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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.6
Violation of Section 15687 of the Probate Code, or of Part 3.5 (commencing with Section 21350) or Part 3.7 (commencing with Section 21360) of Division 11 of the Probate Code, shall be grounds for discipline, if the attorney knew or should have known of the facts leading to the vi
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6103.7
It is cause for suspension, disbarment, or other discipline for any licensee of the State Bar to report suspected immigration status or threaten to report suspected immigration status of a witness or party to a civil or administrative action or his or her family member to a feder
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6104
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6104
Corruptly or wilfully and without authority appearing as attorney for a party to an action or proceeding constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6105
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6105
Lending his name to be used as attorney by another person who is not an attorney constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106
The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty or corruption, whether the act is committed in the course of his relations as an attorney or otherwise, and whether the act is a felony or misdemeanor or not, constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension. If the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.1
Advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States or of this State by force, violence, or other unconstitutional means, constitutes a cause for disbarment or suspension.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.2
(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in violation of Section 55.3, subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 55.31, or paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) or subdivision (b)
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.3
(a) It shall constitute cause for the imposition of discipline of an attorney within the meaning of this chapter for an attorney to engage in any conduct in violation of Section 2944.6 of the Civil Code. (b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.4
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Applicant” means an applicant for admission to practice law in this state. (2) “Attorney” means an attorney admitted to practice law in this state. (3) “Excluded event” means any of the following, when
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.5
It shall constitute cause for disbarment or suspension for an attorney to engage in any conduct prohibited under Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code or Section 550 of the Penal Code.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.6
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6106.6
The State Bar shall investigate any licensee against whom an information or indictment has been filed that alleges a violation of Section 550 of the Penal Code or Section 1871.4 of the Insurance Code, if the district attorney does not otherwise object to initiating an investigati
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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.