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California Hit and Runs Explained July 3, 2019

Misdemeanor vs. Felony If you are involved in a car accident which ends up causing damage to someone else’s property, and you leave the scene without properly identifying yourself to the other parties involved, you could be arrested, charged, and ultimately convicted of a ...

California Hit and Runs Explained July 3, 2019
Misdemeanor vs. Felony If you are involved in a car accident which ends up causing damage to someone else’s property, and you leave the scene without properly identifying yourself to the other parties ...
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Unreasonable Searches of a Vehicle in California June 28, 2019
Even if you are on probation, that does not give police the right to arbitrarily detain you for no reason, especially if the officer doesn’t know you are on probation at the time of initiating the ...
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Legitimate Expectation of Privacy During a Home Search June 5, 2019
Privacy is one of the fundamental rights given to us by the United States Constitution. This has been best described as a “legitimate expectation of privacy” of the area to be searched. Our Founding ...
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California's Police Transparency Law Enacted May 20, 2019
On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law legislation on Police Transparency. The new law, which went into effect on January 1, 2019, requires police departments to release all ...
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5150 California Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I) April 23, 2019
5150 Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I) authorizes law enforcement or medical providers to involuntarily confine a person suspected of having a mental disorder which makes them a danger to themselves, ...
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How the DMV in California Deals with DUI Arrests April 12, 2019
In California, if you are arrested for driving under the influence ( DUI ), there are two processes that will be going on. First, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to suspend your driving ...
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