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CA Bus & Prof Code § 6214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6214.

6214.  (a) Projects meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6213 which are funded either in whole or part by the Legal Services Corporation or with Older Americans Act funds shall be presumed qualified legal services projects for the purpose of this article.(b) Projects meeting the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 6213 but not qualifying under the presumption specified in subdivision (a) shall qualify for funds under this article if they meet all of the following additional criteria:(1) They receive cash funds from other sources in the amount of at least twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per year to support free legal representation to indigent persons.(2) They have demonstrated community support for the operation of a viable ongoing program.(3) They provide one or both of the following special services:(A) The coordination of the recruitment of substantial numbers of attorneys in private practice to provide free legal representation to indigent persons or to qualified legal services projects in California.(B) The provision of legal representation, training, or technical assistance on matters concerning special client groups, including the elderly, disabled persons, juveniles, disabled veterans, and non-English-speaking groups, or on matters of specialized substantive law important to the special client groups.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 688, Sec. 3. (SB 498) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6214.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6214.5.

6214.5.  A law school program that meets the definition of a “qualified legal services project” as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6213, and that applied to the State Bar for funding under this article not later than February 17, 1984, shall be deemed eligible for all distributions of funds made under Section 6216.(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 784, Sec. 2.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6215.

6215.  (a) Support centers satisfying the qualifications specified in subdivision (b) of Section 6213 which were operating an office and providing services in California on December 31, 1980, shall be presumed to be qualified support centers for the purposes of this article.(b) Support centers not qualifying under the presumption specified in subdivision (a) may qualify as a support center by meeting both of the following additional criteria:(1) Meeting quality control standards established by the State Bar.(2) Being deemed to be of special need by a majority of the qualified legal services projects.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6217.

6217.  With respect to the provision of legal assistance under this article, each recipient shall ensure all of the following:(a) The maintenance of quality service and professional standards.(b) The expenditure of funds received in accordance with the provisions of this article.(c) The preservation of the attorney-client privilege in any case, and the protection of the integrity of the adversary process from any impairment in furnishing legal assistance to indigent persons.(d) That no one shall interfere with any attorney funded in whole or in part by this article in carrying out his or her professional responsibility to his or her client as established by the rules of professional responsibility and this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6218 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6218.

6218.  All legal services projects and support centers receiving funds pursuant to this article shall adopt financial eligibility guidelines for indigent persons.(a) Qualified legal services programs shall ensure that funds appropriated pursuant to this article shall be used solely to defray the costs of providing legal services to indigent persons or for such other purposes as set forth in this article.(b) Funds received pursuant to this article by support centers shall only be used to provide services to qualified legal services projects as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 6213 which are used pursuant to a plan as required by subdivision (c) of Section 6216, or as permitted by Section 6219.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6219 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6219.

6219.  Qualified legal services projects and support centers may use funds provided under this article to provide work opportunities with pay, and where feasible, scholarships for disadvantaged law students to help defray their law school expenses.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6220.

6220.  Attorneys in private practice who are providing legal services without charge to indigent persons shall not be disqualified from receiving the services of the qualified support centers.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6221.

6221.  Qualified legal services projects shall make significant efforts to utilize 20 percent of the funds allocated under this article for increasing the availability of services to the elderly, the disabled, juveniles, or other indigent persons who are members of disadvantaged and underserved groups within their service area.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6222.

6222.  A recipient of funds allocated pursuant to this article annually shall submit a financial statement to the State Bar, including an audit of the funds by a certified public accountant or a fiscal review approved by the State Bar, a report demonstrating the programs on which they were expended, a report on the recipient’s compliance with the requirements of Section 6217, and progress in meeting the service expansion requirements of Section 6221.The Board of Trustees of the State Bar shall include a report of receipts of funds under this article, expenditures for administrative costs, and disbursements of the funds, on a county-by-county basis, in the annual report of State Bar receipts and expenditures required pursuant to Section 6145.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 417, Sec. 60. (SB 163) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6223.

6223.  No funds allocated by the State Bar pursuant to this article shall be used for any of the following purposes:(a) The provision of legal assistance with respect to any fee generating case, except in accordance with guidelines which shall be promulgated by the State Bar.(b) The provision of legal assistance with respect to any criminal proceeding. For purposes of this article, “criminal proceeding” does not include expungements, record sealing or clearance proceedings not requiring a finding of factual innocence, or proceedings concerning infractions.(c) The provision of legal assistance, except to indigent persons or except to provide support services to qualified legal services projects as defined by this article.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 723, Sec. 14. (SB 211) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6224.

6224.  The State Bar shall have the power to determine that an applicant for funding is not qualified to receive funding, to deny future funding, or to terminate existing funding because the recipient is not operating in compliance with the requirements or restrictions of this article.A denial of an application for funding or for future funding or an action by the State Bar to terminate an existing grant of funds under this article shall not become final until the applicant or recipient has been afforded reasonable notice and an opportunity for a timely and fair hearing. Pending final determination of any hearing held with reference to termination of funding, financial assistance shall be continued at its existing level on a month-to-month basis. Hearings for denial shall be conducted by an impartial hearing officer whose decision shall be final. The hearing officer shall render a decision no later than 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing. Specific procedures governing the conduct of the hearings of this section shall be determined by the State Bar pursuant to Section 6225.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6225.

6225.  The Board of Trustees of the State Bar shall adopt the regulations and procedures necessary to implement this article and to ensure that the funds allocated herein are utilized to provide civil legal services to indigent persons, especially underserved client groups such as but not limited to the elderly, the disabled, juveniles, and non-English-speaking persons.In adopting the regulations the Board of Trustees shall comply with the following procedures:(a) The board shall publish a preliminary draft of the regulations and procedures, which shall be distributed, together with notice of the hearings required by subdivision (b), to commercial banking institutions, to licensees of the State Bar, and to potential recipients of funds.(b) The board shall hold at least two public hearings, one in southern California and one in northern California where affected and interested parties shall be afforded an opportunity to present oral and written testimony regarding the proposed regulations and procedures.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 141. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6226.

6226.  The program authorized by this article shall become operative only upon the adoption of a resolution by the Board of Trustees of the State Bar stating that regulations have been adopted pursuant to Section 6225 which conform the program to all applicable tax and banking statutes, regulations, and rulings.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 417, Sec. 62. (SB 163) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6227.

6227.  Nothing in this article shall create an obligation or pledge of the credit of the State of California or of the State Bar of California. Claims arising by reason of acts done pursuant to this article shall be limited to the moneys generated hereunder.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6228 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 14 - Funds for the Provision of Legal Services to Indigent Persons|Section 6228.

6228.  If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any group or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are severable.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 789, Sec. 1.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act|Section 6230.

6230.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar of California seek ways and means to identify and rehabilitate attorneys with impairment due to substance use or a mental health disorder affecting competency so that attorneys so afflicted may be treated and returned to the practice of law in a manner that will not endanger the public health and safety.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 698, Sec. 17. (SB 176) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6231 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act|Section 6231.

6231.  (a) The board shall establish and administer an Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and shall establish a committee to oversee the operation of the program. The committee shall be comprised of 12 members who shall be appointed as follows:(1) Six members appointed by the Board of Trustees, including the following:(A) Two members who are licensed mental health professionals with knowledge and expertise in the identification and treatment of substance abuse and mental illness.(B) One member who is a physician with knowledge and expertise in the identification and treatment of alcoholism and substance abuse.(C) One member of the board of directors of a statewide nonprofit organization established for the purpose of assisting lawyers with alcohol or substance abuse problems, which has been in continuous operation for a minimum of five years.(D) Two members who are attorneys, at least one of which is in recovery and has at least five years of continuous sobriety.(2) Four members appointed by the Governor, including the following:(A) Two members who are attorneys.(B) Two members of the public.(3) One member of the public appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(4) One member of the public appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.(b) Committee members shall serve terms of four years, and may be reappointed as many times as desired. The board shall stagger the terms of the initial members appointed.(c) Subject to the approval of the board, the committee may adopt reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of implementing and operating the program.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 417, Sec. 63. (SB 163) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6232 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act|Section 6232.

6232.  (a) The committee shall establish practices and procedures for the acceptance, denial, completion, or termination of attorneys in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and may recommend rehabilitative criteria for adoption by the board for acceptance, denial, completion of, or termination from, the program.(b) An attorney currently under investigation by the State Bar may enter the program in the following ways:(1) By referral of the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel.(2) By referral of the State Bar Court following the initiation of a disciplinary proceeding.(3) Voluntarily, and in accordance with terms and conditions agreed upon by the attorney participant with the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel or upon approval by the State Bar Court, as long as the investigation is based primarily on the self-administration of drugs or alcohol or the illegal possession, prescription, or nonviolent procurement of drugs for self-administration, or on mental illness, and does not involve actual harm to the public or his or her clients. An attorney seeking entry under this paragraph may be required to execute an agreement that violations of this chapter, or other statutes that would otherwise be the basis for discipline, may nevertheless be prosecuted if the attorney is terminated from the program for failure to comply with program requirements.(c) Neither acceptance into nor participation in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program shall relieve the attorney of any lawful duties and obligations otherwise required by any agreements or stipulations with the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, court orders, or applicable statutes relating to attorney discipline.(d) An attorney who is not the subject of a current investigation may voluntarily enter, whether by self-referral or referral by a third party, the diversion and assistance program on a confidential basis and such information shall not be disclosed pursuant to any state law, including, but not limited to, the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code). Confidentiality pursuant to this subdivision shall be absolute unless waived by the attorney.(e) By rules subject to the approval of the board and consistent with the requirements of this article, applicants who are in law school or have applied for admission to the State Bar may enter the program.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 37. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6232 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act|Section 6232.

6232.  (a) The committee shall establish practices and procedures for the acceptance, denial, completion, or termination of attorneys in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program, and may recommend rehabilitative criteria for adoption by the board for acceptance, denial, completion of, or termination from, the program.(b) An attorney currently under investigation by the State Bar may enter the program in the following ways:(1) By referral of the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel.(2) By referral of the State Bar Court following the initiation of a disciplinary proceeding.(3) Voluntarily, and in accordance with terms and conditions agreed upon by the attorney participant with the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel or upon approval by the State Bar Court, as long as the investigation is based primarily on the self-administration of drugs or alcohol or the illegal possession, prescription, or nonviolent procurement of drugs for self-administration, or on mental illness, and does not involve actual harm to the public or the attorney’s clients. An attorney seeking entry under this paragraph may be required to execute an agreement that violations of this chapter, or other statutes that would otherwise be the basis for discipline, may nevertheless be prosecuted if the attorney is terminated from the program for failure to comply with program requirements.(c) Neither acceptance into nor participation in the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program shall relieve the attorney of any lawful duties and obligations otherwise required by any agreements or stipulations with the Office of the Chief Trial Counsel, court orders, or applicable statutes relating to attorney discipline.(d) An attorney who is not the subject of a current investigation may voluntarily enter, whether by self-referral or referral by a third party, the diversion and assistance program on a confidential basis and that information shall not be disclosed pursuant to any state law, including, but not limited to, the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code). Confidentiality pursuant to this subdivision shall be absolute unless waived by the attorney.(e) By rules subject to the approval of the board and consistent with the requirements of this article, applicants who are in law school or have applied for admission to the State Bar may enter the program.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 22. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Bus & Prof Code § 6233 (2021)
2021 California Code|Business and Professions Code - BPC|DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY|CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys|ARTICLE 15 - Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act|Section 6233.

6233.  An attorney entering the diversion and assistance program pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 6232 may be enrolled as an inactive licensee of the State Bar and not be entitled to practice law, or may be required to agree to various practice restrictions, including, where appropriate, restrictions on scope of practice and monetary accounting procedures. Upon the successful completion of the program, attorney participants who were placed on inactive status by the State Bar Court as a condition of program participation and who have complied with any and all conditions of probation may receive credit for the period of inactive enrollment towards any period of actual suspension imposed by the Supreme Court, and shall be eligible for reinstatement to active status and a dismissal of the underlying allegations or a reduction in the recommended discipline. Those attorneys who participated in the program with practice restrictions shall be eligible to have those restrictions removed and to a dismissal of the underlying allegations or a reduction in the recommended discipline.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 142. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)