[Part 1 was posted on Friday, December 30, 2011 as "2012: NEW LAWS UPDATE"]
About 40,000 new state laws are now in effect as of January 1st, 2012.
(6) There are new laws about getting abortions in New Hampshire: girls seeking abortions must tell their parents or a judge first.
(7) Employers in California cannot use consumer credit reports to evaluate job candidates, except for some exempted positions or when employers obtain prior consent from job applicants.
(8) In Delaware, civil union or domestic partnerships for same-sex couples are now legal.
(9) In Georgia, municipalities with 911 call centers require retailers who sell prepaid cellphones to charge fees to support the emergency systems.
(10) In Illinois, motorcyclists who are stopped at a red light may proceed through the light if it fails to change to green after a "reasonable period of time".
(11) In Nevada, a statewide emergency alert system is established for vulnerable elderly persons, very similar to the Amber Alert system for abducted children.
(12) The California Dream Act expands eligibility for private scholarships to students brought to the U.S. illegally when they were infants.
(13) Eight (8) states have now raised the minimum wage: Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Colorado, Ohio, Vermont and Florida.
[See also: "The Immigration Paradox: 15 Tips for Winning Immigration Cases", by former U.S. Immigration Judge Charles Jerome Ware; and "Understanding the Law: A Primer", by Attorney Charles Jerome Ware]
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