The district attorney shall file vouchers with the auditor at the end of each fiscal year, and may file vouchers from time to time during the year, showing the disposition he has made of any money received from the special appropriation and the particular purpose for which it was spent. If at the end of the fiscal year a criminal proceeding is pending or under investigation, the vouchers as to any money spent in the proceeding or investigation need not be filed until the trial of the proceeding is ended or the investigation concluded.

(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 427.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 29406

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
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