Ohio

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Credit hours required:                       24 hours per reporting period

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Specialty credits required:               2.5 hours on professional conduct, consisting of 1 hour of legal ethics, 1 hour of professionalism, and .5 hours of substance abuse education

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Length of reporting period:              2 years 

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Compliance date:                               December 31

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Compliance group:                             There are 2 compliance groups.  Attorneys with last names beginning with A through L report in even-numbered years for the prior 2 years, and attorneys with last names beginning with M through Z report in odd-numbered years for the prior 2 years.

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Reporting date:                                   January 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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Attendance Reporting Procedure: Attorneys must send certificates of attendance to the Ohio Commission on CLE after each program. The ABA does not send certificates of attendance to the Ohio Commission on CLE.

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Approval of ABA Programs

The ABA applies for accreditation on a program-by-program basis and is approved for the following formats.

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

Ohio does not approve audio-only teleconferences. 

The ABA does not seek accreditation of live webinars in Ohio.

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Approved CLE Product Formats The ABA does not seek accreditation of recorded product formats in Ohio.

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State Contact Information

Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on CLE

65 South Front Street, 5th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215-3431

(614) 387-9325

e-mail: ccle@sc.ohio.gov 

website: www.sconet.state.oh.us