Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - Based on our assessment of existing criminal fines and fees, we recommend excluding two types of fines and fees from being deposited to the General Fund —fish and game assessments and victim restitution orders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - Accordingly, we recommend the Legislature require that nearly all fine and fee revenue, excluding those subject to certain legal restrictions (such as monies collected for violations of state law protecting fish and game), be deposited into the General Fund for subseque nt appropriation by the Legislature in the annual state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Consumer = Consumer Protection Section; Torts = Torts and Condemnation Section; CRES = Civil Rights Enforcement Section; AWT = Appeals, Writs and Trials Section; PRD = Public Rights Division; Land = Land Use and Conservation Section; WRFLS = Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section; and IGLS = Indian and Gaming Law Section.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - The Secretary of the HHS Agency has about 360 e mployees and an annual budget of about $ 470  m illion. The agency oversees 12 departments and 4  o ffices with a total of 30, 000 e mployees. At the time of this analysis, the administration had not provided any additional details about the proposal and the Governor ’s budget for 2019 ‑20 does not include any adjustments to reflect the proposed reorganization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - This amount includes (1)  $360. 4  m illion in General Fund support ($61. 9  m illion on a one ‑time basis) and (2)  $55. 4  m illion in reimbursement authority related to Medi ‑Cal, a program partially funded by the federal government that covers health care costs for low ‑income families and individuals (including certain costs for inmates).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164