1. (1) Except as otherwise authorized by this Part, each newly admitted attorney subject to New York's transitional continuing legal education requirements is required to certify along with the submission of his or her biennial attorney registration statement that the attorney has satisfactorily completed 32 credit hours of transitional continuing legal education (16 credit hours in the first year of admission to the Bar, 16 credit hours in the second year of admission to the Bar) and that the attorney has retained the certificates of attendance or other documentation required by the CLE board for the accredited courses or programs.
2. (2) A newly admitted attorney who is required to file his or her biennial attorney registration statement prior to completing the second year of admission to the Bar shall certify the actual number of credit hours of transitional continuing legal education completed at the time the statement is filed. The attorney shall remain responsible for completing the 16 second-year credit hours of transitional continuing legal education by the end of that second year after admission, but may apply 12 of the 16 credit hours to fulfilling the requirements of subpart C of this Part as set forth in section 1500.22(b)(3) of this Part.

(a) Attorney obligations.

Each newly admitted attorney subject to New York's transitional continuing legal education requirements shall retain the certificate of attendance for each approved transitional education course or program for at least four years from the date of the course or program.

(b) Certification.