Article 1 - Duties of the Department

California Penal Code — §§ 13000-13016

Sections (15)

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 875, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.

(a)All statewide automated fingerprint identification systems shall be maintained by the Department of Justice. For purposes of this section, “automated fingerprint identification system” means electronic comparison of fingerprints to a data base of known persons.

(b)Any state agency is exempted from this section if the agency’s director finds that the automated identification system needed to meet programmatic requirements is less costly than an identical system available through an interagency agreement with the Department of Justice, or is not provided by the Department of Justice.

(c)Information contained in these systems shall be released to state agencies only on a need-to-know basis pursuant to any of the following:

(1)Statutory authorization to the extent permitted by federal law.

(2)A court order or decision that requires release of the information.

(3)An interagency agreement with the Department of Justice to develop and operate a system.

(d)The department may charge a fee to be paid by the agency for the actual cost of supporting the service.

§ 13010

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 418, Sec. 5. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2017.

It shall be the duty of the department:

(a)To collect data necessary for the work of the department from all persons and agencies mentioned in Section 13020 and from any other appropriate source.

(b)To prepare and distribute to all those persons and agencies cards, forms, or electronic means used in reporting data to the department. The cards, forms, or electronic means may, in

addition to other items, include items of information needed by federal bureaus or departments engaged in the development of national and uniform criminal statistics.

(c)To recommend the form and content of records that must be kept by those persons and agencies in order to ensure the correct reporting of data to the department.

(d)To instruct those persons and agencies in the installation, maintenance, and use of those records and in the reporting of data therefrom to the department.

(e)To process, tabulate, analyze, and interpret the data collected from those persons and agencies.

(f)To supply, at their request, to federal bureaus or

departments engaged in the collection of national criminal statistics data they need from this state.

(g)To make available to the public, through the department’s OpenJustice Web portal, information relating to criminal statistics, to be updated at least once per year, and to present at other times as the Attorney General may approve reports on special aspects of criminal statistics. A sufficient number of copies of a downloadable summary of this information shall be annually prepared to enable the Attorney General to send a copy to the Governor and to all public officials in the state dealing with criminals and to distribute them generally in channels where they

will add to the public enlightenment. This subdivision shall not be construed to require more frequent reporting by local agencies than what is required by any other law.

(h)To periodically review the requirements of units of government using criminal justice statistics, and to make recommendations for changes it deems necessary in the design of criminal justice statistics systems, including new techniques of collection and processing made possible by automation.

(i)To evaluate, on an annual basis, the progress of California’s transition from summary crime reporting to incident-based crime reporting, in alignment with the federal National Incident-Based Reporting System, and report its findings to the Legislature annually through 2019, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.

§ 13010.5

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 418, Sec. 6. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a)The department shall collect data pertaining to the juvenile justice system for criminal history and statistical purposes. This information shall serve to assist the department, through its bureau whose mission is to protect the rights of children, in complying with the reporting requirement of paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13012, measuring the extent of juvenile delinquency, determining the need for, and effectiveness of, relevant legislation, and identifying long-term trends in juvenile delinquency. Any data collected pursuant to this section may include criminal history information that may be used by the department to comply with the requirements of Section 602.5 of the

Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b)Statistical data collected pursuant to this section shall be made available to the public through the OpenJustice Web portal. The department may make available data collected pursuant to this section in the same manner as data collected pursuant to Section 13202.

§ 13011

Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 860.

The department may serve as statistical and research agency to the Department of Corrections, the Board of Prison Terms, the Board of Corrections, the Department of the Youth Authority, and the Youthful Offender Parole Board.

§ 13012

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 328, Sec. 2. (AB 1518) Effective January 1, 2018.

(a)The information published on the OpenJustice Web portal pursuant to Section 13010 shall contain statistics showing all of the following:

(1)The amount and the types of offenses known to the public authorities.

(2)The personal and social characteristics of criminals and delinquents.

(3)The administrative actions taken by law enforcement, judicial, penal, and correctional agencies or institutions, including those in the juvenile justice system, in dealing with criminals or delinquents.

(4)The administrative actions taken by law enforcement, prosecutorial, judicial, penal, and correctional agencies or institutions, including those in the juvenile justice system, in dealing with minors who are the subject of a petition or hearing in the juvenile court to transfer their case to the jurisdiction of an adult criminal court or whose cases are directly filed or otherwise initiated in an adult criminal court.

(5)(A) The total number of each of the following:

(i)Civilian complaints received by law enforcement agencies under Section 832.5.

(ii) Civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct of either a felony or a misdemeanor.

(iii) Civilian complaints alleging racial or identity profiling, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 13519.4. These statistics shall be disaggregated by the specific type of racial or identity profiling alleged, including, but not limited to, based on a consideration of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability.

(B) The statistics reported pursuant to this paragraph shall provide, for each category of complaint identified under subparagraph (A), the number of complaints within each of the following disposition categories:

(i)“Sustained,” which means that the investigation disclosed sufficient evidence to prove the truth of allegation in the complaint by preponderance

of the evidence.

(ii) “Exonerated,” which means that the investigation clearly established that the actions of the personnel that formed the basis of the complaint are not a violation of law or agency policy.

(iii) “Not sustained,” which means that the investigation failed to disclose sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegation in the complaint.

(iv) “Unfounded,” which means that the investigation clearly established that the allegation is not true.

(C) The reports under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be made available to the public and disaggregated for each individual law enforcement agency.

(b)The department shall give adequate interpretation of the statistics and present the information so that it may be of value in guiding the policies of the Legislature and of those in charge of the apprehension, prosecution, and treatment of criminals and delinquents, or those concerned with the prevention of crime and delinquency. This interpretation shall be presented in clear and informative formats on the OpenJustice Web portal. The Web portal shall also include statistics that are comparable with national uniform criminal statistics published by federal bureaus or departments.

(c)Each year, on an annual basis, the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA), established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 13519.4, shall analyze the statistics reported pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and

(B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of this section. RIPA’s analysis of the complaints shall be incorporated into its annual report as required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (j) of Section 13519.4 and shall be published on the OpenJustice Web portal. The reports shall not disclose the identity of peace officers.

§ 13012.4

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 796, Sec. 2. (AB 2658) Effective January 1, 2023.

(a)The annual report published by the department under Section 13010 shall, in regard to the contents required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13012, include the annual number of minors placed on electronic monitoring, as defined in Section 628.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, including all of the following information for each minor:

(1)The total number of days in a calendar year that the minor was subject to electronic monitoring.

(2)The total number of days in a calendar year that the minor was detained in juvenile hall for a violation of a term of the minor’s electronic

monitoring contract not amounting to a new violation of law.

(3)For which of the following reasons was the minor placed or reinstated on electronic monitoring:

(A)A new violation of law.

(B)A violation of a court order not amounting to a new violation of law.

(C)A violation of a term of the minor’s electronic monitoring contract not covered by subparagraph (A) or (B).

(4)For which of the following reasons was a minor on electronic monitoring detained in juvenile hall:

(A)A new violation of law.

(B)A violation of a court order not amounting to a new violation of law.

(C)A violation of a term of the minor’s electronic monitoring contract not covered by subparagraph (A) or (B).

(5)All of the information described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, shall be cross-referenced with information about the age, gender, ethnicity, and offense of the minors subject to these court actions.

(b)The department’s annual report published under Section 13010 shall include the information described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 13012, as further delineated by this section, beginning with the report due on July 1,

2026, for the preceding calendar year.

§ 13012.5

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 99, Sec. 6. (AB 1953) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a)The annual report published by the department under Section 13010 shall, in regard to the contents required by paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13012, include the following statewide information:

(1)The annual number of fitness hearings held in the juvenile courts under Section 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the outcomes of those hearings including orders to remand to adult criminal court,

cross-referenced with information about the age, gender, ethnicity, and offense of the minors whose cases are the subject of those fitness hearings.

(2)The annual number of minors whose cases are filed directly in adult criminal court under Sections 602.5 and 707 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, cross-referenced with information about the age, gender, ethnicity, and offense of the minors whose cases are filed directly to the adult criminal court.

(3)The outcomes of cases involving minors who are prosecuted in adult criminal courts, regardless of how adult court jurisdiction was initiated, including whether the minor was acquitted or convicted, or whether the case was dismissed and returned to juvenile court, including sentencing outcomes, cross-referenced with the age, gender, ethnicity, and offense of the minors subject to these court actions.

(b)The department’s annual report published under Section 13010 shall include the information described in

paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13012, as further delineated by this section, beginning with the report due on July 1, 2003, for the preceding calendar year.

§ 13012.6

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 418, Sec. 8. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2017.

The data published by the department on the OpenJustice Web portal pursuant to Section 13010 shall include information concerning arrests for violations of Section 530.5.

§ 13012.7

Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 245, Sec. 1. (SB 259) Effective January 1, 2020.

(a)The annual report published by the department pursuant to Section 13010, commencing with the report that includes data from 2022, shall, to the extent the data is available, include statistics on lewd or lascivious felonies

consistent with those reported for rape, including the number of offenses reported and the rate per 100,000 population.

(b)For purposes of this section, “lewd or lascivious felonies” means conduct prohibited by Sections 220, 266j, subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, of Section 288, and subdivision (a) of Section 288.5.

§ 13012.8

Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 237, Sec. 1. (SB 1200) Effective January 1, 2017.

The annual report published by the department pursuant to Section 13010 shall include information concerning arrests for violations of Section 597.

§ 13012.9

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 393, Sec. 1. (AB 1239) Effective January 1, 2026.

The information published on the OpenJustice Web portal pursuant to Section 13010 shall include information concerning arrests for violations of Section 236.1 and the number of individuals reported as a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1, through the California Incident-Based Reporting System.

§ 13013

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 418, Sec. 9. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2017.

The department shall maintain a data set, updated annually, that contains the number of crimes reported, number of clearances, and clearance rates in California as reported by individual law enforcement agencies. The data set shall be made available through the OpenJustice Web portal. This section shall not be construed to require reporting any crimes other than those required by Section 13012.

§ 13014

Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 418, Sec. 10. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2017.

(a)The Department of Justice shall perform the following duties concerning the investigation and prosecution of homicide cases:

(1)Collect information, as specified in subdivision (b), on all persons who are the victims of, and all persons who are charged with, homicide.

(2)Adopt and distribute, as a written form or by electronic

means, to all state and governmental entities that are responsible for the investigation and prosecution of homicide cases, forms that will include information to be provided to the department pursuant to subdivision (b).

(3)Compile, collate, index, and maintain an electronic file of the information required by subdivision (b). The file shall be available to the general public during the normal business hours of the department, as well as on the OpenJustice Web portal, and the department shall

at least annually update the information required by this section, which shall also be available to the general public.

The department shall perform the duties specified in this subdivision within its existing budget.

(b)Every state or local governmental entity responsible for the investigation and prosecution of a homicide case shall provide the department with demographic information about the victim and the person or persons charged with the crime, including age, gender, race, and ethnic background.

§ 13015

Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 337, Sec. 15. (SB 823) Effective September 30, 2020.

(a)The Department of Justice shall submit a plan for the replacement of the Juvenile Court and Probation Statistical System (JCPSS) with a modern database and reporting system. The plan shall be submitted to the Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees on public safety, and the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees by January 1, 2023.

(b)In devising the plan, the department shall convene a working group consisting of key stakeholders and experts, including, but not limited to, representatives from the Juvenile Justice Data Working Group established within the Board of State and Community Corrections pursuant to Section 6032, agencies that are responsible for the collection and submission of juvenile justice data to department, advocates

with experience in the collection, analysis, and utilization of juvenile justice data in California, academic institutions or research organizations with experience in collecting, analyzing, or using juvenile justice data in California, and people directly impacted by the justice system.

(c)The plan shall consider the relevant findings and recommendations submitted by the Juvenile Justice Data Working Group in their January 2016 final report. The plan shall, at minimum, include the following:

(1)An overall description of the goals of the new data system.

(2)A description of all data elements proposed to be captured by the new system, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A)All data elements currently capture by JCPSS that are to be

retained.

(B)Data and outcome measures needed to produce, at minimum, recidivism reports for youth organized by age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, and other demographic factors.

(C)Data and outcome measures needed to document caseload and placement changes due to the realignment of the state Division of Juvenile Justice to counties.

(D)How the revised system will document all of the following:

(i)Subsequent referrals to the justice system for violations of probation and warrants.

(ii) The use of preadjudication and postadjudication detention, including length of stay.

(iii) The use of detention alternatives, such as

electronic monitoring, house arrest, or home supervision.

(iv) Dispositional placement outcomes by facility type, including length of stay in facilities. “Facility type” includes juvenile halls, group homes, foster care, county camp or ranch, and local facilities developed as an alternative to Division of Juvenile Justice facilities.

(3)The use of individual unique identifiers.

(4)An analysis of what features must be included to allow users to access and analyze data easily through standard or customized reports, and an analysis of how system data can be made publicly available on the department’s internet website.

(5)A discussion of how the new system can be designed to ensure that it may be modified in the future to reflect relevant changes to the

juvenile justice system.

(6)An analysis of how this new system may impact state and local agencies that provide the department with data for inclusion in JCPSS, including an assessment of how state and local data systems may need to be modified to ensure that comprehensive and high-quality data is collected and transmitted to the department.

(7)Major challenges or obstacles, if any, to implementing a new system and recommendations for addressing those challenges.

(8)A cost estimate or estimates for the new system and for implementing and funding a new system. These recommendations may include, but are not limited to, a phased implementation approach, providing various options based on a system with differing data capabilities, or providing funding recommendations based on specific system components.

(10)A projected implementation timeline.

(d)The plan shall also include an assessment of the operational and fiscal feasibility of including both of the following capacities in the new system:

(1)Adult court dispositions of youth.

(2)Youth development and wellness data including, but not limited to, education attainment, employment, mental health, housing, family connections, foster care, and other wellness outcomes as recommended by the Juvenile Justice Data Working Group in their January 2016 final report.

§ 13016

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 899, Sec. 2. (SB 882) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.

(a)For the purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:

(1)“Council” means the Advisory Council on Improving Interactions between People with Intellectual and Development Disabilities and Law Enforcement.

(2)“Intellectual and Developmental Disability” has the same meaning as “developmental disability” in Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b)Upon

appropriation by the Legislature, the Advisory Council on Improving Interactions between People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is hereby created under the jurisdiction on the Department of Justice.

(c)The council shall consist of nine members, appointed by the Governor, Senate Committee on Rules, and Speaker of the Assembly, as follows:

(1)One person with an intellectual or developmental disability appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(2)One parent or family member of a person with an intellectual or developmental disability appointed by the

Governor.

(3)One representative from an advocacy organization that represents the intellectual and developmental disability community appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(4)One representative from an advocacy organization that represents the mental health community appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(5)One representative from the State Department of Developmental Services appointed by the Governor.

(6)One representative from the Association of Regional Center Agencies appointed by the Governor.

(7)One representative from a law enforcement

organization appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(8)One representative from the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training appointed by the Governor.

(9)One representative from a labor organization that represents county behavioral health, independent in-home personal care, or intellectual and developmental disability service providers appointed by the Governor.

(d)The appointment of members to the council shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that the membership of the council is representative

of the ethnic, cultural, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disability diversity of the state, and all of the geographic areas of the state, including rural areas. Once all members are appointed, or no later than July 1, 2023, the members shall collectively appoint a chair.

(e)Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred specific to serving on the council.

(f)The Attorney General’s Office shall provide a staff member to coordinate and support the council and assist with implementing the council’s recommendations.

(g)The council shall meet quarterly beginning July 1, 2023, and submit a report, with recommendations for improving outcomes

of interactions between people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health conditions, and law enforcement, to the Legislature within 24 months of the first convening. The report submitted to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

(h)Duties of the council shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1)Evaluation of the existing training for peace officers specific to interaction with the intellectually and developmentally disabled community. The evaluation shall include all types of training, including, but not limited to, instruction received in basic academy, on-going and mandatory training, including in-person, classroom-based, web-based, and field training.

(2)Evaluation of the existing training for peace officers specific to interaction with individuals with mental health disorders. The evaluation shall include all types of training including, but not limited to, instruction received in basic academy, on-going and mandatory training, including in-person, classroom-based, web-based, and field training.

(3)Identification of gaps in peace officer training specific to interactions with individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability.

(4)Identification of gaps in peace officer training specific to interactions with individuals who have a mental health disorder.

(5)Make recommendations to the

Legislature for improving outcomes of interactions with both individuals who have an intellectual or developmental disability and mental health conditions.

(i)This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.