Government,
Criminal
Feb. 20, 2025
Analyst warns of insolvency for DNA identification fund
The California Legislative Analyst's Office recommends that counties contribute to forensic testing costs to ease the burden on state resources. Meanwhile, a fund supporting background checks for gun sales could run out of money by 2027-28, forcing the state to rely increasingly on the General Fund.
The state Legislative Analyst's Office urged that counties help pay for forensic testing and warned a key account used to track firearms sales is "nearing insolvency."
The nonpartisan office included these recommendations on Wednesday as part of its analysis of Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal for the California Department of Justice. The analyst's office publishes dozens of such reports each year in the weeks after the governor introduces a draft budget p...
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