What Are the CLE Requirements for Nevada Attorneys?
Active Nevada attorneys must complete 13 CLE credit hours every calendar year, due December 31: 10 general credits, 2 ethics credits and 1 substance abuse/addiction/mental health credit.
The State Bar of Nevada's Board of Continuing Legal Education administers the program under Nevada Supreme Court Rules 205–215.
Newly admitted attorneys sit out CLE at first and complete the Transitioning into Practice (TIP) program instead, and surplus hours can carry forward.
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At a glance
The State Bar of Nevada's Board of Continuing Legal Education, under Nevada Supreme Court Rules 205–215.
13 credit hours each calendar year (active members).
The calendar year; 13 hours due December 31.
10 general, 2 ethics, 1 substance abuse/addiction/mental health.
Not established in our research — ask the CLE regulator.
Exempt for the rest of the admission year plus the next full year; the Transitioning into Practice (TIP) program replaces CLE.
An extension period to finish the hours is available, accompanied by a $100 fee.
How many CLE hours does Nevada require?
Active members of the State Bar of Nevada must complete 13 CLE credit hours each calendar year, due December 31.
The 13 hours break down into 10 general credits, 2 ethics credits and 1 substance abuse/addiction/mental health credit, so the specialty hours are part of the annual total rather than stacked on top of it.
The program is administered by the State Bar of Nevada's Board of Continuing Legal Education, which operates under Nevada Supreme Court Rules 205–215.
“Active members of the State Bar of Nevada must complete 13 credit hours of CLE each year (10 general, 2 ethics, 1 substance abuse/addiction/mental health)”
What specialty credits are required (ethics, bias, wellness, tech)?
Two of the 13 hours must be ethics credits and 1 must be a substance abuse, addiction or mental health credit; the remaining 10 are general credits.
Our research found no separate bias, wellness or technology credit in the State Bar of Nevada's published MCLE rules, so the 10/2/1 split is the requirement we can document.
Because credit rules change, confirm the current breakdown with the Board of Continuing Legal Education before you plan your credits.
When is the deadline and how do you report?
Nevada's compliance year is the calendar year, and the 13 credit hours are due December 31.
Our research did not establish the mechanics of reporting — how completed credits reach the Board of Continuing Legal Education or what records attorneys are expected to keep — so treat the Board's MCLE pages as the authority on how to report.
What the published rules do make clear is the cycle itself: a fresh 13-hour obligation every calendar year.
What are the rules for newly admitted attorneys?
Newly admitted Nevada attorneys get a CLE break at the start: they are exempt for the rest of their admission year and for the next full year.
The exemption is not an empty year, though — instead of earning CLE credits, a newly admitted attorney must enroll in the Transitioning into Practice (TIP) program.
Our research did not establish TIP's length, format or completion deadline, so confirm those details with the State Bar of Nevada.
Can you complete CLE online or on demand?
Our research did not establish whether Nevada limits how many of the 13 hours can come from recorded, on-demand or webcast formats rather than live courses.
The Board of Continuing Legal Education administers the program under Nevada Supreme Court Rules 205–215, so confirm current format limits with the Board before you plan an all-online compliance year.
Carryover and exemptions
Credits earned beyond the annual requirement can carry forward: you may carry forward up to 20 general credits, 4 ethics credits and 2 substance abuse credits that are in excess of the annual requirement.
An attorney who completes well more than 13 hours in one year can therefore bank the excess toward a later compliance year, within those category caps.
On exemptions, our research confirms only the newly admitted window above — we did not find standing exemptions for age, hardship, inactive status or out-of-state practice in the rules we read, so ask the Board of Continuing Legal Education whether any other exemption applies to you.
“You may carry forward a maximum of twenty (20) general credits, four (4) ethics credits, and two (2) substance abuse credits that are in excess of the annual requirement.”
What happens if you miss the deadline?
Nevada offers an extension period to complete the annual credit hour requirements, accompanied by a $100 fee.
Beyond that extension, our research did not establish how the State Bar of Nevada handles a requirement left unmet — the pages we read did not spell out what follows if the hours are neither completed nor the extension used.
So confirm with the Board of Continuing Legal Education before assuming how a missed December 31 is treated.
What This Page Does, and Doesn’t, Cover
This page summarizes the Nevada court rules, board and bar pages and other sources listed below, as read for this state-by-state CLE requirements series, current as of October 2026.
It is not a substitute for the instructions the State Bar of Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education publishes.
For the rest of the picture in Nevada, see bar admission rules in Nevada.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the 2 ethics credits count toward Nevada's 13 CLE hours?
Yes.
Nevada's requirement is 13 credit hours total each calendar year: 10 general credits, 2 ethics credits and 1 substance abuse/addiction/mental health credit.
The ethics and substance abuse credits are part of the 13, not an additional requirement on top of it, so a year with exactly 10 general, 2 ethics and 1 substance abuse credit satisfies the annual requirement.
How many Nevada CLE credits can I carry forward?
Nevada allows carry-forward of up to 20 general credits, 4 ethics credits and 2 substance abuse credits — but only credits in excess of the annual 13-hour requirement can carry.
A year in which you complete more than 13 hours can bank the excess toward a later compliance year, within those category caps.
What is the Nevada TIP program?
TIP is the Transitioning into Practice program.
Newly admitted Nevada attorneys do not start earning CLE credits right away: they are exempt for the rest of their admission year and the next full year, and instead of earning credits they must enroll in TIP.
Our research did not cover TIP's content or completion deadline; the State Bar of Nevada's MCLE pages describe the program.
Does Nevada require CLE for inactive attorneys?
The 13-hour annual requirement applies to active members of the State Bar of Nevada.
Our research did not establish what, if anything, is required of members on inactive status, so if you are considering a status change, ask the State Bar of Nevada what it would mean for your CLE obligation and your license.
Is there a grace period for Nevada CLE?
Nevada offers an extension period to finish the annual credit hour requirements, accompanied by a $100 fee.
Our research did not establish how long the extension runs or what happens if the requirement is still unmet after it, so confirm any deadline past December 31 with the Board of Continuing Legal Education.
More Nevada Resources
Sources
- State Bar of Nevada: MCLE rules (retrieved 2026-10-02)
- State Bar of Nevada: MCLE (Board of Continuing Legal Education) (retrieved 2026-10-02)
Sourced from the documents listed above.
Verified October 2026.
This is career information, not legal advice.
Confirm current rules with the State Bar of Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education.