California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 4 — Attorneys, Article 15 — Attorney Diversion and Assistance Act, Section 6236
The State Bar shall actively engage in outreach activities to make licensees, the legal community, and the general public aware of the existence and availability of the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program. Outreach shall include, but not be limited to, the development and certification of minimum continuing legal education courses relating to behavioral health issues and the prevention, detection, and treatment of substance abuse, including no-cost and low-cost programs and materials pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6070, informing all licensees of the State Bar of the program’s existence and benefits through both direct communication and targeted advertising, working in coordination with the judicial branch to inform the state’s judges of the program’s existence and availability as a disciplinary option, and working in cooperation with organizations that provide services and support to attorneys with issues related to behavioral health or substance abuse.
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Requires the State Bar to conduct outreach informing licensees, the legal community, and the public about the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program. Required efforts include behavioral-health and substance-abuse continuing-education courses and low- or no-cost materials, direct communications and targeted advertising, coordination with judges on disciplinary use, and cooperation with organizations supporting affected attorneys.
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