Section 76101 Of Article 2. Allocation Of Penalties From California Government Code >> Title 8. >> Chapter 12. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Except as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section
76200), for the purpose of assisting any county in the construction,
reconstruction, expansion, improvement, operation, or maintenance of
county criminal justice and court facilities and for improvement of
criminal justice automated information systems, the board of
supervisors may by resolution establish in the county treasury a
Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund. All amounts collected
pursuant to resolutions adopted by a county in accordance with this
chapter shall be deposited into the fund. The moneys of the Criminal
Justice Facilities Construction Fund shall be payable only for the
purposes set forth in subdivision (b) and at the time necessary
therefor.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, "county criminal justice
facilities" includes, but is not limited to, jails, women's centers,
detention facilities, juvenile halls, and courtrooms. Any new jail,
or any addition to an existing jail that provides new cells or beds,
which is constructed with moneys from the Criminal Justice Facilities
Construction Fund shall comply with the "Minimum Standards for Local
Detention Facilities" promulgated by the Board of Corrections.
(c) The fund moneys shall be held by the county treasurer separate
from any funds subject to transfer or division pursuant to Section
1463 of the Penal Code.