California · 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 a
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Courts may award damages, restitution, attorney's fees, and equitable relief to persons harmed by unlicensed legal practice, in addition to penalties available in enforcement actions by public prosecutors.
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