Questions tagged [statutes]
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Why "it is unlawful for X to do Y" rather than "it is illegal for X to do Y"?
It is said that unlawful means "not permitted by law" and illegal means "forbidden by law".
However, I cannot recall ever seeing the phrase "it is illegal to ..." when reading legal text. Instead, the phrasing used is "it is unlawful to...".
Why…
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Why is Pacific Beach, San Diego County specified in CA PRC §14571.4
CA PRC §14570 - 14575.1 addresses the RETURNS portion of the CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING AND LITTER REDUCTION ACT. Throughout the statute is generic for the state until §14571.4 where it identifies specific requirements for Pacific…
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Enforcement/development of state statutes
These are high-level and theoretical questions from someone who is not familiar with how the legal system works.
The questions are best understood in the context of an example.
Let's say Billy is an heir to an oil fortune and fresh law school…
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Law or guidance
I was having a conversation with our Chief of Police regarding their obligation to respond to a request for assistance.
If a statute has no corresponding penalty is it considered merely guidance?
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