U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 9, 2016
Electronic evidence laws raise questions
On Jan. 1 of this year, two new laws, the California Electronic Privacy Act and Assembly Bill 929, took effect.
2nd Appellate District, Division 5
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Presiding Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
On Jan. 1 of this year, the rules governing how state and local prosecutors and investigators obtain electronic evidence changed. That was the day two new laws - the California Electronic Privacy Act (CalECPA) and Assembly Bill 929 - took effect.
Previously, state and local officials looked to the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (federal ECPA) and state judicial decisions to supply the procedures for obtaining electronic evidence - that is, information about email, tex...
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