Vol. 28 No. 2 – California Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding Marijuana Dispensaries

CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS REGARDING MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES The conflicting opinions from various California Courts of Appeal, regarding the authority of cities and counties to ban medical marijuana dispensaries, will, hopefully, be put to rest shortly. On February 5, 2013, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of the City of Riverside v. Inland […]

Vol. 28 No. 5 – The Enforcement of Federal Laws by Local Law Enforcement

THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT The question currently under discussion in many jurisdictions, throughout the country, focuses on whether states and local governments can be compelled to enforce federal laws? The answer would generally appear to be “no,” but the more appropriate answer might be, “it depends.” The Tenth Amendment to […]

Vol. 28 No. 4 – Peace Officers Who Resign Or Are Terminated Do Not Qualify As “Honorably Retired” Peace Officers For Purposes Of Obtaining A Concealed Weapons Permit.

Peace Officers Who Resign Or Are Terminated Do Not Qualify As “Honorably Retired” Peace Officers For Purposes Of Obtaining A Concealed Weapons Permit. On February 28, 2013 the Third Appellate District of the California Court of Appeal, in Gore v. Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, held that “honorably retired” peace officers only refers to those […]

Vol. 28 No. 3 – Secure Communities Program: Mandatory or Optional?

    SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM: MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL? The Tenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution states that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”  When deciding whether or not a federal law is binding on […]

Vol. 27 No. 16 – Court Orders Board to Provide Independent Legal Counsel to Sheriff.

COURT ORDERS BOARD TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT  LEGAL COUNSEL TO SHERIFF We are very pleased to report that a Superior Court Judge, sitting by assignment from another county,[1] has ordered the Lake County Board of Supervisors to pay for independent legal counsel for Sheriff Frank Rivero to assist him in an official matter in which the County […]

Vol. 27 No. 4 – AB 1028 – Rehire of CalPERS Annuitants

AB 1028 – REHIRE OF CalPERS ANNUITANTS Assembly Bill 1028 (AB 1028) was signed by the Governor in October 2011 and became effective January 1, 2012. This Bill amended certain portions of the Govt. Code having to do with PERS annuitants. Of particular interest to Chiefs and Sheriffs, AB 1028 amended Govt. Code §§ 21221, 21224 […]