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California Courts and Prospective Application of Laws

December 30, 2024 2:30 amDecember 30, 2024 2:31 am

California courts follow the statutory construction principle that statutes are to be applied prospectively unless there is clear evidence that the Legislature intended retroactive application as well. What are some recent appellate court statements on the topic of prospective application...

State Agency Design Build Projects

December 29, 2024 2:30 amDecember 29, 2024 2:31 am

In Public Contract Code Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 6, it provides for state agency design-build projects. Section 10187 contains legislative findings and declarations that the design-build method of project delivery, using a best value procurement methodology, has...

Electronic Records Under the Commercial Code

December 28, 2024 2:30 amDecember 28, 2024 2:31 am

California’s Commercial Code, in Division 12, deals with controllable electronic records. Section 12101 names this division as the “Uniform Commercial Code—Controllable Electronic Records.” Section 12102 defines the following terms: “controllable electronic record,” “qualifying purchaser,” “transferable record,” and “value.” In addition,...

California Courts and the Title of a Bill

December 27, 2024 7:33 amDecember 27, 2024 7:33 am

One of the constitutional requirements for a bill in the California Legislature is that every bill must contain a Title. That Title plays several important roles including advising the reader of what is the general subject matter of the bill...

Number of Registered Lobbyists in California

December 26, 2024 6:40 pmDecember 26, 2024 6:40 pm

In California, there are over 3,200 registered lobbyists with the state. Note that in most large cities in California there are also registration and reporting requirements for those engaged in local government lobbying (i.e., city councils and boards of supervisors)....

California Courts and Effective Versus Operative Dates

December 26, 2024 10:05 amDecember 26, 2024 10:05 am

What is the difference between a law’s “effective date” and its “operative date”? A common definition of “effective date” is when the new law is “on the books.” A common definition of “operative date” is when the new law becomes...

California Courts and the Legislature Amending an Initiative Statute

December 26, 2024 7:39 amDecember 26, 2024 9:41 am

California’s Constitution, in Article II, Section 10(c) sets forth the authority of the Legislature to change the language of a statutory initiative (i.e., an initiative passed by the voters that added or amended statutory language, rather than a constitutional initiative)....