Fighting a Restraining Order If you have been served a restraining order in Orange County, you have legal rights and options to fight the restraining order and the allegations against you, and to present your side of the story. Restraining . . .
READ ARTICLEDrug Possession in California Drug possession charges in California have gone through some major changes. Recent California state laws have reclassified possession of many controlled substances to misdemeanors and have decriminalized others altogether. Even though many possession offenses are now . . .
READ ARTICLESex Offender Registry Laws Changing In California Up until a few months ago, California was one of only four states that required lifetime sex offender registration for all sex offenders. The state has amassed over 100,000 names on that list, . . .
READ ARTICLEConcealing a Data Breach Could Mean Jail Time Intentionally concealing a data breach could land company executives or employees in jail for up to five years if a proposed federal law comes to pass. Amid the flurry of high profile . . .
READ ARTICLECrime Novels of the Year to Give and Get For the readers on your nice list, that armchair criminologist you know, or to challenge your inner investigator during some holiday downtime, turn to one or two of the standout crime . . .
READ ARTICLEMandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse, Domestic Violence and Child Pornography California laws that aim to provide specific protections to vulnerable individuals, such as elder and dependent adults and people with disabilities, carry with them legal requirements for reporting suspected or . . .
READ ARTICLENew California Juvenile Crime Bills for 2018 Some important new juvenile crime reforms go into effect January 1, 2018 as part of a raft of legislation signed into law by Governor Brown this Fall. The reforms benefit youths and their . . .
READ ARTICLEWhat is Elder Financial Abuse? Financial abuse of the elderly in California includes a broad range of crimes from out-and-out theft of money or property, to improper use of assets; from breaching a fiduciary duty to safeguard assets, to coercion . . .
READ ARTICLECalifornia Mandatory Reporting Laws for Child Abuse & Neglect Both California and federal laws put a broad swath of professionals who interact with adults and children into the category of “mandatory reporters” of child abuse or neglect. Failure to report . . .
READ ARTICLEIdentify Theft in California You’ve surely seen all the news reporting by now about the massive hack of Equifax that stole identity data of nearly half of all people in the U.S. Criminals got away with particularly sensitive identifying information . . .
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