California · Penal Code

PEN §1170.45: 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

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The Judicial Council must collect and report annual data on criminal case outcomes by defendant race and ethnicity to the Legislature, starting January 1, 1999.

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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.

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