California Business and Professions Code

§ 6126.3

BPC § 6126.3 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 7

Statute text

(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 entitled to practice law, or otherwise practices law, without being 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 of doing so.

(b)The State Bar, or the superior court on its own motion, may make application to the superior court for the county where the person described in subdivision (a) maintains or more recently has maintained his or her principal office for the practice of law or where he or she resides, for assumption by the court of jurisdiction over the practice to the extent provided in this section. In any proceeding under this section, the State Bar shall be permitted to intervene and to assume primary responsibility for conducting the action.

(c)An application made pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be verified, and shall state facts showing all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 91. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.