New laws effective Jan. 1

With the new year come new laws. Here are 24 of California’s changes to crime, civil proceedings and court administration that start Jan. 1.

Crime

• SB 97 will allow a person to file a writ of habeas corpus alleging unlawful imprisonment after learning evidence, even after trial concluded. It would also allow an incarcerated petitioner to appear at an evidentiary hearing through remote technology. 
• SB 14 adds the felony of human trafficking of a minor to the category of felonies that are counted under California’s Three Strikes Law.
• AB 701 will impose an additional term in prison for

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