California peace officers must enforce dozens of new laws enacted by the state legislature each year, while monthly, they are expected to know and abide by new case decisions from the courts. This annual Telecourse program provides a comprehensive overview of new legislation and case law decisions impacting California law enforcement in 2009, presenting numerous new laws and case decisions that have the most significant impact on the peace officers’ role in California. The first part of the program features legislative changes. The second part of the program presents case law review, where legal experts present practical, streetoriented discussion to explain updates in laws related to substantive, search and seizure, and interrogation law.

The DVD program offers two viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (151 min.)

2. Select among 10 Telecourse segments:

• Introduction (2 min.)
• Segment 1 - Legislative Changes: Law Enforcement, Firearms and Weapons, Motor Vehicle Operation (13 min.)
• Segment 2 - Legislative Changes: Stalking, Annoying, and I.D. Theft; Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse; Crimes Against Children; Equipment and Regulations (11 min.)
• Segment 3 - Legislative Changes: Theft and Burglary; Drugs and Narcotics; Assault, Battery, and Domestic Violence; Officer Accidents and Vehicle Removal (11 min.)
• Segment 4 - Case Law Update: Substantive Law (19 min.)
• Segment 5 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (20 min.)
• Segment 6 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (17 min.)
• Segment 7 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (7 min.)
• Segment 8 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (19 min.)
• Segment 9 - Case Law Update: Search & Seizure Law (11 min.)
• Segment 10 - Case Law Update: Interrogation Law (18 min.)

A companion 2009 Legal Update Telecourse reference guide is available for download at the POST website:

www.post.ca.gov/training/cptn/ref_guides.asp