California Financial Code 5301 – (a) The commissioner may refer such evidence as is available …
(a) The commissioner may refer such evidence as is available concerning any violation of this division or of any regulation, order issued by the commissioner, or of any condition imposed in writing by the commissioner in connection with any grant of any application or request by the savings association or of a written agreement between the savings association and the commissioner to the Attorney General or to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who may, with or without such a referral, institute appropriate civil or criminal proceedings under this division.
(b) The commissioner and his or her counsel, deputies, or assistants may, upon request of the Attorney General or district attorney, assist the Attorney General or district attorney in presenting law or facts at any trial in these proceedings.
Terms Used In California Financial Code 5301
- County: includes city and county. See California Financial Code 14
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Writing: includes any form of recorded message capable of comprehension by ordinary visual means. See California Financial Code 8
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1118, Sec. 11.)