California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §6409.1: Notwithstanding any other law, the venue for an action arising out of a dispute between a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant and their client shall be the county in which the clie

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This statute establishes that lawsuits between legal document assistants and their clients must be filed in the county where the client primarily lives.

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Notwithstanding any other law, the venue for an action arising out of a dispute between a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant and their client shall be the county in which the client has their primary residence.

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