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California's Mental Health Diversion pretrial program has significant new changes starting January 2023 with Senate Bill 1223.

Many newly released prisoners stay out of prison only at the whim of judges and probation officers. Individuals can lose their freedom on a technicality. However, AB 1228, a newly-enacted law, makes it harder to revoke their freedoms and take them back to prison.

With the start of the new year, we have some important new criminal laws going into effect in the Golden State. Read more to find out what laws these include.

Most new laws in California go into effect on January 1st following the year they were enacted. However, AB12, an expansion on gun violence restraining orders, goes into effect on September 1, 2020. This mid-year activation may catch those tasked with enforcing the new law by surprise, and may catch those who are the targets of such a law even more by surprise.

California's drunk driving laws have already undergone some changes this year, and more are expected. What are these laws, how might they  affect your DUI case, and what can be done to mitigate the consequences? Continue reading to learn more.

California has new criminal laws which took effect starting from January 2019. Whether these laws are designed to bring fairness to offenders or sanity in the state, it is essential to have a look at them.