://hello.osbar.org).

4.400Credit Hours.

(a) Credit hours shall be assigned to group CLE activities in multiples of one-quarter of an hour or .25 credits and are rounded to the nearest one-quarter credit.

(b) Credit Exclusions. Only CLE activities that meet the accreditation standards stated in MCLE Rule 5 shall be included in computing total CLE credits. Credit exclusions include the following:

(1) Registration

(2) Non-substantive introductory remarks

(3) Breaks

(4) Business meetings

(5) Programs of less than 30 minutes in length

4.500Sponsor Advertising.

(a) Advertisements by sponsors of accredited CLE activities shall not contain any false or misleading information.

(b) Information is false or misleading if it:

(i) Contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law or omits a fact necessary to make the statement considered as a whole not materially misleading;

(ii) Is intended or is reasonably likely to create an unjustified expectation as to the results to be achieved from participation in the CLE activity;

(iii) Is intended or is reasonably likely to convey the impression that the sponsor or the CLE activity is endorsed by, or affiliated with, any court or other public body or office or organization when such is not the case.

(c) Advertisements may list the number of approved credit hours. If approval of accreditation is pending, the advertisement shall so state and may list the number of CLE credit hours for which application has been made.

(d) If a sponsor includes in its advertisement the number of credit hours that a member will receive for attending the program, the sponsor must have previously applied for and received MCLE accreditation for the number of hours being advertised.

4.600NLMP Accreditation.

(a) The new admittee shall pay a NLMP accreditation fee of $100.00.

Or. State. Bar. R. Regul. and Polic. Regulations to MCLE Rule 4

As amended effective 11/1/2022.