Legal Updates & Publications

Senate Bill 1126 (Cedillo) was recently signed into law, authorizing law enforcement agencies to collect assets from criminal street gang members who create or maintain a public nuisance. Previous California law allowed agencies to only collect assets derived from the criminal activity being abated or.

In California, the Ralph M. Brown Act requires that the public be allowed to address a public body on any item of interest within the body’s subject matter jurisdiction. But how far can public comments at a meeting go before the speech actually becomes slander.

On June 10, 2008, the California Court of Appeals issued its decision in People v. Manchel,[1] holding that a convicted felon who was required to register as sex offender could not escape the registration requirement merely because he engaged in oral copulation rather than sexual.

A recent decision of the California Court of Appeal provides key insight into the transfer of water rights when land is subdivided or sold, holding that such water rights should be divided in proportion to the size of the land subdivided or sold rather than.

A special edition of The AGC Update, discussing the status of Sex Offender Regulation in California, is now available. This Update describes recent California court decisions which could help expand regulation of sex offenders, and includes a summary of pending legislation. Click here for this.