Business and Professions Code section 6125

No person shall practice law in California unless the person is an active licensee of the State Bar.

Source: Section 6125, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6125. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_6125

Original Source: Section 6125, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6125. (last accessed May 12, 2025).