TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 11000-15990.3›PART 2.8. CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT 12900-12999›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 12900-12907
§ 12907
California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(a) The Civil Rights Enforcement and Litigation Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the Civil Rights Department.
(b) The fund shall consist of any attorney’s fees and costs awarded by a court to the Civil Rights Department when the department is the prevailing party in a civil action brought under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.
(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, moneys in the fund may be used to offset the costs of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 41, Sec. 38. (SB 164) Effective June 29, 2024.)
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