Laws

Advantages of Waiving a Preliminary Hearing Pros of waiving your right to a preliminary hearing include to: avoid preserving testimony by hostile witnesses that could later be used at trial, stall the examination of state witnesses in the hopes they will be unavailable to testify at trial (perhaps because they are sick or will be …

California law lets you “stand your ground” and defend yourself and others without retreating if the following three things are true: you reasonably believe that you or another person are in imminent danger of being harmed; and you reasonably believe that the immediate use of force is necessary to defend against that danger; and you …

5 Electric Scooter Laws that You Probably Didn't Know — Explained by a California Injury AttorneyWatch this video on YouTube Electric scooters are motorized devices with two wheels, handlebars and a floorboard that you stand on to rise. You can operate an e-scooter with any class of driver’s license in California. You do not need …

PAGA Claims — "How long is the statute of limitations to file a PAGA claim?"Watch this video on YouTube In California, the statute of limitations or window of time in which you can bring a PAGA claim is generally 1 year from the date of the last labor violation on which the claim is based. The Private Attorney …

There are numerous important things to know about California’s payroll and employment laws. Five of the most important are: they cover all non-exempt workers in the state, they forbid employers from requiring their employees to work off the clock, they require employers to provide rest breaks and meal breaks, they set the state’s minimum wage …

Direct and indirect evidence are both considered to be valid forms of proof in California civil and criminal proceedings. Direct evidence is evidence that directly proves a key fact at issue. An example is an eyewitness in a murder case who saw the actual killing with their own eyes. Indirect evidence (also called circumstantial evidence) …

If you miss a mandatory court date, a bench warrant will likely be issued. This means you can detained and brought to court for a hearing on why you failed to appear. If you cannot justify your absence, then you can also be charged with failure to appear. However, if you have a good excuse …

California law requires that a person be at least 18 years of age in order legally to get a tattoo. In fact, according to Penal Code 653 PC, it is a criminal offense to “ink” or administer a tattoo to a minor under the age of 18. A violation of this code section is charged …

A spring assisted knife is legal in California as long as it “opens with one hand utilizing thumb pressure applied solely to the blade of the knife or a thumb stud attached to the blade, provided that the knife has a detent or other mechanism that provides resistance that must be overcome in opening the …

Thanks to California Senate Bill 239, it is no longer a felony to have unprotected sex and not disclose that you are HIV-positive. California law SB 239 also automatically vacated prior convictions related to: Non-disclosure of HIV status (former Penal Code 647f), and/or Felony prostitution convictions based on HIV/AIDS status. However, it is still possible to …

In booking documents and citations, VC is an abbreviation for California Vehicle Code, PC is an abbreviation for California Penal Code, and HS is an abbreviation for California Health and Safety Code. These abbreviations and different codes are used to help police identify which California law a person is suspected of violating. For example, if …