Indiana

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Credit hours required:                       36 hours over 3-year period, with minimum of 6 hours each year

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Specialty credits required:               3 hours of ethics

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Length of reporting period:              3 years with minimum yearly requirements

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Compliance date:                               December 31

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Compliance group:                             Varies by admission date; attorneys are up for compliance every 3 years.

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Reporting date:                                  December 31

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Minutes per credit hour:                   60 minutes.

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Limit on credit hours for distance education programs: Attorneys may earn up to 6 credit hours via distance education per three-year period. 

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Attendance Reporting Procedure:  For in-person programs, each attorney must report his or her attendance and submit the ABA certificate of attendance to Indiana within 30 days of the program. The ABA does not send certificates of attendance to Indiana for in-person programs. The ABA reports attendance for live distance-learning programs within 30 days after the program.

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Approval of ABA Programs:

The ABA is an accredited provider in Indiana and submits applications to Indiana on a program-by-program basis.

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Approved ABA Live Program Formats  Live, in-person meeting (e.g., National Institute) Webinars and Teleconferences

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Approved CLE Product Formats: The ABA does not seek accreditation for on-demand online courses in Indiana.  DVDs, CD-ROMs, and downloadable audio programs are considered self-study and therefore not approvable for Indiana CLE credit.

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State Contact Information

Indiana Commission for CLE

30 South Meridian Street, Suite 950

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 232-1943

TDD: (317) 233-6112

e-mail: cle@courts.in.gov

website: www.in.gov/judiciary/cle