THIS IS ILLEGAL!  Anyone who has been victim of this should immediately demand their money back!

August 12, 2004

From the office of the California Attorney General.

THE HONORABLE GREGORY D. TOTTEN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY OF VENTURA, has requested an opinion on the following question:

May a private security firm, pursuant to a contract with a property owner, immobilize a vehicle that is impermissibly parked in a private parking lot by affixing a “boot” device to the vehicle?

CONCLUSION

A private security firm, acting pursuant to a contract with a property owner, may not immobilize a vehicle that is impermissibly parked in a private parking lot by affixing a “boot” device to the vehicle.

LINK: http://ag.ca.gov/opinions/pdfs/03-1204.pdf

Also found this…

December 22, 2011

THE HONORABLE ALAN LOWENTHAL, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following questions:

1. Does California Vehicle Code section 22658, or any other state law, authorize private property owners to issue parking citations imposing monetary sanctions to the owners of vehicles parked on their property?

2. May private property owners acquire, by means of issuing a written warning or posting signage, the right to issue parking citations imposing monetary sanctions to the owners of vehicles parked on their property?

3. May persons who tow and impound vehicles under Vehicle Code section 22658 require payment of parking citations that have been issued by private property owners, in addition to the towing and storage charges?

1 07-8044. What rights or remedies are available to the owners of vehicles that have received parking citations imposing monetary sanctions issued by private property owners?

CONCLUSIONS

1. Neither California Vehicle Code section 22658, nor any other state law, authorizes private property owners to issue parking citations imposing monetary sanctions to the owners of vehicles parked on their property.

2. Absent statutory authorization, private property owners may not acquire, by means of issuing a written warning or posting signage, the right to issue parking citations imposing monetary sanctions to the owners of vehicles parked on their property.

3. Persons who tow and impound vehicles under Vehicle Code section 22658 may not require payment of parking citations that have been issued by private property owners.

4. Owners of vehicles who have received parking citations imposing monetary sanctions issued by private property owners or their agents do not have rights or remedies per se, but the citations are unenforceable against the vehicle owners.

ANALYSIS

This is the second time in recent years that we have been called upon to consider what measures are available to private property owners who want to enforce parking regulations on their property. In 2004, we concluded that a private security firm hired by the owner of a private parking lot could not legally immobilize an improperly parked vehicle by affixing a “boot” device to it.1

LINK: http://ag.ca.gov/opinions/pdfs/03-1204.pdf

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Undefeated champions of British electronic music, Orbital get back in the ring in 2012 with Wonky, their first new album in eight years. Recently reunited following a long sabbatical, Paul and Phil Hartnoll are back on fighting-fit form and ready to reclaim their title. Both timeless and contemporary, Wonky puts a vividly modern spin on their signature blend of richly melodic, deeply emotive electronica.

Confident, energised and eclectic, Wonky already sounds like the duo’s finest album to date. Gleaming, whooshing, shimmering tracks like Straight Sun and Stringy Acid instantly tap into the warm-blooded rush and restless bounce of classic Orbital. These are future festival- rocking anthems in the making, right up there with vintage live favourites Chime and Belfast.

But there are nods to cutting-edge club culture on Wonky too – including a guest appearance by hotly tipped Birmingham grime MC Lady Leshurr on the album’s irresistibly vibrant electro-rap title track. The Hartnolls even give a radical post-dubstep makeover to their much-loved techno-rock classic Satan, reworking it into a razor- backed beast of shuddering bass called Beelzedub.

Like all Orbital albums, Wonky defies narrow-minded caricatures of electronic music as cold and mechanical. Playful humour and warm humanity are woven into its fabric – from the heart-tugging harmonies and woozy vocal layers of Never and Distractions, to the guest appearance by the highly acclaimed LA-based electronic musician Zola Jesus on the brooding, atmospheric epic New France. These are machine-made symphonies to stir the soul and electrify the senses.

“When I’m writing music, if it doesn’t move you emotionally, it’s not working,” Paul explains. “It has to give me butterflies. I have to make myself cry in the studio.”

Formed in the late 1980s, Orbital released a string of classic 1990s singles including Chime, Style, The Box and Satan. Paul and Phil put their partnership on hold in 2004, but a five-year absence only increased demand for their exhilarating music and legendary live shows. The brothers finally announced their comeback with a triumphant headline set at the Big Chill in 2009. Orbital were revitalised, rebooted, reunited – and it felt so good.