{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-6044","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 6044","heading":"","body":"The chief trial counsel, with or without the filing or presentation of any complaint, may initiate and conduct investigations of all matters affecting or relating to:\n(a) The discipline of the licensees of the State Bar.\n(b) The acts or practices of a person whom the chief trial counsel has reason to believe has violated or is about to violate any provision of Articles 7 (commencing with Section 6125) and 9 (commencing with Section 6150) of this chapter.\n(c) Any other matter within the jurisdiction of the State Bar.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 4. Attorneys [6000. - 6256.]","ARTICLE 3. Investigations, Examining Committee, Subpoenas, and Other Proceedings  [6043.5. - 6054.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"c938dfd5867113c7e7747e1f2638ba2b446a8ceb3b801f030e2c92a7381f47f5","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-6043.5","next":"us-ca/bpc-6044.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}