The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Justice

Jan 31, 2017 - For example, this section is responsible for overseeing compliance with the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) —an agreement reached in 1998 between four large tobacco companies and the Attorneys General of 46 states, including California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3543

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - In 1998, following continued complaints of staff misconduct within CDC, the Legislature moved OIG out of YACA and established it as an independent state agency responsible for oversight and investigation of correctional programs, reporting directly to the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - We note that the total value of errors made between 1998 –99 and 2012 –13 is likely higher than $63  million because the SCO audits we examined did not evaluate all distributions occurring over this time period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322