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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6024
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 preside. Other duties of the chair and the vice chair, and the duties of the secretary, shall be such as the board may presc
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6025
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6026.11
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 records and writings of the State Bar are subject to the California Public Records Act.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6026.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 the Government Code) and all meetings of the State Bar are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act. (b) Notwithstan
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6027
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6027
Special meetings of the State Bar may be held at such times and places as the board provides.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6028
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 chapter. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no member of the board shall receive any other compensation than his or
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6029
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 members of the executive committee of the board shall include at least one board member appointed by each of the following a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6030
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 violation of any provision of Articles 7 (commencing with Section 6125) and 9 (commencing with Section 6150) of this chapter
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6031
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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) Notwithstanding this section or any other law, the board shall not conduct or participate in, or authorize any committee,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6031.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 State Bar may provide the California Lawyers Association with administrative and support services, provided the California
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6032
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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, voluntary fees on behalf of and for the purpose of funding the California Supreme Court Historical Society, which advances t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6032.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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, voluntary donations on behalf of and for the purpose of funding California ChangeLawyers, which promotes a better justice sy
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6032.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 state and are deposited into the Public Interest Attorney Loan Repayment Account pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 156
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6033
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6033
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to facilitate the professional responsibilities of licensees by collecting, in conjunction with the State Bar’s collection of its annual license fees or otherwise, voluntary financial support for nonprofit o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6034
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6034
(a) The State Bar of California is authorized and directed to participate as a state agency in the Interagency Intercept Collections Program established pursuant to Section 12419.2 of the Government Code for the collection of any unpaid amounts owed to the State Bar of California
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6034.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 those in need of legal assistance, from unscrupulous actors, including those actors seeking to do business in the legal fi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6035
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 Government Code shall govern the interpretation of this article.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6036
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 State Bar in which the member has a financial interest, as that term is defined in Section 87103 of the Government Code,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6037
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 Section 6036. However, any member who intentionally violates the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 6036 is guilty of
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6038
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 Interest Code of the State Bar of California are subject to provisions of this article with respect to making, participating
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6043.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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, knowing the report or complaint to be false and malicious, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) The State Bar may, in its discret
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6044
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 relating to: (a) The discipline of the licensees of the State Bar. (b) The acts or practices of a person whom the chief trial
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6044.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 crime committed during the course of the practice of law, or in any manner that the client of the licensee was a victim, o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 requirements for admission to practice law. (c) To certify to the Supreme Court for admission those applicants who fulfill the requi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 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 Court, and to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Judiciary pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code on whether