Section 1170.45 Of Article 1. Initial Sentencing From California Penal Code >> Title 7. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 4.5. >> Article 1.
1170.45
. The Judicial Council shall collect data on criminal cases
statewide relating to the disposition of those cases according to the
race and ethnicity of the defendant, and report annually thereon to
the Legislature beginning no later than January 1, 1999. It is the
intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds to the Judicial
Council for this purpose.