Section 646.5 Of Chapter 2. Of Other And Miscellaneous Offenses From California Penal Code >> Title 15. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2.
646.5
. No person shall knowingly and directly solicit employment
from any injured person or from any other person to obtain
authorization on behalf of the injured person, as an investigator to
investigate the accident or act which resulted in injury or death to
such person or damage to the property of such person. Nothing in this
section shall prohibit the soliciting of employment as an
investigator from such injured person's attorney.
Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
This section shall not apply to any business agent or attorney
employed by a labor organization.