Funds for the provision of legal services to indigent persons: disabled veterans.
It became law on Oct 8, 2021.
- Stage
- Became law
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- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Oct 8, 2021
What it does
Existing law, the State Bar Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of attorneys by the State Bar of California, a public corporation. Existing law requires an attorney or law firm receiving or disbursing trust funds to establish and maintain an Interest On Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA) account in which the attorney or law firm is required to deposit or invest all specified client deposits or funds. Existing law directs IOLTA account interest and dividends to be paid to the State Bar of California to be distributed for the provision of civil legal services to indigent persons in a prescribed order, including, after payment of administrative costs, 85% of remaining funds to…
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