The California Law Wiki:About

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The California Law Wiki was created to provide easy to understand information about California Law and the California Legal system. The idea is to get to the meat of the legal matters found the code while avoiding the pages and pages of minutiae.

[edit] Do's

Remember that the target audience does not have legal training.

Write articles in plain English, not legalese.

if legalese must be used make sure all terms are linked to a definition.

[edit] Dont's

Do not quote code or statues verbatim. Instead provide links to those codes or statutes if users want to follow up on them.

Do not write biographies of law makers, judges, or lawyers.