Cal. PEN § 5057
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 5057, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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(a) Subject to the powers of the Department of Finance under Section 13300 of the Government Code, the secretary shall establish an accounting and auditing system for all of the agencies and institutions including the prisons which comprise the department in whatever form that will best facilitate their operation, and may modify the system from time to time.
(b) The accounting and auditing system shall include those accounts and records that are necessary to properly account for all money and property of the inmates.
(c) Except where other disposition is provided by law, all money belonging to the state received by the department, shall be reported to the Controller and deposited in the State Treasury monthly.
(b) The accounting and auditing system shall include those accounts and records that are necessary to properly account for all money and property of the inmates.
(c) Except where other disposition is provided by law, all money belonging to the state received by the department, shall be reported to the Controller and deposited in the State Treasury monthly.
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