• NLG-LA Legal Observer Request Form

    Covering Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties.
    NLG-LA Legal Observer Request Form

  • Please fill out this form to request NLG-LA Legal Observers for your action. ALL OF THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. Due to the high volume of requests for legal observers, we ask that you submit requests with a minimum of 72 hours' notice of the action. Please only fill this out if you are an organizer of the action.

     

    Once we receive your request, we will send it to our Legal Observer team. Please note that our team is entirely volunteer-based, so we may or may not be able to fulfill your request. We generally do not confirm whether legal observers will be present or not, so email LOcoordinator@nlg-la.org if you need confirmation or have any questions.

     

    We prioritize actions that align with NLG's values and have higher risks of police interactions, as explained here: https://www.nlg.org/los-angeles/legal-observing-program/. The role of the legal observers is to observe and document police activity at your action. The observers do not participate in the action or liaise with the police, and wear bright green hats to distinguish their role. Legal observers take direction from the NLG-LA Legal Observer Team. You will not receive a report from our observers or copies of their notes/photographs.

  • Are you authorized by the organization to request Legal Observers?*
  • Type of Action*
  • Action Date & Start Time*
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Is this action permitted?*
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