Business and Professions Code 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.

Source: Section 6581, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6581. (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Jun. 24, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_6581

Original Source: Section 6581, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6581. (last accessed May 12, 2025).