California Code
DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 6000. - 6000. This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes...

Section 6001. - 6001. The State Bar of California is a public corporation....

Section 6001.1. - 6001.1. Protection of the public, which includes support for greater...

Section 6001.3. - 6001.3. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 6001.4. - 6001.4. Commencing on or before February 1, 2011, the State...

Section 6002. - 6002. (a) The licensees of the State Bar are all...

Section 6002.1. - 6002.1. (a) A licensee of the State Bar shall maintain...

Section 6003. - 6003. Licensees of the State Bar are divided into two...

Section 6004. - 6004. Every licensee of the State Bar is an active...

Section 6005. - 6005. Inactive licensees are those licensees who have requested that...

Section 6006. - 6006. Active licensees who retire from practice shall be enrolled...

Section 6007. - 6007. (a) When a licensee requires involuntary treatment pursuant to...

Section 6008. - 6008. All property of the State Bar is hereby declared...

Section 6008.1. - 6008.1. No bond, note, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, mortgage, deed...

Section 6008.2. - 6008.2. Bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness of...

Section 6008.3. - 6008.3. The State Bar may vest in any obligee or...

Section 6008.4. - 6008.4. All powers granted to the State Bar by Sections...

Section 6008.6. - 6008.6. The State Bar shall award no contract for goods,...

Section 6008.7. - 6008.7. The State Bar shall, by January 1, 2019, develop...

Section 6009. - 6009. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city,...

Section 6009.3. - 6009.3. The Legislature finds and declares that it is important...

Section 6009.5. - 6009.5. The State Bar shall adopt procedures to facilitate reporting...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 6010. - 6010. (a) The State Bar is governed by a board...

Section 6013.1. - 6013.1. (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint five attorney members...

Section 6013.3. - 6013.3. (a) One attorney member of the board shall be...

Section 6013.5. - 6013.5. (a) Effective January 1, 2018, a maximum of six...

Section 6013.5.5. - 6013.5.5. Subdivision (c) of Section 450 and Sections 450.2 to...

Section 6013.6. - 6013.6. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any full-time...

Section 6015. - 6015. No person is eligible for attorney membership on the...

Section 6016. - 6016. (a) The term of office of each attorney member...

Section 6019. - 6019. Each place upon the board for which a member...

Section 6020. - 6020. The officers of the State Bar are a chair,...

Section 6021. - 6021. (a) On the effective date of the measure adding...

Section 6023. - 6023. The officers of the State Bar shall continue in...

Section 6024. - 6024. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the...

Section 6025. - 6025. Subject to the laws of this state, the board...

Section 6026.7. - 6026.7. (a) The State Bar is subject to the Bagley-Keene...

Section 6026.11. - 6026.11. The State Bar is subject to the California Public...

Section 6027. - 6027. Special meetings of the State Bar may be held...

Section 6028. - 6028. (a) The board may make appropriations and disbursements from...

Section 6029. - 6029. (a) The board may appoint such committees, officers and...

Section 6030. - 6030. The board shall be charged with the executive function...

Section 6031. - 6031. (a) The board may aid in all matters pertaining...

Section 6031.5. - 6031.5. (a) The California Lawyers Association and its activities shall...

Section 6032. - 6032. Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly...

Section 6032.1. - 6032.1. Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly...

Section 6032.5. - 6032.5. (a) The Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Account is...

Section 6033. - 6033. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is...

Section 6034. - 6034. The State Bar of California is authorized and directed...

Section 6034.1. - 6034.1. (a) Any entity of the State Bar of California...

Section 6034.1. - 6034.1. (a) Any entity of the State Bar of California...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Conflicts of Interest

Section 6035. - 6035. Unless the contrary is stated or clearly appears from...

Section 6036. - 6036. (a) Any member of the board of trustees shall...

Section 6037. - 6037. No action or decision of the board or committee...

Section 6038. - 6038. Attorney members of the Judicial Council, members of the...

ARTICLE 3 - Investigations, Examining Committee, Subpoenas, and Other Proceedings

Section 6043.5. - 6043.5. (a) Every person who reports to the State Bar...

Section 6044. - 6044. The chief trial counsel, with or without the filing...

Section 6044.5. - 6044.5. (a) When an investigation or formal proceeding concerns alleged...

Section 6046. - 6046. The board may establish an examining committee having the...

Section 6046.5. - 6046.5. Three of the public members of the examining committee...

Section 6046.6. - 6046.6. (a) The examining committee shall not alter the bar...

Section 6046.7. - 6046.7. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the...

Section 6046.8. - 6046.8. At least once every seven years, or more frequently...

Section 6047. - 6047. Subject to the approval of the board, the examining...

Section 6049. - 6049. (a) Upon the trial and hearing of all matters,...

Section 6049.1. - 6049.1. (a) In any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter, a...

Section 6049.2. - 6049.2. In all disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter, the...

Section 6050. - 6050. Whenever any person subpoenaed to appear and give testimony...

Section 6051. - 6051. The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel...

Section 6051.1. - 6051.1. A motion to quash a subpoena issued pursuant to...

Section 6052. - 6052. The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel,...

Section 6053. - 6053. Whenever in an investigation or proceeding provided for or...

Section 6054. - 6054. (a) State and local law enforcement and licensing bodies...

ARTICLE 3.5 - California Lawyers Association

Section 6055. - 6055. This article shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 6056. - 6056. (a) The State Bar, acting pursuant to Section 6001,...

Section 6056.3. - 6056.3. (a) On or before January 31, 2018, the State...

ARTICLE 4 - Admission to the Practice of Law

Section 6060. - 6060. To be certified to the Supreme Court for admission...

Section 6060.1. - 6060.1. (a) Any disciplinary action taken against an individual at...

Section 6060.2. - 6060.2. (a) All investigations or proceedings conducted by the State...

Section 6060.25. - 6060.25. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, any identifying information submitted...

Section 6060.3. - 6060.3. (a) An application to take the California bar examination...

Section 6060.5. - 6060.5. Neither the board, nor any committee authorized by it,...

Section 6060.6. - 6060.6. Notwithstanding Section 30 of this code and Section 17520...

Section 6060.7. - 6060.7. (a) From January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007,...

Section 6060.9. - 6060.9. Approval of any agency or agencies not existing under...

Section 6061. - 6061. Any law school that is not accredited by the...

Section 6061.5. - 6061.5. A law school that is not accredited by the...

Section 6061.7. - 6061.7. (a) Any law school that is not approved by...

Section 6062. - 6062. (a) To be certified to the Supreme Court for...

Section 6063. - 6063. Applicants for admission to practice shall pay such reasonable...

Section 6064. - 6064. (a) Upon certification by the examining committee that the...

Section 6064.1. - 6064.1. No person who advocates the overthrow of the Government...

Section 6065. - 6065. (a) (1) Any unsuccessful applicant for admission to practice,...

Section 6066. - 6066. Any person refused certification to the Supreme Court for...

Section 6067. - 6067. Every person on his admission shall take an oath...

Section 6068. - 6068. It is the duty of an attorney to do...

Section 6069. - 6069. (a) Every licensee of the State Bar shall be...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

Section 6070. - 6070. (a) The State Bar shall request the California Supreme...

Section 6070.5. - 6070.5. (a) The State Bar shall adopt regulations to require,...

Section 6071. - 6071. (a) The State Bar shall request the California Supreme...

ARTICLE 4.7 - Contracts For Legal Services

Section 6072. - 6072. (a) A contract with the state for legal services...

ARTICLE 4.8 - Pro Bono Services

Section 6073. - 6073. It has been the tradition of those learned in...

Section 6074. - 6074. (a) The Legislature finds that securing civil legal assistance...

ARTICLE 5 - Disciplinary Authority of the Board of Governors

Section 6075. - 6075. In their relation to the provisions of Article 6,...

Section 6076. - 6076. With the approval of the Supreme Court, the Board...

Section 6077. - 6077. The rules of professional conduct adopted by the board,...

Section 6077.5. - 6077.5. An attorney and his or her employees who are...

Section 6078. - 6078. After a hearing for any of the causes set...

Section 6079.1. - 6079.1. (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint a presiding judge...

Section 6079.4. - 6079.4. The exercise by an attorney of his or her...

Section 6079.5. - 6079.5. (a) The board shall appoint a lawyer admitted to...

Section 6080. - 6080. The State Bar Court shall keep a record of...

Section 6081. - 6081. Upon the making of any decision recommending the disbarment...

Section 6081.1. - 6081.1. Nothing in Sections 6080 and 6081 shall require the...

Section 6082. - 6082. Any person complained against and any person whose reinstatement...

Section 6083. - 6083. (a) A petition to review or to reverse or...

Section 6084. - 6084. (a) When no petition to review or to reverse...

Section 6085. - 6085. Any person complained against shall be given fair, adequate,...

Section 6085.5. - 6085.5. There are three kinds of pleas to the allegations...

Section 6086. - 6086. The board of trustees, subject to the provisions of...

Section 6086.1. - 6086.1. (a) (1) Subject to subdivision (b), and except as...

Section 6086.2. - 6086.2. All State Bar records pertaining to admissions, licensing, and...

Section 6086.5. - 6086.5. (a) The board of trustees shall establish a State...

Section 6086.65. - 6086.65. (a) There is a Review Department of the State...

Section 6086.7. - 6086.7. (a) A court shall notify the State Bar of...

Section 6086.8. - 6086.8. (a) Within 20 days after a judgment by a...

Section 6086.10. - 6086.10. (a) Any order imposing a public reproval on a...

Section 6086.13. - 6086.13. (a) Any order of the Supreme Court imposing suspension...

Section 6086.14. - 6086.14. (a) The Board of Trustees of the State Bar...

Section 6086.15. - 6086.15. (a) The State Bar shall issue an Annual Discipline...

Section 6086.16. - 6086.16. The State Bar shall report to the Assembly and...

Section 6087. - 6087. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting...

Section 6088. - 6088. The board may provide by rule that alleged facts...

ARTICLE 5.5 - Miscellaneous Disciplinary Provisions

Section 6090.5. - 6090.5. (a) It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other...

Section 6090.6. - 6090.6. In a disciplinary proceeding, the State Bar shall have...

Section 6091. - 6091. If a client files a complaint with the State...

Section 6091.1. - 6091.1. (a) The Legislature finds that overdrafts and misappropriations from...

Section 6091.2. - 6091.2. As used in Section 6091.1: (a) “Financial institution” means...

Section 6092. - 6092. The State Bar may engage the services of consultants...

Section 6092.5. - 6092.5. In addition to any other duties specified by law,...

Section 6093. - 6093. (a) Whenever probation is imposed by the State Bar...

Section 6093.5. - 6093.5. Upon request, the State Bar shall notify a complainant...

Section 6094. - 6094. (a) Communications to the State Bar relating to lawyer...

Section 6094.5. - 6094.5. (a) It is the goal and policy of the...

Section 6095. - 6095. (a) The State Bar shall annually hold at least...

Section 6095.1. - 6095.1. (a) Beginning on April 1, 2000, and through March...

ARTICLE 6 - Disciplinary Authority of the Courts

Section 6100. - 6100. For any of the causes provided in this article,...

Section 6101. - 6101. (a) Conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral...

Section 6102. - 6102. (a) Upon the receipt of the certified copy of...

Section 6103. - 6103. A wilful disobedience or violation of an order of...

Section 6103.5. - 6103.5. (a) A licensee of the State Bar shall promptly...

Section 6103.6. - 6103.6. Violation of Section 15687 of the Probate Code, or...

Section 6103.7. - 6103.7. It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline...

Section 6104. - 6104. Corruptly or wilfully and without authority appearing as attorney...

Section 6105. - 6105. Lending his name to be used as attorney by...

Section 6106. - 6106. The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty...

Section 6106.1. - 6106.1. Advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United...

Section 6106.2. - 6106.2. (a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of...

Section 6106.3. - 6106.3. (a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of...

Section 6106.5. - 6106.5. It shall constitute cause for disbarment or suspension for...

Section 6106.6. - 6106.6. The State Bar shall investigate any licensee against whom...

Section 6106.7. - 6106.7. It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline...

Section 6106.8. - 6106.8. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there...

Section 6106.9. - 6106.9. (a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of...

Section 6107. - 6107. The proceedings to disbar or suspend an attorney, on...

Section 6108. - 6108. If the proceedings are upon the information of another,...

Section 6109. - 6109. Upon receiving the accusation, the court shall make an...

Section 6110. - 6110. The court or judge may direct the service of...

Section 6111. - 6111. The accused shall appear at the time appointed in...

Section 6112. - 6112. The accused may answer to the accusation either by...

Section 6113. - 6113. If an objection to the sufficiency of the accusation...

Section 6114. - 6114. If the accused pleads guilty, or refuses to answer...

Section 6115. - 6115. The court may, in its discretion, order a reference...

Section 6116. - 6116. When an attorney has been found guilty of the...

Section 6117. - 6117. During such disbarment or suspension, the attorney shall be...

ARTICLE 7 - Unlawful Practice of Law

Section 6125. - 6125. No person shall practice law in California unless the...

Section 6126. - 6126. (a) Any person advertising or holding himself or herself...

Section 6126.3. - 6126.3. (a) In addition to any criminal penalties pursuant to...

Section 6126.4. - 6126.4. Section 6126.3 shall apply to a person acting in...

Section 6126.5. - 6126.5. (a) In addition to any remedies and penalties available...

Section 6126.7. - 6126.7. (a) It is a violation of subdivision (a) of...

Section 6127. - 6127. The following acts or omissions in respect to the...

Section 6127.5. - 6127.5. Nothing in Sections 6125, 6126 and 6127 shall be...

Section 6128. - 6128. Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor who either:...

Section 6129. - 6129. Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or...

Section 6130. - 6130. No person, who has been an attorney, shall while...

Section 6131. - 6131. Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in...

Section 6132. - 6132. Any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association which contains...

Section 6133. - 6133. Any attorney or any law firm, partnership, corporation, or...

ARTICLE 8 - Revenue

Section 6140. - 6140. (a) The board shall fix the annual license fee...

Section 6140.02. - 6140.02. (a) The California Lawyers Association shall adopt a dues...

Section 6140.03. - 6140.03. (a) The board shall increase each of the annual...

Section 6140.05. - 6140.05. (a) At the election of the board, the invoice...

Section 6140.1. - 6140.1. (a) The State Bar annually shall submit its adopted...

Section 6140.12. - 6140.12. The board shall complete and implement a five-year strategic...

Section 6140.16. - 6140.16. (a) To align its staffing with its mission to...

Section 6140.2. - 6140.2. The State Bar shall set as a goal the...

Section 6140.37. - 6140.37. The State Bar shall have a preference for using...

Section 6140.5. - 6140.5. (a) The board shall establish and administer a Client...

Section 6140.55. - 6140.55. The board may increase the annual license fees fixed...

Section 6140.56. - 6140.56. (a) To ensure that the Client Security Fund can...

Section 6140.6. - 6140.6. The board may increase the annual license fees fixed...

Section 6140.7. - 6140.7. Costs assessed against a licensee publicly reproved or suspended,...

Section 6140.8. - 6140.8. (a) Any order imposing upon a licensee public reproval,...

Section 6140.9. - 6140.9. (a) Moneys for the support of the program established...

Section 6141. - 6141. (a) On January 1, 2022, and thereafter, the board...

Section 6141.1. - 6141.1. (a) The payment by any licensee of the annual...

Section 6141.3. - 6141.3. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the State...

Section 6142. - 6142. Upon the payment of the annual license fees, including...

Section 6143. - 6143. Any licensee, active or inactive, failing to pay any...

Section 6143.5. - 6143.5. Any licensee, active or inactive, failing to pay any...

Section 6144. - 6144. (a) All fees shall be paid into the treasury...

Section 6144.1. - 6144.1. (a) The net proceeds from the sale of real...

Section 6144.5. - 6144.5. It is the intent of the Legislature to confirm,...

Section 6145. - 6145. (a) The board shall engage the services of an...

ARTICLE 8.5 - Fee Agreements

Section 6146. - 6146. (a) An attorney shall not contract for or collect...

Section 6147. - 6147. (a) An attorney who contracts to represent a client...

Section 6147.5. - 6147.5. (a) Sections 6147 and 6148 shall not apply to...

Section 6148. - 6148. (a) In any case not coming within Section 6147...

Section 6149. - 6149. A written fee contract shall be deemed to be...

Section 6149.5. - 6149.5. (a) Upon the payment of one hundred dollars ($100)...

ARTICLE 9 - Unlawful Solicitation

Section 6150. - 6150. This article is a part of Chapter 4 of...

Section 6151. - 6151. As used in this article: (a) A runner or...

Section 6152. - 6152. (a) It is unlawful for: (1) Any person, in...

Section 6153. - 6153. Any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation violating subdivision...

Section 6154. - 6154. (a) Any contract for professional services secured by any...

Section 6155. - 6155. (a) An individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other...

Section 6156. - 6156. (a) Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity,...

ARTICLE 9.5 - Legal Advertising

Section 6157. - 6157. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 6157.1. - 6157.1. No advertisement shall contain any false, misleading, or deceptive...

Section 6157.2. - 6157.2. No advertisement shall contain or refer to any of...

Section 6157.3. - 6157.3. Any advertisement made on behalf of a licensee, which...

Section 6157.4. - 6157.4. Any advertisement that is created or disseminated by a...

Section 6157.5. - 6157.5. (a) All advertisements published, distributed, or broadcasted by or...

Section 6158. - 6158. In advertising by electronic media, to comply with Sections...

Section 6158.1. - 6158.1. There shall be a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden...

Section 6158.2. - 6158.2. The following information shall be presumed to be in...

Section 6158.3. - 6158.3. In addition to any disclosure required by Section 6157.2,...

Section 6158.4. - 6158.4. (a) Any person claiming a violation of Section 6158,...

Section 6158.5. - 6158.5. This article applies to all lawyers, licensees, law partnerships,...

Section 6158.7. - 6158.7. A violation of Section 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 by...

Section 6159. - 6159. The court shall report the name, address, and professional...

Section 6159.1. - 6159.1. A true and correct copy of any advertisement made...

Section 6159.2. - 6159.2. (a) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to...

ARTICLE 9.6 - Legal Aid Organizations

Section 6159.5. - 6159.5. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 6159.51. - 6159.51. For purposes of this article, “legal aid organization” means...

Section 6159.52. - 6159.52. It is unlawful for any person or organization to...

Section 6159.53. - 6159.53. (a) Any consumer injured by a violation of Section...

ARTICLE 10 - Law Corporations

Section 6160. - 6160. A law corporation is a corporation which is registered...

Section 6161. - 6161. An applicant for registration as a law corporation shall...

Section 6161.1. - 6161.1. Each law corporation shall renew its certificate of registration...

Section 6161.2. - 6161.2. All fees for registration and renewal paid pursuant to...

Section 6162. - 6162. Within such time as the State Bar may by...

Section 6163. - 6163. (a) Each law corporation shall file with the State...

Section 6165. - 6165. Except as provided in Sections 13403 and 13406 of...

Section 6166. - 6166. The income of a law corporation attributable to professional...

Section 6167. - 6167. A law corporation shall not do or fail to...

Section 6168. - 6168. (a) The State Bar may conduct an investigation of...

Section 6169. - 6169. (a) When there is reason to believe that a...

Section 6170. - 6170. Any action of the State Bar or the Board...

Section 6171. - 6171. With the approval of the Supreme Court, the State...

Section 6171.1. - 6171.1. Six months and one day following the death of...

Section 6172. - 6172. Nothing in this article shall be construed as affecting...

ARTICLE 10.2 - Limited Liability Partnerships

Section 6174. - 6174. Pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 16953 of the...

Section 6174.5. - 6174.5. At the time of filing an Application for Issuance...

ARTICLE 10.5 - Provision of Financial Services by Lawyers

Section 6175. - 6175. As used in this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 6175.3. - 6175.3. A lawyer, while acting as a fiduciary, may sell...

Section 6175.4. - 6175.4. (a) A client who suffers any damage as the...

Section 6175.5. - 6175.5. A violation of this article by a licensee shall...

Section 6175.6. - 6175.6. The court shall report the name, address, and professional...

Section 6176. - 6176. Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit,...

Section 6177. - 6177. The State Bar by April 30 of each year...

ARTICLE 11 - Cessation of Law Practice Jurisdiction of Courts

Section 6180. - 6180. When an attorney engaged in law practice in this...

Section 6180.1. - 6180.1. The notice shall contain any information that may be...

Section 6180.2. - 6180.2. Notwithstanding the giving of notice pursuant to Section 6180.1,...

Section 6180.3. - 6180.3. The application shall be verified, and shall state facts...

Section 6180.4. - 6180.4. The application shall be set for hearing and an...

Section 6180.5. - 6180.5. If the court finds that one or more of...

Section 6180.6. - 6180.6. Nothing in this article shall authorize the court or...

Section 6180.7. - 6180.7. Unless court approval is first obtained, neither the attorney...

Section 6180.8. - 6180.8. Upon a finding by the court that it is...

Section 6180.9. - 6180.9. If there is a pending proceeding in probate, guardianship,...

Section 6180.10. - 6180.10. Persons examining the files and records of the law...

Section 6180.11. - 6180.11. No person or entity shall incur any liability by...

Section 6180.12. - 6180.12. A licensee of the State Bar appointed pursuant to...

Section 6180.13. - 6180.13. An order made pursuant to this article is nonappealable,...

Section 6180.14. - 6180.14. As used in this article, “attorney” means a licensee...

Section 6185. - 6185. (a) Upon appointment by the superior court pursuant to...

ARTICLE 12 - Incapacity to Attend to Law Practice Jurisdiction of Courts

Section 6190. - 6190. The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction...

Section 6190.1. - 6190.1. (a) An application for assumption by the court of...

Section 6190.2. - 6190.2. The application shall be verified and shall state facts...

Section 6190.3. - 6190.3. The application shall be set for hearing. A copy...

Section 6190.34. - 6190.34. If the court finds that (a) the facts set...

Section 6190.4. - 6190.4. The provisions of Article 11 (commencing with Section 6180)...

Section 6190.5. - 6190.5. The proceeding may be maintained concurrently with a disciplinary...

Section 6190.6. - 6190.6. Upon motion duly made by any interested party, the...

ARTICLE 13 - Arbitration of Attorney s Fees

Section 6200. - 6200. (a) The board of trustees shall, by rule, establish,...

Section 6201. - 6201. (a) The rules adopted by the board of trustees...

Section 6202. - 6202. The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 950)...

Section 6203. - 6203. (a) The award shall be in writing and signed...

Section 6204. - 6204. (a) The parties may agree in writing to be...

Section 6204.5. - 6204.5. (a) The State Bar shall provide by rule for...

Section 6206. - 6206. The time for filing a civil action seeking judicial...

ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons

Section 6210. - 6210. The Legislature finds that, due to insufficient funding, existing...

Section 6210.5. - 6210.5. (a) There shall be created, within the State Bar,...

Section 6211. - 6211. (a) An attorney or law firm that, in the...

Section 6212. - 6212. An attorney who, or a law firm that, establishes...

Section 6213. - 6213. As used in this article: (a) “Qualified legal services...

Section 6214. - 6214. (a) Projects meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of...

Section 6214.5. - 6214.5. A law school program that meets the definition of...

Section 6215. - 6215. (a) Support centers satisfying the qualifications specified in subdivision...

Section 6216. - 6216. The State Bar shall distribute all moneys received under...

Section 6217. - 6217. With respect to the provision of legal assistance under...

Section 6218. - 6218. All legal services projects and support centers receiving funds...

Section 6219. - 6219. Qualified legal services projects and support centers may use...

Section 6220. - 6220. Attorneys in private practice who are providing legal services...

Section 6221. - 6221. Qualified legal services projects shall make significant efforts to...

Section 6222. - 6222. A recipient of funds allocated pursuant to this article...

Section 6223. - 6223. No funds allocated by the State Bar pursuant to...

Section 6224. - 6224. The State Bar shall have the power to determine...

Section 6225. - 6225. The Board of Trustees of the State Bar shall...

Section 6226. - 6226. The program authorized by this article shall become operative...

Section 6227. - 6227. Nothing in this article shall create an obligation or...

Section 6228. - 6228. If any provision of this article or the application...

ARTICLE 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act

Section 6230. - 6230. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 6231. - 6231. (a) The board shall establish and administer an Attorney...

Section 6232. - 6232. (a) The committee shall establish practices and procedures for...

Section 6233. - 6233. An attorney entering the diversion and assistance program pursuant...

Section 6234. - 6234. Any information provided to or obtained by the Attorney...

Section 6235. - 6235. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), participants...

Section 6236. - 6236. The State Bar shall actively engage in outreach activities...

Section 6237. - 6237. It is the intent of the Legislature that the...

Section 6238. - 6238. The committee shall report to the Board of Trustees...

ARTICLE 16 - Attorneys Providing Immigration Reform Act Services

Section 6240. - 6240. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:...

Section 6241. - 6241. This article shall apply to the following: (a) An...

Section 6242. - 6242. (a) It is unlawful for an attorney to demand...

Section 6243. - 6243. (a) (1) When a contract for legal services is...