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Compliance Timetable – 2026 Compliance Year

CLE compliance in Tennessee requires that an attorney has paid all fees and has either earned the required hours or claimed a valid exemption. Failure to do so by deadlines outlined in Supreme Court Rule 21 will result in additional fees.

November 2026	Commission sends Progress Reports via email to all Tennessee attorneys active with the CLE Commission.
December 31, 2026	Deadline for earning 2026 hours without penalty. Attorneys who do not establish compliance by Dec. 31 will be assessed a $200 fee, which will be indicated on the Annual Report Statement. Hours EARNED in 2026, but not yet REPORTED to the Commission will apply toward compliance. Providers have 30 days to report attendance.
February 1, 2027	Annual Report Statements emailed to attorneys. Be sure info@cle.tncourts.gov is added to your safe senders list.
March 1, 2027	Deadline for receipt of Annual Report Statements at the CLE office for attorneys who are short hours, owe money, or must claim the Comity Compliance exemption. For those attorneys who are required to return an Annual Report Statement, a noncompliance fee of $200 will be assessed if the Annual Report Statement is filed late. Documents hand delivered, mailed or e-mailed to the CLE Commission must be physically at the Commission’s office by the end of the day on March 1, 2027.
March 15, 2027	Commission sends Notices of Noncompliance to attorneys who remain noncompliant.
April 15, 2027	Deadline for establishing compliance by filing the Affidavit of Compliance or claiming a valid exemption. Compliance means the hours necessary for compliance have been reported or a valid exemption has been claimed AND all fees have been paid to the CLE Commission. Documents hand delivered, mailed or emailed to the CLE Commission must be at the Commission’s office by the end of the day on April 15, 2027. Failure to comply with this deadline will result in the imposition of the $200 continuing noncompliance penalty.
May 1, 2027	Commission submits a Draft Suspension Order to Supreme Court and sends a copy to named attorneys.
May 31, 2027	For noncompliant attorneys, deadline for filing Affidavit of Compliance to avoid suspension. Documents must be at the Commission by end of the day on May 31, 2027.
June 1, 2027	Commission submits the final Suspension Order to the Tennessee Supreme Court and assesses a $500 suspension fee to attorneys listed on the order.