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News & Events
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Apr 15, 2019News
Committee Passage of AB 392 Comes with Conditions
By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. Last Tuesday, AB 392 (Weber-D) passed out of the Assembly Public Safety Committee, which was …
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Records Release Mandates: Law Enforcement’s New Normal - San Rafael
LOCATION: San Rafael, CADATE: 05/28/2019With the passage of several public records reform legislation in 2018, law enforcement agencies must change the way they respond …
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Apr 9, 2019News
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT REJECTS DEATH PENALTY CHALLENGE BY INDIVIDUAL WITH RARE DISEASE
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In a 5-4 opinion, the United States Supreme Court majority in Bucklew v. Precythe, …
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Records Release Mandates: Law Enforcement’s New Normal - Irwindale
LOCATION: Irwindale, CADATE: 05/30/2019With the passage of several public records reform legislation in 2018, law enforcement agencies must change the way they respond …
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Apr 9, 2019News
DISTRICT COURT DECLARES CALIFORNIA LAW PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION AND USE OF GUN MAGAZINES WITH MORE THAN TEN ROUNDS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. The United States District Court for the Southern District of California recently held, in …
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Records Release Mandates: Law Enforcement’s New Normal - Lancaster
LOCATION: Lancaster, CADATE: 05/31/2019With the passage of several public records reform legislation in 2018, law enforcement agencies must change the way they respond …
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Apr 4, 2019News
COURT OF APPEAL DETERMINES THAT SB 1421 APPLIES TO RECORDS CREATED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2019
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. On March 29, 2019, the California First District Court of Appeal denied the consolidated …
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Public Records Act - Santa Rosa
LOCATION: Santa Rosa, CADATE: 05/15/2019 - 05/16/2019Learn the statutory and case law requirements in the dissemination of public records to protect your agency. Topics covered include: …
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Apr 2, 2019News
SHERIFF’S ISSUANCE OF MEMORANDUM RESTRICTING DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS WITH ICE WAS A PROTECTED DISCRETIONARY ACT UNDER CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 820.2
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In an opinion issued on March 25, 2019, in the case entitled Steinle v. …
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Homeless Liaison Officer - 05/15/2019 - San Rafael
LOCATION: San Rafael, CADATE: 05/15/2019$0 – Members
$40 – Non-MembersThe Anaheim Police Department is offering a Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) course which is specifically designed to educate police agencies on creating …
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Apr 2, 2019News
WARRANTLESS PLACEMENT OF A GPS TRACKER ON A PAROLEE’S CAR WAS PERMISSIBLE IN LIGHT OF UNITED STATES V. JOHNSON
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In the March 15, 2019, in the case of United States v. Korte,[1] the …
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Leading the Professional Employee - Los Angeles
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CADATE: 05/23/2019 - 05/24/2019This course is designed for professional non-sworn staff. It provides students with useful skills to lead and manage professional employees …
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Apr 2, 2019News
COURT FINDS THAT STATE LAW REQUIRING SHERIFFS TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE IS CONSTITUTIONAL
Courtesy of James R. Touchstone, Esq. In an opinion filed on March 18, 2019, the California Second District Court of …
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Records Release Mandates: Law Enforcement’s New Normal - Sacramento
LOCATION: Sacramento, CADATE: 05/29/2019With the passage of several public records reform legislation in 2018, law enforcement agencies must change the way they respond …
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Apr 1, 2019News
AB 392 Set for Hearing with Amendments
By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. The controversial use of force legislation carried by Assembly members Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) and …
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Records Release Mandates: Law Enforcement’s New Normal - Redding
LOCATION: Redding, CADATE: 06/03/2019With the passage of several public records reform legislation in 2018, law enforcement agencies must change the way they respond …
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Mar 22, 2019News
CPOA CASE SUMMARIES – FEBRUARY 2019
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines applies to the States. Timbs v. Indiana, 2019 U.S. LEXIS 1350 (U.S. …
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Use of Force/Liability/Litigation - Watsonville
LOCATION: Watsonville, CADATE: 09/30/2019 - 10/01/2019The Legal Implications of Use of Force reviews recent court cases covering use of force, utilizes video to fully understand …
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Mar 19, 2019News
CPOA Working to Tell the ‘Real Story’ of Criminal Justice in CA
By Shaun Rundle, Deputy Director. A resounding theme from last week’s 27th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Summit, an event CPOA …
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Homeless Liaison Officer - 05/16/2019 - Emeryville
LOCATION: Emeryville, CADATE: 05/16/2019$0 – Members
$40 – Non-MembersThe Anaheim Police Department is offering a Homeless Liaison Officer (HLO) course which is specifically designed to educate police agencies on creating …
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