California AB 60 of 2013 requires the state Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to issue driver's licenses to persons who are ineligible for a Social Security Number (SSN) if additional documentation is provided, such as a valid, unexpired consular identification document issued by a consulate or a valid unexpired passport, or an original birth certificate or other proof of age, or a home utility bill, lease or rental agreement or other proof of state residency, or even a marriage license or divorce certificate, just to name a few. The issue of allowing undocumented immigrants drivers licenses has been considered almost continually by the ... Read More >
Nov 23
AB 370 of 2013 stops online sharing
AB 370 is intended to help protect privacy of online users. In 2003, California enacted the Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), requiring operators of commercial Web sites to post online privacy policies and adhere to their requirements. Among other things, CalOPPA requires a Web site operator's privacy policy to identify the categories of personally identifiable information collected about individual consumers who use or visit the Web site, as well as to disclose the categories of third-party persons or entities with whom the operator may share that personally identifiable information. In the ten years that have elapsed since CalOPPA ... Read More >
Nov 23
California’s new Olive Oil Commission
When Gov. Brown signed Senate Bill 250 in 2013 into law, he enacted California's Olive Oil Commission and with it all of the accompanying bureaucratic components, such as membership, board of directors, and creation of quality standards. California produces 99% of the olives grown in the United States. According to the California Olive Oil Council, there are over 400 growers on approximately 30,000 acres dedicated to the production of olive oil. With over 50 varieties of olives grown in California, it is estimated that the 2013 harvest will produce over 2.4 million gallons of oil. According Senator Wolk, California's olive oil industry ... Read More >
Nov 23
2013 Compendium of Notable California Legislation
LIS has published its annual Compendium of notable California legislation for 2013 at https://www.legintent.com/legislation/legislation2013.pdf The Compendium is not exhaustive, but it does reflect some of the major bills that were reported on in our California newspapers and were supported or opposed by some of California’s more established stakeholders, such as the League of California Cities, the California Teachers Association, California Manufacturers and Technology, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the California State Bar. California has been enacting laws since 1850, when it became a state, and at Legislative Intent ... Read More >
Oct 16
Crack Tough Cases with Legislative Intent
Did you know that, according to Guinness World Records, one of the longest running civil cases by an individual spanned more than 34 years? Legislation can be incredibly complex, and courts often spend an inordinate amount of time speculating about, and further researching, unclear laws. When is it appropriate for judges and courts to question laws, and what steps can courts take when legislation is undeniably ambiguous, especially in California? What is Legislative Intent? Legislative intent is a fairly broad term. Simply put, courts explore legislative intent when state or federal laws and statutes are not clear-cut. Sometimes, ... Read More >