Additional noticing, records retention, and posting requirements for property taxes, written protests, and public debt reports
Summary Recently Governor Brown approved three separate bills that impose additional administrative requirements on financial processes that cities commonly encounter. Starting January 1, 2017, cities must provide notice to non-resident property owners of a proposed parcel tax, must retain for two years written protests against new/increased property assessments, and must post annual debt reports to […]
Vol. 31 No. 24- VEHICLE CODE SECTION 31, WHICH PROHIBITS LYING TO AN OFFICER ENGAGED IN OFFICIAL DUTIES, IS CONSTITUTIONAL
On November 18, 2016, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, held in People v. Wilson Morera-Munoz that Vehicle Code Section 31, which criminalizes the making of false statements to law enforcement officers while they are engaged in the performance of their duties under that code, was not an unconstitutional infringement on the First […]