Paralegal Regulation by State Updated October 2019 NFPA Regulation Review Committee Tom Stephenson, ILAP; Coordinator 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Regulation by State ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Alabama ................................................................................................................................................................3 Alaska ....................................................................................................................................................................3 Arizona ..................................................................................................................................................................4 Arkansas ................................................................................................................................................................4 California ...............................................................................................................................................................5 Colorado ................................................................................................................................................................6 Connecticut ...........................................................................................................................................................8 Delaware ...............................................................................................................................................................9 District of Columbia ...............................................................................................................................................9 Florida ...................................................................................................................................................................9 Georgia ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Hawaii ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Idaho ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Illinois.................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Indiana ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Iowa .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Kansas ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Kentucky ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Louisiana ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Maine .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Maryland ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Massachusetts ..................................................................................................................................................... 16 Michigan ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Minnesota ........................................................................................................................................................... 17 Mississippi ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 Missouri .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Montana.............................................................................................................................................................. 19 Nebraska ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Nevada ................................................................................................................................................................ 21 New Hampshire ................................................................................................................................................... 21 New Jersey .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 New Mexico ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 New York ............................................................................................................................................................. 24 North Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 North Dakota ....................................................................................................................................................... 26 Ohio .................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Oklahoma ............................................................................................................................................................ 27 Oregon ................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Pennsylvania ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 Rhode Island ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 South Carolina ..................................................................................................................................................... 30 South Dakota ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 Tennessee ........................................................................................................................................................... 32 Texas ................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Utah .................................................................................................................................................................... 34 Vermont .............................................................................................................................................................. 35 Virginia ................................................................................................................................................................ 36 Washington ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 West Virginia ....................................................................................................................................................... 39 Wisconsin ............................................................................................................................................................ 40 Wyoming ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Committee Members ................................................................................................................................. 41 Revision History......................................................................................................................................... 42 Citations ...................................................................................................................................................