Vol. 22 No. 19- Medical costs of arrestees – who pays before booking?
MEDICAL COSTS OF ARRESTEES – WHO PAYS BEFORE BOOKING? On November 15, 2007 the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, issued a ruling which substantially changes what had been law, and practice, in California for many years. In the case of Sharp Healthcare, et al, v. County of San Diego, 2007 Cal. App. LEXIS 1858, […]
Vol. 22 No. 20-POBR Does Not Apply To Criminal Investigations
POBR DOES NOT APPLY TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS Last year, a superior court judge ruled that if an employing agency was conducting a criminal investigation of an officer, it must afford the officer all rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBRA), as it would during an internal, administrative, investigation. On December […]