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Brian Beasley is the Legal Adviser for the High Point Police Department in High Point, North Carolina. In order to justify his exorbitant (not really) salary and keep his officers informed of the latest changes in the law, he writes legal updates from time to time. Brian knows that officers aren’t generally enthusiastic about reading something entitled “Legal Update” so he tries to include some humorous footnotes to encourage them. Since he began writing these updates, officers from other agencies have asked to be added to the mailing list, but Brian decided that creating a blog was by far a more arrogant and geeky option.

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    2009 Sausage Report Part 2 – New Legislation

    25 Sep

    Posted by Brian Beasley In Legal Update

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    2009 Sausage Report – Part Two
    Vol. 2, Number 21
    September 25, 2009 

    Brian Beasley
    Just Back From Disney World and Legal Adviser, HPPD

    “But I know I’ll be a law someday.  At least I hope and pray that I will, but today I am still just a bill.”

                                                                       — Schoolhouse Rock1

                Welcome back to part two of the 2009 Sausage Report – our look back at those laws passed by this year’s General Assembly that directly affect your life as a law enforcement officer.  As I promised a couple of weeks ago, we’ve got a little something for almost everybody in this edition. Read More

    1. If you know this song, good luck getting it out of your head now.  If you don’t know it, that’s just sad. ↩
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    2009 Sausage Report – Part One – New Legislation

    11 Sep

    Posted by Brian Beasley In Legal Update

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    2009 Sausage Report – Part One
    Vol. 2, Number 20
    September 11, 2009 

    Brian Beasley
    Legislative Groupie and Legal Adviser, HPPD

                “Laws are like sausages.  It is better not to see them being made.”                                                                                                  — German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck1

                The State Legislature passed approximately 575 laws during their 2009 Session which sounds like a lot, well, because it is a lot.2  As you know, many of these new laws will have a direct impact on how you do your job as a law enforcement officer.  The 2009 General Assembly passed laws in most of our hot-button areas of interest, including traffic issues, probation reform, protection of children, domestic violence, and sex crimes.  Below is part one of a summary of what you need to know:3 Read More

    1. This has always been one of my favorite quotes.  I had an old prosecutor friend who pointed out that the same sentiment applied to negotiating plea deals in criminal cases.  Unfortunately, he was absolutely correct. ↩
    2. In fact, we are going to make this a two part miniseries.  I suspect the ratings will be huge.  Part two “drops” in two weeks. ↩
    3. And, as always, a lot you either didn’t need to know, didn’t want to know, or both. ↩
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