State of California Department of Justice
Xavier Becerra
Attorney General
Attorney General
The Office of the Attorney General produces reports, brochures, and other publications to inform and educate Californians. Many of our publications are required by state law so we can regularly report to the Legislature on our divisions and programs. We also provide practical information to consumers through useful guides and brochures.
You can find PDF versions of all these publications listed by topic.
Highlights antitrust laws and other relevant background information to help consumers better understand the sometimes complex nature of antitrust violations.
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.
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.
Brochures on child safety in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
These guides for protecting your consumer rights in working with immigration consultants are available in Armenian, Chinese, English, and Hmong, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese.
These guides on hate crime prevention and reporting are available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, English, and Hindi, Korean, Punjabi, Spanish, Vietnamese.
Provides information on the legal rights of persons with disabilities. The handbook discusses both California and federal laws in order to get a complete picture of the law on a particular topic. This handbook updates Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1997.
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 conflicts of interest.
Details the number and type of firearms used most frequently in the commission of violent, homicidal, street and drug trafficking crimes.
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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.
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.
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.
A legislatively mandated report describing the criminal activities of organized crime groups, gangs, criminal extremists, and terrorists in California.
2009 | 2007-08 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003The 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.
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.
Compiled by the Attorney General's Criminal Justice Statistics Center (CJSC).
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 Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov
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 Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov
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 Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov
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 Saralyn.AngOlson@doj.ca.gov
Annual reports: 2018 | 2017 |2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009
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.
Annual reports: 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
Lists locations county by county and the hours of operation for Applicant Live Scan services of the California Department of Justice.
Use this form when requesting an exemption from the mandatory electronic fingerprint submission requirement.
Required by law, this report details the Department of Justice's efforts to address the backlog in the Armed Prohibited Persons System.
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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.
Details the number and type of firearms used most frequently in the commission of violent, homicidal, street and drug trafficking crimes.
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Provides information on California Firearms Laws, which includes amendments and additions to the California Penal Code and Welfare and Institutions Code.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This report issued in March 2004 updates the Attorney General's 2000 report on gasoline pricing in California.
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.
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.
The Executive Summary of the report is also available in additional languages below:
This Information Bulletin provides guidance to state and local law enforcement agencies on best practices regarding the governance of databases.
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.
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 www.oag.ca.gov/bcj.
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.
California Witness Relocation and Assistance Program (CalWRAP) Annual Report to the Legislature
Summarizes the accomplishments of the California Witness Relocation and Assistance Program (CalWRAP).
2007-2008 | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 | 2011-2012 | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016| 2016-2017 | 2018-2019This report provides an overview of the Division of Law Enforcement and highlights significant achievements from the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
2009-10, pdf | 2008-09, pdf | 2007-08, pdf , (2007-08 Text Only, pdf)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.
Written and published by the California Attorney General, this 1,100-page training and resource manual for state and local law enforcement personnel is updated six times a year and made available to the public through direct sale in print and electronic versions. The manual is the primary source for California and Federal law on Search and Seizure, Interrogation, Driving Under the Influence, Juveniles, and Criminal Offenses. Updates available through paid subscription service from the CopWare main website.
The full "Summary of Contents" includes:
Border searches; agricultural border stations; roadblocks; airports searches; use of dogs; parole and probation searches; jail and prison searches; eavesdropping; business records; searches by private persons.
Importance of statements; Miranda warnings (Fifth Amendment); right to counsel (Sixth Amendment); voluntariness of statements (Fourteenth Amendment); statements to private persons; statements from witnesses; anticipating defenses.
Parties; elements; intent; defenses; crimes against property; crimes against persons; general criminal statutes; weapons and firearms.
CopWare, Inc., is the sole authorized distributor of the California Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook manual. For information on formats and sales, please contact:
www.copware.com
sales@copware.com
877-COPWARE (877-267-9273) (toll free)
The Field Guide for the California Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook is also available through the California District Attorneys Association. The annual Field Guide incorporates Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15 & 17 of the Sourcebook and includes excerpts from the official CDAA Warrants manual in lieu of Chapter 6. The abridged portions of the Sourcebook are approved by the Department of Justice for accuracy and content. For more information, please contact:
CDAA
www.cdaa.org
916- 443-2017
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.
Law enforcement agencies not currently receiving a courtesy copy of the California Peace Officers Legal Sourcebook can request a free subscription by contacting the Editor of the Sourcebook at 916.324.5250.
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.
Summary of legislation sponsored by the Attorney General's Office.
Provides an explanation and full text of the California law governing notice and open meeting requirements for state agencies.
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.
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.
Provides an explanation and summary of the California Public Records Act for access to governmental information.
Provides an instructional overview of the California Public Records Act for access to governmental information.
Nearly 200,000 Californians are victims of elder abuse each year. This guide provides information for the prevention and reporting of elder abuse.
Guía Para Cuidadanos Para Prevenir Y Denunciar El Abuso De Ancianos, pdfThis brochure provides an overview for victims and their ability to participate in clemency hearings and executions in California.
The Victims' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 also known as: Marcy's Law, provides all victims with rights and due process. Marsy's Cards list the Victims' Bill of Rights in a compact, printable format and are available in many languages.
Provides crime victims and the general public with a comprehensive guide to the death penalty appellate process. This guide developed by the Office of Victims' Services seeks to clearly explain the capital appeals process from the original trial through to the execution. In California, death penalty appeals may take between 12 and 20 years to reach resolution due to constitutional safeguards guaranteed each inmate. These delays often cause frustration for surviving victims and their families.
