West Virginia

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Credit hours required: 24 hours per reporting period

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Specialty credits required: 3 hours of legal ethics, office management, substance abuse and/or elimination of bias in the legal profession.

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Length of reporting period: 2 years

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Compliance date: June 30 of even-numbered years

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Compliance group: All attorneys

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Reporting date: July 31 of even-numbered years

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Minutes per credit hour: 50 minutes. To calculate credit for a specific program, divide the total length of the program in minutes by 50 and round down to the nearest 1/100 of an hour.

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Limit on credit hours for recorded programs: Attorneys can earn up to 12 CLE hours via recorded programs per reporting period. ABA recorded product formats listed below are approved in West Virginia.

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Attendance Reporting Procedure: Attorneys must self-report CLE program attendance within 30 days of completion of the activity. The ABA does not send certificates of attendance to the CLE Commission of the West Virginia State Bar.

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Approval of ABA programs

The ABA is a presumptively accredited provider in West Virginia and is approved for the following formats.

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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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