§ 6.02 Reporting
6.02. Reporting
(a) Notice of Compliance. A member who, according to The Florida Bar's records, has completed the CLE Requirement for the current reporting cycle shall be provided a notice of compliance showing hours earned. If the record is accurate, no further action need be taken for the current reporting cycle. If corrections are necessary, the member shall revise the record and return it to The Florida Bar by the member's reporting date. Notice of compliance shall constitute completion of CLER reporting under Rule 6-10.4.
(b) Reporting Affidavit. A reporting affidavit shall be provided to each member who, according to The Florida Bar's records, has not completed the CLE Requirement for the current reporting cycle. The member shall be requested to complete the necessary hours for the current reporting cycle, update the affidavit, and return it to The Florida Bar by the member's reporting date.
(c) Notice of Compliance and affidavit distribution. The board of legal specialization and education shall approve and distribute appropriate CLER forms at least 90, but no more than 120 days prior to a member's reporting date.
(d) Reporting Cycles. The board of governors may provide for staggered cycles for CLER compliance.
(e) Reporting Compliance. In reporting compliance, the member shall provide the following information regarding each CLE activity:
(1) title and sponsor;
(2) date and location;
(3) the member's involvement;
(4) number of approved CLER credit hours; and
(5) other activity constituting CLE credit.
(f) Supplemental Information. To ascertain compliance the BLSE or staff may require the member to provide information in addition to that called for on the reporting affidavit.
(g) Exemptions. The following members are exempt from compliance with CLER:
(1) A member on extended active military service during the applicable reporting period who files a report establishing that status. A member exempt under this section shall not engage in the delivery of legal services within the State of Florida or give advice on matters of Florida law except as required by the member's military duties.
(2) A member who establishes to the satisfaction of the BLSE special circumstances unique to that member which constitute undue hardship. Such member shall report, in the form prescribed, such special circumstances constituting undue hardship. Upon receipt of a timely filed report the BLSE shall review the special circumstances unique to the member and determine whether same constitute undue hardship, thereby exempting said member from CLER for the applicable period of the report. If the BLSE determines no undue hardship exists, the member shall be required to comply within 60 days.
(3) A member who has permanently resided outside the State of Florida, who has not engaged in the delivery of legal services within the State of Florida for the preceding year, who has not given advice or rendered services on matters or issues involving or determined by Florida procedural or substantive law for such preceding year, shall, upon request and satisfactory certification of such facts to the BLSE, be exempt from complying with CLE as established by this rule. A member exempted under this section shall not engage in the delivery of legal services within the State of Florida or give advice on matters of Florida law.
(4) Members of the full-time federal judiciary who are prohibited from engaging in the private practice of law.
(5) Justices of the Supreme Court of Florida and judges of the district courts of appeal, circuit and county courts and such other judicial officers and employees as may be designated by the supreme court.
(6) Inactive members of The Florida Bar.
(7) A member exempted under sections 6.02(g)(1), (3) or (6) whose right to such exemption terminates prior to the end of the reporting period for which such exemption was granted will be required to fulfill the CLE requirements based on the pro rata portion of the reporting period for which the member is not exempt.
(8) A member exempted under section 6.02(g)(4) and (5) shall not be subject to the provisions of (7) next above. Members exempt under 6.02(g)(4) and (5) shall be assigned a reporting period at the expiration of that exemption.