The Supreme Court of Delaware ordered changes to CLE Rules effective July 1, 1999. Active attorneys must now complete 24 credit hours over a two-year period, including 4 credit hours in Enhanced Ethics. Senior attorneys,admitted to the Delaware Bar for at least 40 years, must complete 12 credit hours over a two-year period, including 2 credit hours in Enhanced Ethics. Active attorneys whose principal office is located within another mandatory CLE state, and who are required to comply with the CLE Rules of that state, must only certify so and need not meet any requirements specific to Delaware in the two-year period.
Inactive attorneys are exempt from the requirement.
Attorneys can carry credit over from cycle to cycle. CLE Coordinator must submit exact class date, time and location of class a minimum of 45 days prior to class for approval. At conclusion of class, the CLE Coordinator sends the Uniform Certificate of Attendance forms and a list of Delaware Members who attended the program to the MCLE Office of the Bar. This form must include the exact date, time and location of the class. Attorney Responsibility Delaware attorneys are required to report their attendance of CLE classes by using the Uniform Certificate of Attendance form.