What Every 18-Year-Old Needs to Know about California Law

By L. Jean Wallace

At 18, everyone becomes legally responsible for his or her actions. Ignorance of the law is never a good enough defense. With this easy-to-use guide, any Californian can avoid common legal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292790856
• ISBN13: 9780292790858
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 17 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12

Customer Reviews

Every 18 year old should read this book

This is a great book, easy to understand and written with teenagers in mind. I have bought it for my own kids and other kids turning 18. I even enjoyed reading it myself and learned some laws I didn't know. It is becoming harder to find; hopefully the author will revise this book and keep it out there. It is important information for our young adults. It tells them stright out what the laws are and what can happen if they break the law.

Thorough and practical, with real-life situations

A good book for parents and teenagers. Topics include a wide range of legal areas, including use of alchohol and drugs, driving, contracts. Authors provide definitions of what constitutes misdemeanors, felonies, etc., and possible sentences under various scenarious. Real-life situations -- both minor and drastic -- are presented, with possible consequences. A section on living in the real world, with landlords, roommates, and co-workers, is useful, as is a section on what rights 18-year-olds have.