(a) The Registry of Charitable Trusts 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 Section 2850 of the Probate Code, or Section 320.5 of the Penal Code, shall be deposited in the Registry of Charitable Trusts Fund.
(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 Charitable Trusts 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. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 78. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018