Author: Chris Micheli
Chris Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist with Snodgrass & Micheli, LLC, as well as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law.
AB 1232 Would Make Important Changes to California’s Administrative Procedure Act
Assembly Bill 1232, as amended March 28, 2025, is authored by Assembly Member Anamarie Avila Farias and principally co-authored by Assembly Member Jose Luis Solache to required proposed state agency regulations to consider cost of living impacts on residents of...
Documentary Drafts Collection
California’s Commercial Code, in Division 4, Chapter 5, deals with the collection of documentary drafts concerning bank deposits and collections. Section 4501 requires a bank that takes a documentary draft for collection to present or send the draft and accompanying...
Self-Insurance for Veterans
California’s Military and Veterans Code, in Division 4, Chapter 6, Article 3.7, provides for pooled self-insurance as a state benefit for veterans in this state. Section 989 provides a statement of legislative intent to establish the Pooled Self-Insurance Fund in...
Withdrawal of Civil Actions
Code of Civil Procedure – CCP PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307 – 1062.34] ( Part 2 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 4.5. RECORDING NOTICE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS [405 – 405.61] ( Title 4.5 repealed and added by Stats. 1992, Ch....
Temporary Restraining Orders in Family Law
Division 2, Part 3 of the California Family Code deals with temporary restraining orders in this state. Section 231 provides that this part applies to a temporary restraining order in a summons issued under either of two specified provisions: Section...
Recycled Purchase Mandates on Local Governments
The California Public Contract Code in Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 3.5 contains recycled product procurement mandates pertaining to local governments. Section 22150 provides that, if fitness and quality are equal, each local public entity is required to purchase recycled...