What is the California Consumer Privacy Act? The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a California law focused on privacy and data sharing that came into effect on January 1, 2020. It applies if you’re doing business with Californian residents and you meet one of the following criteria: You buy, sell, or share personal data […]
What to Know About California’s New Police Use-of-Force Law On average, California police shoot and kill someone every two to three days. This number is higher than the national average – even considering California’s size. After several high-profile cases of police shooting unarmed people, state lawmakers decided to act. They passed a new law tightening […]
California’s Proposition 47 Law Explained In November 2014, California voters voted in proposition 47, which changed the way drug and theft-related offenses in the state of California are handled. The new law didn’t only apply to future crimes, but also for anybody who was serving a sentence for a proposition 47 offense. This meant that […]
What California Law Says about Possession of Controlled Substances California drug possession laws include two broad categories: simple possession and possession with the intent of selling. The California Health and Safety Code also separates the offence related to controlled substances, formerly classified as narcotics by state law, from crimes related to marijuana. California law prohibits […]
