Cal. Business and Professions Code § 6043.5
Cal. Business and Professions Code § 6043.5
California · California Business and Professions Code · Status: effective
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- Cal. Business and Professions Code § 6043.5, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/774082
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(a) Every person who reports to the State Bar or causes a complaint to be filed with the State Bar that an attorney has engaged in professional misconduct, knowing the report or complaint to be false and malicious, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) The State Bar may, in its discretion, notify the appropriate district attorney or city attorney that a person has filed what the State Bar believes to be a false and malicious report or complaint against an attorney and recommend prosecution of the person under subdivision (a).