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2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5801.

5801. A Certified Interior Designer may obtain a stamp from the council that shall include a number that uniquely identifies and bears the name of that Certified Interior Designer and identifies the individual as either a Certified Interior Designer or a Certified Interior Designer with commercial designation if the Certified Interior Designer has met the requirements pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5811.1. The stamp certifies that the Certified Interior Designer has provided the council with evidence of meeting the education, experience, and examination requirements pursuant to Section 5811.1.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 23. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5801.1.

5801.1. The procedure for the issuance of a stamp by the council under Section 5801, including the examinations recognized and required by the council, shall be subject to the occupational analyses and examination validation required by Section 139 every five to seven years.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 24. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5802.

5802. (a) All drawings, specifications, or documents prepared for submission to any government regulatory agency by any Certified Interior Designer, or under their supervision shall be affixed by a stamp, as specified in Section 5801, and signed by that Certified Interior Designer.
(b) All documents shall be identified as interior design documents, which are not architectural or engineering documents.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 25. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5803.

5803. A Certified Interior Designer, as defined in this chapter, is exempt from Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 insofar as they are designing systems for work to be performed by a licensed contractor.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 26. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5804.

5804. It is an unfair business practice for any Certified Interior Designer or any other person to advertise or put out any sign or card or other device, including any stamp or seal, or to represent to the public through any print or electronic media, that the person is “state certified” to practice interior design, or to use any other words or symbols that represent to the public that the person is so certified.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 27. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5805.

5805. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude Certified Interior Designers or any other person from submitting interior design plans for commercial or residential buildings to local building officials, except as provided in Section 5538. In exercising discretion with respect to the acceptance of interior design plans, the local building official shall reference the California Building Standards Code and the occupational title standard set forth in Section 5800.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 28. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5806.

5806. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit interior design or interior decorator services by any person or retail activity.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 333, Sec. 1. (SB 308) Effective January 1, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5807.

5807. (a) A Certified Interior Designer shall use a written contract when contracting to provide interior design services to a client pursuant to this chapter. The written contract shall be executed by the Certified Interior Designer and the client, or the client’s representative, prior to the Certified Interior Designer commencing work. The written contract shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) A description of the services to be provided to the client by the Certified Interior Designer.
(2) A description of any basis of compensation applicable to the contract and the method of payment agreed upon by the parties.
(3) The name, address, and certification number of the Certified Interior Designer and the name and address of the client.
(4) A description of the procedure that the Certified Interior Designer and the client will use to accommodate additional services.
(5) A description of the procedure to be used by any party to terminate the contract.
(6) A three-day rescission clause in accordance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1688) of Title 5 of Part 2 of Division 3 of the Civil Code.
(7) A written disclosure stating whether the Certified Interior Designer carries errors and omissions insurance.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to any of the following:
(1) Interior design services rendered by a Certified Interior Designer for which the client will not pay compensation.
(2) Interior design services rendered by a Certified Interior Designer to any of the following:
(A) An architect licensed under Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500).
(B) A landscape architect licensed under Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 5615).
(C) An engineer licensed under Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700).
(c) As used in this section, “written contract” includes a contract in electronic form.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 29. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5810.

5810. (a) This chapter shall be subject to review by the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.
(b) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 311, Sec. 1. (SB 1437) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Chapter 3.9, comprising Sections 5800 to 5812.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5811.

5811. (a) The California Council for Interior Design Certification, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 5800, is hereby established to carry out the responsibilities and duties set forth in this chapter.
(b) The meetings of the council issuing stamps under Section 5801 shall be subject to the rules of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(c) The council may take reasonable actions to carry out its responsibilities and duties, as set forth in this chapter.
(d) The council may adopt bylaws, rules, and procedures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
(e) The council may establish application fees, renewal fees, and other fees related to the regulatory costs of providing services and carrying out the council’s responsibilities and duties pursuant to this chapter. These fees shall not exceed the reasonable costs to the council of providing those services and carrying out those responsibilities and duties.
(Added by renumbering Section 5811.1 by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 30. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5811.1.

5811.1. (a) The council may issue a certification to any applicant who provides satisfactory evidence that they meet all of the requirements of this chapter and who complies with the bylaws, rules, and procedures established by the council.
(1) In order to obtain a certification, an applicant shall submit an application as provided by the council and provide the council with satisfactory evidence that they meet all of the following requirements:
(A) Passage of an interior design examination approved by the council.
(B) Any of the following education and experience pathways:
(i) The person is a graduate of a four- or five-year accredited interior design degree program, and has two years of diversified interior design experience.
(ii) The person has completed a three-year accredited interior design certificate program, and has completed three years of diversified interior design experience.
(iii) The person has completed a two-year accredited interior design program and has completed four years of diversified interior design experience.
(iv) The person has at least eight years of interior design education, or at least eight years of diversified interior design experience, or a combination of interior design education and diversified interior design experience that together total at least eight years.
(C) All fees required by the council, as described in subdivision (e) of Section 5811, have been paid.
(2) The council may issue a commercial designation to a Certified Interior Designer or qualified applicant who, in addition to the requirements in paragraph (1), passes additional interior design courses and examinations, as determined to be required by the council.
(b) (1)   Any certificate under this chapter shall be subject to renewal every two years in a manner prescribed by the council, and shall expire unless renewed in that manner. The council may provide for the late renewal of a registration.
(2) The council may require Certified Interior Designers to complete continuing education specific to the practice of interior design each two-year certification cycle.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 31. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 3.9 - Interior Designers › Section 5812.

5812. It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent or hold themselves out as, or to use the title “Certified Interior Designer” or any other term, such as “licensed,” “registered,” or “CID,” that implies or suggests that the person is certified as an interior designer when they do not hold a valid certification as provided in Sections 5800 and 5801.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 723, Sec. 32. (SB 816) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 5810.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6000.

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, Ch. 34.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6001.1.

6001.1. Protection of the public, which includes support for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system, shall be the highest priority for the State Bar of California and the board of trustees in exercising their licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 3. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6001.3.

6001.3. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Bar maintain its commitment to and support of effective policies and activities to enhance access, fairness, and diversity in the legal profession and the elimination of bias in the practice of law.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(1) The rich diversity of the people of California requires a justice system that is equally accessible and free of bias and is a core value of the legal profession.
(2) Diversity and inclusion are an integral part of the State Bar’s public protection mission to build, retain, and maintain a diverse legal profession to provide quality and culturally sensitive services to an ever-increasing diverse population.
(3) Diversity increases public trust and confidence and the appearance of fairness in the justice system and therefore increases access to justice.
(4) The State Bar should continue to increase diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.
(c) The State Bar shall develop and implement a plan to meet the goals set forth in this section, which may include, but is not limited to, an assessment of needed revenue. The State Bar shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature, by March 30, 2019, and every two years thereafter, on the plan and its implementation, including a description of activities undertaken to support the plan, their outcomes, and their effectiveness.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 697, Sec. 3. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6001.4.

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 annual compensation paid to each of its employees by name, as well as any and all rules, policies, and agreements pertaining to the compensation and benefits of any employees of the State Bar.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 476, Sec. 2. (AB 2764) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6001.5.

6001.5. (a) The State Bar of California shall require that all employees and prospective employees, and may require volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, to submit fingerprints to the Department of Justice and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in order to establish identity and to determine whether the individual has a record of criminal conviction in this state or in other states, including through a national criminal history check.
(b) The State Bar shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for all employees, prospective employees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 697, Sec. 4. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6002.

6002. (a) The licensees of the State Bar are all persons admitted and licensed to practice law in this state except justices and judges of courts of record during their continuance in office.
(b) As used in this chapter or any other provision of law, “member of the State Bar” shall be deemed to refer to a licensee of the State Bar.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 6. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6003.

6003. Licensees of the State Bar are divided into two classes:
(a) Active licensees.
(b) Inactive licensees.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 8. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6004.

6004. Every licensee of the State Bar is an active licensee until as in Section 6007 of this code provided or at the licensee’s request, the licensee is enrolled as an inactive licensee.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 9. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6005.

6005. Inactive licensees are those licensees who have requested that they be enrolled as inactive licensees or who have been enrolled as inactive licensees as set forth in Section 6007.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 10. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6006.

6006. Active licensees who retire from practice shall be enrolled as inactive licensees at their request.
Inactive licensees are not entitled to hold office, vote, or practice law. Those who are enrolled as inactive licensees at their request may, on application and payment of all fees required, become active licensees. Those who are or have been enrolled as inactive licensees at their request are licensees of the State Bar for purposes of Section 15 of Article VI of the California Constitution. Those who are enrolled as inactive licensees pursuant to Section 6007 may become active licensees as provided in that section.
Inactive licensees have such other privileges, not inconsistent with this chapter, as the board of trustees provides.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 11. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.

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 and such property is exempt from all taxes of the State or any city, city and county, district, public corporation, or other political subdivision, public body or public agency.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1526.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.1.

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 a debt or other liability of the state nor of any entity other than the State Bar (or any successor public corporation).
(b) Create any personal liability on the part of the licensees of the State Bar or the members of the board of trustees or any person executing the same, by reason of the issuance or execution thereof.
(c) Be required to be approved or authorized under the provisions of any other law or regulation of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 13. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.2.

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 the judicial branch of the government and, together with interest thereon and income therefrom, shall be exempt from taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1526.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.3.

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 take possession of property of the State Bar, cause the appointment of a receiver for such property, acquire title thereto through foreclosure proceedings, and exercise such other rights and remedies as may be mutually agreed upon between the State Bar and the holder or proposed holder of any such obligation.
(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1526.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.4.

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. In any resolution, indenture, contract, agreement, or other instrument providing for, creating, or otherwise relating to, any obligation of the State Bar, the board may make, fix, and provide such terms, conditions, covenants, restrictions, and other provisions as the board deems necessary or desirable to facilitate the creation, issuance, or sale of such obligation or to provide for the payment or security of such obligation and any interest thereon, including, but not limited to, covenants and agreements relating to fixing and maintaining license fees.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 14. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.6.

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 information technology goods, services, or both, for an aggregate amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), except pursuant to the standards established in Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and approval of the board of trustees. In the event that approval for a particular contract by the board is not feasible because approval of the contract is necessary prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees, the chief executive officer of the State Bar may approve the contract after consultation with and approval by a designated committee of the board and subject to notification of the full board at the board’s next regularly scheduled meeting. The State Bar shall establish a request for proposal procedure by rule, pursuant to the general standards established in Article 4 (commencing with Section 10335) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. For the purposes of this section, “information technology” includes, but is not limited to, all electronic technology systems and services, automated information handling, system design and analysis, conversion voice, video, and data communications, network systems, requisite facilities, equipment, system controls, stimulation, electronic commerce, and all related interactions between people and machines.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 3. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6008.7.

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. 422, Sec. 4. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6009.

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 jurisdiction, to register and disclose their lobbying activities directed toward the local agencies of those jurisdictions, in the same manner and to the same extent such registration and disclosure is required of nonattorney lobbyists. Any prohibitions against specified activities by lobbyists enacted by a city, county, or city and county shall also apply to attorneys who qualify as lobbyists.
(b) For purposes of this section, information about a lobbyist that may be required to be disclosed is:
(1) The name, business address, and telephone number of the lobbyist, of any lobbying firm of which the lobbyist is a partner, owner, officer, or employee; and of any persons or lobbying firms paid to lobby by the lobbyist.
(2) The name, business address, and business telephone number of each client who pays the lobbyist to lobby; the specific matter and agency lobbied, itemized by client; and the amount of money paid to the lobbyist for lobbying and the total expenses of the lobbyist for lobbying, itemized by client.
(3) All gifts or payments made by the lobbyist to officials in the jurisdiction, itemized by the name of the official, the amount, date, and description of the gift or payment, and the names of the person making the gift or payment and the person receiving the gift or payment.
(4) All campaign contributions made, arranged, or delivered by the lobbyist to officials in the jurisdiction, specified by amount, date, and name of the official receiving the contribution.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 526, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6009.3.

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 on the state income tax return. The Legislature further finds and declares that many taxpayers remain unaware of the voluntary contribution check-offs on the state income tax return. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to encourage all persons who prepare state income tax returns, including attorneys, to inform their clients in writing, prior to the completion of any state income tax return, that they may make a contribution to any voluntary contribution check-off on the state income tax return if they so choose.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 485, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 6009.5.

6009.5. The State Bar shall adopt procedures to facilitate reporting of mandatory and voluntary information by providing licensees with a centralized mechanism for reporting information online at the State Bar Internet Web site, including, but not limited to, data required to be provided pursuant to the State Bar Act, or by other statutes, rules, and case law, and demographic information. Any demographic data collected shall be used only for general purposes and shall not be identified to any individual licensee or his or her State Bar record.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 15. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6010.

6010. (a) The State Bar is governed by a board known as the board of trustees of the State Bar. The board has the powers and duties conferred by this chapter.
(b) As used in this chapter or any other provision of law, “board of governors” shall be deemed to refer to the board of trustees.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 417, Sec. 9. (SB 163) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6011.

6011. (a) The board shall appoint an executive director of the State Bar, who shall be responsible for the leadership and management of the State Bar according to the strategic direction set by the board.
(b) The board shall appoint a lawyer admitted to practice in California to serve as the executive director of the State Bar. The executive director shall be appointed for a term of four years and may be reappointed for additional four-year terms. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The executive director shall not engage in private practice. The State Bar shall notify the Senate Committee on Rules and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary within seven days of the dismissal or hiring of an executive director.
(c) The appointment of the executive director is subject to confirmation by the Senate, and the time limits prescribed in Section 1774 of the Government Code for Senate confirmation and for service in office are applicable to the appointment.
(d) This section applies to persons appointed as the executive director on or after January 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 697, Sec. 6. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6012.

6012. (a) The board shall appoint a general counsel of the State Bar to serve as the chief legal advisor to the board on issues not related to attorney discipline.
(b) The board shall appoint a lawyer admitted to practice in California to serve as general counsel of the State Bar. The general counsel shall be appointed for a term of four years and may be reappointed for additional four-year terms. The general counsel shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The general counsel shall not engage in private practice. The State Bar shall notify the Senate Committee on Rules and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary within seven days of the dismissal or hiring of a general counsel.
(c) The appointment of the general counsel is subject to confirmation by the Senate, and the time limits prescribed in Section 1774 of the Government Code for Senate confirmation and for service in office are applicable to the appointment.
(d) This section applies to persons appointed general counsel on or after January 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 697, Sec. 7. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6013.1.

6013.1. (a) The Supreme Court shall appoint five attorney members of the board pursuant to a process that the Supreme Court may prescribe. These attorney members shall serve for a term of four years and may be reappointed by the Supreme Court for one additional term only.
(b) An attorney member elected pursuant to Section 6013.2 may be appointed by the Supreme Court pursuant to this section to a term as an appointed attorney member.
(c) The Supreme Court shall fill any vacancy in the term of, and make any reappointment of, any appointed attorney member.
(d) When making appointments to the board, the Supreme Court should consider appointing attorneys that represent the following categories: legal services; small firm or solo practitioners; historically underrepresented groups, including consideration of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation; and legal academics. In making appointments to the board, the Supreme Court should also consider geographic distribution, years of practice, particularly attorneys who are within the first five years of practice or 36 years of age and under, and participation in voluntary local or state bar activities.
(e) The State Bar shall be responsible for carrying out the administrative responsibilities related to the appointment process described in subdivision (a).
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 8. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6013.3.

6013.3. (a) One attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one attorney member of the board shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(b) An attorney member appointed pursuant to this section shall serve for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term. An appointed attorney member may be reappointed pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 10. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6013.5.

6013.5. (a) Effective January 1, 2018, a maximum of six members of the board shall be members of the public who have never been licensees of the State Bar or admitted to practice before any court in the United States.
(b) Each of these members shall serve for a term of four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term.
(c) Effective January 1, 2018, one public member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and one public member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(d) Four public members shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Senate.
(e) Each respective appointing authority shall fill any vacancy in and make any reappointment to each respective office.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 16. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6013.5.5.

6013.5.5. Subdivision (c) of Section 450 and Sections 450.2 to 450.6, inclusive, shall apply to public members appointed or reappointed on or after January 1, 2012.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. (AB 156) Effective September 27, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6013.6.

6013.6. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any full-time employee of any public agency who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California shall not suffer any loss of rights, promotions, salary increases, retirement benefits, tenure, or other job-related benefits, which he or she would otherwise have been entitled to receive.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), any public agency which employs a person who serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California may reduce the employee’s salary, but no other right or job-related benefit, pro rata to the extent that the employee does not work the number of hours required by statute or written regulation to be worked by other employees of the same grade in any particular pay period and the employee does not claim available leave time. The employee shall be afforded the opportunity to perform job duties during other than regular working hours if such a work arrangement is practical and would not be a burden to the public agency.
(c) The Legislature finds that service as a member of the Board of Trustees of the State Bar of California by a person employed by a public agency is in the public interest.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 417, Sec. 18. (SB 163) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6015.

6015. No person is eligible for attorney membership on the board unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) He or she is an active licensee of the State Bar.
(b) Either:
(1) Prior to October 31, 2020, if elected, he or she maintains his or her principal office for the practice of law within the State Bar district from which he or she is elected.
(2) If appointed by the Supreme Court or the Legislature, he or she maintains his or her principal office for the practice of law within the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 17. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6016.

6016. (a) The term of office of each attorney member of the board shall be four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the term.
(b) The board of trustees may provide by rule for an interim board to act in the place and stead of the board when because of vacancies during terms of office there is less than a quorum of the board.
(c) The time served during the remainder of a midterm vacancy by any member appointed to fill that vacancy shall not count toward any term limits for the member filling the vacancy.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 419, Sec. 2. (AB 2958) Effective September 18, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6019.

6019. Each place upon the board for which a member is to be appointed shall for the purposes of the appointment be deemed a separate office.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 15. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6020.

6020. The officers of the State Bar are a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 19. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6021.

6021. (a) The selection of the chair and vice chair of the board shall be made by appointment of the Supreme Court.
(b) The chair and the vice chair shall each be appointed for a term not to exceed two years. The chair and vice chair shall assume the duties of their respective offices at the conclusion of the September meeting following their appointment. The chair and vice chair shall not serve more than two terms, except that a chair or vice chair who is appointed to fill a vacancy for the balance of a term is eligible to serve two full terms in addition to the remainder of the term for which they were appointed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 697, Sec. 8. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6023.

6023. The officers of the State Bar shall continue in office until their successors are appointed or selected.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 21. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6024.

6024. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the State Bar and of the board, and in the event of his or her absence or inability to act, the vice chair shall preside.
Other duties of the chair and the vice chair, and the duties of the secretary, shall be such as the board may prescribe.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 22. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6025.

6025. Subject to the laws of this state, the board may formulate and declare rules and regulations necessary or expedient for the carrying out of this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 698, Sec. 4. (SB 176) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6026.7.

6026.7. (a) The State Bar is subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and all meetings of the State Bar are subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act shall not apply to the Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission or the State Bar Court.
(c) In addition to the grounds authorized in the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, a closed session may be held for those meetings, or portions thereof, relating to any of the following:
(1) Appeals from decisions of the Board of Legal Specialization refusing to certify or recertify an applicant or suspending or revoking a specialist’s certificate.
(2) The preparation of examination materials, the approval, the grading, or the security of test administration of examinations for certification of a specialist.
(3) The preparation of examination materials, the approval, the grading, or the security of test administration of the California Bar Examination or the First-Year Law Students’ Examination.
(4) Matters related to the Committee of Bar Examiners’ consideration of moral character, including allegations of criminal or professional misconduct, competence, or physical or mental health of an individual, requests by applicants for testing accommodations in connection with an application for admission to practice law, or appeals of the Committee of Bar Examiners’ determinations.
(5) Information about a law school’s operations that constitutes a trade secret as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 3426.1 of the Civil Code.
(6) Matters related to the board’s consideration of waiving confidentiality related to records of disciplinary proceedings under subdivision (c) of Section 6086.1.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 11125.7 of the Government Code, the State Bar shall accept public comment in open session on all matters that are agendized for discussion or decision by the board of trustees, whether in an open or a closed session.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 697, Sec. 9. (SB 40) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6026.11.

6026.11. The State Bar is subject to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) and all public records and writings of the State Bar are subject to the California Public Records Act.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 13. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6028.

6028. (a) The board may make appropriations and disbursements from the funds of the State Bar to pay all necessary expenses for effectuating the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), no member of the board shall receive any other compensation than his or her necessary expenses connected with the performance of his or her duties as a member of the board.
(c) Public members of the board appointed pursuant to the provisions of Section 6013.5 and public members of the examining committee appointed pursuant to Section 6046.5 shall receive, out of funds appropriated by the board for this purpose, fifty dollars ($50) per day for each day actually spent in the discharge of official duties, but in no event shall this payment exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per month. In addition, these public members shall receive, out of funds appropriated by the board, necessary expenses connected with the performance of their duties.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 529, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6029.

6029. (a) The board may appoint such committees, officers and employees as it deems necessary or proper, and fix and pay salaries and necessary expenses.
(b) The members of the executive committee of the board shall include at least one board member appointed by each of the following appointing authorities:
(1) The Supreme Court.
(2) The Governor.
(3) The Speaker of the Assembly.
(4) The Senate Committee on Rules.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 422, Sec. 20. (SB 36) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6030.

6030. The board shall be charged with the executive function of the State Bar and the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter. The violation or threatened violation of any provision of Articles 7 (commencing with Section 6125) and 9 (commencing with Section 6150) of this chapter may be enjoined in a civil action brought in the superior court by the State Bar and no undertaking shall be required of the State Bar.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2033.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6031.

6031. (a) The board may aid in all matters pertaining to the advancement of the science of jurisprudence or to the improvement of the administration of justice.
(b) Notwithstanding this section or any other law, the board shall not conduct or participate in, or authorize any committee, agency, employee, or commission of the State Bar to conduct or participate in any evaluation, review, or report on the qualifications, integrity, diligence, or judicial ability of any specific justice of a court provided for in Section 2 or 3 of Article VI of the California Constitution without prior review and statutory authorization by the Legislature.
The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit a licensee of the State Bar from conducting or participating in such an evaluation, review, or report in his or her individual capacity.
The provisions of this subdivision shall not be construed to prohibit an evaluation of potential judicial appointees or nominees as authorized by Section 12011.5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 23. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Business and Professions Code - BPC › DIVISION 3 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY › CHAPTER 4 - Attorneys › ARTICLE 2 - Administration › Section 6032.

6032. Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar is expressly authorized to collect, in conjunction with the State Bar’s collection of its annual license fees, voluntary fees on behalf of and for the purpose of funding the California Supreme Court Historical Society, which advances the science of jurisprudence by preserving and disseminating to the general public the history of the Supreme Court and the Judicial Branch.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 25. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.)