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NEW LAW PROHIBITS SALE OF INFORMATION

By Walin & Klarich

In an attempt to make life just a little harder for tabloid publications and scandal sheets, the legislature has enacted a law that makes it a misdemeanor crime for a peace officer, court employee, or attorney employed by a public agency, to ?[d]isclose[] for financial gain, information obtained in the course of a criminal investigation, the disclosure of which is prohibited by law? or who ?[s]olicits, for financial gain, the exchange of information obtained in the course of a criminal investigation, the disclosure of which is prohibited by law.? Any person who violates this new law is guilty of a misdemeanor crime and is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000.00. In addition to any fine imposed, any person convicted of violating this law shall forfeit any monetary gain to the State of California...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on March 24, 2008 (boomark / email).