California Business and Professions Code 6044 – The chief trial counsel, with or without the filing or presentation …
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The chief trial counsel, with or without the filing or presentation of any complaint, may initiate and conduct investigations of all matters affecting or relating to:
(a) The discipline of the licensees of the State Bar.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 6044
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) The acts or practices of a person whom the chief trial counsel has reason to believe has violated or is about to violate any provision of Articles 7 (commencing with Section 6125) and 9 (commencing with Section 6150) of this chapter.
(c) Any other matter within the jurisdiction of the State Bar.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 32. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)