state law

[ steyt law ]

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noun

in the United States or any country comprising quasi-autonomous states, a law or body of laws passed by the legislature of a state: Compare federal law ( def ), provincial law ( def ).
Evidence that would be admissible in court under the federal constitution might be inadmissible under state law.

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He was part of a team that successfully sued the Baldwin Park Police Department for violating the Trust Act, a 2013 state law that prohibits police and sheriff’s officials from detaining people for possible deportation unless they had been charged with or convicted of a serious offense.

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The historic settlement arose from Assembly Bill 218, a 2020 state law that gave victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to sue, even though the statute of limitations had expired.

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The bill sought to criminalize loitering with intent to buy sex and build on existing state law to make it a felony to solicit anyone under 18 for sex.

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State law also carries stronger felony penalties for sex trafficking a minor under age 18.

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Earlier this week, the girl's father had also filed for a temporary transfer of legal authority, which according to state law would give his sister-in-law - also a US citizen - custody of the children.

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