California Business and Professions Code

§ 6074

BPC § 6074 Effective Jan 1, 2020Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4.8

Statute text

(a)The Legislature finds that securing civil legal assistance is difficult for veterans, service members, and their families who cannot afford legal services, for reasons unique to their military or veteran status. The Legislature further finds that the State Bar is uniquely suited to bring together organizations to help coordinate the delivery of civil legal services for veterans and service members and their families.

(b)The State Bar shall engage with local bar associations, legal aid organizations, veterans service providers, military service providers, and volunteer attorneys and encourage those groups to provide legal services to veterans and service members and their families who otherwise cannot afford legal services and collaborate, as appropriate, to improve access to and delivery of these services throughout the state.

(c)The State Bar shall provide resources and educational materials to attorneys and the public in order to support the purposes of this section by, among other things, doing the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 303, Sec. 1. (AB 558) Effective January 1, 2020.