Title 10 — PUBLIC SAFETY, MORALS AND WELFARE
Chapter 10.12 — SOLICITING TORT CLAIMS
San Marcos Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · San Marcos
10.12.010 - Soliciting Employment for Settling Tort Claim Prohibited.¶
It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit employment for himself, or for any other person, either directly or through some other person acting on his behalf, to prosecute, collect, settle, compromise or to negotiate for the settlement, compromise, or collection of any tort claims, on behalf of any tort claimant, in which he himself has no pecuniary interest arising from such tort in the City of San Marcos.
10.12.020 - Exception.¶
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prevent joint tort claimants from negotiating with each other for the purpose of combining respective claims or actions against the tort feasor.
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