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.
Duties of Pilots
California’s Harbors and Navigation Code in Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 7 deals with the duties of pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1130 requires a majority of all of the...
Notaries to Conduct Confidential Marriages
Division 3, Part 4, Chapter 2 of the California Code deals with the approval of notaries to authorize confidential marriages in this state. Section 530 prohibits a notary public from issuing a confidential marriage license pursuant to this part unless...
State Certified Pilotage
California’s Harbors and Navigation Code in Division 5, Chapter 1, Article 8 deals with state certified pilotage for pilots in Monterey Bay and the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun. Section 1140 states the intent of the Legislature...
Duties of Law Enforcement in Emergency Protective Orders
California’s Family Code, in Division 10, Part 3, Chapter 3, deals with the duties of law enforcement officers in preventing domestic violence. Section 6270 requires a law enforcement officer who requests an emergency protective order to reduce the order to...
Automatic Repeal of State Agency Reports
Are you aware that California law requires the automatic repeal of certain state agency reports? In the California Government Code, Title 2, Division 2, Part 2, Chapter 1, Article 2, there are specified duties on the Legislative Counsel. These provisions...
Confidential Marriages in California
California’s Family Code, in Division 3, Part 4, Chapter 1 deals with confidential marriages. Chapter 1 contains general provisions. Section 500 provides that, when two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant...