CHAPTER 2. Duties and Liabilities of Attorney [710. - 716.]

Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 519, Sec. 4.

§§ 710–716 · 7 sections

• § 710 If a document is deposited with an attorney, the attorney, and a successor attorney that accepts transfer of the document, shall use ordinary care for…
• § 711 If a document deposited with an attorney is lost or destroyed, the attorney shall give notice of the loss or destruction to the depositor by one of the…
• § 712 Notwithstanding failure of an attorney to satisfy the standard of care required by Section 710 or 716, the attorney is not liable for loss or destruction of…
• § 713 The acceptance by an attorney of a document for deposit imposes no duty on the attorney to do either of the following: (a) Inquire into the content, validity,…
• § 714 (a) If so provided in a written agreement signed by the depositor, an attorney may charge the depositor for compensation and expenses incurred in safekeeping…
• § 715 An attorney may give written notice to a depositor, and obtain written acknowledgment from the depositor, in the following form: NOTICE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT To:…
• § 716 Notwithstanding Section 710, if an attorney has given written notice to the depositor, and has obtained written acknowledgment from the depositor, in…