Cal. PEN § 13843
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 13843, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Official statutory text
(a) Allocation and award of funds made available under this chapter shall be made upon application to the Office of Emergency Services. All applications shall be reviewed and evaluated by the Office of Emergency Services.
(b) The Director of Emergency Services may allocate and award funds to communities developing and providing ongoing citizen involvement and crime resistance programs in compliance with the established policies and criteria of the agency. Applications receiving funding under this section shall be selected from among those deemed appropriate for funding according to the criteria, policy, and procedures established by the Office of Emergency Services.
(c) With the exception of funds awarded for programs authorized under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 13844, no single award of funds under this chapter shall exceed a maximum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for a 12-month grant period.
(d) Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Community Crime Resistance Program, be made available to support crime resistance programs.
(e) Funds disbursed under this chapter shall be supplemented with local funds constituting, at a minimum, 10 percent of the total crime resistance program budget during the initial year and 20 percent in subsequent periods of funding.
(f) Annually, up to a maximum of 10 percent of the total funds appropriated to the Community Crime Resistance Program may be used by the Office of Emergency Services to support statewide technical assistance, training, and public awareness activities relating to crime prevention.
(g) Funds awarded under this program as local assistance grants shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the Government Code.
(h) Guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Office of Emergency Services is prepared to offer grants of funds pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines do not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.
(b) The Director of Emergency Services may allocate and award funds to communities developing and providing ongoing citizen involvement and crime resistance programs in compliance with the established policies and criteria of the agency. Applications receiving funding under this section shall be selected from among those deemed appropriate for funding according to the criteria, policy, and procedures established by the Office of Emergency Services.
(c) With the exception of funds awarded for programs authorized under paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 13844, no single award of funds under this chapter shall exceed a maximum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for a 12-month grant period.
(d) Funds disbursed under this chapter shall not supplant local funds that would, in the absence of the California Community Crime Resistance Program, be made available to support crime resistance programs.
(e) Funds disbursed under this chapter shall be supplemented with local funds constituting, at a minimum, 10 percent of the total crime resistance program budget during the initial year and 20 percent in subsequent periods of funding.
(f) Annually, up to a maximum of 10 percent of the total funds appropriated to the Community Crime Resistance Program may be used by the Office of Emergency Services to support statewide technical assistance, training, and public awareness activities relating to crime prevention.
(g) Funds awarded under this program as local assistance grants shall not be subject to review as specified in Section 14780 of the Government Code.
(h) Guidelines shall set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Office of Emergency Services is prepared to offer grants of funds pursuant to statutory authority. The guidelines do not constitute rules, regulations, orders, or standards of general application.
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