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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
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6131
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6131
Every attorney is guilty of a misdemeanor and, in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor, shall be disbarred: (a) Who directly or indirectly advises in relation to, or aids, or promotes the defense of any action or proceeding in any court the prosecution of which is carri
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6132
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6132
Any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association which contains the name of an attorney who is disbarred, or who resigned with charges pending, in its business name shall remove the name of that attorney from its business name, and from all signs, advertisements, letterhead
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6133
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6133
Any attorney or any law firm, partnership, corporation, or association employing an attorney who has resigned, or who is under actual suspension from the practice of law, or is disbarred, shall not permit that attorney to practice law or so advertise or hold himself or herself ou
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140
(a) The board shall fix the annual license fee for active licensees for 2026 at a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars ($400). (b) The annual license fee for active licensees is payable on or before the date set by the State Bar, which shall not be less than 12 months from the
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.02
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.02
(a) The California Lawyers Association shall adopt a dues schedule for membership and shall provide that schedule to the State Bar by October 1 of each year. (b) Payment of dues for membership in the California Lawyers Association and individual sections of the California Lawyers
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.03
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.03
(a) The board shall increase each of the annual license fees fixed by Sections 6140 and 6141 by an additional forty-five dollars ($45), to be allocated only for the purposes established pursuant to Section 6033 and subdivision (b), except to the extent that a licensee elects not
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.05
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.05
(a) At the election of the board, the invoice provided to licensees for payment of the annual license fee may provide each licensee the option of adding up to five dollars ($5) to the annual fee if the licensee elects to support lobbying and related activities by the State Bar ou
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.1
(a) The State Bar annually shall submit its adopted final budget by February 28, so that the budget can be reviewed and approved in conjunction with any bill that would authorize the imposition of license fees. Each budget shall include the estimated revenues, expenditures, and s
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.10
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.10
(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue to pay for lease costs associated with leasing space in the building located at 180 Howard Street, San Francisco, as follows: (1) A fee not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15) a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.11
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.11
(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue to fund the salaries and benefits of employees of the State Bar, including benefits identified in the applicable memorandums of understandings with the bargaining units of S
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.12
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.12
The board shall complete and implement a five-year strategic plan to be updated every two years. In conjunction with the submission of the board’s adopted final budget as required by Section 6140.1, the chair shall report to the Supreme Court, the Governor, and the Senate and Ass
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.13
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.13
(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue not to exceed the actual cost of administering compliance reviews and audits of client trust accounts, as follows: (1) A fee not to exceed five dollars and fifty cents ($5.5
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.14
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.14
(a) In addition to the fee collected pursuant to Sections 6140 and 6141, the State Bar may collect revenue not to exceed the actual cost of the pilot programs to fund the disciplinary diversion programs, as described in the report to the Legislature submitted pursuant to Section
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.16
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6140.16
(a) To align its staffing with its mission to protect the public as provided in Section 6001.1 and to provide guidance to the State Bar and the Legislature in allocating resources, the State Bar shall develop and implement a workforce plan for its discipline system and conduct a