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> This is municipal code, not criminal law. These businesses are facing criminal charges in Los Angeles for violating the Los Angeles county public health orde
by clouddrover 7y ago
> This is municipal code, not criminal law.
These businesses are facing criminal charges in Los Angeles for violating the Los Angeles county public health order:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-03/coronavirus-closures-los-angeles-criminal-charges-against-four-stores https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-03/coronavi...
- kyuudou 7y agoI guess we'll find out what the judges the locals voted for and the juries summoned are made of. Even then, their decisions can be overturned by a higher court or appealed so that basically means nothing. They can say "criminal municipal code violation" and a good judge should say, no, that's not how this works. I guess it is LA, though...
- masonic 7y agoIn CA, municipal code encompasses both criminal and civil statutes. That link is paywalled, but the article title only refers to shutting off utilities.
- clouddrover 7y ago> the article title only refers to shutting off utilities. It does not.