Pen. Code, § 1170.45 · Article 1. Initial Sentencing

Pen. Code, § 1170.45

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The Judicial Council shall collect data on criminal cases statewide relating to the disposition of those cases according to the race and ethnicity of the defendant, and report annually thereon to the Legislature beginning no later than January 1, 1999. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds to the Judicial Council for this purpose.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 48.5. Effective January 1, 1998.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=1170.45.
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