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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.1
No advertisement shall contain any false, misleading, or deceptive statement or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of circumstances under which they are made, not false, misleading, or deceptive.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.2
(a) An advertisement shall not contain or refer to any of the following: (1) A guarantee or warranty of success regarding the outcome of a legal matter as a result of representation by the licensee. (2) Statements or symbols stating that the licensee featured in the advertisement
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.3
Any advertisement made on behalf of a licensee, which is not paid for by the licensee, shall disclose any business relationship, past or present, between the licensee and the person paying for the advertisement.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.4
Any advertisement that is created or disseminated by a lawyer referral service shall disclose whether the attorneys on the organization’s referral list, panel, or system, paid any consideration, other than a proportional share of actual cost, to be included on that list, panel, o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6157.5
(a) All advertisements published, distributed, or broadcasted by or on behalf of a licensee seeking professional employment for the licensee in providing services relating to immigration or naturalization shall include a statement that he or she is an active licensee of the State
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158
In advertising by electronic media, to comply with Sections 61571.1 and 6157.2, the message as a whole may not be false, misleading, or deceptive, and the message as a whole must be factually substantiated. The message means the effect in combination of the spoken word, sound, ba
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.1
There shall be a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence that the following messages are false, misleading, or deceptive within the meaning of Section 6158: (a) A message as to the ultimate result of a specific case or cases presented out of context with
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.2
The following information shall be presumed to be in compliance with this article for purposes of advertising by electronic media, provided the message as a whole is not false, misleading, or deceptive: (a) Name, including name of law firm, names of professional associates, addre
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.3
In addition to any disclosure required by Section 6157.2, Section 6157.3, and the Rules of Professional Conduct, the following disclosure shall appear in advertising by electronic media. Use of the following disclosure alone may not rebut any presumption created in Section 6158.1
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.4
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.4
(a) Any person claiming a violation of Section 6157.2, 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 may file a complaint with the State Bar that states the name of the advertiser, a description of the advertisement claimed to violate these sections, and that specifically identifies the alleged violat
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.5
(a) This article applies to all lawyers, licensees, law partnerships, law corporations, entities subject to regulation under Section 6155, advertising collectives, cooperatives, or other individuals, including nonlawyers, or groups advertising the availability of legal services.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.7
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6158.7
A violation of Section 6157.1, subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 6157.2, or Section 6157.3, 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 by a licensee shall be cause for discipline by the State Bar. In addition to the existing grounds for initiating a disciplinary proceeding set forth in a statute or
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159
The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in violation of this article to the appropriate professional licensing agency for review and possible disciplinary action.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.1
A true and correct copy of any advertisement made by a person or licensee shall be retained for one year by the person or licensee who pays for an advertisement soliciting employment of legal services.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.2
(a) Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit or preclude enforcement of any other provision of law, or of any court rule, or of the State Bar Rules of Professional Conduct. (b) Nothing in this article shall limit the right of advertising protected under the Constitution o
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.5
The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Legal aid programs provide a valuable service to the public by providing free legal services to the poor. (b) Private, for-profit organizations that have no lawyers have been using the name “legal aid” in order t
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.51
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.51
For purposes of this article, “legal aid organization” means a nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services for the poor without charge.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.52
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.52
It is unlawful for any person or organization to use the term “legal aid,” “legal aide,” or any confusingly similar name in any firm name, trade name, fictitious business name, or any other designation, or on any advertisement, letterhead, business card, or sign, unless the perso
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.53
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6159.53
(a) Any consumer injured by a violation of Section 6159.52 may file a complaint and seek injunctive relief, restitution, and damages in the superior court of any county in which the defendant maintains an office, advertises, or is listed in a telephone directory. (b) A person who
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6160
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6160
A law corporation is a corporation which is registered with the State Bar of California and has a currently effective certificate of registration from the State Bar pursuant to the Professional Corporation Act, as contained in Part 4 (commencing with Section 13400) of Division 3
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6161
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6161
An applicant for registration as a law corporation shall supply to the State Bar all necessary and pertinent documents and information requested by the State Bar concerning the applicant’s plan of operation, including, but not limited to, a copy of its articles of incorporation,
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6161.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6161.1
Each law corporation shall renew its certificate of registration annually at a time to be fixed by the State Bar and shall pay a fee therefor which shall be fixed by the State Bar in accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 6163.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6161.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6161.2
All fees for registration and renewal paid pursuant to Sections 6161 and 6161.1 shall be paid into the treasury of the State Bar and shall be used for its regulatory and disciplinary purposes.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6162
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6162
Within such time as the State Bar may by rule provide, the law corporation shall report in writing to the State Bar any change in directors, officers, employees performing professional services and share ownership, and amendments to its articles of incorporation and bylaws.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6163
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6163
(a) Each law corporation shall file with the State Bar annually and at such other times as the State Bar may require a report containing such information pertaining to qualification and compliance with the statutes, rules, and regulations referred to in Section 6127.5 as the Stat