South Carolina Attorney CE requirements

Attorney — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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14CE hours every 1 yearVerify with board

Renewal: File sworn annual compliance report and fees by March 1 each year for the preceding reporting year; reports filed March 2 or later incur late filing fees. One hour of SA/MH required every 2 reporting years.

Required categories

Legal Ethics / Professional Responsibility
2h
Substance Abuse / Mental Health / Stress Management (1 hour every 2 reporting years)
1h

Details

Grace period
No grace period for regular members; late filing fees assessed for reports filed after March 1 (the April 15 deadline applies only to judicial members).

Verified against South Carolina Supreme Court Appendix C (Regulations for Mandatory CLE): 14 hours annually, including at least 2 hours of legal ethics/professional responsibility and 1 hour of substance abuse/mental health every 2 reporting years; sworn annual compliance report and fees due March 1 for the preceding reporting year, with late fees for reports filed March 2 or later (the April 15 deadline applies only to judicial members).

Official source: South Carolina Supreme Court — Appendix C to Part Four (CLE rules)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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