MCLE Transcript Explained and More

Credits rolling from Prior Year to Current Year

• Sum of credits carried from the previous compliance year.  Rule 18-201(D) NMRA & Rule 18-204(C) NMRA allow a maximum of 9 General, 2 Ethics, and 1 EIJ (Equity in Justice) credits.

Current Year Total – Total number of credits earned in the current year.

• New Mexico requires 9 General, 2 Ethics and 1 EIJ credit every year to be compliant. Rule 18-201(A)(B)(C) NMRA & 18-204(A)(B)(C) NMRA.  Credits are due no later than February 1 of the year following the current compliance year. Rule 24-102(C)(3)

Credits rolling from Current Year to the Next Year

• Number of credits carrying forward from the current compliance year to the next compliance year.  Rule 18-201(D) NMRA & Rule 18-204(C) NMRA allow a maximum of 9 General, 2 Ethic and 1 EIJ credits to apply to the next compliance year.

Excess Credits for Current Year

• Excess Credits occur if carry over credits for the Next Compliance Year total more than 9 General, 2 Ethics and 1 EIJ credit.  These credits will not apply to any compliance year. Rule 18-201(E) NMRA

Ethics Credit Rules

• Under Rule 18-201(C) NMRA, Ethics credits beyond the 2 required for the current compliance year are applied as follows:
  • First, to any General credit deficit in the current compliance year:
  • Second, to the next compliance year up to 2 Ethic credits:
  • Third, to the next compliance year as General credits.

EIJ Credit Rules 

• Under Rule 18-201(D) NMRA, an EIJ credit beyond the one required for the current compliance year is applied as follows:
  • First, to any General credit deficit in the current compliance year:
  • Second, to the next compliance year up to 1 EIJ credit:
  • Third, to the next compliance year as General credits.

MCLE Compliance Review

• Rule 18-301 NMRA states each member of the state bar in active status is responsible for periodically reviewing their MCLE record and reporting any errors or omissions for the compliance year no later than March 1 of the current licensing year. Failure to timely report errors or omissions in the MCLE record may result in penalties.

More Information

• The transcript for each year will list the courses you took in that year.  It will not list the courses taken in another year to make you compliant in the current year.  The transcript will list the Provider name, Course Title, Date, how many General Ethic and EIJ credits received, whether the course was considered self-study or if you received teaching credits.  Courses you took in another year to make you compliant in the current year will be listed in the transcript for the year in which the course was taken.