California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 6000.
  This chapter of the Business and Professions Code constitutes the chapter on attorneys. It may be cited as the State Bar Act.(Added by Stats. 1939,...
• Section 6001.
  The State Bar of California is a public corporation. It is hereinafter designated as the State Bar.The State Bar has perpetual succession and a seal...
• Section 6001.1.
  Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the State Bar of California and the board of trustees in exercising their licensing, regulatory,...
• Section 6001.2.
  (a) On or before February 1, 2013, there shall be created within the State Bar a Governance in the Public Interest Task Force comprised of 7...
• Section 6001.4.
  Commencing on or before February 1, 2011, the State Bar shall make available, upon request of a member of the public, the classification and total...
• Section 6002.
  The members of the State Bar are all persons admitted and licensed to practice law in this State except justices and judges of courts of...
• Section 6002.1.
  (a) A member of the State Bar shall maintain all of the following on the official membership records of the State Bar:(1) The member’s current office address...
• Section 6003.
  Members of the State Bar are divided into two classes:(a) Active members.(b) Inactive members.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34.)
• Section 6004.
  Every member of the State Bar is an active member until as in Section 6007 of this code provided or at his request, he is...
• Section 6005.
  Inactive members are those members who have requested that they be enrolled as inactive members or who have been enrolled as inactive members by action...
• Section 6006.
  Active members who retire from practice shall be enrolled as inactive members at their request.Inactive members are not entitled to hold office or vote or...
• Section 6007.
  (a) When a member requires involuntary treatment pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 5300) of Chapter 2 of Division 5 of, or Part 2 (commencing...
• Section 6008.
  All property of the State Bar is hereby declared to be held for essential public and governmental purposes in the judicial branch of the government...
• Section 6008.1.
  No bond, note, debenture, evidence of indebtedness, mortgage, deed of trust, assignment, pledge, contract, lease, agreement, or other contractual obligation of the State Bar shall:(a) Create...
• Section 6008.2.
  Bonds, notes, debentures and other evidences of indebtedness of the State Bar are hereby declared to be issued for essential public and governmental purposes in...
• Section 6008.3.
  The State Bar may vest in any obligee or trustee the right, in the event of default upon any obligation of the State Bar, to...
• Section 6008.4.
  All powers granted to the State Bar by Sections 6001 and 6008.3 may be exercised and carried out by action of its board of trustees....
• Section 6008.6.
  The State Bar shall award no contract for goods, services, or both, for an aggregate amount in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or for...
• Section 6008.7.
  The State Bar shall, by January 1, 2019, develop purchasing policies that align with the purchasing policies of other state agencies.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch....
• Section 6009.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may require attorneys who qualify as lobbyists, as defined by the local...
• Section 6009.3.
  The Legislature finds and declares that it is important to inform taxpayers that they may make voluntary contributions to certain funds or programs, as provided...
• Section 6009.5.
  The State Bar shall adopt procedures to facilitate reporting of mandatory and voluntary information by providing members with a centralized mechanism for reporting information online...

Last modified: October 22, 2018