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Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6240

Attorneys Providing Immigration Reform Act Services

Showing this section's text as in effect on January 1, 2013 (in force January 1, 2013 – January 1, 2015). View current text →

For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “Immigration reform act” means any pending or future act of Congress that is enacted after the effective date of this section but before January 1, 2017, including, but not limited to, the federal act known as the “Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act” (S. 744, 2013), that authorizes an undocumented immigrant who either entered the United States without inspection or who did not depart after the expiration of a nonimmigrant visa, to attain a lawful status under federal law. The State Bar shall announce and post on its Internet Web site when an immigration reform act has been enacted.

(b) “Immigration reform act services” means services offered in connection with an immigration reform act that are necessary in the preparation of an application and other related initial processes in order for an undocumented immigrant, who either entered the United States without inspection or who did not depart after the expiration of a nonimmigrant visa, to attain a lawful status under an immigration reform act.

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