Statute · California Business and Professions Code
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6129 — Unlawful Practice of Law
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6129
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Business and Professions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of debt or thing in action, with intent to bring suit thereon, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Citator
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6129 — Unlawful Practice of Law is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every attorney who, either directly or indirectly, buys or is interested in buying any evidence of debt or thing in action, with intent to bring suit thereon, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Any violation of the provisions of this section is punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or by both.