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Ballot measures were not numbered prior to the general election of 1914. [1] Until the November 1982 general election, proposition numbers started with "1" for each election. After November 1982, subsequent propositions received sequentially increasing numbers until November 1998 when the count was reset to "1".
Nolle prosequi, [a] abbreviated nol or nolle pros, is legal Latin meaning "to be unwilling to pursue". [3] [4] It is a type of prosecutorial discretion in common law, used for prosecutors' declarations that they are voluntarily ending a criminal case before trial or before a verdict is rendered; [5] it is a kind of motion to dismiss and contrasts with an involuntary dismissal.
In the United States federal system, the prosecutor has wide latitude in determining when, who, how, and even whether to prosecute for apparent violations of federal criminal law. The prosecutor's broad discretion in such areas as initiating or forgoing prosecutions, selecting or recommending specific charges, and terminating prosecutions by ...
This bill allows and requires persons who own/possess firearms that fall under the new "assault weapon" definition to register those firearms with the Department of Justice during the one-year period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2000. Effective January 1, 2000, this bill adds Penal Code Section 12276.1 to the Penal Code. [10]
Initiative 200 was a Washington state initiative filed by Scott Smith and Tim Eyman. [1] It sought to prohibit racial and gender preferences by state and local government. [2] It was on the Washington ballot in November 1998 and passed with 58.22% of the vote. [3] It added to Washington's law (but not its constitution) the following language:
California Proposition 1 may refer to: 1998 California Proposition 1, concerning property tax valuation; 1998 California Proposition 1A, concerning bonds related to education; 2004 California Proposition 1A, concerning revenue collected by local government; 2006 California Propositions 1A–E, concerning taxes and bonds for several programs
A June 2018 study by the Public Policy Institute of California found evidence that Proposition 47 may have contributed toward an uptick in larceny and auto break-in thefts. [28]: 2 [29] The study indicates it found a decline in recidivism and no evidence of an increase in violent crime linked to Proposition 47. [28]: 2
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Government Code § 6250 et seq.) "Public records" include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics." (Cal. Gov't.