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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by clouddrover on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @11:01AM (#23154722)
> This is municipal code, not criminal law.

These businesses are facing criminal charges in Los Angeles for violating the Los Angeles county public health order:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-03/coronavi...

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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by kyuudou on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @01:47PM (#23157109)
I guess we'll find out what the judges the locals voted for and the juries summoned are made of. Even then, their decisions can be overturned by a higher court or appealed so that basically means nothing. They can say "criminal municipal code violation" and a good judge should say, no, that's not how this works. I guess it is LA, though...
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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by masonic on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:12PM (#23158356)
In CA, municipal code encompasses both criminal and civil statutes.

That link is paywalled, but the article title only refers to shutting off utilities.

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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by clouddrover on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @07:15PM (#23161275)
> the article title only refers to shutting off utilities.

It does not.

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