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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6052
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 taken and used as provided in the rules of procedure adopted by the board pursuant to this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6053
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 material issue, the board or the committee having jurisdiction may order the licensee to be examined by one or more physic
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6054
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 state shall cooperate with and give reasonable assistance and information, including the providing of state summary criminal
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6055
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6055
This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Nonprofit Association Act.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6056
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 under Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code and shall transfer the functions and activities of the 16 State Bar Sec
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6056.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 paid in sponsorships, donations, or funds for the benefit of the sections, including, but not limited to, State Bar sectio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 States jurisdiction, possession, territory, or dependency or in a foreign country shall: (a) Be at least 18 years of age.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 shall not be used as the sole basis for denying the individual admission to practice law in the State of California. (b)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.10
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 access issues related to the biannual state bar exam detailed as follows: (1) The testing location in which the complaints o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 disclosed pursuant to any state law, including, but not limited to, the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing wi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.25
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 State Bar admission records, including, but not limited to, bar examination scores, law school grade point average (GPA),
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 the preceding November, and an application to take the California bar examination administered in July must be filed with t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 examinations depending upon the manner or school in which they acquire their legal education. This section shall not prohibit
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 process for an original or renewed license to practice law, an application from an individual containing a federal tax i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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) Award the juris doctor (J.D.) professional degree in California. (b) Are not approved by the American Bar Association.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6060.9
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 law school.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6061
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 payment of any application fee but prior to the payment of any registration fee, containing all of the following informatio
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6061.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 refers to itself, shall state whether or not the law school is associated with an undergraduate school.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6061.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 page under “Admissions,” all of the following information: (1) Admissions data. (2) Tuition, fees, and financial aid. (3) C
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6062
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 States jurisdiction, possession, territory, or dependency the United States may hereafter acquire shall: (1) Be of the a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6063
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 provisions of this chapter, relating to admission to practice. These fees shall be collected by the State Bar and paid into the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6064
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 the applicant as an attorney at law in all the courts of this state and may direct an order to be entered upon its record
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6064.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 certified to the Supreme Court for admission and a license to practice law.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6065
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 electronic access to their answers to the written sessions of the bar examination, which shall include the ability to down
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6066
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 to make a determination on its behalf, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, reviewed by the Supreme Court, in accor