California Business and Professions Code

§ 6156

BPC § 6156 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)No attorney licensed or otherwise authorized to practice in this state shall share legal fees directly or indirectly with an out-of-state alternative business structure unless all of the following apply:

(1)The attorney is also licensed in the state in which the alternative business structure is approved.

(2)The fees are compensation for the provision of legal services in that state.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 565, Sec. 2. (AB 931) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.