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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6410.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6410.5
(a) It is unlawful for any legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, in the first contact with a prospective client of legal document or unlawful detainer assistant services, to enter into a contract or agreement for services or accept any compensation unless the l
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6411
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6411
It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant to do any of the following: (a) Make false or misleading statements to the consumer concerning the subject matter, legal issues, or self-he
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6412
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6412
(a) Any owner or manager of residential or commercial rental property, tenant, or other person who is awarded damages in any action or proceeding for injuries caused by the acts of a registrant while in the performance of their duties as a legal document assistant or unlawful det
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6412.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6412.1
(a) Any person injured by the unlawful act of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall retain all rights and remedies cognizable under law. The penalties, relief, and remedies provided in this chapter are not exclusive, and do not affect any other penalties
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6412.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6412.5
A legal document assistant or an unlawful detainer assistant may neither seek nor obtain a client’s waiver of any of the provisions of this chapter. Any waiver of the provisions of this chapter is contrary to public policy, and is void and unenforceable.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6413
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6413
The county clerk shall revoke the registration of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant upon receipt of an official document or record stating that the registrant has been found guilty of the unauthorized practice of law pursuant to Section 6125, 6126, or 6127
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6414
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6414
A registrant whose certificate is revoked shall be entitled to challenge the decision in a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6415
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6415
A failure, by a person who engages in acts of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, to comply with any of the requirements of Section 6401.6, 6402, 6408, or 6410, subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 6411, or Section 6412.5 is a misdemeanor punishable by a
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6450
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6450
(a) “Paralegal” means a person who holds himself or herself out to be a paralegal, who is qualified by education, training, or work experience, who either contracts with or is employed by an attorney, law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity, and who performs s
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6451
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6451
It is unlawful for a paralegal to perform any services for a consumer except as performed under the direction and supervision of the attorney, law firm, corporation, government agency, or other entity that employs or contracts with the paralegal. Nothing in this chapter shall pro
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6452
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6452
(a) It is unlawful for a person to identify himself or herself as a paralegal on any advertisement, letterhead, business card or sign, or elsewhere unless he or she has met the qualifications of subdivision (c) of Section 6450 and performs all services under the direction and sup
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6453
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6453
A paralegal is subject to the same duty as an attorney specified in subdivision (e) of Section 6068 to maintain inviolate the confidentiality, and at every peril to himself or herself to preserve the attorney-client privilege, of a consumer for whom the paralegal has provided any
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6454
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6454
The terms “paralegal,” “legal assistant,” “attorney assistant,” “freelance paralegal,” “independent paralegal,” and “contract paralegal” are synonymous for purposes of this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6455
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6455
(a) Any consumer injured by a violation of this chapter may file a complaint and seek redress in superior court for injunctive relief, restitution, and damages. Attorney’s fees shall be awarded in this action to the prevailing plaintiff. (b) Any person who violates the provisions
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6456
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6456
An individual employed by the state as a paralegal, legal assistant, legal analyst, or similar title, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650
(a) Except as provided in Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, the offer, delivery, receipt, or acceptance by any person licensed under this division or the Chiropractic Initiative Act of any rebate, refund, commission, preferenc
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.01
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.01
(a) Notwithstanding Section 650, or any other provision of law, it is unlawful for a licensee to refer a person for laboratory, diagnostic nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, physical therapy, physical rehabilitation, psychometric testing, home infusion therapy, or diagnostic i
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.02
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.02
The prohibition of Section 650.01 shall not apply to or restrict any of the following: (a) A licensee may refer a patient for a good or service otherwise prohibited by subdivision (a) of Section 650.01 if the licensee’s regular practice is located where there is no alternative pr
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.1
(a) Any amount payable to any hospital, as defined in Section 4028, or any person or corporation prohibited from pharmacy permit ownership by subdivision (a) of Section 4111 under any rental, lease or service arrangement with respect to the furnishing or supply of pharmaceutical
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.2
(a) Notwithstanding Section 650 or any other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 or any other person, to participate in or operate a group advertising and referral service for dentists
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.3
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 650.3
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 650 or any other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a person licensed pursuant to the Chiropractic Act, or any other person, to participate in or operate a group advertising and referral service for chiropractors if all of
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6500
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6500
This chapter shall be known as the Professional Fiduciaries Act.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6501
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6501
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Act” means this chapter. (b) “Bureau” means the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs, established pursuant to Section 6510. (c) “Client” means an individual who is
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6502
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 6502
(a) Every person who is required to register with the Statewide Registry maintained by the Department of Justice under Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 2850) of Part 4 of Division 4 of the Probate Code prior to January 1, 2007, shall be required to obtain a license as a profes
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 651
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 651
(a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division to disseminate or cause to be disseminated any form of public communication containing a false, fraudulent, misleading, or deceptive statement, claim, or image