Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 15200 - Legislative declarationThe Legislature hereby declares that:
(1) The uniform administration of justice throughout the State is a matter of statewide interest;(2) The prosecution and conduct of trials of persons accused of homicide should not be hampered or delayed by any lack of funds available to the counties for such purposes;(3) A county should not be required to bear the entire costs of a trial involving a homicide if such costs will seriously impair the finances of the county; and(4) It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to provide for state assistance to counties in such emergency situations.Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2115.