The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This looming insolvency of the DROS Special Account h as led to DOJ increasingly requesting General Fund resources to support firearm-related workload that can statutorily be supported by the special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - The State Bar approved a 2019 c alendar year budget estimating revenues of $ 168  m illion ($ 77  m illion to the State Bar ’s General Fund) and expenditures of $ 189  m illion ($ 87  m illion from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - OSPD is required to provide a preliminary report on the use of such funding by Marc h  1, 2026 and a final report by March  1, 2029. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The judicial branch reports that a total of nearly 11, 000 r equests were submitted (with nearly 77  p ercent approved) by 6, 865 l itigants between April 2019 and October 2020 across five out of six courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - . $77 million, on net, to backfill changes related to the civil assessment. State law authorizes a civil assessment for individuals who fail to pay court-ordered criminal fines and fees or appear without good cause.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - In contrast, if the system was at 100  percent of design capacity, there would be enough assignments to serve 77  percent of its population on June 30, 2023. Under the second methodology, the calculation used budgeted assignment capacity instead of actual capacity as of June 30, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - Specifically, the administration should report on ( 1)  w ho would be eligible for the program, ( 2)  h ow many inmates are anticipated to need or want the service, ( 3)  h ow eligible and interested inmates would be prioritized, ( 4)  h ow the service would be delivered, and ( 5)  h ow the program would be evaluated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Shoplifting is defined as entering a commercial establishment during business hours wit h intent to steal $950 or less in merchandise. Burglary involves entering a house, store, vehicle, or other place with intent to steal, regardless of the dollar amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - Inmates who meet certain criteria, such as those who ( 1)  a re in the first 5 years of a sentence of 25 years or more to life, ( 2)  h ave a history of escape, or ( 3)  h ave committed a severe rule violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - DOJ cases in California while $77. 6  m illion — 66  p ercent —was distributed within the state. As shown in Figure  5 , this represented a major increase in the state ’s share. It is possible that this increase was due to the federal government delaying to 2016 some distributions that normally would have been allocated in 2015 due to budget cuts, as mentioned previously.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128