California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6116

Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 34.

When an attorney has been found guilty of the charges made in proceedings not based upon a record of conviction, judgment shall be rendered disbarring the attorney or suspending him from practice for a limited time, according to the gravity of the offense charged.

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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6116 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/bpc/division-3-professions-and-vocations-generally/chapter-4-attorneys/article-6-disciplinary-authority-of-the-courts/section-6116

Other sections in Article 6 - Disciplinary Authority of the Courts

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