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One is the "Consent to Search" law which requires an officer to inform someone they have the right to deny a search and to make sure that person understands that right. The other is the "NYPD ID" law, which requires the officer, in certain situations, to hand out business cards with their name, rank, badge number and command.
Illinois v. Rodriguez (1990) - search valid if police reasonably believe consent given by owner; Florida v. Bostick (1991) - not "free to leave" but "free to decline" on bus; Florida v. Jimeno (1991) - can request officer to limit scope of search; Ohio v. Robinette (1996) - do not have to inform motorist is free to go; United States v.
The North Carolina Woman's Right to Know Act (House Bill 854 / S.L. 2011-405) is a passed North Carolina statute which is referred to as an "informed consent" law. [1] The bill requires practitioners read a state-mandated informational materials, often referred to as counseling scripts, [2] to patients at least 72 hours before the abortion procedure (the law originally required a 24-hour ...
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A power of attorney (POA) is a written, legal document that authorizes one person to act on behalf of another. The person giving the power of attorney is called the principal and the person ...
An attorney may voluntarily terminate the attorney-client relationship at any time and without reason, if this will not have a material adverse effect on the interests of the client. Even if the withdrawal will be adverse to the client the attorney may still withdraw for a number of reasons: The client is engaged in illegal or fraudulent activity.
A handful of laws that the NC legislature passed take effect Monday. Here are highlights of some of these laws, including one that pauses the automatic removal of charges from people’s criminal ...
This list of U.S. states by Alford plea usage documents usage of the form of guilty plea known as the Alford plea in each of the U.S. states in the United States. An Alford plea (also referred to as Alford guilty plea [1] [2] [3] and Alford doctrine [4] [5] [6]) in the law of the United States is a guilty plea in criminal court, [7] [8] [9] where the defendant does not admit the act and ...