CHAPTER 4. Attorneys [6000. - 6256.]
Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34.
§§ 6000–6256 · 364 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 6000–6009.5 · 23 sections
- § 6000 This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on attorneys. It may be cited as the State Bar Act.
- § 6001 (a) The State Bar of California is a public corporation. It is hereinafter designated as the State Bar. (b) The State Bar has perpetual succession and a seal…
- § 6001.1 Protection of the public, which includes support for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system, shall be the highest priority for the State Bar of…
- § 6001.3 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar maintain its commitment to and support of effective policies and activities to enhance access,…
- § 6001.4 Commencing on or before February 1, 2011, the State Bar shall make available, upon request of a member of the public, the classification and total annual…
- § 6001.5 (a) The State Bar of California shall require that all employees and prospective employees, and may require volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, to…
- § 6002 (a) The licensees of the State Bar are all persons admitted and licensed to practice law in this state except justices and judges of courts of record during…
- § 6002.1 (a) A licensee of the State Bar shall maintain all of the following on the official licensing records of the State Bar: (1) The licensee’s current office…
- § 6003 Licensees of the State Bar are divided into two classes: (a) Active licensees. (b) Inactive licensees.
- § 6004 Every licensee of the State Bar is an active licensee until as in Section 6007 of this code provided or at the licensee’s request, the licensee is enrolled as…
- § 6005 Inactive licensees are those licensees who have requested that they be enrolled as inactive licensees or who have been enrolled as inactive licensees as set…
- § 6006 (a) Active licensees who retire from practice shall be enrolled as inactive licensees at their request. (b) Inactive licensees are not entitled to practice…
- § 6007 (a) When a licensee requires involuntary treatment pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 5300) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of, or Part 2 (commencing…
- § 6008 All property of the State Bar is hereby declared to be held for essential public and governmental purposes in the judicial branch of the government and such…
- § 6008.1 No bond, note, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, contract, lease, agreement, or other contractual obligation of…
- § 6008.2 Bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness of the State Bar are hereby declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes…
- § 6008.3 The State Bar may vest in any obligee or trustee the right, in the event of default upon any obligation of the State Bar, to take possession of property of the…
- § 6008.4 All powers granted to the State Bar by Sections 6001 and 6008.3 may be exercised and carried out by action of its board of trustees. In any resolution,…
- § 6008.6 The State Bar shall award no contract for goods, services, or both, for an aggregate amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or for information…
- § 6008.7 The State Bar shall, by January 1, 2019, develop purchasing policies that align with the purchasing policies of other state agencies.
- § 6009 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may require attorneys who qualify as lobbyists, as defined by the local…
- § 6009.3 The Legislature finds and declares that it is important to inform taxpayers that they may make voluntary contributions to certain funds or programs, as…
- § 6009.5 The State Bar shall adopt procedures to facilitate reporting of mandatory and voluntary information by providing licensees with a centralized mechanism for…
ARTICLE 2. Administration §§ 6010–6034.1 · 31 sections
- § 6010 (a) The State Bar is governed by a board known as the board of trustees of the State Bar. The board has the powers and duties conferred by this chapter. (b) As…
- § 6011 (a) The board shall appoint an executive director of the State Bar, who shall be responsible for the leadership and management of the State Bar according to…
- § 6012 (a) The board shall appoint a general counsel of the State Bar to serve as the chief legal advisor to the board on issues not related to attorney discipline.…
- § 6013.1 (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint five attorney members of the board pursuant to a process that the Supreme Court may prescribe. These attorney members shall…
- § 6013.3 (a) One attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Speaker…
- § 6013.5 (a) Effective January 1, 2018, a maximum of six members of the board shall be members of the public who have never been licensees of the State Bar or admitted…
- § 6013.5.5 Subdivision (c) of Section 450 and Sections 450.2 to 450.6, inclusive, shall apply to public members appointed or reappointed on or after January 1, 2012.
- § 6013.6 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any full-time employee of any public agency who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of…
- § 6015 No person is eligible for attorney membership on the board unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) He or she is an active licensee of the…
- § 6016 (a) The term of office of each attorney member of the board shall be four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term. (b) The board of…
- § 6016.2 (a) Each appointing authority may remove from office at any time any member of the board appointed by that authority for continued neglect of duties required…
- § 6019 Each place upon the board for which a member is to be appointed shall for the purposes of the appointment be deemed a separate office.
- § 6020 The officers of the State Bar are a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
- § 6021 (a) The selection of the chair and vice chair of the board shall be made by appointment of the Supreme Court. (b) The chair and the vice chair shall each be…
- § 6023 The officers of the State Bar shall continue in office until their successors are appointed or selected.
- § 6024 The chair shall preside at all meetings of the State Bar and of the board, and in the event of his or her absence or inability to act, the vice chair shall…
- § 6025 Subject to the laws of this state, the board may formulate and declare rules and regulations necessary or expedient for the carrying out of this chapter.
- § 6026.7 (a) The State Bar is subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of…
- § 6026.11 The State Bar is subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and all public…
- § 6027 Special meetings of the State Bar may be held at such times and places as the board provides.
- § 6028 (a) The board may make appropriations and disbursements from the funds of the State Bar to pay all necessary expenses for effectuating the purposes of this…
- § 6029 (a) The board may appoint such committees, officers and employees as it deems necessary or proper, and fix and pay salaries and necessary expenses. (b) The…
- § 6030 The board shall be charged with the executive function of the State Bar and the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The violation or threatened…
- § 6031 (a) The board may aid in all matters pertaining to the advancement of the science of jurisprudence or to the improvement of the administration of justice. (b)…
- § 6031.5 (a) The California Lawyers Association and its activities shall not be funded with mandatory fees collected pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6140. The…
- § 6032 Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to collect, in conjunction with the State Bar’s collection of its annual license fees,…
- § 6032.1 Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to collect, in conjunction with the State Bar’s collection of its annual license fees,…
- § 6032.5 (a) The Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Account is hereby established within the State Treasury. (b) Funds from an IOLTA account that escheat to the…
- § 6033 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to facilitate the professional responsibilities of licensees by collecting, in…
- § 6034 (a) The State Bar of California is authorized and directed to participate as a state agency in the Interagency Intercept Collections Program established…
- § 6034.1 (a) Any entity of the State Bar of California exploring a regulatory sandbox shall do all of the following: (1) Prioritize protecting individuals, especially…
ARTICLE 2.5. Conflicts of Interest §§ 6035–6038 · 4 sections
- § 6035 Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from the context, the definitions set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 82000) of Title 9 of the…
- § 6036 (a) Any member of the board of trustees shall disqualify themself from making, participating in the making of, or attempting to influence any decisions of the…
- § 6037 No action or decision of the State Bar shall be invalid because of the participation therein by a member or members of the board of trustees in violation of…
- § 6038 Attorney members of the Judicial Council, members of the Commission on Judicial Performance who are not judges, and employees designated in the Conflict of…
ARTICLE 3. Investigations, Examining Committee, Subpoenas, and Other Proceedings §§ 6043.5–6054 · 19 sections
- § 6043.5 (a) Every person who reports to the State Bar or causes a complaint to be filed with the State Bar that an attorney has engaged in professional misconduct,…
- § 6044 The chief trial counsel, with or without the filing or presentation of any complaint, may initiate and conduct investigations of all matters affecting or…
- § 6044.5 (a) When an investigation or formal proceeding concerns alleged misconduct which may subject a licensee to criminal prosecution for any felony, or any lesser…
- § 6046 The board may establish an examining committee having the power: (a) To examine all applicants for admission to practice law. (b) To administer the…
- § 6046.2 (a) On or before November 30, 2026, the Committee of Bar Examiners shall provide a report to the board of trustees, the Chief Justice of the California Supreme…
- § 6046.5 Three of the public members of the examining committee shall be appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, three of the public members shall be appointed by the…
- § 6046.6 (a) (1) (A) The Committee of Bar Examiners shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or…
- § 6046.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the examining committee shall be responsible for the approval, regulation, and oversight of degree-granting unaccredited law…
- § 6046.8 (a) At least once every seven years, or more frequently if directed by the Supreme Court, the board of trustees shall oversee an evaluation of the bar…
- § 6047 Subject to the approval of the board, the examining committee may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose…
- § 6049 (a) Upon the trial and hearing of all matters, the State Bar Court may do all of the following: (1) Take and hear evidence pertaining to the proceeding. (2)…
- § 6049.1 (a) In any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter, a certified copy of a final order made by any court of record or any body authorized by law or by rule…
- § 6049.2 In all disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter, the testimony of a witness given in a contested civil action or special proceeding to which the…
- § 6050 Whenever any person subpoenaed to appear and give testimony or to produce books, papers or documents refuses to appear or testify before the subpoenaing body,…
- § 6051 The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel may report the fact that a person under subpoena is in contempt of the subpoenaing body to the superior court in…
- § 6051.1 A motion to quash a subpoena issued pursuant to Section 6049 shall be brought in the State Bar Court.
- § 6052 The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel, or their designee, may administer oaths and issue any subpoena pursuant to Section 6049. Depositions may be…
- § 6053 Whenever in an investigation or proceeding provided for or authorized by this chapter, the mental or physical condition of the licensee of the State Bar is a…
- § 6054 (a) State and local law enforcement and licensing bodies and departments, officers and employees thereof, and officials and attachés of the courts of this…
ARTICLE 3.5. California Lawyers Association §§ 6055–6056.3 · 3 sections
- § 6055 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Nonprofit Association Act.
- § 6056 (a) The State Bar, acting pursuant to Section 6001, shall assist the Sections of the State Bar to incorporate as a private, nonprofit corporation organized…
- § 6056.3 (a) On or before January 31, 2018, the State Bar shall transfer to the Association all membership fees and other funds paid for membership in the sections or…
ARTICLE 4. Admission to the Practice of Law §§ 6060–6069 · 22 sections
- § 6060 To be certified to the Supreme Court for admission and a license to practice law, a person who has not been admitted to practice law in a sister state, United…
- § 6060.1 (a) Any disciplinary action taken against an individual at a university or an accredited law school for violation of university or law school rules of conduct…
- § 6060.10 (a) Commencing July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the State Bar shall transmit to the Legislature a report detailing the number of complaints regarding…
- § 6060.2 (a) All investigations or proceedings conducted by the State Bar concerning the moral character of an applicant shall be confidential and shall not be…
- § 6060.25 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any identifying information submitted by an applicant to the State Bar for admission and a license to practice law and all…
- § 6060.3 (a) An application to take the California bar examination administered in February must be filed with the State Bar not later than the first business day of…
- § 6060.5 Neither the board, nor any committee authorized by it, shall require that applicants for admission to practice law in California pass different final bar…
- § 6060.6 Notwithstanding Section 30 of this code and Section 17520 of the Family Code, the Committee of Bar Examiners may accept for registration, and the State Bar may…
- § 6060.7 The examining committee shall be responsible for the approval, regulation, and oversight of degree-granting law schools that meet both of the following: (a)…
- § 6060.9 Approval of any agency or agencies not existing under and by virtue of the laws of this State shall not be made a condition for accreditation of any California…
- § 6061 Any law school that is not accredited by the examining committee of the State Bar shall provide every student with a disclosure statement, subsequent to the…
- § 6061.5 A law school that is not accredited by the examining committee of the State Bar may refer to itself as a university or part of a university and, if it so…
- § 6061.7 (a) Any law school that is not approved by the American Bar Association shall publicly disclose on its Internet Web site, with a link from the Internet home…
- § 6062 (a) To be certified to the Supreme Court for admission, and a license to practice law, a person who has been admitted to practice law in a sister state, United…
- § 6063 Applicants for admission to practice shall pay such reasonable fees, fixed by the board, as may be necessary to defray the expense of administering the…
- § 6064 (a) Upon certification by the examining committee that the applicant has fulfilled the requirements for admission to practice law, the Supreme Court may admit…
- § 6064.1 No person who advocates the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means, shall be…
- § 6065 Any applicant for admission to practice who did not pass the California bar examination, for 30 days following the release of examination results, shall have…
- § 6066 Any person refused certification to the Supreme Court for admission to practice may have the action of the board, or of any committee authorized by the board…
- § 6067 Every person on his admission shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, and…
- § 6068 It is the duty of an attorney to do all of the following: (a) To support the Constitution and laws of the United States and of this state. (b) To maintain the…
- § 6069 (a) Every licensee of the State Bar shall be deemed by operation of this law to have irrevocably authorized the disclosure to the State Bar and the Supreme…
ARTICLE 4.5. Mandatory Continuing Legal Education §§ 6070–6071 · 4 sections
- § 6070 (a) The State Bar shall request the California Supreme Court to adopt a rule of court authorizing the State Bar to establish and administer a mandatory…
- § 6070.1 (a) For the purpose of subdivision (c) of Section 6070, “full-time employees of the State of California” shall include all licensees of the State Bar employed…
- § 6070.5 (a) The State Bar shall adopt regulations to require, as of January 1, 2022, that the mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) curriculum for all licensees…
- § 6071 (a) The State Bar shall request the California Supreme Court to amend Rule 9.31 of the California Rules of Court, relating to the mandatory continuing…
ARTICLE 4.7. Contracts For Legal Services § 6072 · 1 section
- § 6072 (a) A contract with the state for legal services that exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall include a certification by the contracting law firm that…
ARTICLE 4.8. Pro Bono Services §§ 6073–6074 · 4 sections
- § 6073 It has been the tradition of those learned in the law and licensed to practice law in this state to provide voluntary pro bono legal services to those who…
- § 6073.1 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Legal aid organization” has the meaning provided in Section 6159.51. (b) “Person of limited…
- § 6073.2 (a) Pursuant to Section 6073, every lawyer should aspire to fulfill their individual commitment to provide pro bono legal services each year and contribute…
- § 6074 (a) The Legislature finds that securing civil legal assistance is difficult for veterans, service members, and their families who cannot afford legal services,…
ARTICLE 5. Disciplinary Authority of the Board of Governors §§ 6075–6088 · 31 sections
- § 6075 In their relation to the provisions of Article 6, concerning the disciplinary authority of the courts, the provisions of this article provide a complete…
- § 6076 With the approval of the Supreme Court, the Board of Trustees may formulate and enforce rules of professional conduct for all licensees of the State Bar.
- § 6077 The rules of professional conduct adopted by the board, when approved by the Supreme Court, are binding upon all licensees of the State Bar. For a willful…
- § 6077.5 An attorney and his or her employees who are employed primarily to assist in the collection of a consumer debt owed to another, as defined by Section 1788.2 of…
- § 6078 After a hearing for any of the causes set forth in the laws of the State of California warranting disbarment, suspension, or other discipline, the State Bar…
- § 6079.1 (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint a presiding judge of the State Bar Court. In addition, five hearing judges shall be appointed, two by the Supreme Court,…
- § 6079.4 The exercise by an attorney of his or her privilege under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United Sates, or of any other constitutional or…
- § 6079.5 (a) The board shall appoint a lawyer admitted to practice in California to serve as chief trial counsel. He or she shall be appointed for a term of four years…
- § 6080 The State Bar Court shall keep a record of all State Bar Court disciplinary proceedings. In all disciplinary proceedings resulting in a recommendation to the…
- § 6081 Upon the making of any decision recommending the disbarment or suspension from practice of any licensee of the State Bar, the State Bar Court shall immediately…
- § 6081.1 Nothing in Sections 6080 and 6081 shall require the State Bar Court to transcribe oral testimony unless ordered by the Supreme Court or requested by a party at…
- § 6082 Any person complained against and any person whose reinstatement the State Bar Court may refuse to recommend may have the action of the State Bar Court…
- § 6083 (a) A petition to review or to reverse or modify any decision recommending the disbarment or suspension from practice of a licensee of the State Bar may be…
- § 6084 (a) When no petition to review or to reverse or modify has been filed by either party within the time allowed therefor, or the petition has been denied, the…
- § 6085 Any person complained against shall be given fair, adequate, and reasonable notice and have a fair, adequate, and reasonable opportunity and right: (a) To…
- § 6085.5 There are three kinds of pleas to the allegations of a notice of disciplinary charges or other pleading which initiates a disciplinary proceeding against a…
- § 6086 The board of trustees, subject to the provisions of this chapter, may by rule provide the mode of procedure in all cases of complaints against licensees.
- § 6086.1 (a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), and except as otherwise provided by law, hearings and records of original disciplinary proceedings in the State Bar Court…
- § 6086.2 All State Bar records pertaining to admissions, licensing, and the administration of the program authorized by Article 14 of this chapter shall be available to…
- § 6086.20 (a) Commencing January 1, 2025, the Chief Trial Counsel shall not issue private reprovals to any attorney accused of misconduct. (b) On or before April 1,…
- § 6086.5 (a) The board of trustees shall establish a State Bar Court, to act in its place and stead in the determination of disciplinary and reinstatement proceedings…
- § 6086.65 (a) There is a Review Department of the State Bar Court, that consists of the Presiding Judge of the State Bar Court and two Review Department judges appointed…
- § 6086.7 (a) A court shall notify the State Bar of any of the following: (1) A final order of contempt imposed against an attorney that may involve grounds warranting…
- § 6086.8 (a) Within 20 days after a judgment by a court of this state that a licensee of the State Bar of California is liable for any damages resulting in a judgment…
- § 6086.10 (a) Any order imposing a public reproval on a licensee of the State Bar shall include a direction that the licensee shall pay costs. In any order imposing…
- § 6086.13 (a) Any order of the Supreme Court imposing suspension or disbarment of a licensee of the State Bar, or accepting a resignation with a disciplinary matter…
- § 6086.14 (a) The Board of Trustees of the State Bar is authorized to formulate and adopt rules and regulations necessary to establish an alternative dispute resolution…
- § 6086.15 (a) The State Bar shall issue an Annual Discipline Report by November 30 of each year describing the performance and condition of the State Bar discipline…
- § 6086.16 The State Bar shall report to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary by January 1, 2005, on the status of its regulatory and disciplinary efforts…
- § 6087 Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting or altering the powers of the Supreme Court of this State to disbar or discipline licensees of the bar…
- § 6088 The board may provide by rule that alleged facts in a proceeding are admitted upon failure to answer, failure to appear at formal hearing, or failure to deny…
ARTICLE 5.5. Miscellaneous Disciplinary Provisions §§ 6090.5–6095.1 · 16 sections
- § 6090.5 (a) It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline for any licensee, whether acting on their own behalf or on behalf of someone else, whether or…
- § 6090.6 In a disciplinary proceeding, the State Bar shall have access, on an ex parte basis, to all nonpublic court records relevant to the competence or performance…
- § 6090.8 (a) (1) A licensee of the State Bar who knows that another licensee has conspired to engage in or has engaged in any of the following shall inform the State…
- § 6091 If a client files a complaint with the State Bar alleging that his or her trust fund is being mishandled, the State Bar shall investigate and may require an…
- § 6091.1 (a) The Legislature finds that overdrafts and misappropriations from attorney trust accounts are serious problems, and determines that it is in the public…
- § 6091.2 As used in Section 6091.1: (a) “Financial institution” means a bank, savings and loan, or other financial institution serving as a depository for attorney…
- § 6091.3 (a) Commencing January 1, 2026, upon the establishment of a new client trust account associated with an attorney licensed to practice in California, the…
- § 6091.4 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 6068, Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, the Attorney Work…
- § 6092 The State Bar may engage the services of consultants and an unpaid volunteer peer review committee and undertake any other steps that may be appropriate for…
- § 6092.5 In addition to any other duties specified by law, the State Bar shall do all of the following: (a) Promptly notify the complainant of the disposition of each…
- § 6093 (a) Whenever probation is imposed by the State Bar Court or the Office of Trial Counsel with the agreement of the respondent, any conditions may be imposed…
- § 6093.5 Upon request, the State Bar shall notify a complainant of the status of his or her complaint and shall provide him or her with a written summary of any…
- § 6094 (a) Communications to the State Bar relating to lawyer misconduct or disability or competence, or any communication related to an investigation or proceeding…
- § 6094.5 (a) It is the goal and policy of the State Bar to ensure that matters are handled competently, accurately, and timely. Until processing goals are established…
- § 6095 (a) The State Bar shall annually hold at least two public hearings, one in southern California and one in northern California, to hear proposals on bar…
- § 6095.1 (a) Beginning on April 1, 2000, and through March 31, 2001, the State Bar shall compile statistics indicating the number of complaints against attorneys,…
ARTICLE 6. Disciplinary Authority of the Courts §§ 6100–6117 · 30 sections
- § 6100 For any of the causes provided in this article, arising after an attorney’s admission to practice, he or she may be disbarred or suspended by the Supreme…
- § 6101 (a) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude, constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension. In any proceeding, whether under this…
- § 6102 (a) Upon the receipt of the certified copy of the record of conviction, if it appears therefrom that the crime of which the attorney was convicted involved, or…
- § 6103 A wilful disobedience or violation of an order of the court requiring him to do or forbear an act connected with or in the course of his profession, which he…
- § 6103.5 (a) A licensee of the State Bar shall promptly communicate to the licensee’s client all amounts, terms, and conditions of any written offer of settlement made…
- § 6103.6 Violation of Section 15687 of the Probate Code, or of Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 21350) or Part 3.7 (commencing with Section 21360) of Division 11 of…
- § 6103.7 It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline for any licensee of the State Bar to report suspected immigration status or threaten to report…
- § 6104 Corruptly or wilfully and without authority appearing as attorney for a party to an action or proceeding constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
- § 6105 Lending his name to be used as attorney by another person who is not an attorney constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
- § 6106 The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption, whether the act is committed in the course of his relations as an attorney or…
- § 6106.1 Advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means, constitutes a cause for…
- § 6106.2 (a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in…
- § 6106.3 (a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in…
- § 6106.4 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Applicant” means an applicant for admission to practice law in this state. (2)…
- § 6106.5 It shall constitute cause for disbarment or suspension for an attorney to engage in any conduct prohibited under Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code or…
- § 6106.6 The State Bar shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been filed that alleges a violation of Section 550 of the Penal Code…
- § 6106.7 It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to violate any provision of the…
- § 6106.8 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is no rule that governs propriety of sexual relationships between lawyers and clients. The Legislature…
- § 6106.9 (a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to do any of the following:…
- § 6107 The proceedings to disbar or suspend an attorney, on grounds other than the conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude, may be taken by…
- § 6108 If the proceedings are upon the information of another, the accusation shall be in writing and shall state the matters charged, and be verified by the oath of…
- § 6109 Upon receiving the accusation, the court shall make an order requiring the accused to appear and answer it at a specified time, and shall cause a copy of the…
- § 6110 The court or judge may direct the service of a citation to the accused, requiring him to appear and answer the accusation, to be made by publication for thirty…
- § 6111 The accused shall appear at the time appointed in the order, and answer the accusation, unless, for sufficient cause, the court assigns another day for that…
- § 6112 The accused may answer to the accusation either by objecting to its sufficiency or by denying it. If he objects to the sufficiency of the accusation, the…
- § 6113 If an objection to the sufficiency of the accusation is not sustained, the accused shall answer within the time designated by the court.
- § 6114 If the accused pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall proceed to judgment of disbarment or suspension. If he denies the matters…
- § 6115 The court may, in its discretion, order a reference to a committee to take depositions in the matter.
- § 6116 When an attorney has been found guilty of the charges made in proceedings not based upon a record of conviction, judgment shall be rendered disbarring the…
- § 6117 During such disbarment or suspension, the attorney shall be precluded from practicing law. When disbarred, his name shall be stricken from the roll of…
ARTICLE 7. Unlawful Practice of Law §§ 6125–6133 · 14 sections
- § 6125 No person shall practice law in California unless the person is an active licensee of the State Bar.
- § 6126 (a) Any person advertising or holding himself or herself out as practicing or entitled to practice law or otherwise practicing law who is not an active…
- § 6126.3 (a) In addition to any criminal penalties pursuant to Section 6126 or to any contempt proceedings pursuant to Section 6127, the courts of the state shall have…
- § 6126.4 Section 6126.3 shall apply to a person acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant pursuant to Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) who…
- § 6126.5 (a) In addition to any remedies and penalties available in any enforcement action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney…
- § 6126.7 (a) It is a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 6126 for any person who is not an attorney to literally translate from English into another language, in…
- § 6127 The following acts or omissions in respect to the practice of law are contempts of the authority of the courts: (a) Assuming to be an officer or attorney of a…
- § 6127.5 Nothing in Sections 6125, 6126 and 6127 shall be deemed to apply to the acts and practices of a law corporation duly certificated pursuant to the Professional…
- § 6128 Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor who either: (a) Is guilty of any deceit or collusion, or consents to any deceit or collusion, with intent to deceive…
- § 6129 Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of debt or thing in action, with intent to bring suit thereon,…
- § 6130 No person, who has been an attorney, shall while a judgment of disbarment or suspension is in force appear on his own behalf as plaintiff in the prosecution of…
- § 6131 Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, shall be disbarred: (a) Who directly or indirectly advises in…
- § 6132 Any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association which contains the name of an attorney who is disbarred, or who resigned with charges pending, in its…
- § 6133 Any attorney or any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association employing an attorney who has resigned, or who is under actual suspension from the…
ARTICLE 8. Revenue §§ 6140–6145.1 · 31 sections
- § 6140 (a) The board shall fix the annual license fee for active licensees for 2026 at a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400). (b) The annual license fee for…
- § 6140.02 (a) The California Lawyers Association shall adopt a dues schedule for membership and shall provide that schedule to the State Bar by October 1 of each year.…
- § 6140.03 (a) The board shall increase each of the annual license fees fixed by Sections 6140 and 6141 by an additional forty-five dollars ($45), to be allocated only…
- § 6140.05 (a) At the election of the board, the invoice provided to licensees for payment of the annual license fee may provide each licensee the option of adding up to…
- § 6140.1 (a) The State Bar annually shall submit its adopted final budget by February 28, so that the budget can be reviewed and approved in conjunction with any bill…
- § 6140.10 (a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue to pay for lease costs associated with leasing space…
- § 6140.11 (a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue to fund the salaries and benefits of employees of…
- § 6140.12 The board shall complete and implement a five-year strategic plan to be updated every two years. In conjunction with the submission of the board’s adopted…
- § 6140.13 (a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue not to exceed the actual cost of administering…
- § 6140.14 (a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue not to exceed the actual cost of the pilot programs…
- § 6140.16 (a) To align its staffing with its mission to protect the public as provided in Section 6001.1 and to provide guidance to the State Bar and the Legislature in…
- § 6140.2 The State Bar shall set as a goal the improvement of its disciplinary system so that no more than six months will elapse from the receipt of complaints to the…
- § 6140.37 The State Bar shall have a preference for using in-house employees for information technology projects, whenever possible. Nothing in this section shall be…
- § 6140.5 (a) The board shall establish and administer a Client Security Fund to relieve or mitigate pecuniary losses caused by the dishonest conduct of licensees of the…
- § 6140.55 (a) The board may increase the annual license fees fixed by it pursuant to Section 6140 by an additional amount per active licensee not to exceed forty dollars…
- § 6140.56 (a) To ensure that the Client Security Fund can adequately protect the public and relieve or mitigate financial losses caused by the dishonest conduct of…
- § 6140.6 The board may increase the annual license fees fixed by Sections 6140 and 6141 by an additional amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25) to be applied to…
- § 6140.7 Costs assessed against a licensee publicly reproved or suspended, where suspension is stayed and the licensee is not actually suspended, shall be added to and…
- § 6140.8 (a) Any order imposing upon a licensee public reproval, discipline, or accepting a resignation with a disciplinary matter pending, in which the licensee is…
- § 6140.9 (a) Moneys for the support of the program established pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 6230), treatment services for those who cannot afford to…
- § 6141 (a) The board shall fix the annual license fee for inactive licensees at a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100). The annual license fee for inactive…
- § 6141.1 (a) The payment by any licensee of the annual license fee, any portion thereof, or any penalty thereon, may be waived by the board as it may provide by rule.…
- § 6141.3 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the State Bar shall provide offers of discounts and other benefits to active and inactive licensees of the State…
- § 6142 Upon the payment of the annual license fees, including any costs imposed pursuant to Section 6140.7, and penalties imposed pursuant to Section 6143, each…
- § 6143 Any licensee, active or inactive, failing to pay any fees, penalties, or costs after they become due, and after two months written notice of his or her…
- § 6143.5 Any licensee, active or inactive, failing to pay any child support after it becomes due shall be subject to Section 17520 of the Family Code.
- § 6144 (a) All fees shall be paid into the treasury of the State Bar, and, when so paid, shall become part of its funds. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) and…
- § 6144.1 (a) The net proceeds from the sale of real property, after payment of obligations and encumbrances and reasonable costs of acquiring and relocating its…
- § 6144.5 It is the intent of the Legislature to confirm, validate, and declare effective the annual license fees, and all augmentations, including, but not limited to,…
- § 6145 (a) The board shall engage the services of an independent national or regional public accounting firm with at least five years of experience in governmental…
- § 6145.1 (a) (1) The California State Bar shall prepare a report providing written justification for how it would use revenue generated by an increase in the mandatory…
ARTICLE 8.5. Fee Agreements §§ 6146–6149.5 · 6 sections
- § 6146 (a) An attorney shall not contract for or collect a contingency fee for representing any person seeking damages in connection with an action for injury or…
- § 6147 (a) An attorney who contracts to represent a client on a contingency fee basis shall, at the time the contract is entered into, provide a duplicate copy of the…
- § 6147.5 (a) Sections 6147 and 6148 shall not apply to contingency fee contracts for the recovery of claims between merchants as defined in Section 2104 of the…
- § 6148 (a) In any case not coming within Section 6147 in which it is reasonably foreseeable that total expense to a client, including attorney fees, will exceed one…
- § 6149 A written fee contract shall be deemed to be a confidential communication within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section 6068 and of Section 952 of the…
- § 6149.5 (a) Upon the payment of one hundred dollars ($100) or more in settlement of any third-party liability claim the insurer shall provide written notice to the…
ARTICLE 9. Unlawful Solicitation §§ 6150–6156.5 · 9 sections
- § 6150 This article is a part of Chapter 4 of this division of the Business and Professions Code, but the phrase “this chapter” as used in Chapter 4 does not apply to…
- § 6151 As used in this article: (a) A runner or capper is any person, firm, association or corporation acting for consideration in any manner or in any capacity as an…
- § 6152 (a) It is unlawful for: (1) Any person, in an individual capacity or in a capacity as a public or private employee, or for any firm, corporation, partnership…
- § 6153 (a) A person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating subdivision (a) of Section 6152 is punishable, upon a first conviction, by imprisonment…
- § 6154 (a) Any contract for professional services secured by any attorney at law or law firm in this state through the services of a runner or capper is void. In any…
- § 6155 (a) An individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other nongovernmental entity shall not operate for the direct or indirect purpose, in whole or…
- § 6155.1 (a) Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity, including, but not limited to, any person or entity having an ownership interest in…
- § 6156 (a) No attorney licensed or otherwise authorized to practice in this state shall share legal fees directly or indirectly with an out-of-state alternative…
- § 6156.5 (a) Any person may bring a civil action for a violation of Section 6155 for the following remedies: (1) Statutory damages of a minimum of five thousand dollars…
ARTICLE 9.5. Legal Advertising §§ 6157–6159.2 · 16 sections
- § 6157 As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Advertise” means to engage in any communication constituting an advertisement. (b)…
- § 6157.1 No advertisement shall contain any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of…
- § 6157.2 (a) An advertisement shall not contain or refer to any of the following: (1) A guarantee or warranty of success regarding the outcome of a legal matter as a…
- § 6157.3 Any advertisement made on behalf of a licensee, which is not paid for by the licensee, shall disclose any business relationship, past or present, between the…
- § 6157.4 Any advertisement that is created or disseminated by a lawyer referral service shall disclose whether the attorneys on the organization’s referral list, panel,…
- § 6157.5 (a) All advertisements published, distributed, or broadcasted by or on behalf of a licensee seeking professional employment for the licensee in providing…
- § 6158 In advertising by electronic media, to comply with Sections 61571.1 and 6157.2, the message as a whole may not be false, misleading, or deceptive, and the…
- § 6158.1 There shall be a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence that the following messages are false, misleading, or deceptive within the…
- § 6158.2 The following information shall be presumed to be in compliance with this article for purposes of advertising by electronic media, provided the message as a…
- § 6158.3 In addition to any disclosure required by Section 6157.2, Section 6157.3, and the Rules of Professional Conduct, the following disclosure shall appear in…
- § 6158.4 (a) Any person claiming a violation of Section 6157.2, 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 may file a complaint with the State Bar that states the name of the advertiser,…
- § 6158.5 (a) This article applies to all lawyers, licensees, law partnerships, law corporations, entities subject to regulation under Section 6155, advertising…
- § 6158.7 A violation of Section 6157.1, subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 6157.2, or Section 6157.3, 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 by a licensee shall be cause for discipline…
- § 6159 The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in violation of this article to the appropriate professional…
- § 6159.1 A true and correct copy of any advertisement made by a person or licensee shall be retained for one year by the person or licensee who pays for an…
- § 6159.2 (a) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit or preclude enforcement of any other provision of law, or of any court rule, or of the State Bar Rules of…
ARTICLE 9.6. Legal Aid Organizations §§ 6159.5–6159.53 · 4 sections
- § 6159.5 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Legal aid programs provide a valuable service to the public by providing free legal…
- § 6159.51 For purposes of this article, “legal aid organization” means a nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services for the poor without charge.
- § 6159.52 It is unlawful for any person or organization to use the term “legal aid,” “legal aide,” or any confusingly similar name in any firm name, trade name,…
- § 6159.53 (a) Any consumer injured by a violation of Section 6159.52 may file a complaint and seek injunctive relief, restitution, and damages in the superior court of…
ARTICLE 10. Law Corporations §§ 6160–6172 · 15 sections
- § 6160 A law corporation is a corporation which is registered with the State Bar of California and has a currently effective certificate of registration from the…
- § 6161 An applicant for registration as a law corporation shall supply to the State Bar all necessary and pertinent documents and information requested by the State…
- § 6161.1 Each law corporation shall renew its certificate of registration annually at a time to be fixed by the State Bar and shall pay a fee therefor which shall be…
- § 6161.2 All fees for registration and renewal paid pursuant to Sections 6161 and 6161.1 shall be paid into the treasury of the State Bar and shall be used for its…
- § 6162 Within such time as the State Bar may by rule provide, the law corporation shall report in writing to the State Bar any change in directors, officers,…
- § 6163 (a) Each law corporation shall file with the State Bar annually and at such other times as the State Bar may require a report containing such information…
- § 6165 Except as provided in Sections 13403 and 13406 of the Corporations Code, each director, shareholder, and each officer of a law corporation shall be a licensed…
- § 6166 The income of a law corporation attributable to professional services rendered while a shareholder is a disqualified person (as defined in the Professional…
- § 6167 A law corporation shall not do or fail to do any act the doing of which or the failure to do which would constitute a cause for discipline of a licensee of the…
- § 6168 (a) The State Bar may conduct an investigation of the conduct of the business of a law corporation. (b) Upon that investigation, the Board of Trustees, or a…
- § 6169 (a) When there is reason to believe that a law corporation has violated or is about to violate any of the provisions of this article or the Professional…
- § 6170 Any action of the State Bar or the Board of Trustees or a committee of the State Bar, or the chief executive officer of the State Bar or the designee of the…
- § 6171 With the approval of the Supreme Court, the State Bar may formulate and enforce rules and regulations to carry out the purposes and objectives of this article,…
- § 6171.1 Six months and one day following the death of a sole shareholder of a law corporation, the certificate of registration of the law corporation shall be deemed…
- § 6172 Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting or impairing the disciplinary powers and authority of the Supreme Court or of the State Bar in respect…
ARTICLE 10.1. Alternative Dispute Resolution Certification Program § 6173 · 1 section
- § 6173 (a) (1) The State Bar shall create a program to certify alternative dispute resolution firms, providers, or practitioners. (2) A program created pursuant to…
ARTICLE 10.2. Limited Liability Partnerships §§ 6174–6174.5 · 2 sections
- § 6174 Pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 16953 of the Corporations Code, a limited liability partnership providing legal services shall comply with all…
- § 6174.5 At the time of filing an Application for Issuance of a Certificate of Registration as a Limited Liability Partnership pursuant to the Rules of the State Bar,…
ARTICLE 10.5. Provision of Financial Services by Lawyers §§ 6175–6177 · 7 sections
- § 6175 As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Lawyer” means a licensee of the State Bar or a person who is admitted and in good standing and…
- § 6175.3 A lawyer, while acting as a fiduciary, may sell financial products to a client who is an elder or dependent adult with whom the lawyer has or has had, within…
- § 6175.4 (a) A client who suffers any damage as the result of a violation of this article by any lawyer may bring an action against that person to recover or obtain one…
- § 6175.5 A violation of this article by a licensee shall be cause for discipline by the State Bar.
- § 6175.6 The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in violation of this article to the appropriate professional…
- § 6176 Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit, reduce, or preclude enforcement of any obligation, statute, State Bar Rule of Professional Conduct, or court…
- § 6177 The State Bar shall include in its Annual Discipline Report information on the number of complaints filed against California attorneys alleging a violation of…
ARTICLE 11. Cessation of Law Practice—Jurisdiction of Courts §§ 6180–6185 · 16 sections
- § 6180 When an attorney engaged in law practice in this state dies, resigns, becomes an inactive licensee of the State Bar, is disbarred, or is suspended from the…
- § 6180.1 The notice shall contain any information that may be required by any order of disbarment, suspension, or of acceptance of the attorneys’ resignation, by any…
- § 6180.2 Notwithstanding the giving of notice pursuant to Section 6180.1, the superior court on its own motion, or a client of the attorney, the State Bar, or an…
- § 6180.3 The application shall be verified, and shall state facts supporting the occurrence of one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 and either of the…
- § 6180.4 The application shall be set for hearing and an order to show cause shall be issued, directing the attorney, or his or her personal representative, or, if…
- § 6180.5 If the court finds that one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 has occurred, and that supervision of the courts is warranted because the affected…
- § 6180.6 Nothing in this article shall authorize the court or an attorney appointed by it pursuant to this article to approve or disapprove of the employment of legal…
- § 6180.7 Unless court approval is first obtained, neither the attorney appointed pursuant to this article nor his corporation nor any partners or associates of the…
- § 6180.8 Upon a finding by the court that it is more likely than not that the application will be granted and that delay in making the orders described in Section…
- § 6180.9 If there is a pending proceeding in probate, guardianship, or conservatorship relating to the affected attorney, the court having jurisdiction pursuant to this…
- § 6180.10 Persons examining the files and records of the law practice of the affected attorney pursuant to this article shall observe the lawyer-client privilege and…
- § 6180.11 No person or entity shall incur any liability by reason of the institution or maintenance of the proceeding. No person shall incur any liability for any act…
- § 6180.12 A licensee of the State Bar appointed pursuant to Section 6180.5 shall serve without compensation. However, the licensee may be paid reasonable compensation by…
- § 6180.13 An order made pursuant to this article is nonappealable, and shall not be stayed by petition for a writ except as ordered by the superior court or the…
- § 6180.14 As used in this article, “attorney” means a licensee or former licensee of the State Bar; “law practice” means (a) a law practice conducted by an individual;…
- § 6185 (a) Upon appointment by the superior court pursuant to Section 2468, 9764, or paragraph (22) or (23) of subdivision (b) of Section 17200 of the Probate Code, a…
ARTICLE 12. Incapacity to Attend to Law Practice—Jurisdiction of Courts §§ 6190–6190.6 · 8 sections
- § 6190 The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction as provided in this article when an attorney engaged in the practice of law in this state has, for any…
- § 6190.1 (a) An application for assumption by the court of jurisdiction under this article shall be made to the superior court for the county where the attorney…
- § 6190.2 The application shall be verified and shall state facts showing each of the following: (a) Probable cause to believe that the facts set forth in Section 6190…
- § 6190.3 The application shall be set for hearing. A copy of the application and notice of the hearing shall be served upon the attorney by personal delivery or, as an…
- § 6190.34 If the court finds that (a) the facts set forth in Section 6190 have occurred and, (b) that the interests of the client, or of an interested person or entity…
- § 6190.4 The provisions of Article 11 (commencing with Section 6180) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of this code shall apply to the proceeding, whenever possible.
- § 6190.5 The proceeding may be maintained concurrently with a disciplinary investigation or proceeding provided for by this chapter.
- § 6190.6 Upon motion duly made by any interested party, the court may terminate the proceedings.
ARTICLE 13. Arbitration of Attorney’s Fees §§ 6200–6206 · 7 sections
- § 6200 (a) The board of trustees shall, by rule, establish, maintain, and administer a system and procedure for the arbitration, and may establish, maintain, and…
- § 6201 (a) The rules adopted by the board of trustees shall provide that an attorney shall forward a written notice to the client prior to or at the time of service…
- § 6202 The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code shall not prohibit the disclosure of any relevant…
- § 6203 (a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators concurring therein. It shall include a determination of all the questions submitted to the…
- § 6204 (a) The parties may agree in writing to be bound by the award of arbitrators appointed pursuant to this article at any time after the dispute over fees, costs,…
- § 6204.5 (a) The State Bar shall provide by rule for an appropriate procedure to disqualify an arbitrator or mediator upon request of either party. (b) The State Bar,…
- § 6206 The time for filing a civil action seeking judicial resolution of a dispute subject to arbitration under this article shall be tolled from the time an…
ARTICLE 14. Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons §§ 6210–6228 · 21 sections
- § 6210 The Legislature finds that, due to insufficient funding, existing programs providing free legal services in civil matters to indigent persons, especially…
- § 6210.5 (a) There shall be created, within the State Bar, a Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to administer IOLTA accounts, Equal Access Funds, or similar funds or…
- § 6211 (a) An attorney or law firm that, in the course of the practice of law, receives or disburses trust funds shall establish and maintain an IOLTA account in…
- § 6212 An attorney who, or a law firm that, establishes an IOLTA account pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6211 shall comply with all of the following…
- § 6213 As used in this article: (a) “Qualified legal services project” means either of the following: (1) A nonprofit project incorporated and operated exclusively in…
- § 6214 (a) Projects meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6213 which are funded either in whole or part by the Legal Services Corporation or with…
- § 6214.5 A law school program that meets the definition of a “qualified legal services project” as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6213, and that…
- § 6215 (a) Support centers satisfying the qualifications specified in subdivision (b) of Section 6213 which were operating an office and providing services in…
- § 6216 The State Bar shall distribute all moneys received under the program established by this article for the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons.…
- § 6217 With respect to the provision of legal assistance under this article, each recipient shall ensure all of the following: (a) The maintenance of quality service…
- § 6218 All legal services projects and support centers receiving funds pursuant to this article shall adopt financial eligibility guidelines for indigent persons. (a)…
- § 6219 Qualified legal services projects and support centers may use funds provided under this article for the following: (a) To provide work opportunities with pay,…
- § 6220 Attorneys in private practice who are providing legal services without charge to indigent persons shall not be disqualified from receiving the services of the…
- § 6221 Qualified legal services projects shall make significant efforts to utilize 20 percent of the funds allocated under this article for increasing the…
- § 6222 A recipient of funds allocated pursuant to this article annually shall submit a financial statement to the State Bar, including an audit of the funds by a…
- § 6223 No funds allocated by the State Bar pursuant to this article shall be used for any of the following purposes: (a) The provision of legal assistance with…
- § 6224 The State Bar shall have the power to determine that an applicant for funding is not qualified to receive funding, to deny future funding, or to terminate…
- § 6225 The Board of Trustees of the State Bar shall adopt the regulations and procedures necessary to implement this article and to ensure that the funds allocated…
- § 6226 The program authorized by this article shall become operative only upon the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Trustees of the State Bar stating that…
- § 6227 Nothing in this article shall create an obligation or pledge of the credit of the State of California or of the State Bar of California. Claims arising by…
- § 6228 If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any group or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other…
ARTICLE 15. Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act §§ 6230–6237 · 8 sections
- § 6230 It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar of California seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate attorneys with impairment due to…
- § 6231 (a) The board shall establish and administer an Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and shall establish a committee to oversee the operation of the…
- § 6232 (a) The committee shall establish practices and procedures for the acceptance, denial, completion, or termination of attorneys in the Attorney Diversion and…
- § 6233 An attorney entering the diversion and assistance program pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6232 may be enrolled as an inactive licensee of the State Bar…
- § 6234 Any information provided to or obtained by the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, or any subcommittee or agent thereof, shall be as follows: (a)…
- § 6235 (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), participants in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program shall be responsible for all expenses relating to…
- § 6236 The State Bar shall actively engage in outreach activities to make licensees, the legal community, and the general public aware of the existence and…
- § 6237 It is the intent of the Legislature that the authorization of an Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program not be construed as limiting or altering the powers…
ARTICLE 16. Attorneys Providing Immigration Reform Act Services §§ 6240–6243 · 4 sections
- § 6240 For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Immigration reform act” means either of the following: (1) Any pending or future act of…
- § 6241 This article shall apply to the following: (a) An attorney who is an active licensee of the State Bar who provides immigration reform act services. (b) An…
- § 6242 (a) It is unlawful for an attorney to demand or accept the advance payment of any funds from a person for immigration reform act services in connection with…
- § 6243 (a) (1) When a contract for legal services is required in writing pursuant to Section 6148, or is subject to Section 1632 of the Civil Code, an attorney…
ARTICLE 17. The California Consumer Legal Funding Act §§ 6250–6256 · 7 sections
- § 6250 (a) “Charges” means the amount of money to be paid to the consumer legal funding company by or on behalf of the consumer, above the funded amount provided by…
- § 6251 (a) (1) All consumer legal funding transactions shall be codified in a written contract. (2) If the consumer legal funding contract was negotiated in a…
- § 6252 (a) All contracts for a consumer legal funding transaction shall disclose material terms to the consumer, including, but not limited to, all of the following:…
- § 6253 The contracted amount to be paid to the consumer legal funding company shall be a predetermined amount based upon intervals of time from the funding date…
- § 6254 (a) A consumer legal funding company shall be prohibited from doing any of the following: (1) Paying or offering to pay commissions, referral fees, or other…
- § 6255 The contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim is assignable by a consumer.
- § 6256 (a) An attorney, or the attorney’s immediate family, retained by a consumer shall not have a financial interest in a consumer legal funding company offering…