Questions tagged [california]
Questions specific to the State of California.
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Why does California (State) Seem to be Way Ahead in Consumer Protection/Safety Legislation? [migrated]
Simple question. Why does California (State) seem to be way ahead in passing protection/safety legislation?
It seems like they trailblaze the path when it comes to this stuff.
Is there something ...
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You must pay more just because you can
Suppose I win a civil lawsuit against two parties in California, one being
wealthy and the other being poor (and unlikely to pay), but the poor party
has clearly (according to the judge, any jury ...
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What are one's options, if he is incorrectly listed as defendant in civil lawsuit?
A little background:
Two employees working for a competing beauty salon left it and came to us to rent out two stations. Since day one we have had landlord-tenant and not employer-employee ...
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Can a public school host a female non-binary and transgender event and exclude all males?
I was wondering if a school can host a female non-binary and transgender field trip or event and not include males. This is a public high school in California.
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Does California's Information Practices Act (IPA) of 1977 apply to individuals after death?
I'm in the midst of researching a person who was born in 1892 and died in 1969 in California. The subject has no living heirs.
I've requested documents from the California Department of Consumers ...
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Who needs to take the California driver license renewal test?
A few weeks ago, I went to DMV office in California to renew my driver license. They asked me to take an 18-question renewal test. I took the test and passed it and received my renewed driver license, ...
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Stop paying for service after company refuse to end contact even on valid ground
So I signup for a service with a 1-year contract. After a year the contact would be renewed on a month to month basis with 1-month notice to terminate the service. I have contacted the company and ...
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Trespassing on public property for filming a public area in California
I was filming at a County Social Service office, they clearly pointed out there dissatisfaction of the camera and called the Sheriffs, the Social Service Administrator told me to leave because I was ...
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Where are non-binary and intersex prisoners kept?
I have been racking my brain trying to figure this out.
When a non-binary character has to be imprisoned, how is the correctional facility determined since most if not all are binary?
My particular ...
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Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice
My Mom was killed by Kaiser, I have the hospital report. She died from sepsis but was on dialysis. They were giving her contraindicative drugs, treating her for diabetes, which she did not have and ...
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Can one pass another vehicle if the line dividing the (two-way) roadway is double, dotted, yellow in California?
Can one pass another vehicle if the line dividing the roadway is double, dotted yellow in California?
Example of such a line:
Video: https://youtu.be/EL1gieTP3kM.
Note it is a two-way street, ...
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Real estate - Transfer Disclosure Statement and Disclosure of Repairs
This question pertains to real estate law in the state of California. I recently purchased a house and moved in this past weekend. Yesterday, the first rain event of the season occurred, and several ...
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Last Will and Testament
If you search for will services there are many that seem to do nothing more than fill your name and other details into a predefined format. These services also often charge money for it.
Of course ...
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Is it possible to request a copy of my client file from the public defender and district attorney office?
I have a disposition hearing for a new case and I would like to present evidence, particularly from conversations between my public defender and my doctor and the DA and my doctor, from an old case. ...
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I bought a car from a person who is licensed as a dealer and now they are asking me to pay tax days after the purchase
I bought a salvaged car from a person with a dealer number. I paid cash in full. He gave me the title and I went went through the process of getting it registered with the DMV. The car is now ...
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Credit card debt after the death of the cardholder
Question pertains to United States: California. I am including as much information as may be pertinent.
My mother died a few weeks ago. I was estranged from her as my parents divorced when I was a ...
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What are my working hours rights as an exempt employee
My new boss wants to use the following paragraph in my contract to insist that I be in the office 9 - 6 Mon - Fri, be on call 24/7, and go into the office out of hours regularly (including weekends):
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Public Forum: Public street through Private Property in CA?
I speak the Gospel publicly in California in traditional public forums. There is a movie theater on privately owned property, along with other businesses and office buildings, that has a publicly ...
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Law In CA for driving with expired registration
Okay I can’t seem to find what I’m looking for. Everything comes up as expired tags when searching for expired registration. My tags are good through this month. I only have expired registration, I ...
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Is it legally allowed to run a red light by make a double right turn at intersection?
I was at the red light in an intersection, the street to my right was a residential undivided street. This car made a curve to that street and turn right out. It wasn't even a U turn. The path the car ...
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Transferring non-operational vehicle title to new owner in different state
I recently got married, and my new father in law gifted us a classic vehicle that needs a bit of repair to be operational. The vehicle is currently titled in California as a non-operational vehicle, ...
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What is minimum that needs to be said in order to legally record a telephone conversation?
When dealing with unscrupulous companies (especially insurance companies), I have learned that it is essential to record telephone conversations.
Many times, I have been provided with grossly ...
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Can attorney fee clause be used without saying prevailing party will be reimbursed the cost?
Can attorney fee clause be used without specifying it is for prevailing party only?
I see it is common, but without saying it is only for prevailing party does it mean my Landlord can sue me for any ...
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Definition of a Household or Device in the context of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applies to a business if it meets one of:
Has annual gross revenues in excess of twenty-five million dollars...
Alone or in combination, annually buys, ...
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What are my rights and proper actions if the food contains traces of household chemicals?
I recently bought a juice from the supermarket. That specific type of juice is probably produced in that supermarket locally. After trying it, I am reasonably confident that it contains soap.
For the ...
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Is it legal to own or operate a non-CA vehicle brought into CA?
When a person moves to California from another state, and brings their vehicle with them, are they required to register the vehicle in California? Or do they have the option of extending the ...
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Car parked at my residence was made dirty by neighbouring building construction: can I get compensated?
My car parked at my residence was made dirty by some neighbouring building construction. Can I get compensated in some way (e.g., paying for car wash)? I live in California, USA.
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Is a notice of intent to vacate legally binding in California?
I am in the process of moving to a new apartment. I paid the security deposit, and signed the lease.
About one week before the agreed move in date, the landlord informed me that the previous tenant, ...
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Impossible-to-satisfy requirements for opting out of arbitration
I recently started using an online service whose Terms of Use include a mandatory arbitration provision. The terms include the statement
You can opt out of the arbitration and class action waiver ...
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Were there any broken laws, unlawful orders or violation of rights during this traffic stop?
Here is a video of a traffic stop in Sacramento, California.
Questions:
Did the police or the detainee break any laws?
Did the police issue any unlawful orders?
In particular, was the order to roll ...
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Absurdly high painting bill deducted from apartment security deposit
I moved out of a 2 bedroom apartment in Los Angeles under a month ago and have just received my deposit back with ~$1200 taken out for re-painting. This is for a below average size 2 bedroom apartment ...
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Checkout inspection - please clarify
I read this: "Within a reasonable time after either the
landlord or the tenant gives notice of
termination of the tenancy or before the end of
the lease term, the landlord must generally
notify the ...
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Is this considered “bad faith”?
In California, landlords cannot retain security deposits at the end of tenancy in bad faith. If a landlord provides an itemized statement of deductions but fails to disclose that it was written by a ...
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Can an LLC make a DBA that ends in “LLC” or “Co” in California?
As the title states, I'm interested in making a DBA for an LLC that gives some indication that it's a company rather than an sole proprietorship DBA. Can the DBA terminate in "LLC" or "Co"? Most ...
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California Emission Standards
If indeed the headline is correct: Trump revokes waiver for California to set higher auto emissions standards, the waiver grants California the authority to set higher standards in favor of the ...
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Would secretly placing a security camera in a shared garage, but only viewing my half, be legal?
Backstory: I recently had a lot of valuable belongings stolen out of my shared garage (rental unit) while I was away for a week. There was no sign of forced entry, and there are a few possibilities to ...
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What's the difference between a single solid white line and a double solid white line?
What's the difference between a solid white line and a double solid white line on the United States?
I read on https://www.wwinjurylaw.com/blog/2016/november/can-i-cross-over-the-solid-double-white-...
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Independent contractor, feeling like an employee - Will California's AB5 change my classification?
I have been an independent contractor in California for a number of years with a business. Some of my tasks include graphic design, ad creation and management, search engine optimization, product ...
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Is it legal to hire someone to witness a situation (i.e. workplace bullying)?
I'm hoping to get some insights about the legality of hiring a witness to gather evidence.
This person would be an unaffiliated third-party that simply listens in on a co-worker conversation from an ...
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County of Sacramento v. Lewis - who owned the motorcycle?
In County of Sacramento v. Lewis oral arguments, as found on Oyez, Justice Scalia said, questioning the counsel for respondent Philip Lewis
And he owned the motor cycle, didn't he?
And he ...
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Can I sue my landlord for failing to mark the dangers of something under construction?
The two jacuzzies in my complex are out of order and smell/look like human cesspools. The two signs that used to be on them, "out of order" are no longer there, but the jacuzzies remain in the same ...
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Can a governing body be held accountable for defamatory statements?
San Francisco just passed a resolution declaring the NRA to be a domestic terrorist organization. Agree or disagree with the NRA, it can hardly be defined as a domestic terrorist organization, at ...
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Overly Broad Sports Facility Liability Waiver
The University of California, Berkeley introduced a new liability waiver this Fall Semester. If students refuse to sign the waiver, they'll be barred from using the campus gym and other sports ...
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How does equal pay for substantially similar work (as per the California Equal Pay Act) apply to commissions?
I'm curious about the following scenario. If a business hires people and pays them a commission, is the employer obligated to be neutral in how it directs sales to each employee, in cases where the ...
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How to prepare for early termination of 12 month lease
I am planning to enter into a 12 month lease in California. However, circumstances may arise which require me to move out before the lease ends. I looked at what typically happens with early ...
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Speed bumps on private non-hoa road (California)
I live on a private non-city-maintained road. There are ~30 houses, and I'm roughly in the middle, it's a dead end road. There's no HOA and since we get snow there's one neighbor who has done the job ...
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Can pay be witheld for hours cleaning up after closing time?
The bar in California, where I work, closes at midnight. We start cleaning (bar, kitchen, bathrooms, dishes) before we close, but only if it's not too busy. Once midnight hits, it takes 30 minutes ...
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Can the government force you to change your license plate?
There was an interesting story on hacker news today: A man with the vanity plate NULL ended up gettings thousands of dollars of parking tickets because of a computer glitch. When he complained about ...
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Keeping a Weakness Secret
If a company invents a padlock with some obscure weakness that most
criminals would not guess, is there anything the company can do
(before or after selling it to the public, or within some "user
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At what point does a local garden produce exchange run into legal barriers?
I have an idea for a local garden produce exchange. Assuming two neighbors swapping lettuce has zero legal restrictions, at what point would we run into legal barriers while expanding in the ways ...
