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PART 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Part 6 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 118.

§§ 15000–15204 · 61 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. Administration §§ 15000–15051 · 19 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 15000–15007 · 12 sections
      • § 15000 There is in the State Government a Department of Justice. The department is under the direction and control of the Attorney General.
      • § 15001 The department is composed of the Office of the Attorney General and those other divisions, bureaus, branches, sections, or other units as the Attorney General…
      • § 15001.1 The Department of Justice is responsible for investigation and enforcement of controlled gambling activity in this state as set forth in the Gambling Control…
      • § 15001.2 Any process issued by the Department of Justice for purposes of implementing and enforcing the Gambling Control Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19800)…
      • § 15002 The civil service status, positions and rights of officers and employees of the Department of Justice who were members of the State civil service prior to May…
      • § 15002.5 The Attorney General may arrange and classify the work of the Department of Justice, and consolidate, abolish, or create divisions, bureaus, branches,…
      • § 15002.6 (a) By no later than June 1, 2025, the department shall develop and implement a policy and procedure for employees assigned to the Bureau of Gambling Control…
      • § 15003 There is in the Department of Justice the office of deputy director. The deputy director shall be appointed by the Attorney General. The deputy director shall…
      • § 15004 The department may prepare and publish every two years a compilation of the laws of this State relating to crimes and criminal law enforcement, which are of…
      • § 15005 Notwithstanding Section 18932, the minimum age limit for appointment to the position of special or narcotic agent shall be 18 years, and the maximum age limit… see note
      • § 15006 The Department of Justice shall maintain a continuing investigation on a statewide basis of investment frauds and business crimes and shall assist district…
      • § 15007 For potential litigation involving the California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program (Title 21 (commencing with Section 100000), the state shall be…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Organized Crime §§ 15025–15029 · 5 sections
      • § 15025 The Department of Justice shall seek to control and eradicate organized crime in California by: (a) Gathering, analyzing and storing intelligence pertaining to…
      • § 15026 It is the intent of the Legislature that the department focus its investigative and prosecutive endeavors with regard to organized crime in controlling crime…
      • § 15027 The department’s functions concerning organized crime shall be divided among five programs as follows: (a) Operations and training. (b) Intelligence. (c)…
      • § 15028 The department shall annually report on its activities and accomplishments to the Legislature and to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as…
      • § 15029 (a) The Crack Down Task Force Program is hereby created within the Department of Justice with responsibility for establishing, conducting, supporting, and…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Western States Organized Crime Compact §§ 15050–15051 · 2 sections
      • § 15050 The Attorney General shall study, in conjunction with representatives of the States of Nevada, Arizona, and Oregon, the necessity and desirability of an…
      • § 15051 No compact proposed pursuant to this article is binding on the State of California until it has been approved by the Legislature of this state and the…
  2. CHAPTER 2. State’s Teletype System §§ 15100–15137 · 15 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. General §§ 15100–15106 · 7 sections
      • § 15100 The California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System shall be operated by the Department of Justice.
      • § 15101 The system shall be used exclusively for the official business of the State, and the official business of any city, county, city and county, or other public…
      • § 15102 The charges for transmitting messages over the system shall be fixed pursuant to Section 13240.
      • § 15103 The department shall file with the Controller a monthly report of all money received for the use of the system, and at the same time deposit all such money…
      • § 15104 All sums so deposited shall be credited by the Controller to the appropriation for the support of the department from which the cost of such teletype services…
      • § 15105 This chapter does not prohibit the use of the State’s Teletype System by any other state or public agency thereof when connection is made to the State’s…
      • § 15106 The Attorney General may lease facilities and equipment for the purpose of connecting the State’s Teletypewriter System with any county, city, or district, if…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Leases of Teletype Facilities and Equipment §§ 15130–15137 · 8 sections
      • § 15130 The Attorney General may arrange for the connection of the State Teletype System with that of any adjacent state.
      • § 15131 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the State Teletype System with points to be selected by him in the Counties of Alameda,…
      • § 15132 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the state teletype system with each of the Counties of Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El…
      • § 15133 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the State Teletype System with the sheriff’s office in the counties of: (a) Alpine. (b)…
      • § 15134 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the State Teletype System with sheriff’s office substations at: (a) Monterey, in Monterey…
      • § 15135 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the state teletype system with the police department of each of the following cities: (a)…
      • § 15136 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the State Teletype System with the police department of each of the following cities: (a)…
      • § 15137 The Attorney General shall lease facilities and equipment to connect the state teletype system with the police department of the City of Lompoc if the city…
  3. CHAPTER 2.5. California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System §§ 15150–15169 · 21 sections
    • § 15150 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Justice shall commence to operate under this chapter as soon as feasible, but until such time,…
    • § 15151 The maintenance of law and order is, and always has been, a primary function of government and is so recognized in both Federal and State Constitutions. The…
    • § 15152 The Department of Justice shall maintain a statewide telecommunications system of communication for the use of law enforcement agencies.
    • § 15153 The system shall be under the direction of the Attorney General, and shall be used exclusively for the official business of the state, and the official…
    • § 15154 The Attorney General shall appoint an advisory committee on the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, hereinafter referred to as the committee,…
    • § 15155 The committee shall consist of representatives from the following organizations: (a) Two representatives from the California Peace Officers’ Association. (b)…
    • § 15156 The Department of Justice shall provide an executive secretary to the committee.
    • § 15157 The committee shall elect a chairman for a term to be determined by the committee.
    • § 15158 The committee shall meet at least twice each year at a time and place to be determined by the Attorney General and the chairman. Special meetings may be called…
    • § 15159 All meetings of the committee and all hearings held by the committee shall be open to the public.
    • § 15160 (a) The Attorney General shall, upon the advice of the committee, adopt and publish for distribution to the system subscribers and other interested parties the…
    • § 15161 The Department of Justice shall provide a basic telecommunications communications network consisting of no more than two relay or switching centers in the…
    • § 15162 The system may connect and exchange traffic with compatible systems of adjacent states and otherwise participate in interstate operations.
    • § 15163 The system shall provide service to any law enforcement agency qualified by the committee which, at its own expense, desires connection through the county…
    • § 15164 The system shall be maintained at all times with equipment and facilities adequate to the needs of law enforcement. The committee shall recommend to the…
    • § 15164.1 (a) The person designated as a county’s “control agent” as defined by the policies, practices, and procedures adopted pursuant to Section 15160, or the chief…
    • § 15165 Any subscriber to the system shall file with the Attorney General an agreement to conform to the operating policies, practices and procedures approved by the…
    • § 15166 The Director of General Services shall fix the charge to be paid by any state department, officer, board or commission to the Department of Justice.
    • § 15167 In the case of a state agency, the charge shall be paid from the money available by law for the support of the state agency using the system.
    • § 15168 (a) Notwithstanding Section 15153, the system may connect and exchange traffic with the compatible systems of a tribal government, as provided in this section.…
    • § 15169 Notwithstanding any other law, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, or other persons identified in subdivision (a) of Section 13503.1 of the…
  4. CHAPTER 3. Administration of Justice §§ 15200–15204 · 6 sections
    • § 15200 The Legislature hereby declares that: (1) The uniform administration of justice throughout the State is a matter of statewide interest; (2) The prosecution and…
    • § 15201 As used in this chapter, “costs incurred by the county” means all costs, except normal salaries and expenses, incurred by the county in bringing to trial or…
    • § 15202 (a) A county that is responsible for the cost of a trial or trials or any hearing of a person for the offense of homicide may apply to the Controller for…
    • § 15202.1 (a) If the venue for trial of a homicide case has been changed from the county which is eligible for reimbursement under Section 15202 to a location more than…
    • § 15203 If the county meets the conditions described in Section 15202 and applies to the State Controller for reimbursement pursuant to that section, and the State…
    • § 15204 The State Controller may establish rules and regulations to carry out the purposes of this chapter.