{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-15200","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 15200","heading":"","body":"The 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.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 6. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [15000. - 15204.]","CHAPTER 3. Administration of Justice [15200. - 15204.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2bcd1e78295ff917715d0f1f686d7779066e1cd56e4219af0db20bf2025a596d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-15169","next":"us-ca/gov-15201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}