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Legal Links & Research

At Takakjian & Sitkoff, LLP, our Orange County felony criminal lawyers are result oriented, seeking, above all else, to help our clients stay informed and achieve their objectives in the most timely, economical and successful manner. The philosophy of the firm emphasizes an aggressive defense yet a caring response to our client's needs, as well as an extensive and creative approach, enabling our clients to successfully benefit from the firm's experience and long-term local presence.

We hope that the following legal links may be helpful to you. If you know of a web site that we should add to our list or if you find a dead link, please contact us so that we may share those resources with our other clients and the public.

LEGAL LINKS

Legal Research Links

Federal Government Agencies

United States and California Courts

California & Local Government Agencies

Associations

LEGAL RESEARCH LINKS

ABA Lawlink - legal research selected starting points
http://www.lawtechnology.org/lawlink/home.html

ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union - Freedom Network http://www.aclu.org

AvStop - Aviation Magazine - DUI and How It Affects Your Pilot's License http://avstop.com/Legal/DWIIndex.html

California Law - Easy site to look up all 29 Codes and Constitution listing of other state and federal sites
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

California State Court Information - Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal Opinions, rules and forms
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/

California State and Federal Appellate Court Information -
http://www.appellate-counsellor.com/

CalLaw - The complete daily briefing on California law and the Courts
http://www.callaw.com

CataLaw - Links to legal subject areas by topic or region.  http://www.catalaw.com

Cornell University Legal Information Institute – Daily U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the Constitution of the United States.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/

DUI Help – The Internet's oldest and most respected DUI Defense Directory. http://www.dui-help.com

FIRST GOV  - Federal site for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information with links to all federal government sites. http://www.firstgov.gov

Jurist: The Legal Information Network – University of Pittsburgh School of Law site directed to law professors and students.  http://www.jurist.law.pitt.edu

LLRX.COM – Launched by librarians, this site offers valuable but obscure information, as well as legal content tied to current events.
http://www.llrx.com

Oyez Project - U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia
http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage

RefDesk.com - The single best source for facts on the nethttp://www.refdesk.com

Thomas - U.S. Library of Congress legislative information
http://www.loc.gov/

United States Code
http://uscode.house.gov/usc.htm

Federal Government Agencies

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms – A.T.F.
http://www.atf.treas.gov

Drug Enforcement Administration – D.E.A.
http://www.dea.gov

Office of National Drug Policy 
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov

Federal Aviation Administration – F.A.A.
http://www.faa.gov

F.A.A. Airman DUI/DWI Program Info -
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ash/
ash_programs/investigations/airmen_duidwi/

Federal Bureau of Investigation – F.B.I.
http://www.fbi.gov

Federal Judicial Center
http://www.fjc.gov

Federal Sentencing Guidelines http://www.ussc.gov/1998guid/tabcon98.htm

Federal Sentencing Table
http://www.ussc.gov/1998guid/Sentable.htm

Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/

Food & Drug Administration – F.D.A. 
http://www.fda.gov

Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov

Immigration & Naturalization Services – I.N.S.   http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/index.htm

Internal Revenue Service – I.R.S.  
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov

U.S. Department of Justice
http://www.usdoj.gov/

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – N.H.T.S.A. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Securities Exchange Commission – S.E.C.
http://www.sec.gov

Securities Investor Protection Corporation – S.I.P.C. 
http://www.sipc.org

U.S. Constitution
http://www.usconstitution.net/

U.S. Courts Central District - California
http://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/

United States Criminal Code
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/

United States Sentencing Commission
http://www.ussc.gov/guidelin.htm

United States and California Courts

Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov

The Federal Judiciary - United States Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/

California State Court Information - Supreme Court and Courts Of Appeal opinions, court rules and county court locations
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov

Administrative Office of the Courts Center for Families, Children & the Courts. A new web site that provides information on family and juvenile law and the legal process.
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/cfcc

California Courts of Appeal
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/about.htm

Appellate Counselor - Judge Profiles - Capsule biographies of Judges on California and Federal Appellate Courts
http://appellate-counsellor.com/judges.htm

Los Angeles County Bar Association - Legal Links
http://www.lacba.org/showpage.cfm?pageid=33

Kern County (Bakersfield Municipal) Court
http://www.co.kern.ca.us/courts/

Los Angeles County Superior Court
http://www.lasuperiorcourt.org/

Orange County Courts - locations and maps
http://www.occourts.org/locations.asp

Riverside County Superior Court
http://www.co.riverside.ca.us/depts/courts/

San Bernardino County Courts
http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/courts/

San Diego County Superior Court
http://www.sandiego.courts.ca.gov/superior/index.html

San Luis Obispo County Court
http://www.slocourts.net/

Ventura County Superior Court
http://courts.countyofventura.org/

California & Local Government Agencies

California Alcoholic Beverages Control Board – A.B.C. - http://www.abc.ca.gov

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation- http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/

California Department of Fish & Game
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/

California Highway Patrol – C.H.P.
http://www.chp.ca.gov

California Department of Justice
http://caag.state.ca.us/

California Department of Justice - DOJ Firearms Division - Assault Weapons Registration Information -http://caag.state.ca.us/firearms/regs/sb23indx.htm

California DMV
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/

California Medical Board
http://www.medbd.ca.gov/

California Department of Motor Vehicles – D.M.V.
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/

Kern County Sheriff’s Department
http://www.co.kern.ca.us/sheriff/

LAPD – Los Angeles Police Department - Jail and custody questions - obtaining police information - How to get a copy of a criminal record
http://www.lapdonline.org/general_information/faqs/faqs_main.htm

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - LASD Online Arrestee Booking Information
http://www.lasd.org

Orange County Sheriff’s Department
http://www.ocsd.org

Riverside County Sheriff’s Departmenthttp://www.co.riverside.ca.us/sheriff

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/sheriff

San Diego County Sheriff's Department - Who's In Jail - Inmate Log
http://www.sdsheriff.net/wij/wij.aspx

San Luis Obispo County Police Department
http://www.ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us/police/

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department
http://www.sbsheriff.org/

Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Emergency Contacts http://www.rain.org/~medmall/resources/community/emergency_local/

Ventura County Sheriff’s Department
http://www.vcsd.org/

Associations

American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org

Los Angeles Divorce Lawyers - The Law Offices of Evan Braunstein provides fixed fee services for Los Angeles family law matters including divorce, child custody, alimony, prenups and adoptions.

California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
http://www.cacj.org/

California Public Defenders Association
http://www.cpda.org/

California Legal Aid Association
http://www.pic.org

California Bail Agents Association - "How Bail Works" Summary of release options
http://www.chickiesbailbonds.com

California State Bar
http://www.calbar.org

Los Angeles County Bar Association
http://www.lacba.org

Orange County Bar Association
http://www.ocbar.org/

Riverside County Bar Association
http://www.rcba.net

San Bernardino County Bar Association
http://www.sbcba.org

San Diego County Bar Association
http://www.sdcba.org

Ventura County Bar Association
http://www.vcba.org

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What will happen on my first court date and do I have to be there if I have a lawyer?

The first court date is called an arraignment. On this day a plea will be entered to the charges (guilty, not guilty or no contest). [...]

What is an expungement and will it clear up my record?

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