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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.5
Three of the public members of the examining committee shall be appointed by the Senate Rules Committee, three of the public members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and three of the public members shall be appointed by the Governor. They shall serve for a term
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.6
(a) (1) (A) The Committee of Bar Examiners shall not alter the bar examination in a manner that requires the substantial modification of the training or preparation required for passage of the examination, except after giving two years’ notice of that change. (B) This requirement
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.7
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the examining committee shall be responsible for the approval, regulation, and oversight of degree-granting unaccredited law schools that meet both of the following: (1) Award the juris doctor (J.D.) professional degree in California. (2) Are no
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6046.8
(a) At least once every seven years, or more frequently if directed by the Supreme Court, the board of trustees shall oversee an evaluation of the bar examination to determine if it properly tests for minimally needed competence for entry-level attorneys and shall make a determin
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6047
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6047
Subject to the approval of the board, the examining committee may adopt such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of making effective the qualifications prescribed in Article 4.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6049
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6049
(a) Upon the trial and hearing of all matters, the State Bar Court may do all of the following: (1) Take and hear evidence pertaining to the proceeding. (2) Administer oaths and affirmations. (3) Compel, by subpoena, the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6049.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6049.1
(a) In any disciplinary proceeding under this chapter, a certified copy of a final order made by any court of record or any body authorized by law or by rule of court to conduct disciplinary proceedings against attorneys, of the United States or of any state or territory of the U
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6049.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6049.2
In all disciplinary proceedings pursuant to this chapter, the testimony of a witness given in a contested civil action or special proceeding to which the person complained against is a party, or in whose behalf the action or proceeding is prosecuted or defended, may be received i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6050
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6050
Whenever any person subpoenaed to appear and give testimony or to produce books, papers or documents refuses to appear or testify before the subpoenaing body, or to answer any pertinent or proper questions, or to produce such books, papers or documents, he or she is in contempt o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6051
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6051
The State Bar Court or the chief trial counsel may report the fact that a person under subpoena is in contempt of the subpoenaing body to the superior court in and for the county in which the proceeding, investigation or other matter is being conducted and thereupon the court may
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6051.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6051.1
A motion to quash a subpoena issued pursuant to Section 6049 shall be brought in the State Bar Court.
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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