(a) The Association shall adopt a dues schedule for membership and shall provide that schedule to the State Bar by October 1 of each year.
(b) Payment of dues for membership in the Association and individual sections of the Association is voluntary. Each member of the State Bar shall have the option of joining the Association and one or more individual sections by including the dues set by the schedule established pursuant to subdivision (a) with that State Bar member’s annual membership fees. Any contribution or membership option included with a State Bar of California mandatory dues billing statement shall include a statement that the Association is not a part of the State Bar and that membership in that organization is voluntary.
(c) The State Bar shall collect, in conjunction with the collection of its annual membership fees under Section 6140, membership fees for the Association as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 6031.5.
(d) This section is not intended to limit the Association membership to members of the State Bar or restrict the Association from collecting membership dues or donations by other means.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 30. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018