Chris Micheli – Page 95 – California Globe

Requiring a Repeal of a Statute

October 13, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 13, 2025 2:01 pm

I came across a bill during the 2025 California Legislative Session that contains the following provision: Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2031. Why does a bill contain this provision? We...

Licenses by For-Hire Vessel Operators

October 13, 2025 2:30 amOctober 13, 2025 6:16 am

Division 3, Chapter 5, Article 3 deals with for-hire vessel operators’ license. Section 760 defines the term “for-hire vessel” with two specified exceptions. Section 761 provides that no for-hire vessel, while carrying passengers for hire, is to be operated or...

Registration and Enforcement of Protective Orders

October 12, 2025 2:30 amOctober 13, 2025 6:17 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 10, Part 4, Chapter 3 deals with the registration and enforcement of protective orders and other domestic violence prevention orders. Section 6380 required each county to develop a procedure, using existing systems, for the electronic...

General Provisions of Marital Agreements

October 11, 2025 2:30 amOctober 11, 2025 8:05 am

California’s Family Code, in Division 4, Part 5, Chapter 1, provides general provisions for marital agreements in this state. Section 1500 provides that the property rights of spouses prescribed by statute may be altered by a premarital agreement or other...

Eureka! Here Are All the The Golden State’s Official State-Designated Items of

October 10, 2025 2:00 pmOctober 10, 2025 2:01 pm

In California’s Government Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2, which is titled “State Flag and Emblems,” there are a series of state-designated items. In 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills making additional designations. In 2025, Governor Newsom signed...

Domestic Partnership Registration in California

October 10, 2025 2:30 amOctober 10, 2025 2:31 am

Division 2.5 of the California Family Code deals with domestic partner registration. Part 1 deals with definitions. Section 297 provides that domestic partners are two adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in an intimate and committed relationship...

Vessel Traffic Service in California

October 9, 2025 2:30 amOctober 9, 2025 2:31 am

Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 4 of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code deals with vessel traffic service. Section 445 provides for the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Inc. It may operate a vessel traffic service, in cooperation with,...