California Government Code 13964 – (a) Claims under this chapter shall be paid from the Restitution …
(a) Claims under this chapter shall be paid from the Restitution Fund.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, except for funds to support trauma recovery center grants pursuant to Section 13963.1, the proceeds in the Restitution Fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the board, without regard to fiscal years, for the purposes of this chapter. However, the funds appropriated pursuant to this section for administrative costs of the board shall be subject to annual review through the State Budget process.
Terms Used In California Government Code 13964
- Board: means the California Victim Compensation Board. See California Government Code 13951
- Process: includes a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings of either a civil or criminal nature. See California Government Code 22
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
(c) A sum not to exceed 15 percent of the amount appropriated annually to pay claims pursuant to this chapter may be withdrawn from the Restitution Fund, to be used as a revolving fund by the board for the payment of emergency awards pursuant to Section 13961.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 14. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013.)