(a) The Registry of Charities and Fundraisers Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Department of Justice.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, all registration fees, registration renewal fees, and late fees or other fees paid to the Department of Justice pursuant to this article, former § 2850 of the Probate Code, or § 320.5 of the Penal Code, shall be deposited in the Registry of Charities and Fundraisers Fund.

Terms Used In California Government Code 12587.1

  • 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
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(c) Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to operate and maintain the Attorney General’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers and provide public access via the internet to reports filed with the Attorney General.

(d) Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used by the Attorney General to enforce the registration and reporting provisions.

(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 28. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024.)