Well, with the start of a new year we also know that there will be new laws in effect. Sometimes it's hard to know each and every change in the law and what new laws are out there.
As we reflect on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr holiday this week, to quote the great leader himself:
“The first principle of value that we need to rediscover is this: that all reality hinges on moral foundations. In other words, that this is a moral universe, and that there are moral laws of the universe just as abiding as the physical laws."
In this edition of the "Sheriff's Corner," I advise you of some of the more interesting law changes that happened, or went into effect, in 2023.
On Jan. 1, the Integrity Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) Act went into effect in Michigan. The Act tightens restrictions on certain online retailers to protect consumers from bad-faith sellers. The INFORM Act directs online marketplaces to verify high-volume third-party sellers by authenticating the seller’s government ID, tax ID, bank account information, and contact information. High-volume third-party sellers are defined as vendors who have made 200 or more discrete sales in a 12-month period amounting to $5,000 or more.
Under a change in the law, victims and their families can apply to the crime victim compensation fund to get financial support to cover things like funeral costs and medical bills after a crime. The law was...
A slew of NYPD officers recounted on Sunday horror stories from their careers in which they say they were falsely accused of sexual misconduct and, despite being exonerated, had the allegations sh...