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56 of the 910 new California Laws listed here:

By RJ

1. Minimum wage is up to $7.50 in 2007, with another increase in January 2008

2. DUI convictions will stay on your record for 10 years now instead of 7

3. Anyone under the age of 21 with a .01% blood alcohol rate will now face criminal charges

4. Riding in the trunk of a car now carries a fine

5. Street racing resulting in serious injury will face a felony. First time street
racers will face up to six months

6. On a highway/ freeway/ interstate with more than two lanes requires drivers to now move over one lane in the presence of an emergency vehicle

7. If you can?t change lanes you must slow down

8. If you leave an animal unattended and they are in harms way you now face a
misdemeanor

9. Off the road, it is now illegal to leave a dog tethered for hours

10. In 2008, it will be illegal to talk on a hand held cell phone while driving. You may only use hands free device.

11. Limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, oil refineries, and other industries 25% by 2010

12. Department of Health Services is to negotiate lower rates for prescription drugs with drug manufacturers with the emphasis the State won?t use their companies if they don?t participate.

13. Telephone companies may now break into the Cable television business

14. Implementing the first statewide testing program to monitor the amount of contaminants in the human body (BIOMONITORING).

15. Domestic partners now have the right to file joint tax returns.

16. Landlords are required to give 60 day notice to tenants before evicting them, provided they haven?t done anything to warrant an earlier eviction and have resided in the unit for at minimum one year.

17. Public school students must have a dental examination before they go to kindergarten or first grade unless their parents object

18. Merchants sell only fire safe cigarettes designed to prevent fires by going out quickly

19. Charities can host casino nights

20. Beer makers can offer courses that include free samples of their latest brew

21. Hair threaders who use cotton thread and a twisting motion to remove unwanted facial hair can incidentally trim eyebrows

22. School cafeterias will have to count calories and offer healthier choices

23. Vending machines in high schools will reduce the number of sodas and begin implementing fruit and vegetable drinks

24. Retailers will offer consumers plastic bag recycling bins

25. Meat and poultry producers must notify the State health officials when contaminated products are recalled

26. The public will be informed of the recalled contaminated products

27. Implemented a ban on chaining dogs to anything stationary outside

28. Fines will be imposed for leaving dogs unattended on hot days in the vehicle

29. Taxpayers may now donate a share of their refund to protect marine animal

30. Proper disposal of cat liter warning will appear on label of cat liter products

31. California?s ban on importing products made from alligators and crocodiles has been lifted

32. Smoking is banned in all common use areas like walkways, or parking lots

33. Day Care providers must make known the pesticides that are used on the property. A 24 hour notice must be posted before use and parents may request advance notice of when they will be used.

34. Cemeteries will have to provide minimum levels of care for the grounds and more ownership information

35. Pharmacies must provide more information if someone there is objecting to dispense birth control or like medication due to moral or religious conflict.

36. Expanded cervical cancer screening must be provided by health plans

37. Consumers will have at least 30 days to mail in product rebate forms

38. Businesses can not display more than five digits of your credit card number on the receipt

39. Health clubs must have a defibrillator on site

40. Nail salon operators can now be cited for unsanitary practices

41. State agencies are barred from entering into contracts for more than $100,000 if the contractor does not offer gay employees who are registered domestic partners the same benefits as other employees

42. A $23 dollar charge will apply when registering as a domestic partner

43. Locksmiths are now allowed to assist motorist with high end cars with sophisticated entry systems. The dealers no longer have exclusive rights.

44. Negligent use of a air powered pellet gun will be a misdemeanor

45. Heavier fines for graffiti artists/ taggers

46. Increased penalties for animal fights (training them and attending them)

47. Go to jail for up to 18 months for lying on your firearm registration

48. Up to four years and/or $10,000 fine for bribing a public official

49. Free papers are now limited to 25 per person.

50. College hazing is now a felony and could carry a jail sentence

51. If you owe more than $100,000 in taxes you could have your name released on a registry

52. New and remodeled pools and spas must have certain safety features

53. Hybrid cars will be granted access to car pool lanes

54. College papers will be granted extended protection from the administration

55. New protections against discrimination in housing

56. Judges will be required, if requested by a party in the case, to instruct juries to ignore the ?gay panic? or ?transgender panic? defenses

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Full post as published by Impartial Inc on January 22, 2007 (boomark / email).