ARTICLE 9.5. Legal Advertising [6157. - 6159.2.]
Article 9.5 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 518, Sec. 1.
§§ 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…