California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 6 — Professional Fiduciaries, Article 5 — Enforcement and Disciplinary Proceedings, Section 6581
A licensee, or an agent working on behalf of a licensee, including an attorney, shall not bill a client or impose a fee on the estate or trust of a client for responding to a complaint filed with the bureau against the licensee.
Notes
Prohibits a licensee, or an agent acting for the licensee including an attorney, from billing a client or charging the client’s estate or trust for responding to a complaint filed with the bureau against that licensee. The prohibition covers the cost of responding to the bureau complaint itself.
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