Drug possession (HS 11377) is not the most serious crime in California, but it can lead to severe legal consequences far outside of criminal law. Understanding the ways in which you can navigate a drug possession charge is crucial if you want to stay on the right side of the law and minimize the damage […]
Can the Police Search My Car for Marijuana or Alcohol?
If you are a California resident, you no doubt have heard by now that California voters have legalized the recreational use and possession of small amounts of marijuana, effective immediately. And alcohol has of course been legal since the end of Prohibition. So why would a police officer ever have reason to search your car […]
6 Things DUI Cops Won’t Tell You
Photo By Charles Roberts from Plano, United States (Plano Police Motorcycle Officer) [CC BY 2.0] This post used to say “5 Things DUI Cops Won’t Tell You”, however, new trends and created new issue in the field of DUI law. Despite law enforcement’s efforts to curb impaired driving, trends related to drug-influenced driving (“drugged driving”) […]
Why Humans Drink & Get High
Why Humans Drink & Get High Before undertaking this kind of topic, a few things need to be clarified. The medical, treatment, and law enforcement communities can disagree about the different ranges between alcohol or drug “use,” “abuse,” and “addiction.” Not all people who have tried alcohol or drugs have “abused” them. And not all […]
Criminal Charges on Your Record
Criminal Charges On Your Record The real consequences that come with having criminal charges on your record are very misunderstood. What most believe about their criminal record is motivated by their fear of the unknown. Like credit reports, we have no idea how much our lives will be effected by the decisions we have made […]
Do Drug Charges Show on Criminal Background Checks?
Criminal Background Checks California’s Central Criminal Records Repository All fifty states, including California, has a central repository where criminal records are stored. Upon arrest or conviction, local law enforcement agencies and courts are supposed to transmit the information to the repository. California’s central records repository is located at the Department of Justice. The repository is […]