Supreme Court Rules

First Adopted: August 30, 1993

Most Recently Effective: July 01, 2009

Rule 18 | Rules Governing The Missouri Bar and the Judiciary | Municipal Judge Continuing Education Requirements and Nonlawyer Certification

18.07 | Reporting Requirements – Sanctions – Review – Regulations for Continuing Legal Education

Regulations for Continuing Legal Education

Regulation 18.07 | Reporting Requirements – Sanctions – Review

(a) Annual Affidavit. On or before July 31 every year, each non-lawyer municipal judge shall report, by written affidavit to the state courts administrator, the judge's completion of, or exemption from, the requirements of this Rule 18.

The affidavit shall include:

(1) The number of credit hours of accredited programs, seminars, or activities that the judge completed in the applicable reporting year;

(2) The number of credit hours to be carried forward from the immediately preceding reporting year;

(3) The number of credit hours to be carried over to the next succeeding reporting year;

(4) The number of credit hours of programs and activities devoted exclusively to professionalism, legal or judicial ethics as required by Rule 18.05(b); and

(5) Any other credit hours to which the judge is entitled.

The state courts administrator on or before April 30 shall provide the form for such affidavit to the judge. The affidavit filed by a judge shall establish compliance with the requirements of Rule 18.05 and the reporting requirement of Rule 18.06, unless the affidavit is incomplete or otherwise does not demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Rule 18.05 and Rule 18.06.


(Regulation approved  August 30, 1993, effective August 30, 1993. Amended July 12, 2001, effective September 1, 2001; amended May 5, 2009, effective July 1, 2009.)
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