{"type":"ce_requirements","title":"IAR continuing education requirements by state","lead":"As of Oct 5, 2026, IAR CE is in effect in 24 jurisdictions and adopted in 1 more, according to NASAA's map; each requires 12 credits of IAR CE per year, including 6 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (at least 3 on ethics) and 6 Products and Practice, due December 31.","as_of":"2026-10-05","facts":{"required_today":[{"applies_to":["IAR"],"period":"1 year","cycle":"Each calendar year, due December 31.","effective":"periods ending on or after 2020-11-24","until":null,"confirmed":true,"verified_at":"2026-10-05","source_url":"https://www.nasaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NASAA-IAR-CE-Model-Rule.pdf","hours":12,"unit":"credits","minimums":"6 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (at least 3 on ethics), 6 Products and Practice","carryover":"None."}],"changing":[],"not_confirmed_designations":[],"open_questions":["The exact number of adopting jurisdictions. NASAA's map lists 25; its March 10, 2026 release says 24.","Each state regulator's own page. The state list here comes from NASAA's map; we have not yet checked every state regulator directly."],"in_effect":[{"state":"Arkansas","since":2023},{"state":"California","since":2024},{"state":"Colorado","since":2024},{"state":"District of Columbia","since":2023},{"state":"Florida","since":2024},{"state":"Hawaii","since":2024},{"state":"Illinois","since":2026},{"state":"Kentucky","since":2023},{"state":"Maryland","since":2022},{"state":"Michigan","since":2023},{"state":"Minnesota","since":2025},{"state":"Mississippi","since":2022},{"state":"Nebraska","since":2025},{"state":"Nevada","since":2024},{"state":"New Jersey","since":2025},{"state":"North Dakota","since":2024},{"state":"Oklahoma","since":2023},{"state":"Oregon","since":2023},{"state":"Rhode Island","since":2025},{"state":"South Carolina","since":2023},{"state":"Tennessee","since":2024},{"state":"U.S. Virgin Islands","since":2025},{"state":"Vermont","since":2022},{"state":"Wisconsin","since":2023}],"adopted_starts_later":[{"state":"Indiana","from":2027}],"not_adopted":["Alabama","Alaska","Arizona","Connecticut","Delaware","Georgia","Guam","Idaho","Iowa","Kansas","Louisiana","Maine","Massachusetts","Missouri","Montana","New Hampshire","New Mexico","New York","North Carolina","Ohio","Pennsylvania","Puerto Rico","South Dakota","Texas","Utah","Virginia","Washington","West Virginia","Wyoming"]},"sources":[{"url":"https://www.nasaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NASAA-IAR-CE-Model-Rule.pdf","checked":"2026-10-05","quote":"six (6) Credits of IAR Regulatory and Ethics Content offered by an Authorized Provider, with at least three (3) hours covering the topic of ethics"},{"url":"https://www.nasaa.org/industry-resources/investment-advisers/investment-adviser-representative-continuing-education/iar-ce-map/","checked":"2026-10-05","label":"NASAA IAR CE map"}],"related":[{"title":"CE 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Dual registrants may use FINRA Regulatory Element CE for the 6 Products and Practice credits. New registrants have no requirement until January 1 of the following year. A missed year renews as CE inactive."],"url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/iar/","citation":"AdvisorIQ, as of 2026-10-05. https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/iar/","license":"https://advisoriq.com/license/","publisher":"AdvisorIQ, independent education for financial advisors","disclaimer":"Summaries of rules set by designation bodies and regulators, which have the final word."}