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News & Events
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Sep 18, 2020News
BAIL DETERMINATIONS MUST BE BASED UPON CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUALIZED CRITERIA
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq., Jones & Mayer On August 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of California issued an …
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Legal Advisors Group Meeting
LOCATION: Live WebinarDATE: 10/08/2020The CPOA Legal Advisors Group is a mixture of sworn personnel, city and county attorneys and legal experts who meet …
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Sep 18, 2020News
COURT OF APPEAL AFFIRMS RUBEN LONA DECISION DENYING APPELLANT’S PETITION TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SHARED GANG DATABASE
Courtesy of Greg Palmer, Jones & Mayer On August 24, 2020, the Court of Appeal of the State of California …
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Public Records Act - Fullerton
LOCATION: Fullerton, CADATE: 11/12/2020 - 11/13/2020Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Sep 16, 2020News
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – AUGUST 2020
Courtesy of James, R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/POLICE CONDUCT Defendant in vehicle detained, not when passenger who exited vehicle was …
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Peace Officers' Bill of Rights - 4 Hour Webinar
LOCATION: WebinarDATE: 10/08/2020$62.50
This course is an abbreviated version of CPOA's 8-hour course on Peace Officers' Bill of Rights. Whether you are the …
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Sep 14, 2020News
The True Story We Told on Police Reform Defeats: “We Warned You”
By: Shaun Rundle, CPOA Deputy Director. When the Legislature adjourned for the 2020 session on August 31st, several news outlets …
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Public Records Act - 4 Hour Webinar
LOCATION: WebinarDATE: 10/07/2020$62.50
This course is an abbreviated version of CPOA's two day course on the Public Records Act. This webinar focuses exclusively …
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Sep 1, 2020News
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS ARE PLAINTIFFS’ EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR THE INJURIES THEY SUSTAINED IN RESPONDING TO PEACE OFFICER’S REQUEST TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On August 27, 2020, in the case of Gund v. County of Trinity,[1] the …
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Public Records Act - Fontana
LOCATION: Fontana, CADATE: 02/09/2021 - 02/10/2021Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Aug 26, 2020News
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT PROVIDES SEVEN-FACTOR TEST THAT A TRIAL COURT SHOULD USE IN RULING ON A MOTION TO QUASH A SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM DIRECTED TO A THIRD PARTY
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In the August 2020 case of Facebook, Inc. v. Superior Court (Stephan),[1] the California …
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Public Records Act - Oxnard
LOCATION: Oxnard, CADATE: 10/08/2020 - 10/09/2020Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Aug 19, 2020News
NINTH CIRCUIT FINDS THAT CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 32310, WHICH BANS POSESSION OF LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES (“LCMs”), VIOLATES THE SECOND AMENDMENT
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On August 14, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Duncan v. Becerra,[1] …
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Public Records Act - Turlock
LOCATION: Turlock, CADATE: 01/26/2021 - 01/27/2021Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Aug 17, 2020News
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – JULY 2020
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW/POLICE CONDUCT Police officers’ use of deadly force was reasonable where driver …
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Public Records Act- Winters
LOCATION: Winters, CADATE: 10/20/2020 - 10/21/2020Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Aug 13, 2020News
POLICE OFFICERS’ USE OF DEADLY FORCE WAS REASONABLE WHERE DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO FLEE IGNORED COMMANDS TO STOP AND DROVE NEAR, TOWARD, AND AMONGST THE OFFICERS
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In the July 2020 case of Monzon v. City of Murrieta,[1] the Ninth Circuit …
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Crisis Intervention Training (40-hour) - San Pablo/October
LOCATION: San Pablo, CADATE: 10/06/2020 - 10/09/2020The purpose of this 40 hour training course is to provide public safety personnel with the knowledge and skill to …
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Aug 12, 2020News
Can You Use CN Tear Gas? Can ‘Media’ Access Your Command Post?
By: Shaun Rundle, CPOA Deputy Director. The Legislature is attempting to answer these questions and more with a series of …
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Public Records Act - Fresno
LOCATION: Fresno, CADATE: 09/24/2020 - 09/25/2020Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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