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General Information:

The State Bar of Arizona does not pre-approve or pre-certify the programs that our attorneys attend. 

For a program to qualify for CLE credit, it must meet the following general guidelines.

• The program must be on topics directly related to the practice of law
• The program must have attorneys as the primary audience
• The participants must be given written materials and a certificate of attendance that they will keep in the event of an audit
• The program must be an organized program of learning that follows an agenda or outline
• There must be at least five attorneys present

For more specific information about Arizona's standards for CLE programs, please read Regulation 101(G) and Regulation 104.

Arizona is a 60-minute CLE hour state, and we do not include the time devoted to things like introductory remarks, breaks and luncheons.

Promotional Materials:

The State Bar of Arizona requests that in the advertisement of your CLE activities, the following language be used:

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity may qualify for up to _____ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona, including _____ hour(s) of professional responsibility."

CLE for Certified Specialists:

The Arizona Board of Legal Specialization (BLS) certifies attorneys as specialists in eight areas: Bankruptcy, Criminal, Estate and Trust Law, Family Law, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Real Estate, Taxation, and Workers' Compensation. Certified specialists must attend at least 12 hours annually of advanced level programming, within their particular field , plus three hours of ethics. We base credit-hour calculations on a 60-minute hour of instruction, omitting breaks and introductory remarks that do not substantively relate to the topic of the activity.

If you will be offering CLE for specialization credit, we ask that you use the following language:

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Board of Legal Specialization CLE requirement. This activity may qualify for up to _____ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State of Arizona, including _____ hour(s) of professional responsibility and including _____ hours of advanced level training in the area of __________." (Insert applicable area: Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Estate and Trust Law, Family Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, and Workers' Compensation.)

1. Continuing legal education requirements.
   
   1. Every active member of the bar, not exempted, shall complete a minimum of fifteen hours in each educational year. An educational year shall begin on July 1 and end on the following June 30.
   2. A minimum of three hours of continuing legal education activity each educational year shall be in the area of professional responsibility. Professional responsibility includes instruction in legal and judicial ethics, professionalism, and malpractice prevention, and may include such topics as substance abuse, including causes, prevention, detection and treatment alternatives, attorneys' fees, client development, law office economics and practice, alternatives to litigation for managing conflict and resolving disputes, stress management, and the particular responsibilities of public lawyers, judges, and in-house counsel, to the extent that professional responsibility is directly addressed in connection with these topics.

   3. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, every active member of the bar, not exempted, shall, between July 1, 1999 and June 30, 2004, satisfy the requirements of subsection (a)(2) of this rule, in whole or in part, for any educational year or succeeding year falling within that period, by completing the state bar course on professionalism, or an equivalent course on the principles of professionalism approved or licensed by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona for this purpose.

      1. The requirements of this subsection shall be considered to have been fulfilled (i) by all members of the bar who have previously completed, or who do complete, such a course in satisfaction of the requirements of Rule 34(e) of these rules, (ii) by all foreign legal consultants who have previously completed, or who do complete, such a course in satisfaction of the requirements of Rule 33(f)(9) of these Rules, or (iii) by all members of the bar who have previously completed a course on the principles of professionalism approved by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona as satisfying the requirements of this subsection.
      2. Active members of the bar who neither reside nor practice law in Arizona shall be exempt from completing such a course, except that any such member shall complete one within twelve (12) months of becoming a resident of or commencing the practice of law in Arizona, or in accordance with such other schedule as may be established by the Board of Governors.
      3. The Board of Governors may, in its discretion, establish a schedule of dates earlier than June 30, 2004, by which designated categories of active members of the bar shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

   Court Comment

   The Court recognizes that as a practical matter, in order to insure sufficient offering of a professionalism course to permit members of the bar to satisfy new Rule 45(a)(3) within the time frame specified, the State Bar of Arizona must approve or license others to present courses on the principles of professionalism, but has been assured by the State Bar that such approval will only be granted to courses that adhere to the curriculum of the Professionalism Course presented by the State Bar itself. The quality of the faculty teaching any CLE course, and particularly a course on professionalism, is an essential ingredient in the course's success.
   The permission granted to specialty sections of the Bar and other similar organizations to offer courses on professionalism that allow their members to satisfy the requirements of new subsection (a)(3) should not contribute to the "balkanization" of members of the profession along special interest lines. Sections and organizations which seek approval for such alternative professionalism course offerings shall permit non-members of such sections and organizations to participate in the course, either as faculty members or attendees, and shall adhere to the prescribed curriculum.

2. Exemptions
   
   1. Inactive Member. . An inactive member of the bar shall be exempt from the requirements of section (a), if the lawyer is inactive during the entire educational year. An active member who transfers to inactive status is exempt during the educational year in which the transfer occurs. An inactive member who transfers to active status shall comply with the educational requirements of section (a) in effect for the educational year in which he or she transfers to active status.
   2. Judges and Court Personnel. Court administrators, court clerks, and other court personnel who are active members and who are also subject to the educational requirements of the Council on Judicial Education and Training (COJET), will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of section (a) upon the filing of an affidavit of compliance as required in section (c). Retired judges subject to assignment to judicial service pursuant to A.R.S. Sec 38-813 who do not maintain an office separate from their residence, and no substantial part of whose activities consists of the active representation of clients outside the judge's family, will be deemed to have complied with the requirements of section (a) upon the filing of an affidavit of compliance with the educational requirements of COJET.
   3. Active Members at Least 70 Years Old . An active member who is at least 70 years old or who will have been a member for at least 45 years prior to June 30 shall be exempt from the requirements of section (a) for the educational year in question.
   4. New Admittees. A lawyer newly admitted between January 1 and June 30 need not comply with the requirements of section (a) for that educational year. A lawyer newly admitted between July 1 and December 31 shall comply with the requirements of section (a) for that educational year by completing two-thirds of the requirement.
   5. An active member of the bar, who resides in another MCLE jurisdiction and who is subject to and complying with the MCLE requirements for that jurisdiction, shall be exempted from the requirements of section (a) for the educational year in question. However, any member exempted under this section must satisfy the requirements of section (c).
   6. Other Exemptions. . Upon application and showing of undue hardship, the MCLE Committee may exempt an active member from the requirements of section (a) or extend the deadline for compliance for a period of not more than one year. Any consideration for additional time past one year based on a continuing hardship would require a new application.

3. Affidavit of Compliance.
   On or before September 15 of each calendar year, every member who was active during the educational year, and not otherwise exempted shall file with the board a completed affidavit of compliance demonstrating full compliance with this rule. As an alternative to filing a written certificate, the board may allow certification to be filed electronically in a method and form as approved by the board. The affidavit will be considered timely received if the envelope in which it is mailed is postmarked on or before September 15, or if the affidavit is date-stamped received by State Bar personnel on or before the close of business September 15.

4. Delinquent Compliance Fee and Delinquent Affidavit Filing Fee
   1. Delinquent Compliance Fee.
      A member who was active during the educational year and not otherwise exempted and who fails to complete the requirements of section (a) by the end of the educational year shall be deemed delinquent Failure to obtain the required 15 hours of continuing legal education credit by the June 30 deadline will result in the following delinquency fees:
      1. if CLE requirements are completed between July 1 and July 31, a delinquent compliance fee of $25 is assessed.
      2. if CLE requirements are completed between August 1 and August 31, a delinquent compliance fee of $50 is assessed.
      3. if CLE requirements are completed between September 1 and September 15, a delinquent compliance fee of $100 is assessed.
      4. if CLE requirements are completed after September 15, a delinquent compliance fee of $125 is assessed. Such fees shall be in addition to any fee for delinquent filing of the affidavit required by section (c) as set for below in subsection 2. Failure to complete the requirements of section (a) by September 15 may result in a motion for summary suspension pursuant to section (h) of this rule.

   2. Delinquent Affidavit Filing Fee.
      An affidavit not filed when due under section (b)5 or (c) shall be deemed delinquent. A member who was active during the educational year and not otherwise exempted, shall be subject to the following delinquent filing fees:
      1. Members who file their affidavits between September 16 and October 15 will be assessed a delinquent filing fee of $100.
      2. Members who file their affidavits between October 16 and November 15 will be assessed a delinquent filing fee of $125.
      3. Members who file their affidavits after November 16 will be assessed a delinquent filing fee of $150. Failure to file the affidavit by December 15 may result in a motion for summary suspension pursuant to section (h) of this rule.

5. Records.
   Every active member, not exempted, shall maintain records (as defined in Regulation 101(I)) evidencing participation in continuing legal education for each educational year. The lawyer shall preserve these records for two years after the filing of the affidavit.

6. Audits of Compliance.
   Each year the board shall randomly select a designated number of active members, except those exempt under section (b)(2) of this rule, to audit for compliance with this rule.

   Comment:
   Rule 45(a) requires every nonexempt "active member" to participate in mandatory continuing legal education. An active member is defined by Rule 31(c)(2), rules of the Supreme Court, as persons licensed to practice law "except for persons who are inactive, suspended, or judicial members." Full time appellate court judges, superior court judges, and judges of courts of limited jurisdiction are judicial members under Rule 31(c)(5). As such, they are not "active members" of the state bar and are, therefore, not subject to the requirements of Rule 45. Instead, the Council on Judicial Education and Training (COJET) is the regulatory body responsible for implementing and ensuring compliance with the educational requirements of judicial members.

   Likewise, although active members subject to COJET must file an affidavit of compliance with the state bar pursuant to section (b)(2) of this rule, once the state bar has determined that such active members are exempt under section (b)(2), its jurisdiction ends and COJET is responsible for enforcing educational compliance through audits or other methods.

7. Regulation Authority.
   The administration of the continuing legal education requirements and the audits of compliance as provided by this rule shall be in accordance with regulations established by the board.

8. Summary Suspension.
   Upon motion of the state bar pursuant to rule 52(d), any member who fails to comply with this rule for any educational year in which he or she was an active member and not otherwise exempted may be summarily suspended by order of the board, provided that a notice by certified mail, return receipt, of such noncompliance shall have been sent to the member, mailed to his or her last address of record in the State Bar office, at least thirty days prior to such suspension, but may be reinstated upon completion of the continuing legal education requirements for the educational year in question with submission of proof of cure, payment of a reinstatement fee of $100.00, all delinquency fees pursuant to section (d) of this rule and in accordance with rule 71(b).

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10. Confidentiality of Records.
    Unless otherwise directed by the board, the file, records, and proceedings, as they relate to or arise out of any failure of any active member to satisfy the requirements of the rule, shall be deemed confidential to the same extent as bar disciplinary proceedings and shall not be disclosed except in furtherance of the duties of the board or upon the request of the active member affected or as they may be introduced in evidence or otherwise produced in proceedings under the rule.

11. Immunity from Civil Suit.
    Communications to the court, state bar, or committee thereof relating to compliance with this rule and testimony given in compliance proceedings shall be absolutely privileged conduct, and no civil action predicated thereon may be instituted against any witness. Members of the board, MCLE Committee, and staff shall be immune from suit for any conduct in the course of their official duties to the extent permitted by law.

PURPOSE
The Supreme Court of Arizona has, by rule of court, established a mandatory continuing legal education program which requires each active member of the State Bar of Arizona to complete a minimum of fifteen hours in each educational year (July 1 through the following June 30), unless exempted from such requirement.

The Supreme Court of Arizona has delegated to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona the responsibility to administer the program and has given the Board general administrative and supervisory powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of Rule 45, including the power to adopt reasonable and necessary regulations consistent with the Rule.

Pursuant to this authority, these regulations have been adopted by the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona.

REGULATION 101. DEFINITIONS
A. “Active member” means any person defined as such by Rule 31(c)(2) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona.
B. “Affidavit” means the document to be filed with the Committee by each Active member affirming the Active member's compliance with the MCLE requirements.
C. “Board” means Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona.
D. “CLE” means continuing legal education.
E. “CLE Activities” means activities meeting the standards of Regulation 104 engaged in to satisfy the annual CLE requirement and includes Interactive CLE, Self-study, teaching, writing, Bar review/refresher courses and other educational activities.
F. “Committee” means the MCLE Committee appointed and serving pursuant to these regulations
G. “Interactive CLE” means (i) attendance at a CLE program administered by live faculty; (ii) attendance at a CLE program sponsored by a single private law firm, a single corporate law department, or a single department or office of a federal, state, or local government entity, attended by no fewer than five attorneys, including the instructor, who are active bar members in any jurisdiction; and (iii) a computer-based or on-line CLE program where the order of presentation or the content of the course material is dependent on the member’s response and the member has an opportunity to respond to prompts initiated by the faculty or placed within the course material.
H. “MCLE” means the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education program, as enacted.
I. “Proof of Cure” means the submission of records evidencing compliance with Rule 45.
J. “Records” means course outlines, written materials, verification of attendance, and other evidence of a CLE program identifying the course, sponsor, and date and place of presentation and/or publication.
K. “Rule” means Rule 45 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Arizona.
L .“Self-study” means any course of legal study meeting the standards of Regulation 104 undertaken by an Active member for the member's own benefit, and may include listening to audio reproductions or viewing video reproductions of course materials, but does not include reading. “Self-study” includes a computer-based or on-line CLE program where the member does not have the opportunity to respond to prompts initiated by the faculty or placed within the course material. “Self-study” also includes service on a legislative committee by a state or federal elected legislative member. Such service qualifies a member as a "lawyer/legislator" for the purposes of the Rule and these regulations.
M. “Year” means the educational year from July 1 to June 30.

REGULATION 102. MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MCLE shall be administered by a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee.

A. Composition.
The Committee shall consist of nine Active members who shall be appointed by the Board. Three members shall be residents of Maricopa County, two of Pima County, and four of a county or counties other than Maricopa and Pima Counties. The State Bar of Arizona MCLE Director shall be an ex-officio member.

B. Designation.
Term of Office. The Board shall designate a chairperson from the members of the Committee, who shall serve in that position at the pleasure of the Board. Of the members first appointed, three shall be appointed for three years, four for four years, and two for five years. Thereafter, appointments shall be for three-year terms, except that a member shall continue to serve until a successor is duly appointed.

C. Vacancies.
Appointments to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired portion of the term and be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

D. Alternate Members
If it appears that a significant number of members who may properly render a decision may not be present at a meeting, or may not be able to act in a particular case, the Board or the President of the State Bar may appoint, for that meeting, or for that case only, the number of ad hoc members necessary to restore the Committee to full membership.

E. Quorum.
Five members shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the members present at a duly constituted meeting may exercise any powers held by the Committee.

REGULATION 103. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE
A. General Authority
The Committee shall have general supervisory authority to administer the Rule, and to establish any subcommittees deemed advisable.

B. Specific Duties
The Committee shall have the following specific duties and responsibilities:
1. To distribute information regarding the requirements of these regulations.
2. To determine the number of credit hours allowed for each CLE Activity.
3. To designate the number of credit hours which may be earned by various forms of participation in CLE Activities, including but not limited to attending, teaching, and writing, subject to Board approval.
4. To determine the topics eligible for CLE credit, specifically including matters directly related to the practice of law, professional responsibility, and ethical obligations of lawyers.
5. To audit Affidavits to determine compliance with the Rule.
6. To conduct hearings on compliance.
7. To adopt rules of procedure consistent with these regulations, subject to Board approval.
8. To report at least annually to the Board the activities and recommendations of the Committee and its effectiveness in the enforcement of these regulations.

REGULATION 104. STANDARDS AND CALCULATION OF HOURS
A. Standards.
CLE Activities that are claimed toward the annual requirement shall meet the following standards:
1. Significant Content. The activities shall have significant intellectual or practical content, have attorneys as the primary audience, and have as the primary objective the increase of the participant's professional competence as a lawyer.
2. Organized Program. The activities shall constitute an organized program of learning, deal with matters directly related to the practice of law, professional responsibility, professionalism, or ethical obligations of lawyers, and follow the agenda defined by the written materials or exercises distributed as part of the activities.
3. Appropriate Setting. The activities shall be conducted in a setting physically suitable to the educational activity of the program.

B. Calculation of Credit Hours.
1. Carry-forward hours. Hours of types listed in sections (B)(2) through (B)(6), and where allowed pursuant to section (B)(8), in excess of that required for the current Year, may be applied to the succeeding Year only. Carry-forward hours are limited to the total required for the succeeding Year, and do not change their classification by virtue of being carried forward. All other requirements of the succeeding Year, such as the number of professional responsibility credits hours required or the limitation of Self-study credit hours, must be met.

2. Interactive CLE Hours
a Calculation of credit hours for Interactive CLE shall be determined by dividing the total minutes of instruction or participation by sixty, and rounding down to the nearest quarter hour. Breaks shall not be included in calculating the credit hours.
b. Written materials or exercises must be in the possession of the person of the Active member participating in the Interactive CLE. The Active member claiming Interactive CLE credit must have future access to the written materials or exercises (such as in a personal, firm or public library).
3. Teaching Hours. Credit may be earned for teaching at a CLE Activity, teaching at an American Bar Association accredited law school, or teaching a law course at any accredited Arizona university or any Arizona community college, or any ABA approved paralegal school or institute, whether the teaching is computer-based, on-line or in a classroom.
a. Speakers whose presentations are accompanied by original written materials prepared, augmented, or updated by the speaker may earn teaching credit, as follows:
For the original presentation: First hour of presentation x 6 = total credit hours
Additional hours of presentation x 2 = total credit hours
Repeat live presentations hours x 1 = total credit hours
b. Speakers, including college of trial advocacy educators, whose presentations are not accompanied by original written materials prepared, augmented, or updated by the speaker may earn teaching credit as follows:
Each hour of presentation x 1 = total credit hours
c. Credit hours earned through teaching may be reported to satisfy a maximum of 10 credit hours each Year.
4. Writing Hours. Credit may be earned for writing legal material not used in conjunction with a CLE program. Such material must address an attorney audience, be at least 3,000 words in length, and be published by a recognized third-party publisher of legal material or a sponsor.
a. For each 3,000 words of original material written, the author(s) may earn 2 credit hours. Multiple authors may share credit for material written.
b. Credit hours earned through writing may be reported to satisfy a maximum of 10 credit hours each Year.
5. Self-study Hours. Credit may be earned for participation in activities defined as Self-study in regulation 101(K).
a. Credit hours earned by Self-study of CLE program materials shall be equal to the hours of presentation of the seminar on which the materials are based, or the actual time spent in Self-study, whichever is less.
b. An Active member may not receive credit for both attendance at a CLE program and Self-study of course materials from that program.
c. Credit hours earned through Self-study may be reported to satisfy a maximum of 5 credit hours each Year. This maximum does not apply to lawyers who are legislators.
d. Written material must be in the possession of the Active member viewing the video reproduction or listening to the audio reproduction of a live CLE program at the time of such viewing/listening. The Active member claiming Self-study credit must have future access to the written material (such as in a personal, firm or public library).
e. Verification of Self-study would include the purchase or rental agreement, if applicable, notes made while viewing/listening, and file notes establishing the date of Self-study, name of program, and sponsor of the program.
6. Law School Courses. Active members may earn CLE credit by taking law school courses taught within the curriculum of an American Bar Association-accredited law school. Success on an examination is not required for credit, and the course may be taken on an audit basis.
a. For each fifty minutes of instruction, one-half hour of CLE credit may be earned.
b. Credit hours earned through law school courses may be reported to satisfy a maximum of 10 credit hours each Year. No credit will be given for law school courses attended prior to becoming an Active member.
7. Bar Review/Refresher Course. Active members attending courses designed to review or refresh recent law school graduates or other attorneys in preparation for any bar examination may earn CLE credit for such courses. Credit hours earned through bar review/refresher courses may be reported to satisfy a maximum of 5 credit hours each Year.
8. Other Educational Activities. Active members participating in educational activities not defined by the above categories may petition the Committee for review of those activities, and assignment of method of calculating credit hours. Such activities may include, but are not limited to, mentoring and consultation activities.

REGULATION 105. AUDITS
A. Audits of Compliance.
Under the direction of the Board, the Committee shall each year randomly select a designated number of Affidavits to audit for compliance. Initial notification of audit will be completed no later than the March 15 following submission of the Affidavit. Each Active member whose Affidavit is selected shall supply such Records supporting the Affidavit to the Committee as requested.

B. Failure to Provide
Records. If the Active member fails to provide the Records within thirty days after the Committee mails its request, the Committee may take appropriate action, which may include forwarding such Active member's name to the Board for recommendation of suspension.

C. Disallowance of Credit Hours
If, as a result of an audit of the Affidavit or Records, the Committee disallows some or all of the credit hours for failure to conform to the standards set forth in Regulation 104, and the remaining hours are less than the number required, the Active member will be deemed not to have completed the MCLE requirements. The Active member shall have three months from the mailing date of notification of disallowance to complete the MCLE requirements for such past reporting, and upon such completion shall send the Committee an affidavit showing how the disallowance has been cured. The Active member will be subject to the delinquent compliance and/or delinquent filing fees as provided in Rule 45(d). If the Committee receives no affidavit of cure within one hundred days of the mailing date of notification of disallowance, it will notify the Active member of the Active member's right to petition for a hearing. No CLE Activity designated to satisfy disallowed credit hours may be used to satisfy current MCLE requirements.

D. Hearing on Failure to Cure.
1. If a hearing is requested, it shall be held within thirty days by the Committee. Notice of time and place of the hearing shall be given ten days in advance. The petitioner may be represented by counsel. Witnesses shall be sworn and, if requested by the petitioner or the Committee, a complete electronic record of a transcript shall be made of all proceedings and testimony with the expense, if any, being borne by the requesting party. The Committee Chair shall have the authority to rule on all motions, objections, and other matters presented in connection with the hearing.
The Committee shall, in every case, file with the Board a report containing its findings of fact and a determination whether the petitioner has complied with the Rule, and upon a finding of failure to cure, a determination whether there was reasonable cause for failure to cure. The report shall be filed, and a copy served upon the petitioner within thirty days after conclusion of the hearing. The findings and determinations in the report shall be final, unless within ten days from the date of service the petitioner files a written objection with the Board.

2. If the Committee determines that there was reasonable cause for failure to cure, the petitioner shall be allowed fifteen days to file a specific plan for correcting the failure to cure within the next sixty days following submission of the plan. The plan shall be deemed accepted by the Committee unless within fifteen days after receipt, the Committee notifies the petitioner. Completion of the plan shall be reported by affidavit to the Committee not later than fifteen days following the sixty-day period. If the petitioner fails to complete and certify completion within the sixty-day period, the Committee shall proceed as though there was not reasonable cause for failure to cure.

3. If a request for hearing is not received within fifteen days, the Committee may take appropriate action, which may include forwarding such Active member's name to the Board for recommendation of suspension.

E. Appeal to Board.
Any objection from a Committee report shall be considered by the Board at its next regular meeting (unless the meeting takes place less than five days following perfection of the objection, in which event it shall be the second meeting following thereafter). To perfect such objection, the Active member shall file a statement on review within fifteen days of the filing of the notice of objection. Upon the filing of any such notice of objection to the Board, the Committee shall prepare and file a transcript of the hearing and copies of all orders, findings, and other documents pertinent to the proceedings, which shall be certified by the Committee Chair. The Board may, but shall not be obligated to, permit the member or the member's counsel to appear in person before it. The Board may affirm, reverse, or modify the ruling of the Committee, as it deems appropriate. The decision of the Board shall be reduced to writing, and a copy thereof shall be mailed forthwith to the Active member. The decision of the Board shall be final. If appropriate, the Board shall move for the Active member's suspension, pursuant to section (h) of the Rule.

REGULATION 106. AMENDMENTS
These regulations may be amended, deleted, or supplemented by action of the Board.

REGULATION 107. CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS
As long as the CLE requirement established by the Board of Legal Specialization for a certified specialist is at least consistent with the minimum requirement of section (a) of the Rule, a certified specialist may meet the requirement of section (a) of the Rule by meeting the MCLE requirements of the Board of Legal Specialization.

REGULATION 108. AFFIDAVIT
A. The Committee shall prepare an Affidavit, subject to approval by the Board, upon which compliance with the Rule shall be demonstrated. The Affidavit shall be available without charge from any office of the State Bar of Arizona.
B. The Affidavit shall require, as minimum information:
1. The name, address, and attorney number of the attorney filing the Affidavit.
2. The period of time for which the Affidavit is being filed.
3. An oath or affirmation that the attorney has read and fulfilled the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirements pursuant to the Rule for the educational reporting period covered by the Affidavit.
The Committee may excuse an Active member from the delinquent filing fee of Rule 45(d)(2) if the Committee finds that failure to timely file the Affidavit is due to reasonable cause. Reasonable cause shall not include: (I) failure of the Active member to calendar the deadline; (ii) failure of the Active member to promptly notify the State Bar of a change in the member’s mailing address; or (iii) the Active member’s delegation of the responsibility to another person.

REGULATION 109. APPEAL
If the Committee denies a request to waive the MCLE requirements, the delinquent compliance fee or the delinquent filing fee, or denies a request for an extension of time to complete the MCLE requirements, the member may appeal to the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Arizona by submitting a written notice of appeal with the Committee within 30 days after the date of the notice of denial.

If you have questions about Mandatory Continuing Legal Education in Arizona, please contact grace.henderson@staff.azbar.org MCLE Administrative Assistant, or marnie.leinberger@staff.azbar.org MCLE/BLS Administrator.