California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1515

Introduced by Assembly Member Gonzalez

January 15, 2014

An act to amend Section 6077 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to attorneys.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1515, as introduced, Gonzalez. Attorneys: suspension from practice.

Under existing law, when a member of the State Bar willfully breaches any of the rules of professional conduct, the Board of Governors of the State Bar may discipline the member or recommend to the Supreme Court that the member be suspended for no longer than 3 years.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 6077 of the Business and Professions
Code is amended to read:

6077.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The rules of professional conduct adopted by the
board, when approved by the Supreme Court, are binding upon all
members of the State Bar.

begin delete

For

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begin insert (b) end insert begin insert   end insert begin insert For end insert a begin delete wilful end delete begin insert willful end insert breach of any of these rules, the board
has power to discipline members of the State Bar by reproval,
public or private, or to recommend to the Supreme Court the
suspension begin insert of members of the State Bar end insert from practice for a period
not exceeding three years begin delete of members of the State Bar end delete .