Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6158.2 · Article 9.5. Legal Advertising
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6158.2
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The following information shall be presumed to be in compliance with this article for purposes of advertising by electronic media, provided the message as a whole is not false, misleading, or deceptive:
(a) Name, including name of law firm, names of professional associates, addresses, telephone numbers, and the designation “lawyer,” “attorney,” “law firm,” or the like.
(b) Fields of practice, limitation of practice, or specialization.
(c) Fees for routine legal services, subject to the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 6157.2 and the Rules of Professional Conduct.
(d) Date and place of birth.
(e) Date and place of admission to the bar of state and federal courts.
(f) Schools attended, with dates of graduation, degrees, and other scholastic distinctions.
(g) Public or quasi-public offices.
(h) Military service.
(i) Legal authorship.
(j) Legal teaching positions.
(k) Memberships, offices, and committee assignments in bar associations.
(l) Memberships and offices in legal fraternities and legal societies.
(m) Technical and professional licenses.
(n) Memberships in scientific, technical, and professional associations and societies.
(o) Foreign language ability of the advertising lawyer or a member of lawyer’s firm.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 711, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6158.2.
- Text hash
- sha256 5a6ae7340b59f26b9e5390266a8dac057d3208756803059e2309deea05f4d505
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Business and Professions Code
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.