law enforcement officers

California Assembly Bill 1127 excludes hammer-fired semiautomatic pistols and striker-fired semiautomatic pistols that do not have a cruciform trigger bar from the prohibition on semiautomatic machinegun-convertible pistols, and the law exempts law enforcement officers from that prohibition.

Law enforcement officers are generally permitted to search a suspect's immediate possessions, such as a backpack, incident to arrest in order to ensure officer safety by checking for dangerous items.

Courts may discredit law enforcement testimony when credibility concerns exist, and judges can criticize prosecutors for relying on testimony from officers whose credibility has been questioned.

Operational missteps by police, federal agents, protesters, and counterprotesters during prolonged demonstrations can exacerbate tensions, increase fatigue and trauma among law enforcement, and perpetuate cycles of unrest.

Federal prosecutors can charge law enforcement officers with excessive-force offenses, and such charges can lead to criminal convictions and prison sentences if the officer is found guilty.

Law enforcement officers can discover and seize firearms and ammunition stored in parked vehicles during checks or searches at transportation hubs.

Motor vehicles are sometimes used as weapons against law enforcement officers, including tactics where drivers deliberately accelerate toward or reverse into officers.

Preliminary injunctions that broadly enjoin sweeping categories of executive actors—such as the President, entire executive departments, or all law enforcement officers within the executive branch—risk being characterized as overbroad on appeal and may be narrowed to directly address specific constitutional claims such as First and Fourth Amendment issues.