§ 6140.02. — 6140.02. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 94.)

California § 6140.02.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code BPC: Business and Professions Code - BPC
• Div. 3.: DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Attorneys
• Art. 8.: ARTICLE 8. Revenue

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(a)
The California Lawyers Association shall adopt a dues schedule for membership and shall provide that schedule to the State Bar by October 1 of each year.
(b)
Payment of dues for membership in the California Lawyers Association and individual sections of the California Lawyers Association is voluntary. Each licensee of the State Bar shall have the option of joining the California Lawyers Association and one or more individual sections by including the dues set by the schedule established pursuant to subdivision (a) with that State Bar licensee’s annual license fees. Any contribution or membership option included with a State Bar of California mandatory fees billing statement shall include a statement that the California Lawyers Association is not a part of the
State Bar and that membership in that organization is voluntary.
(c)
The State Bar shall collect, in conjunction with the collection of its annual license fees under Section 6140, membership fees for the California Lawyers Association as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 6031.5.
(d)
This section is not intended to limit the California Lawyers Association membership to licensees of the State Bar or restrict the California Lawyers Association from collecting membership dues or donations by other means.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 659, Sec. 94. (AB 3249) Effective January 1, 2019.