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Certifying your MCLE Attendance
The MCLE Department maintains a record of all certifications of attendance and teaching of approved MCLE courses. Acceptable forms of certification and cautionary advice are provided below.
- The MCLE Form 1, End of Year Report is mailed in November. If this report does not reflect all courses attended through the October 31 compliance deadline, please document additional courses or changes and return to the MCLE office by the December 15 reporting deadline. Fax transmissions are not acceptable for Form 1 certification.
- We do NOT accept E-mailed certifications of attendance.
- Courses provided by Distance Learning Presentation Formats may only be credited with the Virginia approved SPONSOR PROVIDED certification of attendance which verifies completion of the program and also requires your signature certifying attendance.
Course sponsors may collect your certification of attendance and forward it to the MCLE Department. We do not accept attendance lists from the sponsor as certification. You must sign a certification of attendance indicating the number of hours attended.
CAUTION: Sponsors may not be aware of your MCLE deadlines. You may want to keep and send in your certification if you have a deadline approaching to insure timely receipt by the MCLE Department.
- If you do not receive a Virginia approved certification of attendance please check with the sponsor to confirm Virginia course approval and to get the Virginia course approval number.
- If the course has not been approved you may apply for credit individually by completing the Application for Course Approval, Form 4.
You may certify your attendance by mail or fax as follows:
MAIL:
MCLE Department
Virginia State Bar
Suite 1500
707 E. Main Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
CAUTION: Be sure to allow sufficient lead time or use an express mail service when meeting the MCLE deadlines. Be sure to check your online record to insure receipt and proper posting of your submission.
FAX: Fax to the MCLE designated fax # (804) 775-0544 ONLY
- Fax transmissions are NOT accepted when certifying compliance for a previous completion period including the Form 1, End of Year Report and required attachments or any subsequent submission in response to the 60-day Notice of Impending Suspension for MCLE noncompliance.
CAUTION: Only complete and legible forms can be accepted. Your fax confirmation does not insure our receipt of an acceptable form. Be sure to check your online record to insure receipt and proper posting of your submission. You may experience difficulty in getting your fax through timely close to a deadline. It is always advised that you mail your certification by an express mail service when meeting MCLE deadlines.
QUESTIONS? Contact the MCLE Department at (804) 775-0577