I am planning to seek reinstatement to active status in North Carolina. Are there any special CLE requirements for that process?
Yes. If you have not been an active member of the State Bar for more than two years, you will need to complete three (3) hours of professional responsibility/professionalism and twelve (12) hours of general credits before you can return to active status. Additionally, you will need to complete hours to satisfy any deficit that you had when your inactive petition was approved. It is your responsibility to report your hours to the CLE department. You can do this by sending us certificates of attendance or by asking the sponsors to report your attendance to us. Please include a note indicating that you will be seeking reinstatement to active status. Failure to report the completion of your special CLE requirements will delay your reinstatement to active status and may even cause you to have to re-petition for reinstatement to the North Carolina State Bar Council. Please contact the Membership Department at (919) 828-4620 for a reinstatement petition and detailed procedures.
Yes. If you were transferred to inactive status prior to March 10, 2011, you will be required to complete three (3) hours of professional responsibility/professionalism and twelve (12) hours of general credits before you can return to active status. If you were transferred to inactive status after March 10, 2011, and you have been inactive for more than one year, you must complete twelve (12) hours of continuing legal education for every year you were inactive. Of the twelve (12) hours, two (2) must be in the area of professional responsibility/professionalism, five (5) must be in the area of practical skills, and the remaining five (5) can be general CLE credits. If seven (7) or more years have elapsed between the inactive date and the date the petition is filed, you must obtain a passing grade on the North Carolina bar examination. Each year of active licensure in another state during the inactive period in North Carolina shall offset one year of inactive status for the purpose of ca
