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name="ab1706"></a> <h3>AB 1706 Legislative Report</h3> <p>A quarterly joint progress report, in consultation with the Judicial Council of California, to the Legislature regarding the status of AB 1793 (Chapter 993, Statutes of 2018) implementation</p> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ab1706-leg-report-2024-q2.pdf">AB 1706 Legislative Report, June 2024, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ab1706-leg-report-2024-q1.pdf">AB 1706 Legislative Report, March 2024, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ab1706-q4-report.pdf">AB 1706 Legislative Report, December 2023, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ab1706-q3-report.pdf">AB 1706 Legislative Report, September 2023, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ab1706-q2-report.pdf">AB 1706 Legislative Report, June 2023, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/AB-1706-Legislative-Report.pdf">AB 1706 Legislative Report, March 2023, pdf</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="ab2552"></a> <h3>AB 2552 Legislative Report</h3> <p>In accordance with Assembly Bill 2552, a report that requires DOJ to inspect at least half of all gun shows in California each year.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ab2552-bof-gun-show-report-2023.pdf">2023 AB 2552 Gun Show Report</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="antitrust"></a> <h3>Antitrust/Business Competition</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/antitrust/antitrust.pdf">Antitrust Enforcement in California (2001), pdf</a> <p>Highlights antitrust laws and other relevant background information to help consumers better understand the sometimes complex nature of antitrust violations.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="applicant"></a> <h3>Applicant Agencies</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/21-07-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-07 Applicant Agency Access to, and Security of, Criminal Offender Record 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This Bulletin reiterates CORI security requirements and advises applicant agencies of the CJIS Division's Security Policy, Security Awareness Training Requirement, and forthcoming Security Policy Assessment.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="apps"></a> <h3>Armed and Prohibited Persons System (APPS)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2023-apps-report.pdf">2023 APPS Report</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-apps-report.pdf">2022 APPS Report</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2021-apps-report.pdf">2021 APPS Report</a> <p>Every year, the Department issues the Annual APPS Report to the Legislature and to the public. The report provides a summary of APPS-related work over the previous year, and the status of the database on the first day of the year the report is released.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="asset"></a> <h3>Asset Forfeiture</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-af.pdf">2023 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> <p>Required by state law, the annual report provides information on all forfeitures of assets from illegal drug activities initiated throughout the state during the calendar year. The report also includes the number of cases for which forfeiture was ordered or declared, the value of assets and recipients of forfeited assets.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-af.pdf">2022 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2021-af.pdf">2021 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2020-af_1.pdf">2020 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> </li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2019-af/2019-af.pdf?">2019 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2018-af/2018-af.pdf?">2018 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2017-af/2017-af.pdf?">2017 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2016-af/2016-af.pdf?">2016 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2016-af/intro-stats-2016.pdf?">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2016-af/counties-2016.pdf?">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2015-af/2015-af.pdf?">2015 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2015-af/intro-stats-2015.pdf?">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2015-af/counties-2015.pdf?">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2014_af/2014-af.pdf?">2014 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2014_af/intro-stats-2014.pdf?">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2014_af/counties-2014.pdf?">Counties, pdf</a> </li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2013_af/af.pdf">2013 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2013_af/intro-stats-2013.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2013_af/counties-2013.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2012_af/af.pdf">2012 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2012_af/intro_stats_2011.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2012_af/counties_2012.pdf">Counties, pdf</a> </li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2011_af/af.pdf">2011 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2011_af/intro_stats_2011.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2011_af/counties_2011.pdf">Counties, pdf</a> </li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2010_af/af.pdf">2010 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2010_af/intro_stats_2010.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2010_af/counties_2010.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2009_af/af.pdf">2009 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2009_af/intro_stats_2009.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2009_af/counties_2009.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2008_af/af.pdf">2008 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2008_af/intro_stats_2008.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2008_af/counties_2008.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2007_af/af.pdf">2007 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2007_af/intro_stats_2007.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2007_af/counties_2007.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2006_af/af.pdf">2006 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2006_af/intro_stats_2006.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2006_af/counties_2006.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2005_af/af.pdf">2005 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2005_af/intro_stats_2005.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2005_af/counties_2005.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2004_af/af.pdf">2004 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2004_af/intro_stats_2004.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2004_af/counties_2004.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2003_af/af.pdf">2003 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2003_af/intro_stats_2003.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2003_af/counties_2003.pdf">Counties, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2002_af/2002_AF.pdf">2002 Asset Forfeiture Annual Report, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2002_af/2002_AF_Intro.pdf">Intro. & Stats, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/asset_forf/2002_af/2002_AF_Counties.pdf">Counties, pdf</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="biennial"></a> <h3>Biennial Reports</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/biennial-2021-2022.pdf">2021-2022 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> <p>A legislatively mandated report to the Governor that describes the major activities of the Attorney General's Office, including significant cases and accomplishments, during the past two years.</p> </li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial-2019-2020.pdf">2019-2020 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a></li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial-2017-2018.pdf">2017-2018 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial-2015-2016.pdf">2015-2016 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> </li> <li>State Leadership Accountability Act <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2023-slaa-report.pdf">2023 State Leadership Accountability Act, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2021-slaa-report.pdf">2021 State Leadership Accountability Act, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2019-slaa-report.pdf?">2019 State Leadership Accountability Act, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2017-slaa-report.pdf?">2017 State Leadership Accountability Act, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2015-slaa-report.pdf?">2015 State Leadership Accountability Act, pdf</a></li> </ul> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial_14.pdf">2013-2014 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial_12.pdf">2011-2012 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial_10.pdf">2009-2010 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial_report_07-08.pdf">2007-2008 Biennial Report of Major Activities, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/biennial_report_07-08_text.pdf">(Text Version, pdf)</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="clets"></a> <h3>California Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (CLETS)</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/clets-policies-practices-and-procedures.pdf"><abbr title="California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System">CLETS</abbr> Policies, Practices, and Procedures</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-10-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-10 National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Technical and Operational Update (TOU) 21-5: Automated Boat System (ABS) - Expand Boat Registration (REG) and Coast Guard Document (CGD) Number Field, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-09-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-09 California Legislative Assembly Bill (AB) 1732: Stolen Vehicle System (SVS) Yellow Alert, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-08-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-08 National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Technical and Operational Update (TOU) 20-5: Stolen Vehicle System (SVS) Blue Alert, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-07-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-07 Reports on LEAs Use of Kinetic Energy Projectile Chemical Agents for Crowd Control Purposes, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-06-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-06 California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – Record Prohibited Communications (Penal Code § 633.6), pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-05-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-05 California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – Assembly Bill (AB) 2870, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-03-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-03 California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) - Protected Animal Stay-Away, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/23-01-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 23-01 Updated California Value’s Act’s Database Guidance</a> <a href="/system/files/media/23-01-cjis-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/23-01-cjis-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/23-01-cjis-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/23-01-cjis-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/23-01-cjis-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ib-22-06-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-06 California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) File</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/22-02-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-02 California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS): New Training Requirements for Local Agency Security Officers (LASOs)</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/22-01-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-01 National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Technical and Operational Update (TOU) 20-5: Wanted Persons System (WPS) Blue Alert</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/21-09-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-09 Senate Bill (SB) 1141: California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS)</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/21-08-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-08 California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS): Restrained Firearms Group</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-15-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 20-15 Assembly Bill (AB) 1969 and the California Pawn and Secondhand Dealer System (CAPSS)</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-13-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 20-13 Assembly Bill (AB) 2606: Criminal Justice: Supervised Release File</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-09-cjis.pdf?">Information Bulletin: 20-09-CJIS Confidentiality of Information from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS)</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-03-cjis.pdf?">Information Bulletin: 20-03-CJIS Implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 1747 Pertaining to use of the California LawEnforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS)</a></li> <li> <a href="/sites/default/files/clets-ppp%2012-2019.pdf">CAC Approved CLETS Policies Practices and Procedures dated 12/2019, pdf</a> <p>CLETS provides California law enforcement and criminal justice agencies access to confidential state-level information stored in the Department of Justice databases such as criminal history, warrants, sex offender information and much more. CLETS also provides connectivity to files maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as other states. The CLETS Policies, Practices and Procedures (PPP), as established per California Government Code 15160, are the operating policies, practices and procedures in which CLETS subscribing agencies must abide.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="charities"></a> <h3>Charities/Nonprofits</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/guide_for_charities.pdf">Attorney General's Guide for Charities, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/fundraising_trifold.pdf">Fundraising Appeals for Police, Firefighters and Veterans, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/CharitiesSolicitation.pdf">Guide to Charitable Giving for Donors, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/dissolving.pdf">Guide for Dissolving A California Nonprofit Corporation, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/charitable/initialReg.pdf">Initial Registration Guide, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/modelcontract.pdf">Model Contract - Basic Components of a Fundraising Representation Agreement, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/charities/content/new_990">New 990 and Its Relationship to California Law Governing Charities</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/charities_nonprofit_transactions.pdf">Nonprofit Transactions Requiring Notice Or Attorney General Approval, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/raffles_trifold.pdf">Raffles for Charitable Purposes, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/boe_presentation.pdf">Regulation of Charities by the California Attorney General (Presentation for Board of Equalization Nonprofit Seminars), pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/charities/publications/nonprofit_integrity_act_nov04.pdf">Summary of New Law: Nonprofit Integrity Act of 2004, pdf</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p>  <a name="civillaw"></a> <h3>Civil Law Division</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-bi-report-legal-services-ctc-08302024.pdf">August 30, 2024 Attorney General's Second Biannual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>The Office of the Attorney General submits this second biannual report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 as required by the Budget Act of 2023. The report provides information for January 1 through June 30, 2024, concerning the caseload for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-bi-report-legal-services-ctc-022824.pdf">February 28, 2024 Attorney General's First Biannual Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>The Office of the Attorney General submits this first biannual report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 as required by the Budget Act of 2023. The report provides information for July 1 through December 31, 2023, concerning the caseload for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. </p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/accusations-dcac-010124.pdf">AG’s Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies 2024</a> <p>This is the Attorney General’s seventh annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General’s Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing and Health Quality Enforcement sections of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2022-23.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-bi-report-legal-services-ctc-083023.pdf">August 30 2023 Attorney General's Second Biannual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for Commission on Teacher Credentialing,pdf</a> <p>The Office of the Attorney General submits this second biannual report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 as required by the Budget Act of 2022. The report provides information for January 1 through June 30, 2023, concerning the caseload for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-bi-report-legal-services-ctc-022823.pdf">February 28 2023 Attorney Generals First Biannual Report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 For Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>The Office of the Attorney General submits this first biannual report for Fiscal Year 2022-23 as required by the Budget Act of 2022. The report provides information for July 1 through December 31, 2022, concerning the caseload for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/accusations-dcac-010123.pdf">January 1, 2023 Attorney General’s Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies, pdf</a> <p>This is the Attorney General’s sixth annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General’s Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing and Health Quality Enforcement sections of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2021-22.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-083022.pdf">August 30, 2022 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>The Office of the Attorney General submits this second biannual report for Fiscal Year 2021-22 as required by the Budget Act of 2021. The report provides information for January 1 through June 30, 2022, concerning the caseload for the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.</p> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-022822.pdf">February 28, 2022 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>Required by the 2021 Budget Act, this report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. After 16 quarterly reports, this is the first biannual report, covering July through December 2021. This report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of legal services provided to the commission during the first two quarters of Fiscal Year 2021-22 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/accusations-dcac-010122.pdf">January 1, 2022 Attorney General’s Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies, pdf</a> <p>This is the Attorney General’s fifth annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General’s Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing and Health Quality Enforcement sections of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2020-21.</p></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-083021.pdf">August 30, 2021 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2020 Budget Act, this report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This 16th report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the fourth quarter of FY 2020/21 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-053121.pdf">May 31, 2021 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2020 Budget Act, this report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This fifteenth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the second quarter of FY 2020/21 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-022821.pdf?">February 28, 2021 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2020 Budget Act, this report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This fourteenth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the second quarter of FY 2020/21 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/accusations-dcac-010121.pdf">January 1, 2021 Attorney General’s Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies, pdf</a> <p>This is the Attorney General’s fourth annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General’s Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing and Health Quality Enforcement sections of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2019-20.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-113020.pdf?">November 30, 2020 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2020 Budget Act, this report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This thirteenth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the first quarter of FY 2020/21 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-083020.pdf?">August 30, 2020 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2019 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This twelfth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the fourth quarter of FY 2019/20 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-053120.pdf?">May 31, 2020 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2019 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This eleventh report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the third quarter of FY 2019/20 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-022820.pdf?">February 28, 2020 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2019 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This tenth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the second quarter of FY 2019/20 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/accusations-dcac-010120.pdf">January 1, 2020 Attorney General’s Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies, pdf</a> <p>This is the Attorney General’s third annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General’s Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing and Health Quality Enforcement sections of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2018-19.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-113019.pdf">November 30, 2019 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2019 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This ninth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the first quarter of FY 2019/20 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-083019.pdf">August 30, 2019 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2018 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This eighth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the third quarter of FY 2018/19 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-053119.pdf">May 31, 2019 Attorney General Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2018 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This seventh report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the third quarter of FY 2018/19 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-022819.pdf">February 28, 2019 Attorney General Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing</a> <p>Required by the 2018 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This sixth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the second quarter of FY 2018/19 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/accusations-prosecuted-DCA-client-agencies-010119.pdf">January 1, 2019 Attorney General Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies, pdf</a> <p>This is the Attorney General’s second annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General’s Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing and Health Quality Enforcement sections of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2017-18. </p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-113018.pdf">November 30, 2018 Attorney General Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>Required by the 2018 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This fifth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the first quarter of FY 2018/19 with the same measures from previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-083018.pdf">August 30, 2018 Attorney General Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>Required by the 2018 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This fourth report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided to the commission during the fourth quarter of FY 2017/18 with the same measures from the previous quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-053118.pdf">May 31 2018 Attorney General Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>Required by the 2017 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This third report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services during the third quarter of FY 2017/18 with the same measures from the first and second quarters.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-022818.pdf">February 28 2018 Attorney General's Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>Required by the 2017 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This second report compares the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services during the second quarter of FY 2017/18 with the same measures from the first quarter.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/accusations-prosecuted-DCA-client-agencies-01012018.pdf">January 1 2018 Attorney General Annual Report on Accusations Prosecuted for Department of Consumer Affairs Client Agencies, pdf</a> <p>This is the Attorney General's first annual report providing data required by Business and Professions Code section 312.2, which became effective on January 1, 2016. The report provides information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office for licensing agencies of the Department of Consumer Affairs that are represented by the Licensing Section and Health Quality Enforcement Section of the Civil Law Division. The report includes data on the volume and processing of accusation matters for these agencies during Fiscal Year 2016-17.</p></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civillaw/ag-qty-report-legal-services-ctc-113017.pdf">November 30 2017 Attorney General Quarterly Report on Legal Services Provided to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, pdf</a> <p>Required by the 2017 Budget Act, quarterly reports provide information on the legal work of the Attorney General's Office in representing the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The report includes the volume of adverse action cases, time to adjudicate them, and the cost of all legal services provided by the Attorney General's Office to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing during the quarter.</p></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="civilrights"></a> <h3>Civil Rights</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/civilrights/reportingHC.pdf">Attorney General's Civil Rights Commission: Reporting Hate Crimes (2001), pdf</a> <p>This report by the Attorney General's Civil Rights Commission on Hate Crimes makes various findings and outlines 16 recommendations to improve the reporting of hate crimes in local communities, in schools and by law enforcement agencies. In preparing the report, members of the Commission visited nearly two dozen diverse communities throughout California. The Commission heard from various members of the community, including students, seniors, people with disabilities, parents and working families.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/immigrant/publications#consult">Consumer Guide on Immigrant Consultants</a> <p>These guides for protecting your consumer rights in working with immigration consultants are available in Armenian, Chinese, English, and Hmong, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/immigrant/publications#hate">Hate Crime Prevention Guides</a> <p>These guides on hate crime prevention and reporting are available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, English, and Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese.</p></li> <li> <a href="/civil/disability-rights#publications">Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities</a> <p>Provides information on the legal rights of persons with disabilities. These publications discuss both California and federal laws in order to get a complete picture of the law on a particular topic.</p> </li>  <li> <a href="/civil">More about Civil Rights</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="conflict"></a> <h3>Conflict of Interest</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/coi.pdf">Conflict of Interest, pdf</a> (2010) <p> Provides information to assist government officials in complying with California's conflict-of-interest laws and to assist the public and news media in understanding and monitoring situations that may give rise to conflicts of interest. More about <a href="/conflict_interest">conflicts of interest</a>.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="crime"></a> <h3>Crime</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-18-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-18 Department of Justice (DOJ) Policy Regarding Tiering Placement of Attempted Sex Offense Convictions, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/24-02-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 24-02 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) Information Sharing, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/22-07-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-07 Record Sealing Processing Backlog Update, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/22-05-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-05 Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 Criminal Records: Automatic Relief, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/22-04-CJIS.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-04 Senate Bill (SB) 483 Sentencing: Resentencing to Remove Sentencing Enhancements, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/21-10-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-10 Assembly Bill (AB) 1793 Cannabis Convictions: Resentencing, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/21-05-cjis-exec-order-rescinded.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-05 Executive Order N-08-21: Rescinds Executive Order N-63-20, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/21-02-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-02 Criminal Background Check Authority for Approval of Tribal Homes for Foster/Adoptive Placement, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/21-01-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 21-01 Senate Bill (SB) 145: Discretionary Sex Offender Registration for Certain Offenses, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-11-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 20-11 Senate Bill (SB) 118: Amendments Affecting Sex Offender Tiering and Petitioning, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-10-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 20-10 Senate Bill (SB) 388: Missing persons: reports: local agencies, pdf</a></li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/firearms-report-2023.pdf">2023 Report on Firearms Used in the Commission of Crimes, pdf</a> <p>Details the number and type of firearms used most frequently in the commission of violent, homicidal, street and drug trafficking crimes.<br /> <a href="/system/files/media/firearms-report-2022.pdf">2022</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/firearms-report-2021.pdf">2021</a> | <a href="/sites/default/files/firearms-report-20.pdf">2020</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-19.pdf">2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-18.pdf">2018</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-17.pdf">2017</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-16.pdf">2016</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-15.pdf">2015</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-14.pdf">2014</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms_report_13.pdf">2013</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms_report_12.pdf">2012</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_11.pdf">2011</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_10.pdf">2010</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_09.pdf">2009</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_08.pdf">2008</a></p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/directory2005.pdf">Department of Justice-Directory of Services (2005), pdf</a> <p>Lists the various services offered to state, local and federal agencies by the Division of Law Enforcement (DLE), Division of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS), and the Firearms Division.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/toc/report_2014.pdf">Gangs Beyond Borders: California and the Fight Against Transnational Organized Crime <br />(March, 2014), pdf</a> <p>This report addresses all three emerging pillars of transnational criminal activity: the trafficking of drugs, weapons and human beings; money laundering; and high-tech crimes, such as digital piracy, hacking and fraud.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/missing">Missing Persons Quarterly Bulletin</a> <p>A quarterly publication of missing persons for which DOJ has received photographs. Especially valuable to schools, the categories include preschool, primary and secondary school age.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/org_crime2010.pdf">Organized Crime in California - 2010, pdf</a> <p>A legislatively mandated report describing the criminal activities of organized crime groups, gangs, criminal extremists, and terrorists in California.</p> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/org_crime2009.pdf">2009</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/org_crime2007_08.pdf">2007-08</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/org_crime2005.pdf">2005</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/org_crime2004.pdf">2004</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/org_crime.pdf">2003</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="crimeandviolence"></a> <h3>Crime and Violence Prevention</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/student_survey_09.pdf">12th Biennial California Student Survey, pdf</a> - Final report (2009), <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/student_tables_09.pdf">Compendium of Tables, pdf</a> <p>The California Student Survey (CSS) is a voluntary, anonymous, and confidential survey of substance use, school safety, harassment, school and gang violence, youth resilience factors, and health-related behaviors. State law requires that the CSS be conducted every two years among a representative statewide sample of students in grades 7, 9, and 11.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/safeschool.pdf">Safe Schools Task Force, pdf</a> - Final Report (June 2000) <p>Highlights policy recommendations and strategies to improve school safety in California. The Safe Schools Task Force report is the culmination of efforts by schools and law enforcement. The purpose of the report is to implement short- and long-term goals to assure California's schools remain safe learning environments.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="criminalstats"></a> <h3>Criminal Statistics</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/cjsc/pubs">Annual Criminal Statistics Reports</a> <p>Compiled by the Attorney General's Criminal Justice Statistics Center (CJSC).</p> </li> <li> <a href="/cjsc/pubs">More publications from CJSC.</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="doj-policies"></a> <h3>DOJ Policies</h3> <ul> <li><strong>General Order 2024-02 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2024-02-go.pdf">Assembly Bill 481 Military Equipment Use Policy for the California Department of Justice</a></li> <li><strong>General Order 2023-05 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/dle-2023-05go.pdf">Automated License Plate Readers</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="elderabuse"></a> <h3>Elder Abuse</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bmfea/citizens_guide.pdf">Citizen's Guide to Preventing & Reporting Elder Abuse, pdf</a> <p>An educational tool which offers guidance on ways seniors and their caretakers can identify the tell-tale signs of elder abuse and practical advice on how to avoid and report victimization. This publication is available to the public at no cost. The guide is available on-line or by sending an email to <a href="mailto:Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov">Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov</a></p> </li> <li lang="es"> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bmfea/sp_guide.pdf">Guía Para Cuidadanos Ciudadanos Para Prevenir Y Denunciar El Abuso De Ancianos, pdf</a> <p>Un folleto educativo que sirve como guía para que ancianos y personas encargadas de cuidarlos aprendan a reconocer señales de abuso; con prácticos consejos sobre cómo evitar ser víctima y cómo informar una sospecha de abuso. Este folleto está disponible al público sin costo alguno. El guía está disponible a través de nuestro sitio web o por sometiendo un correo electrónico <a href="mailto:Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov">Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov</a></p> </li> <li> <p >The Peace Officer and Prosecutor's Guide to Combating Elder Abuse (Volume 1). This is the first of a three volume set designed for use by law enforcement officers and prosecutors. Volume 1 emphasizes investigative and case building techniques. A limited quantity of this volume is available exclusively to peace officers and prosecutors and may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse at (916) 621-1821 or you may email the Bureau at <a href="mailto:Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov">Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="title inParagraph">The Peace Officer and Prosecutor's Guide to Combating Elder Abuse (Volume 2) Volume 2, in the form of a compact disc (CD), provides mainly prosecutorial tools, including sample trial briefs, memoranda of points and authorities, affidavits, search warrants, jury instructions, and numerous other writings relevant to the prosecution of elder abuse. The CD is available free of charge to peace officers and prosecutors, exclusively, and may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse at (916) 621-1821 or you may email the Bureau at <a href="mailto:Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov">Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov</a></p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="electronic"></a> <h3>Electronic Interceptions</h3> <ul> <li>Annual report to the Legislature on electronic surveillance is issued in compliance with Penal Code section 629.62. We hope this report is a helpful resource for prosecutors and law enforcement agents who rely on electronic surveillance as a critical weapon to fight crime in California.</li> <li> <p>Annual reports: <a href="/system/files/media/annual-rept-legislature-2023.pdf">2023</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/annual-rept-legislature-2022.pdf">2022</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/annual-rept-legislature-2021.pdf">2021</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/annual-rept-legislature-2020.pdf">2020</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rept-legislature-2019.pdf">2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rept-legislature-2018.pdf">2018</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rpt-legislature-2017.pdf">2017</a> |<a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rpt-legislature-2016.pdf">2016</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rpt-legislature-2015.pdf">2015</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rpt-legislature-2014.pdf">2014</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual-rpt-legislature-2013.pdf">2013</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/annual_rpt_legislature_2012.pdf">2012</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/report_legislature_2010.pdf">2010</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2009_annual_report_ei.pdf">2009</a></p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="energy"></a> <h3>Energy Crisis</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/energywhitepaper.pdf">Attorney General's Energy White Paper (April 2004), pdf</a> , <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/energywhitepaper_front.pdf">Report Front Cover, pdf</a> , <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/energywhitepaper_back.pdf">Report Back Cover, pdf</a> <p>This report examines the breakdown in the state's deregulated energy market from a law enforcement perspective and provides recommendations for improving and protecting consumers in deregulated energy markets.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="environment"></a> <h3>Environment</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/prop65">Proposition 65</a> - Annual Summaries of Private Settlements. Annual reports issued summarizing all settlements of Proposition 65 cases brought by private plaintiffs from January 1 - December 31 since 2000. The summaries are based on reports submitted to the Attorney General pursuant to SB 1269 (1999) and SB 471 (2001). The data show total penalties, attorney fees and other funds collected. Also included is a brief description of actions defendants were required to take to remedy alleged violations. Copies of individual settlements are available on request. (All pdfs below)</li> <li> <p>Annual reports: <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2011.pdf">2011</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2010.pdf">2010</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2009.pdf">2009</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2008.pdf">2008</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2007.pdf">2007</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2006.pdf">2006</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2005b.pdf">2005</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2004.pdf">2004</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/Alpert_Report2003.pdf">2003</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/rpt2002.pdf">2002</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/rpt2001.pdf">2001</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/prop65/rpt2000.pdf">2000</a></p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="fingerprints"></a> <h3>Fingerprinting</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/22-03-cjis.pdf">Information Bulletin: 22-03 New Live Scan Submission Requirements: Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Web Service Transmission, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/fingerprints/locations">Applicant Live Scan Contact List</a> <p>Lists locations county by county and the hours of operation for Applicant Live Scan services of the California Department of Justice.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/fingerprints/forms/bcii-9010-name-check.pdf">Request for DOJ Name Check, pdf</a> <p>Use this form to request a name check if the applicant is unable to provide any fingerprint images at all.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/fingerprints">More about Background Checks and Fingerprinting</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="firearms"></a> <h3>Firearms</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-17.pdf">Information Bulletin: 2022-DLE-17 New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-11.pdf">Information Bulletin: 2021-DLE-11 New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2021-BOF-01.pdf">Information Bulletin: 2021-BOF-01 New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws</li> <li><a href="https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2019-dle-07.pdf?">Information Bulletin: 2019-DLE-07 Update to Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators</li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/2022-apps-report.pdf">2022 Armed Prohibited Persons System, pdf</a> <p>Required by law, this report details the Department of Justice's efforts to address the backlog in the Armed Prohibited Persons System.<br /> <a href="/system/files/media/2021-apps-report.pdf">2021</a> | <a href="/sites/default/files/2020-apps-report.pdf">2020</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/apps-2019.pdf">2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/armed-prohib-person-system-2018.pdf?">2018</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/armed-prohib-person-system-2017.pdf?">2017</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/armed-prohib-person-system-2016.pdf?">2016</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/armed-prohib-person-system-2015.pdf?">2015</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/armed-prohib-person-system.pdf?">2014</a></p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/sb-140-supp-budget-report.pdf">Senate Bill 140 Supplemental Report of the 2015-16 Budget Package, pdf</a> <p>Required by law, this report addresses the backlog in the Armed and Prohibited Persons System and the illegal possession of firearms by those prohibited persons.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/firearms-report-2023.pdf">2023 Report on Firearms Used in the Commission of Crimes, pdf</a> <p>Details the number and type of firearms used most frequently in the commission of violent, homicidal, street and drug trafficking crimes.<br /> <a href="/system/files/media/firearms-report-2022.pdf">2022</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/firearms-report-2021.pdf">2021</a> | <a href="/sites/default/files/firearms-report-20.pdf">2020</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-19.pdf">2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-18.pdf">2018</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-17.pdf">2017</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-16.pdf">2016</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-15.pdf">2015</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms-report-14.pdf">2014</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms_report_13.pdf">2013</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/firearms_report_12.pdf">2012</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_11.pdf">2011</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_10.pdf">2010</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_09.pdf">2009</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Firearms_Report_08.pdf">2008</a></p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/firearms/forms/Cfl2007.pdf">California Firearms Law, pdf</a> (2007) <p>Provides information on California Firearms Laws, which includes amendments and additions to the California Penal Code and Welfare and Institutions Code.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/firearms/forms">More Firearms Forms and Publications</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="forensic"></a> <h3>Forensic Services & DNA</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-report-safe-t-database-2022.pdf">Attorney General’s SAFE-T Database Annual Report to the Legislature - Calendar Year 2022, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-report-safe-t-database-2021.pdf">Attorney General’s SAFE-T Database Annual Report to the Legislature - Calendar Year 2021, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ag-report-safe-t-database-2020.pdf">Attorney General’s SAFE-T Database Annual Report to the Legislature - Calendar Year 2020, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/ag-report-safe-t-database-2019.pdf?">Attorney General’s SAFE-T Database Annual Report to the Legislature - Calendar Year 2019, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/ag-report-safe-t-database-2018.pdf?">Attorney General’s SAFE-T Database Annual Report to the Legislature - Calendar Year 2018, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-bfs-01.pdf">2020-BFS-01 New Mandatory Deadlines for Law Enforcement Agencies and Public Crime Laboratories to Submit and Test Sexual Assault Evidence and Upload DNA Profiles to CODIS (Senate Bill 22) pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/ag-rpt-audit-usasfe-kits-2020.pdf?">Attorney General's Report on Audit of Untested Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Kits 2020, pdf</a></li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/crime_labs_report.pdf">Task Force Final Report: An Examination of Forensic Science in California - November 2009, pdf</a> <p>Required by state law, the task force final report provides an accurate snapshot of the current condition of government-funded forensic science in California, including descriptions and explanations of both successful and failed delivery of timely, reliable, scientific testing; and second, to recommend steps that state and local policymakers can take to identify and address deficiencies in the field while continuing to support its achievements.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/bfs_bookmarks.pdf">California Task Force on Forensic Services Report, pdf</a> (2003)<br /> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/bfs_bookmarks2.pdf">View and Print by Chapters, pdf</a> [suggested for dial-up modems]. <p>The criminal justice system is relying increasingly on new technologies and other forensic science advances. This report by the Attorney General's Task Force on Forensic Sciences assesses the current status of California's crime laboratories and identifies steps that should be taken to ensure that the state has the capacity and expertise to delivery timely and accurate forensic services.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/bfs/prop69">California DNA Data Bank Program Quarterly Report, pdf</a> <p>This report provides information on the number of DNA samples received by the California Department of Justice as required to be summarized by Proposition 69, the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crimes and Innocence Protection Act.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/bfs#SolvingCrimes">DNA Forensic Technology Solving Crimes</a> <p>The California Department of Justice operates the largest working DNA data bank in the country. Charts show crime-solving matches now averaging one "cold hit" a day.</p> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/finalproof.pdf">Post-conviction DNA Testing Task Force Report, pdf</a> <p>Prepared by the Postconviction Testing/Evidence Retention Task Force, this report provides information on compliance with a new state law requiring governmental entities, including the courts, to retain evidence after a conviction in felony cases in a manner suitable for DNA testing.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/bfs">More about the Bureau of Forensic Services</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="gambling"></a> <h3>Gambling</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2016-fundraising-bingo.pdf">2016 Fundraising Effectiveness and Regulation of Remote Caller Bingo, pdf</a> Provides information on fundraising effectiveness and regulation of remote caller bingo, and other matters that are relevant to the public interest regarding remote caller bingo. </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/gambling/GS98.pdf">Gambling in the Golden State 1998 Forward (2006), pdf</a> <p>This special report prepared by the California Research Bureau at the request of the Attorney General shows gross gambling revenues in California totaled some $13 billion in 2004. The report covers the regulation of gaming, and impacts on state revenues, the economy, crime and problem gambling. Each segment of the gaming industry is covered in a separate chapter: Indian casinos, the state lottery, horse racing, card rooms and Internet gambling.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="gas"></a> <h3>Gasoline Pricing</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/antitrust/publications/gasstudy">Gasoline Pricing in California: Final Report (2000)</a> <p>This report by the Attorney General looks at gasoline pricing in the California marketplace and finds that a lack of competition and supply disruptions contributing to major price spikes that are likely to continue hitting consumers.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/antitrust/gasstudy/gasoline.pdf">Updated Report on Gasoline Pricing in California, pdf</a> <p>This report issued in March 2004 updates the Attorney General's 2000 report on gasoline pricing in California.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="ht"></a> <h3>Human Trafficking</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/Human_Trafficking_Final_Report.pdf">Human Trafficking in California (2007), pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/ht/human-trafficking-2012.pdf">Human Trafficking in California (2012), pdf</a> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="immigration-detention"></a> <h3>Immigration Detention in California</h3> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;">2022 Report</h4><ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/immigration-detention-2022.pdf?">Immigration Detention in California 2022</a></li> </ul> <p>This report includes a review of all seven facilities presently in use by ICE as of the fall of 2021: (1) Adelanto ICE Processing Center (Adelanto), operated by GEO Group, Inc.; (2) Desert View Annex in Adelanto, operated by GEO Group, Inc.; (3) Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility (Mesa Verde) in Bakersfield, operated GEO Group, Inc.; (4) Golden State Annex in McFarland, operated by Geo Group, Inc.; (5) Imperial Regional Detention Facility (Imperial), operated by Management Training Corporation (MTC); (6) the Otay Mesa Detention Center (Otay Mesa), operated by CoreCivic; and (7) Yuba County Jail (Yuba) in Marysville, operated by the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department. The report details how these facilities responded to and managed COVID-19 risks through prevention and treatment of infection, as well as, how the facilities’ responses impacted conditions of confinement and due process.</p> <p>This third report on immigration detention in California is intended to provide increased transparency around immigration detention facilities in California and is an important step forward in understanding civil immigration detainees’ access to critical health, safety, and legal resources.</p> <p>The Executive Summary of the report is also available in additional languages below: <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-idf-executive-summary-punjabi.pdf">Punjabi - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-idf-executive-summary-sch.pdf">Simplified Chinese - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-idf-executive-summary-spanish.pdf">Spanish - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> </ul> <br> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;">2021 Report</h4><ul> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2021.pdf?">Immigration Detention in California 2021</a></li> </ul> <p>This report includes a summary of findings with respect to three privately-operated detention facilities: (1) Adelanto ICE Processing Center (Adelanto); (2) Imperial Regional Detention Facility (Imperial); and (3) Otay Mesa Detention Center (Otay Mesa). The report details the difficulties immigration detainees face while in detention, including problems with the detainee security classification system; extremely restrictive conditions for detainees in protective custody and placement of vulnerable detainees with mental health conditions in restrictive housing; and language barriers which prevent detainees from participating in programs, understanding facility rules, and/or accessing legal materials necessary to pursue relief in their immigration cases. This report also includes a section about the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted the facilities, their staff, and detainees.</p> <p>This second report on immigration detention in California is intended to provide increased transparency around immigration detention facilities in California and is an important step forward in understanding civil immigration detainees’ access to critical health, safety, and legal resources.</p> <p>The Executive Summary of the report is also available in additional languages below: <ul> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2021-pj.pdf?">Punjabi - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2021-sch.pdf?">Simplified Chinese - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2021-sp.pdf?">Spanish - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> </ul> <br> <h4 style="margin-bottom: 10px;">2019 Report</h4><ul> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2019.pdf">Immigration Detention in California 2019</a></li> </ul> <p>This report includes a written summary of findings that detail the difficulties immigration detainees face while in detention such as significant restrictions on liberty, language barriers, limited access to medical and mental health care, minimal contact with family and friends, and numerous barriers to securing legal representation or the evidence and other support they need.</p> <p>This initial report is intended to provide increased transparency around immigration detention facilities in California and is an important step forward in understanding civil immigration detainees’ access to critical health, safety, and legal resources.</p> <p>The Executive Summary of the report is also available in additional languages below:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2019-hc.pdf">Haitian Creole - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2019-pj.pdf">Punjabi - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2019-sch.pdf">Simplified Chinese - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/immigration-detention-2019-sp.pdf">Spanish - Immigration Detention in California, pdf</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="immigration"></a> <h3>Immigration Guides</h3> <p>This Information Bulletin provides guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies on best practices regarding the governance of databases.</p> <ul> <li><strong>Information Bulletin</strong><br> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/18-10-cjis.pdf?">California Values Act's Database Guidance</a></li> </ul> <p>These guidance reports by the Attorney General looks to help individuals, businesses, and public entities in understanding and taking proper courses of action in the midst of immigration reform and new immigration laws.</p> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/court.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s Superior Courts</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/healthcare-guidance.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s Healthcare Facilities</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/higher-education-guidance.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s Colleges and Universities</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bcj/school-guidance-model-k12.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s K-12 Schools</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/labor-agency-guidance.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, and the Division of Workers Compensation</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/libraries.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California’s Public Libraries </a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/immigration/shelter.pdf">Guidance and Model Policies to Assist California Shelters</a> </li> </ul> <p>Additional resources for responding to immigration issues at K-12 public schools—such as a quick reference guide and a student and family checklist—are available on the Attorney General’s Bureau of Children’s Justice website at <a href="/bcj">www.oag.ca.gov/bcj</a>.</p> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="info-bulls"></a> <h3>Information Bulletins</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/info-bulletins">Information Bulletins</a> <p>In an effort to provide technical guidance to partners across the state, the California Department of Justice (Department), upon occasion, issues information bulletins on a wide range of topics. Oftentimes, these bulletins follow changes in state laws, court precedent, regulations, or technology. Information bulletins are generally sent to local authorities, including law enforcement and agencies that use information systems maintained by the Department. The bulletins are typically issued by the Department’s California Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) and the Division of Law Enforcement (DLE). Recent bulletins issued by the Department are available below.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="lawenforcement"></a> <h3>Law Enforcement</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Information Bulletins</strong> <ul> <li><strong>2024-DLE-16 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-16.pdf">Amended Notice Regarding Prohibition of Gun Sales on State Property</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-15 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-15.pdf">November 5, 2024, General Election – Ballot Collection Laws</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-14 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-14.pdf"> Anti-Reproductive Rights Crimes - Policies and Standards</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-13 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-13.pdf">Guidance for Preparing Assembly Bill 481 “Military Equipment” Use Policies and Annual Reports</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-11 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-11.pdf">November 5, 2024, General Election – Protecting California Voters from Election Interference and Voter Intimidation and Deception</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-10 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-10.pdf">New and Amended Organized Retail Crime Laws</a></li> <li><strong>2024-13-CJIS </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/24-13-cjis.pdf">Law Enforcement Agency Website (LEAWeb) - Investigative Search Tool (IST)</a></li> <li><strong>2024-12-CJIS </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/24-12-cjis.pdf">Submitting Sealing Orders to the California Department of Justice (DOJ)</a></li> <li><strong>2024-11-CJIS </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/24-11-cjis.pdf">Agencies Authorized to Obtain Information from California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS)</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-08 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-08.pdf">Notice Regarding Permanent Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of California Penal Code Section 22210 as to a Billy</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-06 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-06.pdf">Notice Regarding Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of California Business & Professions Code Section 22949.80, subdivision (a)</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-05 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-05.pdf">Update to Information Bulletin 2020-DLE-01: New and Existing State and Federal Laws Protecting Immigrant Victims of Crime</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-05-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-05-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-05-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-05-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-05-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-04 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-04.pdf">Presidential Primary Election Protecting California Voters and Elections Workers on Election Day and During Early Voting</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-04-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-04-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-04-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-04-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-04-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-03 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-03.pdf">Senate Bill 464 (2023) Amendments to Victims’ Rights and Requirements for Statewide Audit of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-03-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-03-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-03-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-03-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-03-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-02 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-02.pdf">New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-02-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-02-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-02-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-02-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-02-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong>2024-DLE-01 </strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-01.pdf">Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process – Calendar Year 2023</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-01-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-01-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-01-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-01-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2024-dle-01-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-10 </strong><a href="/sites/default/files/2023-DLE-10%20Information%20Bulletin.pdf">Alert Regarding Threats Against Arab and Muslim Communities and Availability of Department of Justice Resources to Combat Hate Crimes</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-10-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-10-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-10-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-10-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-10-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-09 </strong><a href="/sites/default/files/2023-DLE-09%20Information%20Bulletin.pdf">Legal Rights of the Public During Protests, Demonstrations, and Gatherings</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-09-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-09-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-09-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-09-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-09-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-08 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-08.pdf">Information Regarding the Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-08-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-08-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-08-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-08-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-08-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-07 </strong><a href="/sites/default/files/2023-DLE-07%20Information%20Bulletin.pdf">Alert Regarding Threats Against Jewish Community and Availability of Department of Justice Resources to Combat Hate Crime</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-07-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-07-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-07-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-07-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-07-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-06 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-06.pdf">California Automated License Plate Reader Data Guidance</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-06-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-06-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-06-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-06-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-06-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/ALPR-429-Policy.pdf">California LEA Template Operator and End User ALPR Policy, pdf</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-05 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-05.pdf">Adoption and Revision of Policies Regarding Senior and Disability Victimization, pdf</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-05-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-05-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-05-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-05-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-05-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-04 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-04.pdf">California Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-related Acts, pdf</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-04-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-04-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-04-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-04-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-04-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-03 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-03.pdf">Regarding the Prohibition on Eavesdropping and Recording Conversations Between Incarcerated People and Their Attorneys, Religious Advisors, and Physicians, pdf</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-03-es.pdf">[Spanish]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-03-zh-hans.pdf">[Chinese]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-03-ko.pdf">[Korean]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-03-tl.pdf">[Tagalog]</a> <a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-03-vi.pdf">[Vietnamese]</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-02 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-02.pdf">Mandatory Consultation with Counsel Prior to Custodial Interrogations of Youth Under 18, pdf</a></li> <li><strong> 2023-DLE-01 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2023-dle-01.pdf">Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process — Calendar Year 2022, pdf</a></li> <li><strong> 2022-DLE-19 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-19.pdf">Important Notice Re: Application of California’s Assault Weapon Laws to the “Fixed It For You Fixed Magazine Cage,” Also Known as the “FIFY”, pdf</a></li> <li><strong> 2022-DLE-17 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-17.pdf">New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws, pdf</a></li> <li><strong> 2022-DLE-16 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-16.pdf">Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting, pdf</a></li> <li><strong> 2022-DLE-15 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-15.pdf">Access to Voting for Eligible Persons Under the Supervision of Probation Departments, pdf</a></li> <li><strong> 2022-DLE-14 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-14.pdf">Access to Voting for Eligible Person With a Criminal History or Who are Incarcerated, pdf</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-13 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-13.pdf">Recent Penal Code Amendments Prohibiting Law Enforcement from Cooperating with Other States’ Investigations of Abortions that are Legal in California, pdf</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-11 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-DLE-11.pdf">Enforcement of Tribal Court Protection Orders, pdf</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-10 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-DLE-10.pdf">Non-Extradition of Individuals Providing Care to Out-of-State Patients in California, or Other Persons in California Who Assist Out-Of-State Patients in Seeking Abortion Care in California, pdf</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-08 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-08.pdf">Gun Violence Reduction Program Grant for County Sheriff’s Departments with the State of California – 2022 Grant Cycle, pdf</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-05 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-05.pdf">Protecting Tenants Against Unlawful Lockouts and Other “Self-Help Evictions", pdf</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-06</strong> California Freedom of Access to Clinic and Church Entrances Act and the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-06-attach.pdf">2022-DLE-06 Information Bulletin, pdf</a> (When opened in Adobe Acrobat includes: Appendix A - BCIA 8370, 2022-DLE-06 Appendix A - BCIA 8371, Appendix B - Local Ordinances. Please save the PDF document and open it locally with <a href="https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/pdf-reader.html" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader</a>.)</li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-06.pdf">2022-DLE-06 Information Bulletin, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-06-appendix-a-bcia8370-arrc.pdf">2022-DLE-06 Appendix A - BCIA 8370 ARRC, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-06-appendixa-bcia8371-arrc-worksheet.pdf">2022-DLE-06 Appendix A - BCIA 8371_ARRC worksheet, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-06-appendixb-local-ordinances.pdf">2022-DLE-06 Appendix B - Local Ordinances, pdf</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-07 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-07.pdf"> Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-04 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-04.pdf"> Clarification Regarding Law Enforcement Response to Trespass on Indian Lands</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-03 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-03.pdf">Clarification Regarding California’s Local Law Enforcement Use of DNA Databases</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-02 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-02.pdf">Important Notice to All California Licensed Firearm Dealers Re: Sale and Possession of Juggernaut Tactical’s “Featureless Series” Rifles—Including the F-9, F-10, and F-15 Rifles</a></li> <li><strong>2022-DLE-01 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2022-dle-01.pdf">Determination of “Deadly Weapon” in Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) Incidents as AB 1506 qualifying events</a <li><strong>2021-DLE-11 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-11.pdf">New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-10 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-10.pdf">Gun Violence Reduction Program Grant for County Sheriff’s Departments with the State of California – Proposal Extension</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-09 </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-09.pdf">2022 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process — Calendar Year 2021</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-08: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-08.pdf">Update to Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-07: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-07.pdf">Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-06: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-06.pdf">Announcing Gun Violence Reduction Program Grant for County Sheriff’s Departments with the State of California</a></li> <li><strong>21-04-CJIS: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/21-04-cjis.pdf">New Gun Violence Restraining Orders</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-05: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-05.pdf">California Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-related Acts</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-04: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-04.pdf">Harm Reduction Techniques for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-03: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-dle-03.pdf">Assembly Bill (AB) 1506 Definitions and Law Enforcement Agency’s Notification Responsibility</a></li> <li><strong>2021-DLE-02: </strong><a href="/sites/default/files/2021-DLE-02%20Information%20Bulletin.pdf">The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process</a></li> <li><strong>2021-BOF-01: </strong><a href="/system/files/media/2021-BOF-01.pdf">New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws Process</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-17: </strong><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-17.pdf?">Reporting Obligations Under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-16: </strong><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-16.pdf?">Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting</a></li> <li><strong>2020-BFS-03: </strong><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-bfs-03.pdf?">New CAL-DNA Data Bank DNA Collection Kit</a></li> <li><strong>2020-BFS-01: </strong><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-bfs-01.pdf?">New Mandatory Deadlines for Law Enforcement Agencies and Public Crime Laboratories to Submit and Test Sexual Assault Evidence and Upload DNA Profiles to CODIS (Senate Bill 22)</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-14: </strong><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-14.pdf?">System Integrity of the CalGang Database</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-12</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-12.pdf?">Reminder regarding state-wide mandate requiring face coverings to control the spread of COVID-19</a></li> <li><strong>20-07-CJIS</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/20-07-cjis.pdf?">Executive Order N-63-20, RE: Sex Offender Registration</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-10</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-10.pdf?">Reminder of Legislation Regarding Use of Deadly Force by Law Enforcement and Training and Policy Mandates effective January 1, 2021</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-08-1</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-08-1.pdf">Extended Deadline - The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process - Calendar Year 2019</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-08-1</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-08-1-medal-valor-form.pdf">Extended Deadline -The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Nomination Form</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-08</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-08.pdf">The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process - Calendar Year 2019</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-08</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-08-medal-valor-form.pdf">The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Nomination Form</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-07</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-07.pdf">Senate Bill No. 439: New Reporting Requirements for Administrative/Disciplinary Hearings Involving Wiretap Evidence</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-06</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-06.pdf?">California Laws that Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-Related Acts</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-05</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2020-dle-05.pdf?">COVID-19 and Statutory Authority Under Government Code Section 8658</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-04</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2020-dle-04.pdf?">Executive Order N-37-20: Request for Sheriffs to Serve or Enforce a Writ of Possession</a></li> <li><strong>2020-DLE-03</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/2020-dle-03.pdf?">Vehicle Code § 22454 – Violation Notice - Overtaking a Schoolbus</a></li> <li><strong>2019-DLE-08</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2019-dle-08.pdf?">Assembly Bill 1985 (Stats. 2018, ch. 26) Hate Crimes: Law Enforcement Policies</a></li> <li><strong>2019-DLE-07</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2019-dle-07.pdf?">Update to Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators</a></li> <li><strong>2019-DLE-01</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/2019-dle-01-preserve-recs.pdf?">Preservation of Peace Officer and Custodial Officer Records</a></li> <li><strong>2018-DLE-04</strong> <a href="/system/files/media/2018-DLE-04.pdf">Hate Crime Rapid Response Team Protocol for Deployment of Department of Justice Resources</a></li> <li><strong>2016-DLE-04</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2016-04.pdf?">Probation Officer Obligations for Probation Youth in Foster Care</a></li> <li><strong>2016-DLE-03</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2016-03.pdf?">Enforcement of Tribal Court Protection Orders</a></li> <li><strong>2016-DLE-02</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2016-02.pdf?">California Criminal Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-Related Acts</a></li> <li><strong>2016-DLE-01</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2016-01.pdf?">Protections for Tenants and Other Occupants During Post-Foreclosure Evictions, as Found in The California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR)</a></li> <li><strong>2015-DLE-06</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2015-06.pdf?">Citizens’ Complaints Against Peace Officers</a></li> <li><strong>2015-DLE-05</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2015-05.pdf?">Use of Force Incident Reporting</a></li> <li><strong>2015-DLE-04</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2015-04.pdf?">New and Existing State and Federal Laws Protecting Immigrant Victims of Crime</a></li> <li><strong>2015-DLE-03</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2015-03.pdf?">Assistance to Local Law Enforcement Agencies in Combatting Cyber Exploitation under New and Existing California Laws</a></li> <li><strong>2015-DLE-02</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2015-02.pdf?">Collection of DNA Database Samples from Adult Felony Arrestees Pursuant to CA Penal Code Section 296</a></li> <li><strong>2015-DLE-01</strong> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/info_bulletins/dle-2015-01.pdf?">New and Amended Campus Safety Laws/ Points of Collaboration between Campus Personnel and Law Enforcement</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>T and U Visa Certifications</strong> <ul> <li>Pursuant to Penal Code section 679.11, this annual report lists T Visa certifications requested, signed, and denied by the department.<br> <a href="/system/files/media/tvisa-report-2022.pdf">2022</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/tvisa-report-2021.pdf">2021</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/tvisa-report-2020.pdf">2020</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/tvisa-report-2019.pdf?">2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/tvisa-report-2018.pdf?">2018</a> </li> <li>Pursuant to Penal Code section 679.10, this annual report lists U Visa certifications requested, signed, and denied by the department.<br> <a href="/system/files/media/uvisa-report-2022.pdf">2022</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/uvisa-report-2021.pdf">2021</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/uvisa-report-2020.pdf">2020</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/uvisa-report-2019.pdf?">2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/uvisa-report-2018.pdf?">2018</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/system/files/attachments/press-docs/spd-report.pdf">Report on Policies, Training, and Practices at the Sacramento Police Department 2019</a></li> <li> <p><strong>California Witness Relocation and Assistance Program (CalWRAP) Annual Report to the Legislature</strong></p> <p>Summarizes the accomplishments of the California Witness Relocation and Assistance Program (CalWRAP).</p> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy07-08-calwrap-ar.pdf">2007-2008</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy09-10-calwrap-ar.pdf">2009-2010</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy10-11-calwrap-ar.pdf">2010-2011</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy11-12-calwrap-ar.pdf">2011-2012</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy12-13-calwrap-ar.pdf">2012-2013</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy13-14-calwrap-ar.pdf">2013-2014</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy14-15-calwrap-ar.pdf">2014-2015</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy-15-16-calwrap-ar.pdf">2015-2016</a>| <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy-16-17-calwrap-ar.pdf">2016-2017</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy-17-18-calwrap-ar.pdf">2017-2018</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy-18-19-calwrap-ar.pdf">2018-2019</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy-19-20-calwrap-ar.pdf">2019-2020</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/fy-20-21-calwrap-ar.pdf">2020-2021</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/fy-21-22-calwrap-ar.pdf">2021-2022</a> | <a href="/system/files/media/fy-22-23-calwrap-ar.pdf">2022-2023</a> </li> <br>  <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/dle-annual-report-2013-14.pdf">DLE - Annual Report 2013-14, pdf</a> <p>This report provides an overview of the Division of Law Enforcement and highlights significant achievements from the 2009-2010 fiscal year.</p> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/09-10_DLE_ANNUAL_REPORT.pdf">2009-10, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/DLE-08-09report.pdf">2008-09, pdf</a> | <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/DLE-07-08report.pdf">2007-08, pdf</a> , <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/DLE-07-08-Report-Accessible.pdf">(2007-08 Text Only, pdf)</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/swat.pdf">Commission on Special Weapons and Tactics (S.W.A.T.) (2002), pdf</a> <p>This report by the Attorney General's Commission on Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) identifies seven important issues and makes numerous recommendations to improve public safety and law enforcement success in the use of SWAT.</p> </li> <li> <strong>California Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook (CPOLS)</strong> <p>CopWare, Inc., is the sole authorized distributor of the California Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook manual. For information on formats and sales, please contact:</p> <p><a href="https://www.copware.com" title="CopWare, Inc." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.copware.com</a><br> <a href="mailto:sales@copware.com">sales@copware.com</a><br> 877-COPWARE (877-267-9273) (toll free)</p> <p>The Field Guide for the California Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook is also available through the California District Attorneys Association. It is a smaller, condensed version of the Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook and provides peace officers with an easy-to-carry, spiral-bound book that directly references the larger Sourcebook. For purchase information, please contact:</p> <p>CDAA<br> <a href="https://registrations.cdaa.org/CalDA/Store/Publications.aspx" title="California District Attorneys Association Publications" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://registrations.cdaa.org/CalDA/Store/Publications.aspx</a><br> (916) 443-2017</p> <p>CopWare, Inc., and CDAA are the only authorized vendors of these publications. Consumers should beware of duplicated or out-of-date copies not provided by these vendors.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="legal-alerts"></a> <h3>Legal Alerts</h3> <p>The purpose of a legal alert is to provide public officials, the legal community, affected constituencies, and other members of the public with information about the Attorney General’s views on a question of law. </p> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2024-05.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2024-05 re: Guidance on Sharing of Booking Photographs on Social Media, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2024-04.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2024-04 re: The Water Shutoff Protection Act – As Amended by SB 3 (2023), pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2024-03.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2024-03 re: Jurisdictional Status of Fort Irwin National Training Center, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2024-02.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2024-02 re: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2024-01.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2024-01 re: Legal Requirements for Providing Inclusive Curricula and Books, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2023-03.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2023-03 re: Guidance regarding students’ free speech rights and schools’ obligation to prevent discrimination and harassment, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2023-02.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2023-02 re: Guidance Regarding Speech and Discrimination in the Workplace, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2023-01-employer-driven-debt.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2023-01 re: Employer-Driven Debt, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="https://oag.ca.gov/housing/watershutoffs">Legal Alert: OAG-2022-04 re: The Water Shutoff Protection Act, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2022-03.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2022-03 re: Bruen Decision, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2022-02.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2022-02 re: Bruen Decision, pdf</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/legal-alert-oag-2021-01.pdf">Legal Alert: OAG-2021-01 re: Penal Code 187, pdf</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="opinions"></a> <h3>Legal Opinions</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/opinions">Monthly Opinion Report</a> <p>This report provides a summary of the legal opinions issued recently by the Attorney General's Office and requests for opinions pending in the Attorney General's Opinion Unit.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="legislation"></a> <h3>Legislation</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/agRprtSpnsrdLeg99-06_ada.pdf">Attorney General's Report on Sponsored Legislation 1999 Through 2006, pdf</a> <p>Summary of legislation sponsored by the Attorney General's Office.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="openmeetings"></a> <h3>Open Meetings</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/bagleykeene2004_ada.pdf">A Handy Guide To The Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, pdf</a> (2004) <p>Provides an explanation and full text of the California law governing notice and open meeting requirements for state agencies.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/brownAct2003.pdf">The Brown Act: Open Meetings for Local Legislative Bodies, pdf</a> <p>Provides a brief overview of the main provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, which govern open meetings for local legislative bodies. This pamphlet is intended to assist local legislative bodies in complying with California's open meeting laws and to assist those who monitor the performance of legislative bodies.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="pc9915"></a> <h3>Penal Code 991.5</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/pc991-5-rpt.pdf">Penal Code Section 991.5 Report to the Legislature</a> <p>Report required by Penal Code section 991.5.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="publicrecords"></a> <h3>Public Records</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/pra-guidelines.pdf">DOJ Public Records Act Guidelines</a> <p>Provides information about obtaining public records. Included in the site are guidelines and procedures that need to be followed in order to request public records.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/summary_public_records_act.pdf">Summary of the California Public Records Act</a> <p>Provides an explanation and summary of the California Public Records Act for access to governmental information.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/pra.pdf">Training Guide on the Public Records Act</a> <p>Provides an instructional overview of the California Public Records Act for access to governmental information.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="raceblind"></a> <h3>Race Blind Charging Guidelines</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="/system/files/media/crim-guidelines-race-blind-charging-2024.pdf">Race Blind Charging Guidelines</a> <p>The Race-Blind Charging Guidelines address the specific statutory requirements listed in Assembly Bill 2778 and Penal Code Section 741, and are intended to provide prosecutors practical guidance as to how to implement the new requirements under the law.</p> </li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="tobacco-prop56"></a> <h3>Tobacco-Prop 56</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/system/files/media/fy2022-23-sum-expendite.pdf">CA DOJ Summary of Expenditures (FY 2022-23) for Funds Received as a part of The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/fy2021-22-sum-expendite.pdf">CA DOJ Summary of Expenditures (FY 2021-22) for Funds Received as a part of The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/fy2020-21-sum-expendite.pdf">CA DOJ Summary of Expenditures (FY 2020-21) for Funds Received as a part of The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy2019-20-sum-expendite.pdf">CA DOJ Summary of Expenditures (FY 2019-20) for Funds Received as a part of The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy2018-19-sum-expendite.pdf">CA DOJ Summary of Expenditures (FY 2018-19) for Funds Received as a part of The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/publications/fy2017-18-sum-expendite.pdf?">CA DOJ Summary of Expenditures (FY 2017-18) for Funds Received as a part of The California Healthcare, Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/system/files/media/tgp-evaluation-report-july2021.pdf">Tobacco Grant Program – Funding Cycle 2018-19, Year 2 Evaluation Report</a></li> </ul> <p class="back-link"><a href="#top">Back to Top</a></p> <a name="victims"></a> <h3>Victims of Crime</h3> <ul>  <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bmfea/citizens_guide.pdf">Citizen's Guide to Preventing & Reporting Elder Abuse, pdf</a> <p>Nearly 200,000 Californians are victims of elder abuse each year. This guide provides information for the prevention and reporting of elder abuse.</p> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/bmfea/sp_guide.pdf">Guía Para Cuidadanos Para Prevenir Y Denunciar El Abuso De Ancianos, pdf</a> </li> <li> <a href="/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/victimservices/Exec_Clem8x11_1.pdf">Execution & Clemency In California: A Guide For Victims, pdf</a> <p>This brochure provides an overview for victims and their ability to participate in clemency hearings and executions in California. </p> </li>  <li> <a href="/victimservices/marsy">Marsy's Cards</a> <p>The Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 also known as: <a href="/victimservices/marsys_law">Marsy's Law</a>, provides all victims with rights and due process. 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