SUSAN JERICH Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Sobering Statistics on the Deadliest of Hazards: Doing Your Job Officers have an eightfold risk of killing themselves over being killed by a perpetrator. Officers have a threefold risk of suicide over on-duty accidents. Officers have an increased rate […]
GIDIAN R. MELLK Associate Attorney Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC California Senate Bill 1421 substantially erodes the confidentiality laws that have long-protected California peace officers. Its purpose, according to the bill’s authors, is to “stem the misuse of peace officer authority by making public information pertaining to […]
MIKE RAINS Principal and Founding Member Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver, PC Assembly Bill 748, introduced by Assembly Member Phil Ting, changes previous law under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) relating to video evidence captured by police officers during investigations and/or detentions of individuals. Governor Jerry Brown […]
FRED ROWBOTHAM Chairman Law enforcement in California has taken some substantial legislative hits over the last year. AB 748 and SB 1421 sailed through the Legislature this year and were signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. Below, you will find a thoughtful explanation of how these new laws will […]
MICHAEL P. STONE, ESQ. Founder and Principal Partner ROBERT RABE, ESQ. Attorney Stone Busailah, LLP Government Code § 3304 (d) is a potent defense in any investigation and disciplinary action against a public safety officer in California. In a nutshell, a “statute of limitations” defense or “plea in abatement” means […]