| State |
Requirements |
| Alabama |
12 hours per calendar year. Reporting date:
December 31. |
| Arizona |
15 hours per year including 3 hours ethics.
Reporting date: September 15. |
| Arkansas |
12 hours per year including 1 hour ethics.
Reporting date: June 30. |
| California |
25 hours per 3-year period including 4 hours
ethics, 1 hour substance abuse/emotional distress, and 1 hour
elimination of bias. Reporting date: January 31. |
| Colorado |
45 hours per 3-year period including 7 hours
ethics. Reporting date: anytime within 3 year period. |
| Delaware |
24 hours per 2-year period including 4 hrs.
ethics. Reporting date: December 31 every 2nd year. |
| Florida |
30 hours per 3-year period including 5 hours
ethics. Reporting date: assigned month every 3 years |
| Georgia |
12 hours per year including 1 hour ethics, 1
hour professionalism. Reporting date: January 31. |
| Idaho |
30 hours per 3-year period including 2 hours
ethics and/or professionalism. Reporting date: January 10 every
3rd year depending on date of admission. |
| Indiana |
36 hours per 3-year period with 6 hour
minimum per year including 3 hours ethics. Reporting date: 30
days after program (sponsor must report). |
| Iowa |
15 hours per calendar year including 2 hours
ethics every 2 years. Reporting date: March 1. |
| Kansas |
12 hours per year including 2 hours ethics.
Reporting date: July 31. |
| Kentucky |
12.5 hours per year including 2 hours
ethics. Reporting date: June 30. |
| Louisiana |
15 hours per year including 1 hour
ethics/professional responsibility. Reporting date: January 31. |
| Maine |
11 hours per year including one hour ethics.
Reporting date: at time of annual registration. |
| Minnesota |
45 hours per 3-year period including 3 hours
ethics and 2 hours elimination of bias. Reporting date: August
30. |
| Mississippi |
12 hours per year including 1 hour
ethics/professional responsibility. Reporting date: July 31. |
| Missouri |
15 hours per year including 3 hours ethics
every 3 years. Reporting date July 31. |
| Montana |
15 hours per year including 5 hours ethics
every 3 years. Reporting date: March 1. |
| Nevada |
12 hours per year including 2 hours ethics.
Reporting date: March 1. |
| New Hampshire |
12 hours per year including 2 hours
ethics/professional responsibility. Reporting date: August 1. |
| New Mexico |
15 hours per year including 1 hour ethics /
professional responsibility. Reporting date: April 1. |
| New York |
24 hours per 2-year period including 4 hours
of ethics; new admittees 32 hours per 2-year period including 3
hours ethics / professionalism, 6 hours skills, 7 hours practice
management or substantive areas of practice. Reporting date: at
time of biennial registration. |
| No. Carolina |
12 hours per year including 2 hours
ethics/professional responsibility or professional liability;
special 3-hour block ethics requirement once every 3 years.
Reporting date: February 28. |
| No. Dakota |
45 hours per 3 year period including 3 hours
of ethics. Reporting date: July 30 |
| Ohio |
24 hours per 2 years including 2.5 hours
ethics and substance abuse of which 30 minutes must be on
substance abuse, 60 minutes on the Code of Professional
Responsibility, and 60 minutes on professionalism. Reporting
date: every 2 years by January 31 |
| Oklahoma |
12 hours per year including 1 hour ethics.
Reporting date: February 15. |
| Oregon |
45 hours per 3-year period including 9 hours
ethics . Reporting date: every 3rd year depending on year of
admission, except initial one-year period for new admittees and
reinstated members. |
| Pennsylvania |
12 hours per year including 1 hour ethics.
Reporting date: 30 days after program (sponsor must report). |
| Rhode Island |
10 hours per year including 2 hours ethics.
Reporting date: June 30. |
| So. Carolina |
14 hours per year including 2 hours ethics.
Reporting date: January 15. |
| Tennessee |
15 hours per year including 3 hours ethics.
Reporting date March 1. |
| Texas |
15 hours per year including 3 hours ethics /
professional responsibility. Reporting date: last day of birth
month each year. |
| Utah |
24 hours per 2-year period plus 3 hours
ethics. Reporting date: every 2 years by December 31. |
| Vermont |
20 hours per 2-year period including 2 hours
of ethics. Reporting date: every 2 years by July 2. |
| Virginia |
12 hours per year including 2 hours ethics.
Reporting date: October 31. |
| Washington |
45 hours over 3 years including 6 ethics
hours. Reporting date: January 31 every 3rd year. |
| West Virginia |
24 hours per 2-year period including 3 hours
ethics or office management. Reporting date: June 30 every 2
years. |
| Wisconsin |
30 hours per 2-year period including 3 hours
ethics. Reporting date: February 1 every 2nd year. |
| Wyoming |
15 hours per year. Reporting date: January
31. |