Maine

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Credit hours required: 11 hours per reporting period

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Specialty credits required: 1 hour of ethics or professional responsibility

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Length of reporting period: 1 year

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Compliance date: August 31

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Compliance group: All attorneys report annually. Newly admitted attorneys who complete an approved Bridging-the-Gap program or other practical skills course made available by the Board of Overseers of the Bar will be exempt from the requirements during the year in which the attorney is admitted to the bar of Maine and during the following calendar year.

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Reporting date: August 31

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Minutes per credit hour: 60 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 60 and round up or down to the nearest quarter hour.

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Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 5.5 CLE hours via recorded programs. The product formats listed below are approved in Maine.

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Attendance Reporting Procedure: Effective for ABA programming beginning July 1, 2013. Attorneys must send certificates of attendance to the Maine Board of Overseers. The ABA does not send certificates of attendance to Maine. Maine attorneys may be eligible to receive credit for ABA programs through the Maine’s reciprocity provision that allows credit hours for courses or activities approved by another MCLE state and certified by that state’s CLE regulatory authority will be accepted for identical credit by the Board of Overseers of the Bar in Maine upon the board’s receipt of evidence of such certification as issued by that state.

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Approval of ABA Programs

Effective for ABA programming beginning July 1, 2013. The ABA does not submit individual program applications to Maine. Maine attorneys may be eligible to receive credit for ABA programs through the Maine’s reciprocity provision that allows credit hours for courses or activities approved by another MCLE state and certified by that state’s CLE regulatory authority will be accepted for identical credit by the Board of Overseers of the Bar in Maine upon the board’s receipt of evidence of such certification as issued by that state.

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Approved ABA Live Program Formats Live, in-person meetings (e.g., National Institutes) Webinars and teleconferences

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Approved ABA CLE Product FormatsCDs, CD-ROMs, and DVDs On-demand online courses CLE downloads

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Recorded products may be used for credit for up to 2 years from the original recording date.

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