Section 12327 Of Chapter 4. Licensee Regulations From California Financial Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 4.
12327
. Nothing in this division shall be deemed to authorize the
performance, directly or indirectly, of an act or acts constituting
the practice of law by a prorater, business agent, check seller, or
by any person, firm, corporation or organization described, or
engaging in a transaction specified in subdivision (a), (b), (d),
(e), (f), (g), or (h) of Section 12100.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and other
applicable laws, the following act or acts, when done by the owner,
manager or employee of a prorater, in connection with a prorating
transaction, shall be deemed to constitute the unlawful practice of
law:
(a) Preparation, advising or signing of a release of attachment or
garnishment, stipulation, affidavit for exemption, compromise
agreement or other legal or court document;
(b) The furnishing of legal advice or performance of legal
services of any kind.
No prorater (including an owner, manager or employee of a
prorater) shall (1) represent that he or she is authorized or
competent to furnish legal advice or perform legal services; (2)
assume authority on behalf of creditors or a debtor or accept a power
of attorney authorizing it to employ or terminate the services of an
attorney or to arrange the terms of or compensate for such services;
(3) communicate with the debtor or creditor or any other person in
the name of an attorney or upon the stationery of an attorney or
prepare any form or instrument which only attorneys are authorized to
prepare.