California Business and Professions Code ARTICLE 9.6 - Legal Aid Organizations

• Section 6159.5.
  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) Legal aid programs provide a valuable service to the public by providing free legal services to...
• Section 6159.51.
  For purposes of this article, “legal aid organization” means a nonprofit organization that provides civil legal services for the poor without charge.(Added by Stats. 2009,...
• Section 6159.52.
  It is unlawful for any person or organization to use the term “legal aid,” “legal aide,” or any confusingly similar name in any firm name,...
• Section 6159.53.
  (a) Any consumer injured by a violation of Section 6159.52 may file a complaint and seek injunctive relief, restitution, and damages in the superior court of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018