Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6230 · Article 15. Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 6230
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 698, Sec. 17. (SB 176) Effective January 1, 2020.
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- Official file
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