Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6140.2 · Article 8. Revenue
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6140.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The State Bar shall set as a goal the improvement of its disciplinary system so that no more than six months will elapse from the receipt of complaints to the time of dismissal, admonishment of the attorney involved, or the filing of formal charges by the State Bar Office of Trial Counsel. As to complaints designated as complicated matters by the Chief Trial Counsel, it shall be the goal and policy of the State Bar to dismiss a complaint, admonish the attorney, or have the State Bar Office of Trial Counsel file formal charges within 12 months after it receives a complaint alleging attorney misconduct.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 723, Sec. 7. (SB 211) Effective January 1, 2022.
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