California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 4 — Attorneys, Article 1 — General Provisions, Section 6001.1
Protection of the public, which includes support for greater access to, and inclusion in, the legal system, shall be the highest priority for the State Bar of California and the board of trustees in exercising their licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the public shall be paramount.
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Requires the State Bar and its board of trustees to make protection of the public, including greater access to and inclusion in the legal system, their highest priority in licensing, regulatory, and disciplinary functions. When public protection conflicts with other interests they seek to promote, public protection must be paramount.
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