The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - For example, $87  million was transferred to these four funds in 2022-23. State law specifies what types of litigation proceeds can be transferred into these funds and provides guidelines on how these proceeds are to be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Authorizes DOJ and select city attorneys to seek civil penalties. For DOJ actions, pena lty revenues are split equally between the state General Fund and the county in which the judgment was entered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - However, certain counties and cities benefit significantly more than others. Specifically, while 12 counties and 8 cities currently use their own resources to support local criminal laboratories, 46  counties generally do not have to use any of their resources for criminal laboratory services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes $19.2  million one-time General Fund to support three projects —$10.9  million for pre-construction activities for the Sixth District Court of Appeal and Nevada City projects and $8.3  million for construction activities for the San Bernardino Juvenile Dependency project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

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

Feb 22, 2024 - Since 2021, the administration has deactivated (1)  two state ‑owned prisons —the Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) in Tracy and the California Correctional Center in Susanville, (2)  eight yards at various state ‑owned prisons, and (3)  the California City Correctional Facility —a leased prison that was operated by CDCR staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Decide What Percentage of State Savings to Transfer to Counties. There is a trade ‑off to consider in deciding what percentage of state savings to transfer to counties. A higher percentage provides greater incentive and resources to the counties to reduce prison commitments but reduces the amount of state savings achieved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, 12 counties and 8 cities operate and fund their own laboratories and conduct such testing. ( We note that local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - The largest transfers tended to go to the UCL and the FCA. Transfers to these two funds accounted for at least half of the total transferred to the above DOJ special funds each year over the past decade.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - Seizure and Transfer of Certain Items to the Government. Asset forfeiture refers to ( 1)  t he seizure of cash, property, or other items that are suspected of being tied to a criminal offense and ( 2)  t he transfer of ownership of these items to the government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, the Commission found that this requirement imposed new state-mandated activities and costs on county and city government agencies employing law enforcement officers for police protection services —but not K-12 school districts or community college districts that employ law enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715