California Business and Professions Code 6158.7 – A violation of Section 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 by a licensee shall be …
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A violation of Section 6158, 6158.1, or 6158.3 by a licensee shall be cause for discipline by the State Bar. In addition to the existing grounds for initiating a disciplinary proceeding set forth in a statute or in the Rules of Professional Conduct, the State Bar may commence an investigation based upon a complaint filed by a person pursuant to Section 6158.4. The State Bar’s decision pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6158.4 shall be admissible, but shall not be determinative, in any disciplinary proceeding brought as a result of that complaint.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 120. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 6158.7
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Licensee: means a licensee in good standing of the State Bar and includes any agent of the licensee and any law firm or law corporation doing business in the State of California. See California Business and Professions Code 6157
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15