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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.7
It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to violate any provision of the Miller-Ayala Athlete Agents Act (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 18895) of Division 8), or to violate any provision of
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.8
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.8
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is no rule that governs propriety of sexual relationships between lawyers and clients. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is difficult to separate sound judgment from emotion or bias which may result from se
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.9
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.9
(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to do any of the following: (1) Expressly or impliedly condition the performance of legal services for a current or prospective client upon the client’
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6107
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6107
The proceedings to disbar or suspend an attorney, on grounds other than the conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, involving moral turpitude, may be taken by the court for the matters within its knowledge, or may be taken upon the information of another.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6108
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6108
If the proceedings are upon the information of another, the accusation shall be in writing and shall state the matters charged, and be verified by the oath of some person, to the effect that the charges therein contained are true. The verification may be made upon information and
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6109
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6109
Upon receiving the accusation, the court shall make an order requiring the accused to appear and answer it at a specified time, and shall cause a copy of the order and of the accusation to be served upon the accused at least five days before the day appointed in the order.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6110
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6110
The court or judge may direct the service of a citation to the accused, requiring him to appear and answer the accusation, to be made by publication for thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the proceeding is pending, if it appears by
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6111
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6111
The accused shall appear at the time appointed in the order, and answer the accusation, unless, for sufficient cause, the court assigns another day for that purpose. If he does not appear, the court may proceed and determine the accusation in his absence.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6112
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6112
The accused may answer to the accusation either by objecting to its sufficiency or by denying it. If he objects to the sufficiency of the accusation, the objection shall be in writing, but need not be in any specific form. It is sufficient if it presents intelligibly the grounds
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6113
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6113
If an objection to the sufficiency of the accusation is not sustained, the accused shall answer within the time designated by the court.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6114
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6114
If the accused pleads guilty, or refuses to answer the accusation, the court shall proceed to judgment of disbarment or suspension. If he denies the matters charged, the court shall, at such time as it may appoint, proceed to try the accusation.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6115
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6115
The court may, in its discretion, order a reference to a committee to take depositions in the matter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6116
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6116
When an attorney has been found guilty of the charges made in proceedings not based upon a record of conviction, judgment shall be rendered disbarring the attorney or suspending him from practice for a limited time, according to the gravity of the offense charged.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6117
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6117
During such disbarment or suspension, the attorney shall be precluded from practicing law. When disbarred, his name shall be stricken from the roll of attorneys.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6125
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6125
No person shall practice law in California unless the person is an active licensee of the State Bar.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126
(a) Any person advertising or holding himself or herself out as practicing or entitled to practice law or otherwise practicing law who is not an active licensee of the State Bar, or otherwise authorized pursuant to statute or court rule to practice law in this state at the time o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.3
(a) In addition to any criminal penalties pursuant to Section 6126 or to any contempt proceedings pursuant to Section 6127, the courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction provided in this section when a person advertises or holds himself or herself out as practicing or entit
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.4
Section 6126.3 shall apply to a person acting in the capacity of an immigration consultant pursuant to Chapter 19.5 (commencing with Section 22440) who advertises or holds himself or herself out as practicing or entitled to practice law, or otherwise practices law.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.5
(a) In addition to any remedies and penalties available in any enforcement action brought in the name of the people of the State of California by the Attorney General, a district attorney, or a city attorney, acting as a public prosecutor, the court shall award relief in the enfo
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6126.7
(a) It is a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 6126 for any person who is not an attorney to literally translate from English into another language, in any document, including an advertisement, stationery, letterhead, business card, or other comparable written material, any
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6127
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6127
The following acts or omissions in respect to the practice of law are contempts of the authority of the courts: (a) Assuming to be an officer or attorney of a court and acting as such, without authority. (b) Advertising or holding oneself out as practicing or as entitled to pract
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6127.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6127.5
Nothing in Sections 6125, 6126 and 6127 shall be deemed to apply to the acts and practices of a law corporation duly certificated pursuant to the Professional Corporation Act, as contained in Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6128
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6128
Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor who either: (a) Is guilty of any deceit or collusion, or consents to any deceit or collusion, with intent to deceive the court or any party. (b) Willfully delays his client’s suit with a view to his own gain. (c) Willfully receives any mo
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6129
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6129
Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of debt or thing in action, with intent to bring suit thereon, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Any violation of the provisions of this section is punishable by imprisonment in the county j
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6130
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6130
No person, who has been an attorney, shall while a judgment of disbarment or suspension is in force appear on his own behalf as plaintiff in the prosecution of any action where the subject of the action has been assigned to him subsequent to the entry of the judgment of disbarmen