Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
0820 Department of Justice

The constitutional office of the Attorney General, as chief law officer of the state, has the responsibility to see that the laws of California are uniformly and adequately enforced. This responsibility is fulfilled through the diverse programs of the Department of Justice.

The Department of Justice is responsible for providing skillful and efficient legal services on behalf of the people of California. More.....

MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Expanding DNA's Crime-Solving Reach-The Budget includes $2.5 million ($1.2 million General Fund) and 2.8 positions to expand the capacity of the DNA program established pursuant to the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act (Proposition 69). This augmentation will allow the Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement a DNA Live Scan Automation Project in all 58 counties, establish a California Criminalistics Institute in Southern California, and continue the Cal DNA Databank Casework Program at its current level.

  • Correctional Writs and Appeals Augmentation-The Budget includes $4.8 million General Fund and 29.6 positions to support increased federal habeas corpus workload, including federal habeas corpus appeals, which have increased dramatically since the courts, in November 2005, eliminated the requirement that inmates needed permission from the court before filing federal habeas corpus appeals.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2007-08*
Positions
Dollars
11.01
 Directorate and Administration
251.9
$29,886
11.02
 Distributed Directorate and Administration
-
-29,886
12.01
 Legal Support and Technology Administration
703.9
53,425
12.02
 Distributed Legal Support and Technology Administration
-
-53,425
25
 Executive Programs
120.5
16,222
30
 Civil Law
574.1
145,990
40
 Criminal Law
650.3
123,525
45
 Public Rights
335.4
91,859
50
 Law Enforcement
1,286.3
224,604
60
 California Justice Information Services
1,327.4
185,961
65
 Gambling
156.1
20,408
70
 Firearms
132.4
16,653
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
5,538.3
$825,222
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
5,538.3
$825,222

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.

Refer to the Infrastructure Overview for infrastructure expenditure detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Justice Budget (pdf * - 89K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 23K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 15K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.