A Multiple Activity Provider (MAP) is an approved provider that is given authority to offer and grant credit for any Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) activity that complies with the terms of the MAP agreement, without having to submit separate applications requesting approval for each program offered.
To be considered for a MAP status, within a two-year period a provider must:
Unlike a Single Activity Provider (SAP), a provider holding MAP status is allowed to present new activities and grant California MCLE credit without first having to submit an SAP application for each new activity during their three-year approval period. As such, providers who hold several different educational activities would benefit from MAP status. In addition, as an MAP, providers have the flexibility to change activity length or activity content and are allowed to determine California MCLE credits to be offered based on the California MCLE Rules.
Providers who think that they may be interested in becoming an MAP in the future should maintain copies of the Notification of Approval letters they receive from the State Bar for each of their qualifying single educational activities, as they will be required to include a copy of these with their Multiple Activity Provider application.
Providers who meet the above qualifying criteria may apply for MAP status by submitting a Multiple Activity Provider application. The MAP application fee is $360.* Once approved, a provider’s MAP status runs on a three-year renewal cycle, expiring on June 30 at the end of the cycle.
In addition to the application and the associated processing fee, the following supporting materials are required and must be submitted with the application, otherwise, the application will be deemed incomplete and returned:
* Please note that the $360 application processing fee is nonrefundable and cannot be waived.
At the end of the three-year cycle, an approved MAP provider may submit a request to renew their MAP status for another three-year period.
To be eligible for renewal, a provider must submit evidence that it has offered four different MCLE activities that meet the requirements of the MCLE rules within the two years preceding the Multiple Activity Provider Renewal Application.
The provider must submit their renewal application along with the associated processing fee of $360* on or before the date that their MAP status expires. Failure to do so will result in expiration of the provider’s MAP status. Once expired, the provider will no longer be eligible to renew their status and must re-apply to become a MAP.
In addition to the timely submittal of the Multiple Activity Provider Renewal Application and the associated processing fee, the following supporting materials for four separate activities are required and must be submitted with the application on or before the deadline set by the State Bar, otherwise, the application will be deemed incomplete and returned to the provider:
Please note that the MCLE Provider Rules also require that providers seeking to renew their MAP status disclose and submit complaints they have received, if any, regarding their compliance with said rules, along with their MAP renewal application.
Regardless of the type of application, once received complete, the review process is between four to six weeks and cannot be expedited. During that time, the provider may be contacted if additional information or documentation is needed. Upon conclusion of the review process, a determination letter will be emailed to the provider, to the contact person listed on the application.
Providers interested in becoming a MAP must submit their request for an application in writing and send it via email to: providers@calbar.ca.gov.
Providers interested in renewing their MAP status must complete the Multiple Activity Provider Renewal Application in its entirety and submit it along with all required supporting documents via email to providers@calbar.ca.gov.
Although electronic submittals are preferred, providers may also submit their Multiple Activity Provider Renewal Application via U.S. mail along with either a check in the amount of $360, made payable to ‘The State Bar of California’ or a completed and signed Credit Card Authorization Form with the application and send it to:
The State Bar of California MCLE Providers 180 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105
To avoid lapse in status, MAP renewal applications are due on or before the date that a provider’s MAP status is set to expire.
The State Bar of California MCLE Providers 180 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Email: providers@calbar.ca.gov