California

Business and Professions Code - BPC

10,525 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 6174 — Pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 16953 of the Corporations Code, a limited liability partnership providing legal services shall comply with all administrative or filing requirements of the State
• § 6174.5 — At the time of filing an Application for Issuance of a Certificate of Registration as a Limited Liability Partnership pursuant to the Rules of the State Bar, an applicant for registration shall also f
• § 6175 — As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Lawyer” means a licensee of the State Bar or a person who is admitted and in good standing and eligible to practice before the bar of any
• § 6175.3 — A lawyer, while acting as a fiduciary, may sell financial products to a client who is an elder or dependent adult with whom the lawyer has or has had, within the preceding three years, an attorney-cli
• § 6175.4 — (a) A client who suffers any damage as the result of a violation of this article by any lawyer may bring an action against that person to recover or obtain one or more of the following remedies: (1) A
• § 6175.5 — A violation of this article by a licensee shall be cause for discipline by the State Bar.
• § 6175.6 — The court shall report the name, address, and professional license number of any person found in violation of this article to the appropriate professional licensing agencies for review and possible di
• § 6176 — Nothing in this article shall be deemed to limit, reduce, or preclude enforcement of any obligation, statute, State Bar Rule of Professional Conduct, or court rule, including, but not limited to, thos
• § 6177 — The State Bar shall include in its Annual Discipline Report information on the number of complaints filed against California attorneys alleging a violation of this article.
• § 6180 — When an attorney engaged in law practice in this state dies, resigns, becomes an inactive licensee of the State Bar, is disbarred, or is suspended from the active practice of law and is required by th
• § 6180.1 — The notice shall contain any information that may be required by any order of disbarment, suspension, or of acceptance of the attorneys’ resignation, by any rule of the Supreme Court, Judicial Council
• § 6180.10 — Persons examining the files and records of the law practice of the affected attorney pursuant to this article shall observe the lawyer-client privilege and shall make disclosure only to the extent nec
• § 6180.11 — No person or entity shall incur any liability by reason of the institution or maintenance of the proceeding.
• § 6180.12 — A licensee of the State Bar appointed pursuant to Section 6180.
• § 6180.13 — An order made pursuant to this article is nonappealable, and shall not be stayed by petition for a writ except as ordered by the superior court or the appellate court.
• § 6180.14 — As used in this article, “attorney” means a licensee or former licensee of the State Bar; “law practice” means (a) a law practice conducted by an individual; (b) a law practice conducted by a partners
• § 6180.2 — Notwithstanding the giving of notice pursuant to Section 6180.
• § 6180.3 — The application shall be verified, and shall state facts supporting the occurrence of one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 and either of the following: (a) Belief that supervision of the c
• § 6180.4 — The application shall be set for hearing and an order to show cause shall be issued, directing the attorney, or his or her personal representative, or, if none, the person having custody and control o
• § 6180.5 — If the court finds that one or more of the events stated in Section 6180 has occurred, and that supervision of the courts is warranted because the affected attorney has left an unfinished client matte
• § 6180.6 — Nothing in this article shall authorize the court or an attorney appointed by it pursuant to this article to approve or disapprove of the employment of legal counsel, fix terms of legal employment, fi
• § 6180.7 — Unless court approval is first obtained, neither the attorney appointed pursuant to this article nor his corporation nor any partners or associates of the attorney shall accept employment as an attorn
• § 6180.8 — Upon a finding by the court that it is more likely than not that the application will be granted and that delay in making the orders described in Section 6180.
• § 6180.9 — If there is a pending proceeding in probate, guardianship, or conservatorship relating to the affected attorney, the court having jurisdiction pursuant to this article may inquire into acts done by th
• § 6185 — (a) Upon appointment by the superior court pursuant to Section 2468, 9764, or paragraph (22) or (23) of subdivision (b) of Section 17200 of the Probate Code, a practice administrator, who is an active
• § 6190 — The courts of the state shall have the jurisdiction as provided in this article when an attorney engaged in the practice of law in this state has, for any reason, including but not limited to excessiv
• § 6190.1 — (a) An application for assumption by the court of jurisdiction under this article shall be made to the superior court for the county where the attorney maintains or most recently has maintained his or
• § 6190.2 — The application shall be verified and shall state facts showing each of the following: (a) Probable cause to believe that the facts set forth in Section 6190 have occurred.
• § 6190.3 — The application shall be set for hearing.
• § 6190.34 — If the court finds that (a) the facts set forth in Section 6190 have occurred and, (b) that the interests of the client, or of an interested person or entity will be prejudiced if the proceeding provi
• § 6190.4 — The provisions of Article 11 (commencing with Section 6180) of Chapter 4 of Division 3 of this code shall apply to the proceeding, whenever possible.
• § 6190.5 — The proceeding may be maintained concurrently with a disciplinary investigation or proceeding provided for by this chapter.
• § 6190.6 — Upon motion duly made by any interested party, the court may terminate the proceedings.
• § 6200 — (a) The board of trustees shall, by rule, establish, maintain, and administer a system and procedure for the arbitration, and may establish, maintain, and administer a system and procedure for mediati
• § 6201 — (a) The rules adopted by the board of trustees shall provide that an attorney shall forward a written notice to the client prior to or at the time of service of summons or claim in an action against t
• § 6202 — The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code shall not prohibit the disclosure of any relevant communication, nor shall the provisions of C
• § 6203 — (a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators concurring therein.
• § 6204 — (a) The parties may agree in writing to be bound by the award of arbitrators appointed pursuant to this article at any time after the dispute over fees, costs, or both, has arisen.
• § 6204.5 — (a) The State Bar shall provide by rule for an appropriate procedure to disqualify an arbitrator or mediator upon request of either party.
• § 6206 — The time for filing a civil action seeking judicial resolution of a dispute subject to arbitration under this article shall be tolled from the time an arbitration is initiated in accordance with the r
• § 6210 — The Legislature finds that, due to insufficient funding, existing programs providing free legal services in civil matters to indigent persons, especially underserved client groups, such as the elderly
• § 6210.5 — (a) There shall be created, within the State Bar, a Legal Services Trust Fund Commission to administer IOLTA accounts, Equal Access Funds, or similar funds or grant moneys intended for the support of
• § 6211 — (a) An attorney or law firm that, in the course of the practice of law, receives or disburses trust funds shall establish and maintain an IOLTA account in which the attorney or law firm shall deposit
• § 6212 — An attorney who, or a law firm that, establishes an IOLTA account pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6211 shall comply with all of the following provisions: (a) The IOLTA account shall be establis
• § 6213 — As used in this article: (a) “Qualified legal services project” means either of the following: (1) A nonprofit project incorporated and operated exclusively in California that provides as its primary
• § 6214 — (a) Projects meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6213 which are funded either in whole or part by the Legal Services Corporation or with Older Americans Act funds shall be presumed
• § 6214.5 — A law school program that meets the definition of a “qualified legal services project” as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6213, and that applied to the State Bar for funding und
• § 6215 — (a) Support centers satisfying the qualifications specified in subdivision (b) of Section 6213 which were operating an office and providing services in California on December 31, 1980, shall be presum
• § 6216 — The State Bar shall distribute all moneys received under the program established by this article for the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons.
• § 6217 — With respect to the provision of legal assistance under this article, each recipient shall ensure all of the following: (a) The maintenance of quality service and professional standards.
• § 6218 — All legal services projects and support centers receiving funds pursuant to this article shall adopt financial eligibility guidelines for indigent persons.
• § 6219 — Qualified legal services projects and support centers may use funds provided under this article for the following: (a) To provide work opportunities with pay, and where feasible, scholarships for disa
• § 6220 — Attorneys in private practice who are providing legal services without charge to indigent persons shall not be disqualified from receiving the services of the qualified support centers.
• § 6221 — Qualified legal services projects shall make significant efforts to utilize 20 percent of the funds allocated under this article for increasing the availability of services to the elderly, the disable
• § 6222 — A recipient of funds allocated pursuant to this article annually shall submit a financial statement to the State Bar, including an audit of the funds by a certified public accountant or a fiscal revie
• § 6223 — No funds allocated by the State Bar pursuant to this article shall be used for any of the following purposes: (a) The provision of legal assistance with respect to any fee generating case, except in a
• § 6224 — The State Bar shall have the power to determine that an applicant for funding is not qualified to receive funding, to deny future funding, or to terminate existing funding because the recipient is not
• § 6225 — The Board of Trustees of the State Bar shall adopt the regulations and procedures necessary to implement this article and to ensure that the funds allocated herein are utilized to provide civil legal
• § 6226 — The program authorized by this article shall become operative only upon the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Trustees of the State Bar stating that regulations have been adopted pursuant to Se
• § 6227 — Nothing in this article shall create an obligation or pledge of the credit of the State of California or of the State Bar of California.
• § 6228 — If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any group or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this article which c
• § 6230 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar of California seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate attorneys with impairment due to substance use or a mental health disorder affecti
• § 6231 — (a) The board shall establish and administer an Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and shall establish a committee to oversee the operation of the program.
• § 6232 — (a) The committee shall establish practices and procedures for the acceptance, denial, completion, or termination of attorneys in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and may recommend rehab
• § 6233 — An attorney entering the diversion and assistance program pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6232 may be enrolled as an inactive licensee of the State Bar and not be entitled to practice law, or m
• § 6234 — Any information provided to or obtained by the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, or any subcommittee or agent thereof, shall be as follows: (a) Confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuan
• § 6235 — (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), participants in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program shall be responsible for all expenses relating to treatment and recovery.
• § 6236 — The State Bar shall actively engage in outreach activities to make licensees, the legal community, and the general public aware of the existence and availability of the Attorney Diversion and Assistan
• § 6237 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the authorization of an Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program not be construed as limiting or altering the powers of the Supreme Court of this state to dis
• § 6240 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Immigration reform act” means either of the following: (1) Any pending or future act of Congress that is enacted after October 5, 20
• § 6241 — This article shall apply to the following: (a) An attorney who is an active licensee of the State Bar who provides immigration reform act services.
• § 6242 — (a) It is unlawful for an attorney to demand or accept the advance payment of any funds from a person for immigration reform act services in connection with any of the following: (1) An immigration re
• § 6243 — (a) (1) When a contract for legal services is required in writing pursuant to Section 6148, or is subject to Section 1632 of the Civil Code, an attorney providing immigration reform act services shall
• § 6250 — (a) “Charges” means the amount of money to be paid to the consumer legal funding company by or on behalf of the consumer, above the funded amount provided by or on behalf of the company to a Californi
• § 6251 — (a) (1) All consumer legal funding transactions shall be codified in a written contract.
• § 6252 — (a) All contracts for a consumer legal funding transaction shall disclose material terms to the consumer, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Clear and conspicuous language, on th
• § 6253 — The contracted amount to be paid to the consumer legal funding company shall be a predetermined amount based upon intervals of time from the funding date through the resolution date, and shall not be
• § 6254 — (a) A consumer legal funding company shall be prohibited from doing any of the following: (1) Paying or offering to pay commissions, referral fees, or other forms of consideration to any attorney, law
• § 6255 — The contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of a legal claim is assignable by a consumer.
• § 6256 — (a) An attorney, or the attorney’s immediate family, retained by a consumer shall not have a financial interest in a consumer legal funding company offering consumer legal funding, and shall not provi
• § 6300 — There is in each county of this State a board of law library trustees, which governs the law library established for the county under the provisions of this chapter.
• § 6301 — (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a board of law library trustees is constituted as follows: (1) In a county where there are no more than three judges of the superior court, each of those j
• § 6301.1 — Notwithstanding Section 6301, in San Diego County the board of law library trustees shall be constituted, as follows: (a) Up to five judges of the superior court, to be elected by and from the superio
• § 6301.5 — In any county where there are no more than three judges of the superior court, the board of supervisors, with the concurrence of the majority of the incumbent judges of the superior court, may reduce
• § 6302 — Appointments of trustees which are to be made by the board of supervisors of the county shall be made at the first meeting of the board of supervisors after the establishment of a law library in the c
• § 6302.5 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in Los Angeles County appointments made by judges of the superior court shall be for a term of four years, and appointments made by the board of supervi
• § 6303 — The office of trustee is honorary, without salary or other compensation.
• § 6304 — Each board of law library trustees shall meet quarterly on a day it appoints, and any board may meet at other times as it appoints, at a place to be designated for that purpose.
• § 6305 — A board of law library trustees may remove any trustee, except an ex officio trustee, who is absent from three consecutive meetings of the board, and may fill all vacancies that from any cause occur i
• § 6306 — Each board shall appoint one of its number as president.
• § 6307 — Each board shall elect a secretary, who shall keep a full statement and account of all property, money, receipts and expenditures, and shall keep a record and full minutes in writing, with the ayes an
• § 6320 — All money collected for the law library in each county, must be deposited with the treasurer of the county, who must keep the same separate and apart in a trust fund or trust account, to be disbursed
• § 6321 — (a) On and after January 1, 2006, as described in Section 68085.
• § 6322 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the change in the method of distributing funds to law libraries from fees collected by the superior courts under the Uniform Civil Fees and Standard Fee Sc
• § 6322.1 — (a) (1) Until the end of the moratorium described in Section 70601 of the Government Code, the board of supervisors of any county may increase, as provided in this section, the amount distributed to i
• § 6324 — The board of supervisors may appropriate from the county treasury for law library purposes such sums as may in their discretion appear proper.
• § 6325 — The orders and demands of the trustees of the law library, when duly made and authenticated as hereinafter provided, shall be verified and audited by the auditing officer, and paid by the treasurer of
• § 6326 — A revolving fund of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) may be established from money in the law library fund, by resolution of the board of law library trustees, for expenditures of not ex
• § 6340 — Each board of law library trustees shall establish and maintain a law library at the county seat of the county in which it is appointed and may lease suitable quarters therefor or construct quarters p
• § 6341 — Any board of law library trustees may establish and maintain a branch of the law library in any city in the county, other than the county seat, in which a session of the superior court is held.
• § 6342 — A board of law library trustees may order the drawing and payment, upon properly authenticated vouchers, of money from out of the law library fund, for any liability or expenditure herein authorized,
• § 6343 — A board may make and enforce all rules, regulations, and by-laws necessary for the administration, government, and protection of the law library, and of all property belonging thereto, or that may be
• § 6344 — A board may purchase books, journals, other publications, and other personal property.
• § 6345 — A board may appoint a law librarian and define the powers and prescribe the duties of any law library employees, determine the number, and elect all necessary subordinate law librarians and law librar
• § 6346 — A board shall fix the salaries of the law librarian and law library employees, and may require a bond of any law librarian or law library employee, in such sum as it may fix.
• § 6346.5 — A board of law library trustees may contract with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, to make all or any of the employees of the law library members of the system.
• § 6346.6 — As an alternative to Section 6346.
• § 6347 — A board may contract with any other law library board, law library association, superior court, or legal-related entity, including a self-help group or other organization that provides a similar servi
• § 6348 — A board may expend surplus funds under its control, not necessary for use to maintain the law library, to acquire or lease real property and erect thereon a library building to house the law library.
• § 6348.1 — An appropriation to obtain quarters for the law library in a building to be erected by the board of supervisors of the county, may be made subject to such terms and conditions, including approval of p
• § 6348.2 — When a board of law library trustees in any county determines to erect a library building to house the law library, it may borrow money for that purpose and repay the loan from its future income.
• § 6348.3 — A library building erected to house the law library may include courtrooms with offices in connection therewith, offices for use of a county bar association, and an office for a notary public and publ
• § 6348.4 — Real property acquired by a board may be sold, leased, rented, or licensed with the proceeds to be deposited in the law library fund.
• § 6348.5 — A board of law library trustees may invest surplus funds in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or of the average annual expenditures of the library for the four fiscal years immediately
• § 6348.6 — A board of law library trustees may contract with the board of supervisors of the county upon such terms as may be mutually agreeable for the construction by the board of supervisors of a law library
• § 6348.7 — A board of law library trustees may enter into an agreement with a county for the joint exercise of powers pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Governme
• § 6349 — Each board of law library trustees, on or before the 15th day of October of each year, shall make an annual report to the board of supervisors of the county in which the law library is maintained, for
• § 6350 — A financial report, showing all receipts and disbursements of money, shall be made by the secretary, duly verified by oath, at the same time that the report of the board is made.
• § 6360 — (a) A law library established under this chapter shall be free to the judiciary, to state and county officials, to members of the State Bar of California, and to all residents of the county, for the e
• § 6361 — The board of supervisors of the county in which the law library is established shall provide sufficient quarters for the use of the library upon request of the board of law library trustees, except th
• § 6362.5 — The State Librarian shall periodically supply to each law library established under the provisions of this chapter, and requesting the same, information regarding newly published materials to aid such
• § 6363 — Whenever a law library, and a board of trustees to govern the same, is in existence under the provisions of any law, other than the law superseded by this chapter, in any county, or city and county, i
• § 6400 — (a) “Unlawful detainer assistant” means any individual who for compensation renders assistance or advice in the prosecution or defense of an unlawful detainer claim or action, including any bankruptcy
• § 6401 — This chapter does not apply to any person engaged in any of the following occupations, provided that the person does not also perform the duties of a legal document assistant in addition to those occu
• § 6401.5 — This chapter does not sanction, authorize, or encourage the practice of law by nonlawyers.
• § 6401.6 — A legal document assistant may not provide service to a client who requires assistance that exceeds the definition of self-help service in subdivision (d) of Section 6400, and shall inform the client
• § 6401.7 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 6402 — A legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall be registered pursuant to this chapter by the county clerk in the county in which their principal place of business is located, and in w
• § 6402.1 — To be eligible to apply for registration under this chapter as a legal document assistant, the applicant shall possess at least one of the following: (a) A high school diploma or general equivalency d
• § 6402.2 — To be eligible to renew registration under this chapter, the registrant shall complete 15 hours of continuing legal education courses, which meet the requirements of Section 6070, during the two-year
• § 6403 — (a) The application for registration of a natural person shall contain all of the following statements about the applicant: (1) Name, age, address, and telephone number.
• § 6404 — An applicant shall pay a fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) to the county clerk at the time the applicant files an application for initial registration or renewal of registration.
• § 6405 — (a) (1) An application for a certificate of registration by an individual shall be accompanied by a bond of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) executed by a corporate surety qualified to do busine
• § 6406 — (a) If granted, a certificate of registration shall be effective for a period of two years, until the date the bond expires, or until the total number of legal document assistants and unlawful detaine
• § 6407 — (a) The county clerk shall maintain a register of legal document assistants, and a register of unlawful detainer assistants, assign a unique number to each legal document assistant, or unlawful detain
• § 6408 — The registrant’s name, business address, telephone number, registration number, and county of registration shall appear in any solicitation or advertisement, and on any printed papers or documents pre
• § 6408.5 — (a) All advertisements or solicitations published, distributed, or broadcast offering legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant services shall include the following statement: “I am not
• § 6409 — No legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall retain in their possession original documents of a client.
• § 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
• § 6410 — (a) Every legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant who enters into a contract or agreement with a client to provide services shall, prior to providing any services, provide the client w
• § 6410.5 — (a) It is unlawful for any legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, in the first contact with a prospective client of legal document or unlawful detainer assistant services, to enter i
• § 6411 — It is unlawful for any person engaged in the business or acting in the capacity of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant to do any of the following: (a) Make false or misleading st
• § 6412 — (a) Any owner or manager of residential or commercial rental property, tenant, or other person who is awarded damages in any action or proceeding for injuries caused by the acts of a registrant while
• § 6412.1 — (a) Any person injured by the unlawful act of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant shall retain all rights and remedies cognizable under law.
• § 6412.5 — A legal document assistant or an unlawful detainer assistant may neither seek nor obtain a client’s waiver of any of the provisions of this chapter.
• § 6413 — The county clerk shall revoke the registration of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant upon receipt of an official document or record stating that the registrant has been found gu
• § 6414 — A registrant whose certificate is revoked shall be entitled to challenge the decision in a court of competent jurisdiction.
• § 6415 — A failure, by a person who engages in acts of a legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant, to comply with any of the requirements of Section 6401.
• § 6450 — (a) “Paralegal” means a person who holds himself or herself out to be a paralegal, who is qualified by education, training, or work experience, who either contracts with or is employed by an attorney,
• § 6451 — It is unlawful for a paralegal to perform any services for a consumer except as performed under the direction and supervision of the attorney, law firm, corporation, government agency, or other entity
• § 6452 — (a) It is unlawful for a person to identify himself or herself as a paralegal on any advertisement, letterhead, business card or sign, or elsewhere unless he or she has met the qualifications of subdi
• § 6453 — A paralegal is subject to the same duty as an attorney specified in subdivision (e) of Section 6068 to maintain inviolate the confidentiality, and at every peril to himself or herself to preserve the
• § 6454 — The terms “paralegal,” “legal assistant,” “attorney assistant,” “freelance paralegal,” “independent paralegal,” and “contract paralegal” are synonymous for purposes of this chapter.
• § 6455 — (a) Any consumer injured by a violation of this chapter may file a complaint and seek redress in superior court for injunctive relief, restitution, and damages.
• § 6456 — An individual employed by the state as a paralegal, legal assistant, legal analyst, or similar title, is exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
• § 650 — (a) Except as provided in Chapter 2.
• § 650.01 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 650, or any other provision of law, it is unlawful for a licensee to refer a person for laboratory, diagnostic nuclear medicine, radiation oncology, physical therapy, physi
• § 650.02 — The prohibition of Section 650.
• § 650.1 — (a) Any amount payable to any hospital, as defined in Section 4028, or any person or corporation prohibited from pharmacy permit ownership by subdivision (a) of Section 4111 under any rental, lease or
• § 650.2 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 650 or any other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a person licensed pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 or any other person, to
• § 650.3 — (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 650 or any other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a person licensed pursuant to the Chiropractic Act, or any other person, to participate in
• § 6500 — This chapter shall be known as the Professional Fiduciaries Act.
• § 6501 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Act” means this chapter.
• § 6502 — (a) Every person who is required to register with the Statewide Registry maintained by the Department of Justice under Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 2850) of Part 4 of Division 4 of the Probate
• § 651 — (a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division to disseminate or cause to be disseminated any form of public communication cont
• § 651.3 — (a) Any labor organization, bona fide employee group or bona fide employee association having contracted health care services from a health care service plan under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service P
• § 6510 — (a) There is within the jurisdiction of the department the Professional Fiduciaries Bureau.
• § 6511 — (a) There is within the bureau a Professional Fiduciaries Advisory Committee.
• § 6513 — The bureau may employ, subject to civil service and other provisions of law, other employees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter under the direction of the chief.
• § 6514 — The bureau shall keep a complete record of all its proceedings and all licenses issued, renewed, or revoked, and a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements.
• § 6515 — The duty of administering and enforcing this chapter is vested in the bureau and the chief.
• § 6516 — Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the bureau in exercising its licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions.
• § 6517 — The bureau may adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.
• § 6518 — (a) The bureau shall be responsible for administering the licensing and regulatory program established in this chapter.
• § 652 — Violation of this article in the case of a licensed person constitutes unprofessional conduct and grounds for suspension or revocation of his or her license by the board by whom he or she is licensed,
• § 652.5 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, any violation of this article constitutes a misdemeanor as to any and all persons, whether or not licensed under this division, and is punishable by impri
• § 6520 — The bureau shall adopt, by regulation, a Professional Fiduciaries Code of Ethics.
• § 653 — The word “person” as used in this article includes an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or cooperative association.
• § 6530 — (a) On and after January 1, 2009, no person shall act or hold themselves out to the public as a professional fiduciary unless that person is licensed as a professional fiduciary in accordance with thi
• § 6531 — A professional fiduciary shall not operate with an expired, suspended, retired, canceled, or revoked license.
• § 6532 — Only a person who holds a current and active license from the bureau may identify themselves as a “licensed professional fiduciary.
• § 6533 — In order to meet the qualifications for licensure as a professional fiduciary a person shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be at least 21 years of age.
• § 6533.5 — Criminal offender record information shall be obtained on each applicant as provided in this section.
• § 6534 — (a) The bureau shall maintain the following information in each licensee’s file, shall make this information available to a court for any purpose, including the determination of the appropriateness of
• § 6535 — The bureau shall approve or deny licensure in a timely manner to applicants who apply for licensure.
• § 6536 — The bureau shall review all applications for licensure and may investigate an applicant’s qualifications for licensure.
• § 6537 — The bureau may deny a license for the reasons specified in Section 480 or 6536.
• § 6538 — (a) (1) To qualify for licensure, an applicant shall have completed 30 hours of prelicensing education courses provided by an educational program approved by the bureau.
• § 6539 — As a requirement for licensure, an applicant shall take and pass the licensing examination administered by the bureau.
• § 654 — No person licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of this division may have any membership, proprietary interest or coownership in any form in or with any person licensed under Chapter
• § 654.1 — Persons licensed under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1600) of this division or licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000) of this division or licensed under any initiative act referr
• § 654.2 — (a) It is unlawful for any person licensed under this division or under any initiative act referred to in this division to charge, bill, or otherwise solicit payment from a patient on behalf of, or re
• § 654.3 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Arrange for” and “establish” mean the act of a licensee, or an employee or agent of that licensee, receiving application i
• § 6540 — Individuals, entities, agencies, and associations that propose to offer educational programs qualifying for the prelicensing educational or continuing educational requirements of this chapter shall ap
• § 6541 — (a) A license shall expire one year after it was issued on the last day of the month in which it was issued.
• § 6541.1 — (a) A license that is not renewed within three years following its expiration shall not be renewed, restored, or reinstated, and the license shall be canceled immediately upon expiration of the three-
• § 6542 — (a) The bureau may establish, by regulation, a system for the placement of a license into retired status, upon application and submission to the bureau of a statement as required by Section 6561, for
• § 6543 — (a) A person whose license has been revoked or surrendered may petition the bureau for reinstatement or reduction of penalty after a period of not less than one year has elapsed from the effective dat
• § 655 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Health plan” means a health care service plan licensed pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan A
• § 655.2 — (a) (1) No physician and surgeon or medical corporation licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000), nor any audiologist who is not a licensed dispensing audiologist or hearing aid dispens