Supreme Court Rule 807: Rules Relating to Continuing Legal Education

• Publication year: 2013
• Pages: 45
• Citation: Vol. 82 No. 2 Pg. 45

Supreme Court Rule 807: Rules Relating to Continuing Legal Education No. 82 J. Kan. Bar Assn 2, 45 (2013) Kansas Bar Journal February, 2013

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

ORDER

RULES RELATING TO CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Supreme Court Rule 807 (c) and (d) are hereby amended to read as follows, effective the date of this order.

RULE 807

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND NONCOMPLIANCE

(a) Annual Report. The Commission will issue an annual report in August for the preceding compliance period for each attorney subject to the Commission's jurisdiction. If the report is accurate, the attorney is not required to respond; the report will be filed automatically as the attorney's annual report. If the report is not accurate, the attorney must notify the Commission within 30 days of the issuance of the report.

(b) Failure to Comply. If it appears an attorney has not earned the minimum number of CLE credit hours required for a compliance period, the Commission must send notice of the apparent noncompliance to the attorney at the attorney's last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested. Not later than 30 days after the mailing of the notice, the attorney, to avoid suspension from the practice of law, must cure the failure to comply or show cause for an exemption.

(c) Late Filing of Affidavit Attendance Affidavits. All affidavits of attendance for a compliance period must be postmarked not later than July 31 immediately following the compliance period. If an affidavit is...