It is 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 claim, on behalf of any tort claimant, in which he himself has no pecuniary interest arising from such tort.
(Prior code § 9.44.020 (Ord. 173 § 2, 1935))