HB 599: Attorney Practices
GENERAL BILL by Kottkamp ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Porth
Attorney Practices; provides legislative findings; prohibits solicitation of legal business for profit; provides certain exceptions; prohibits aiding, assisting, or abetting in soliciting legal business for profit; provides criminal penalties; prohibits solicitation of legal business for profit by urging person to consider bringing legal action against another; defines term "solicit"; provides civil penalties; provides for equitable relief, etc. Amends 877.02.
Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/25/2005 House • Filed
2/7/2005 House • Referred to Business Regulation (CC); Judiciary (JC); Commerce Council
2/8/2005 House • Original reference(s)- removed: Business Regulation (CC); Judiciary (JC); Commerce Council; Referred to Judiciary (JC); Justice Council
3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Judiciary (JC); Justice Council -HJ 00059
4/21/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/22/05, 8:00 am, 404-H --If received
5/6/2005 House • Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
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HB 599, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/25/2005 at 12:22 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 192 (e1) Advertising for Legal Services Campbell Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died in Committee on Judiciary (JC)
Location:Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 877.02 Solicitation of legal services or retainers therefor; penalty.