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
  • Correctional Writs and Appeals Unit-The Budget includes $4.5 million General Fund and 26.6 positions for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to support increased 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
2009-10*
Positions
Dollars
11.01 Directorate and Administration
1,078.7
$95,254
11.02 Distributed Directorate and Administration
0
-95,254
12.01 Legal Support and Technology Administration
0
-
12.02 Distributed Legal Support and Technology Administration
0
-
20 Legal Services
1,587.3
369,753
25 Executive Programs
0
-
30 Civil Law
0
-
40 Criminal Law
0
-
45 Public Rights
0
-
50 Law Enforcement
1,466.9
262,372
60 California Justice Information Services
1,261.6
168,372
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
5,394.5
$800,497
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
5,394.5
$800,497

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 * - 77K) 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 * - 20K)
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 * - 14K)
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.