STATE OF MISSISSIPPI RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

(revised August 1, 1994)

RULE 1. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION COMMISSION

a. There is hereby established a Commission on Continuing Legal Education (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) consisting of nine (9) members who are resident members of the Bar of this state. The members shall be appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court.

b. All appointments shall be for a term of three (3) years. Therefore, there shall be three (3) appointments each year, one from each state Supreme Court district. An appointment to fill any vacancy due to the death, resignation or disability of a member shall be for the unexpired term only.

c. The Commission shall have the following duties:

1. To exercise general supervisory authority over the administration of these rules.
2. To adopt, repeal and amend regulations consistent with these rules.
3. To make available for inspection by the Mississippi Supreme Court all minutes of the Commission, business records, and financial data.

d. Financing:

1. Sponsors of CLE programs to be held within the State of Mississippi shall, as a condition of accreditation, agree to remit a list of Mississippi attendees and to pay a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per credit hour for each State Bar member who attends the program and is subject to mandatory continuing legal education. Such lists and fees shall be submitted to the Commission within thirty (30) days of said program.
2. Individual attorneys who either attend approved CLE programs outside the State of Mississippi, or attend unapproved CLE programs within the State of Mississippi that would have been approved for credit except for failure of the sponsor to pay the fee described in the preceding paragraph, shall pay a fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) for each credit hour claimed. Such fees shall accompany the attorney's annual report of compliance to the Commission.

(Amended July 26, 2001)

Regulations

1.1 The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected by the nine (9) voting members of the Commission.

1.2 The Commission shall elect a Vice-Chairman and Secretary from among its members.

1.3 The Commission may organize itself into Committees of not fewer than three (3) voting members for the purpose of considering and deciding matters submitted to them, except five (5) affirmative votes shall be necessary for any action under Rule 6.

1.4 Members of the Commission in the performance of their official duties shall be reimbursed for expenses subject to reimbursement policies set by the Commission.

1.5 The Commission may designate such staff as may be necessary and may further delegate executive authority to such staff to conduct the business of the Commission within the scope of the Rules and Regulations, subject at all times, however, to continual review by the Commission.

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