Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000 - 9998.11]
( Heading of Division 3 added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 30. ) CHAPTER 5.5. Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer Assistants [6400 - 6415]
( Chapter 5.5 repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1018, Sec. 2. ) ARTICLE 3. Conduct of Business and Prohibited Acts [6408 - 6415]
( Article 3 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1018, Sec. 2. ) 6408.5.
(a) All advertisements or solicitations published, distributed, or broadcast offering legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant services shall include the following statement: “I am not an attorney. I can only provide self help services at your specific direction.” This subdivision does not apply to classified or “yellow pages” listings in a telephone or business directory of three lines or less that state only the name, address, and telephone number of the legal document assistant or unlawful detainer assistant.
(b) If the advertisement or solicitation is in a language other than English, the statement required by subdivision (a) shall be in the same language as the advertisement or solicitation.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1018, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 6401.7.)