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Are Legislative Findings in Prop. 117 Bills Sufficient?

April 29, 2026 2:00 pmApril 29, 2026 2:01 pm

In reviewing pending legislation that proposes amendments to the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990, the same legislative finding and declaration is made in each bill. It is a simplistic statement that raises the question whether this language meets the...

Creditor’s Demand for Third-party Claims

April 29, 2026 2:30 amApril 29, 2026 2:31 am

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 9, Division 4, Chapter 5 deals with a creditor’s demand for third-party claims by a secured party or lienholder for the enforcement of judgments in California. Section 720.510 allows a creditor to make...

Creditor’s Suits

April 28, 2026 2:00 pmApril 28, 2026 2:01 pm

Code of Civil Procedure Part 2, Title 9, Division 2, Chapter 6, Article 3 deals with creditor’s suits in the enforcement of money judgments in California civil actions. Section 708.210 provides that, if a third person has possession or control...

Conservatorships

April 28, 2026 2:30 amApril 28, 2026 2:31 am

Division 4, Part 3 of the Probate Code deals with conservatorships. Chapter 1 deals with the establishment of a conservatorship. Article 1 deals with person for whom a conservator may be appointed. Section 1800 contains eight statements of legislative intent....

What Happens When an Author is Not Presenting his or her Bill?

April 27, 2026 2:00 pmApril 27, 2026 2:01 pm

What happens when a bill author is not available to present his or her bill in a committee of the California Legislature? The general practice is for another legislator to present the bill in the missing legislator’s absence. The first...

Licensing of Capital Access Companies

April 27, 2026 2:30 amApril 27, 2026 2:31 am

Title 4, Division 3, Chapter 3 deals with the licensing of capital access companies in California under its securities law. Section 28150 provides that no person proposing to transact or transacting business in this state, other than a licensee, is...

Collection by Affidavit

April 26, 2026 5:33 pmApril 26, 2026 5:33 pm

Probate Code Division 8, Part 2, Chapter 4 deals with collection by affidavit of compensation owed to a deceased spouse regarding passage of property to the surviving spouse without administration. Section 13600 provides that, at any time after a spouse...