North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 27 - STATE BAR › Chapter 01 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Subchapter D - RULES OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR › Section .1500 - RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM › Section 01D .1517 - EXEMPTIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Notification of
				  Board. To qualify for an exemption for a particular calendar year, a member
				  shall notify the board of the exemption in the annual report for that calendar
				  year sent to the member pursuant to Rule .1522 of this subchapter. All active
				  members who are exempt are encouraged to attend and participate in legal
				  education programs.
(b) Government
				  Officials and Members of Armed Forces. The governor, the lieutenant governor,
				  and all members of the council of state, members of the United States Senate,
				  members of the United States House of Representatives, members of the North
				  Carolina General Assembly, full-time principal chiefs and vice-chiefs of any
				  Indian tribe officially recognized by the United States or North Carolina state
				  governments, and members of the United States Armed Forces on full-time active
				  duty are exempt from the requirements of these rules for any calendar year in
				  which they serve some portion thereof in such capacity.
(c) Judiciary and Clerks. Members of the
				  state judiciary who are required by virtue of their judicial offices to take an
				  average of (twelve) 12 or more hours of continuing judicial or other legal
				  education annually and all members of the federal judiciary are exempt from the
				  requirements of these rules for any calendar year in which they serve some
				  portion thereof in such judicial capacities. A full-time law clerk for a member
				  of the federal or state judiciary is exempt from the requirements of these
				  rules for any calendar year in which the clerk serves some portion thereof in
				  such capacity, provided, however, that the exemption shall not exceed two
				  consecutive calendar years and, further provided, that the clerkship begins
				  within one year after the clerk graduates from law school or passes the bar
				  examination for admission to the North Carolina State Bar whichever occurs
				  later.
(d) Nonresidents. Any active
				  member residing outside of North Carolina who does not practice in North
				  Carolina for at least six (6) consecutive months and does not represent North
				  Carolina clients on matters governed by North Carolina law shall be exempt from
				  the requirements of these rules.
(e) Law Teachers. An exemption from the
				  requirements of these rules shall be given to any active member who does not
				  practice in North Carolina or represent North Carolina clients on matters
				  governed by North Carolina law and who is:
(1)
				  A full-time teacher at the School of Government (formerly the Institute of
				  Government) of the University of North Carolina;
(2) A full-time teacher at a law school in
				  North Carolina that is accredited by the American Bar Association; or
(3) A full-time teacher of law-related
				  courses at a graduate level professional school accredited by its respective
				  professional accrediting agency.