California Statutes
§ 6043.5. — 6043.5. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1639, Sec. 2.)
California·Code BPC Business and Professions Code - BPC·Div. 3. DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY·Ch. 4. CHAPTER 4. Attorneys·Art. 3. ARTICLE 3. Investigations, Examining Committee, Subpoenas, and Other Proceedings
(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).
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1639, Sec. 2.