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Interesting Preliminary Provisions of the Family Code

January 18, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 18, 2025 2:31 am

California’s over 155,000 statutes are contained in 29 separate Codes. The ninth alphabetically is the Family Code. All 29 Codes have general or preliminary provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. In reviewing those introductory provisions contained in...

Judicial Officers and Holidays in California

January 17, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 17, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure contains provisions related to judicial officers and judicial holidays. Part 1, Title 2, Chapter 5 contains miscellaneous provisions respecting courts of justice in this state. Section 182 provides that the heading to this chapter is...

Maximum Number of Bills in the California Legislature

January 16, 2025 2:31 amJanuary 16, 2025 2:32 am

Under prior rules of the Senate and Assembly in the California Legislature, during their 2-year Sessions, Assembly Members could introduce a maximum of 4,000 bills (50 bills x 80 members) and Senators could introduce a maximum of 1,600 bills (40...

Definitions for the Enforcement of Judgments Law

January 15, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 15, 2025 2:31 am

In the Code of Civil Procedure, Part 2, Title 9 deals with the enforcement of judgments in civil actions. Division 1, Chapter 1 provides a short title and definitions. Section 680.010 notes that this title is the Enforcement of Judgments...

What Comes After Reducing Bill Limits?

January 14, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 14, 2025 6:21 am

Now that the bill introduction limits have been reduced in both the Assembly (thank you, Speaker Rivas) and Senate (thank you, PT McGuire), I hope that a few other things might change in the legislative process. First, in light of...

Jurisdiction and Service of Process

January 13, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 13, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 5, Chapter 5, deals with persons upon whom summons may be serviced in civil actions. Section 416.10 allows a summons to be served on a corporation by delivering a copy of...

Privileges and Penalties of State Militia

January 12, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 12, 2025 2:31 am

Military and Veterans Code Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 7, provides privileges and penalties for the state militia. Section 389 defines the following terms: “temporary military leave of absence,” “public employee, “public agency,” “armed forces,” and “recognized military service.” Section...