§ 6236

The State Bar shall actively engage in outreach activities to make members, the legal community, and the general public aware of the existence and availability of the Attorney Diversion and Assistance Program. Outreach shall include, but not be limited to, the development and certification of minimum continuing legal education courses relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of substance abuse, including no-cost and low-cost programs and materials pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 6070, informing all members of the State Bar of the program’s existence and benefits through both direct communication and targeted advertising, working in coordination with the judicial branch to inform the state’s judges of the program’s existence and availability as a disciplinary option, and working in cooperation with organizations that provide services and support to attorneys with issues related to substance abuse.

(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 129, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)