{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-6402.1","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 6402.1","heading":"","body":"To be eligible to apply for registration under this chapter as a legal document assistant, the applicant shall possess at least one of the following:\n(a) A high school diploma or general equivalency diploma, and either a minimum of two years of law-related experience under the supervision of a licensed attorney, or a minimum of two years experience, prior to January 1, 1999, providing self-help service.\n(b) A baccalaureate degree in any field and either a minimum of one year of law-related experience under the supervision of a licensed attorney, or a minimum of one year of experience, prior to January 1, 1999, providing self-help service.\n(c) A certificate of completion from a paralegal program that is institutionally accredited but not approved by the American Bar Association, that requires successful completion of a minimum of 24 semester units, or the equivalent, in legal specialization courses.\n(d) A certificate of completion from a paralegal program approved by the American Bar Association.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY [5000. - 9998.12.]","CHAPTER 5.5. Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer Assistants [6400. - 6415.]","ARTICLE 2. Registration Procedures [6402. - 6407.]"],"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":"f451bd0d6eb0b8bca3684bb0cc3f696fcbf05c5ac4fd333ac0eefd00a50b227f","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-6402","next":"us-ca/bpc-6402.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}