CHAPTER 5.5. Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer Assistants [6400. - 6415.]

Chapter 5.5 repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1018, Sec. 2.

§§ 6400–6415 · 26 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6400–6401.7 · 5 sections

   • § 6400 (a) “Unlawful detainer assistant” means any individual who for compensation renders assistance or advice in the prosecution or defense of an unlawful detainer…
   • § 6401 This chapter does not apply to any person engaged in any of the following occupations, provided that the person does not also perform the duties of a legal…
   • § 6401.5 This chapter does not sanction, authorize, or encourage the practice of law by nonlawyers. Registration under this chapter, or an exemption from registration,…
   • § 6401.6 A legal document assistant may not provide service to a client who requires assistance that exceeds the definition of self-help service in subdivision (d) of…
   • § 6401.7 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
2. ARTICLE 2. Registration Procedures §§ 6402–6407 · 8 sections

   • § 6402 A legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall be registered pursuant to this chapter by the county clerk in the county in which their…
   • § 6402.1 To be eligible to apply for registration under this chapter as a legal document assistant, the applicant shall possess at least one of the following: (a) A…
   • § 6402.2 To be eligible to renew registration under this chapter, the registrant shall complete 15 hours of continuing legal education courses, which meet the…
   • § 6403 (a) The application for registration of a natural person shall contain all of the following statements about the applicant: (1) Name, age, address, and…
   • § 6404 An applicant shall pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) to the county clerk at the time the applicant files an application for initial…
   • § 6405 (a) (1) An application for a certificate of registration by an individual shall be accompanied by a bond of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) executed by…
   • § 6406 (a) If granted, a certificate of registration shall be effective for a period of two years, until the date the bond expires, or until the total number of legal…
   • § 6407 (a) The county clerk shall maintain a register of legal document assistants, and a register of unlawful detainer assistants, assign a unique number to each…
3. ARTICLE 3. Conduct of Business and Prohibited Acts §§ 6408–6415 · 13 sections

   • § 6408 The registrant’s name, business address, telephone number, registration number, and county of registration shall appear in any solicitation or advertisement,…
   • § 6408.5 (a) All advertisements or solicitations published, distributed, or broadcast offering legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant services shall…
   • § 6409 No legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall retain in their possession original documents of a client. A legal document assistant or an…
   • § 6409.1 Notwithstanding any other law, the venue for an action arising out of a dispute between a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant and their…
   • § 6410 (a) Every legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant who enters into a contract or agreement with a client to provide services shall, prior to…
   • § 6410.5 (a) It is unlawful for any legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, in the first contact with a prospective client of legal document or…
   • § 6411 It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant to do any of the…
   • § 6412 (a) Any owner or manager of residential or commercial rental property, tenant, or other person who is awarded damages in any action or proceeding for injuries…
   • § 6412.1 (a) Any person injured by the unlawful act of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall retain all rights and remedies cognizable under…
   • § 6412.5 A legal document assistant or an unlawful detainer assistant may neither seek nor obtain a client’s waiver of any of the provisions of this chapter. Any waiver…
   • § 6413 The county clerk shall revoke the registration of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant upon receipt of an official document or record…
   • § 6414 A registrant whose certificate is revoked shall be entitled to challenge the decision in a court of competent jurisdiction.
   • § 6415 A failure, by a person who engages in acts of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, to comply with any of the requirements of Section…