What Are the CLE Requirements for Wyoming Attorneys?
Active Wyoming attorneys need 15 CLE hours every calendar year, including 2 hours of ethics.
The Wyoming State Bar publishes the requirement, and attorneys report their own CLE by January 15 of the following year.
Self-study courses count for at most 8 of the 15 hours, excess hours carry forward for two years, and a missed January 15 deadline brings a $300 delinquency fee.
Inactive, honorary and retired members are exempt; emeritus attorneys follow a reduced 7-hour requirement.
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At a glance
The Wyoming State Bar, whose CLE pages set out the hours, deadlines and fees on this page.
15 CLE hours every calendar year for active attorneys, including 2 hours of ethics.
The calendar year, reported by January 15 of the following year.
2 hours of ethics; our research found no other required specialty credit.
Self-study (on-demand, pre-recorded) CLE counts for up to 8 hours a year.
Not established in our research — ask the Wyoming State Bar.
$300 delinquency fee after January 15; a further $300 fee and a suspension recommendation if still non-compliant on March 1.
How many CLE hours does Wyoming require?
Active Wyoming attorneys need 15 CLE hours every calendar year, including 2 hours of ethics.
Emeritus attorneys have a reduced requirement of 7 CLE hours a year, including 1 hour of ethics.
Inactive, honorary and retired members are exempt from the requirement altogether.
“Active attorneys are required to earn 15 hours of CLE, including two hours of ethics, each calendar year.”
What specialty credits are required (ethics, bias, wellness, tech)?
The only specialty credit our research establishes is ethics: 2 of the 15 annual hours must be ethics.
Our research did not establish any separate required credit for bias, wellness or technology; that is a gap in our research, not a finding that none exists.
If you need the current breakdown before you plan a reporting year, ask the Wyoming State Bar's CLE program.
When is the deadline and how do you report?
Wyoming attorneys report their own CLE.
The bar's FAQ says attorneys must submit applications for CLE credit by January 15 of the year following the reporting period, and reporting by that date avoids the $300 delinquency fee.
Compliance is measured over the calendar year, so the January 15 date closes out the previous year's hours.
“Attorneys must submit applications for CLE credit by January 15 of the year following the reporting period in order to avoid being assessed a $300 delinquency fee.”
What are the rules for newly admitted attorneys?
Our research did not find a Wyoming CLE rule for newly admitted attorneys: the State Bar's CLE pages we read in October 2026 do not state one.
That is a gap in our research, not evidence that Wyoming has no newly-admitted rule.
Ask the Wyoming State Bar's CLE program what applies in your first year in practice.
Can you complete CLE online or on demand?
Yes, with a cap.
Wyoming counts self-study CLE — on-demand, pre-recorded courses — for up to 8 hours a year.
Because the annual requirement is 15 hours, on-demand courses alone cannot satisfy it; the remaining hours have to come from formats other than self-study.
“Up to eight hours per year”
Do Wyoming CLE hours carry over, and who is exempt?
Hours earned above the 15-hour minimum, including ethics hours, carry forward for two years.
Self-study hours above the 8-hour annual cap cannot be carried forward.
On membership status, inactive, honorary and retired members are exempt from CLE, and emeritus attorneys follow their own reduced requirement of 7 hours a year, including 1 hour of ethics.
“Hours completed in any year in excess of the minimum number, including legal ethics credits, may be carried forward for two years.”
What happens if you miss the deadline?
Missing the January 15 reporting deadline costs money first: the bar assesses a $300 delinquency fee.
A member who is still non-compliant on March 1 faces a suspension recommendation and another $300 fee.
The dates and amounts come from the Wyoming State Bar's CLE FAQ, so confirm the current schedule with the bar before relying on them.
Does pro bono work count toward Wyoming CLE?
Yes.
Wyoming awards CLE credit for pro bono work at 1 credit per 2 hours of service, up to 5 hours a year.
It is one of the earning options the Wyoming State Bar lists alongside self-study courses.
What This Page Does, and Doesn’t, Cover
This page summarizes the Wyoming 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 Wyoming State Bar publishes.
For the rest of the picture in Wyoming, see bar admission rules in Wyoming.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many ethics hours does Wyoming CLE require?
Active Wyoming attorneys must include 2 hours of ethics within their 15 annual CLE hours.
Emeritus attorneys need 1 hour of ethics within their reduced 7-hour requirement.
Excess hours above the minimum, including ethics credits, may carry forward for two years.
How many on-demand CLE hours can Wyoming attorneys use?
Wyoming caps self-study CLE — on-demand, pre-recorded courses — at 8 hours a year, and self-study hours above that 8-hour cap cannot be carried forward into later years.
The remaining hours of the 15-hour requirement have to come from formats other than self-study.
What is the Wyoming CLE reporting deadline?
January 15 of the year following the reporting period.
Attorneys submit their own applications for CLE credit by that date to avoid a $300 delinquency fee.
A member who is still non-compliant on March 1 faces a second $300 fee and a suspension recommendation.
Do retired Wyoming attorneys need CLE?
Inactive, honorary and retired members are exempt from Wyoming's CLE requirement.
Emeritus attorneys are different: they follow a reduced requirement of 7 CLE hours a year, including 1 hour of ethics.
If you are changing your membership status, confirm with the Wyoming State Bar which category applies to you.
Can pro bono work count toward Wyoming CLE?
Yes.
Wyoming awards 1 CLE credit for every 2 hours of pro bono work, up to 5 hours a year.
That cap sits alongside the 8-hour annual cap on self-study courses, and both give an active attorney ways to reach the 15-hour requirement beyond standard courses.
More Wyoming Resources
Sources
- Wyoming State Bar: CLE FAQs (retrieved 2026-10-02)
- Wyoming State Bar: Options for earning CLE credit (retrieved 2026-10-02)
- Wyoming State Bar: CLE (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 Wyoming State Bar.