Government
Sep. 27, 2017
Therapy dog, voir dire bills signed into law
Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills, involving therapy dogs in the courtroom and voir dire, into law Tuesday.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed two bills, involving therapy dogs in the courtroom and voir dire, into law Tuesday.
AB 411 allows prosecuting witness in certain court cases to be accompanied by a dog trained to provide emotional support while testifying. It also sets minimum training standards for the dogs.
AB 1541 regulates voir dire in criminal trials and orders the trial judge to conduct initial examin...
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